**COMPLETED** Y-Wing 1/48 resin model

[DanielB]

I'm pretty impressed with the quality of these prints.

 

[Jimw100]

These look amazing. I’ve got a resin 3D printer recently and I’m amazed how detailed the prints are. Literally no sanding, smoothing etc required

 

[StevenBills]

Thanks! I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality as well.

 

[StevenBills]

There's a recognizable part!

I'm still printing some of the greeblies for the body, but couldn't resist printing this engine part overnight. Came out great!

Still plugging along, otherwise.

SB

 

[StevenBills]

We have L'eggs!

These parts printed pretty well. They're hollow on the inside to save on resin. They have a slight bulge near the top that will need to be sanded out, but that's no biggie, and certainly not worth the trouble of printing them again.

So as an overall update, I have printed all of the parts for the canopy, cockpit, and the body (minus the tubes. Those will be made with bent styrene rods). I'm now working on the left engine, then it'll be on to the right engine.

Thanks for looking!

SB

 

[edge10]

Very nice. Prints look very clean, overall.

 

[Analyzer]

(minus the tubes. Those will be made with bent styrene rods).

Ah...the old fashioned way...you see kids, once upon a time in the dark ages of modeling, people had to fabricate parts with their bare hands

Although in all seriousness, it is amazing how far technology has come and how amazing these prints can look. I really have to jump on board the 3-D printing train. It opens up a whole new world of possibilities

 

[rooker2k]

what an interesting post here.
I would like to join in and show you my model 1:24 in scale.

 

[Jaitea]

Rooker2k...you’ve just set the world on fire!!!

looks fantastic

J

 

[StevenBills]

rooker2k siiiiiiiiiiick. What are you printing that on? It looks amazing! Maybe after this 1/48 scale model is done, I'll go for a fully-printed Studio Scale Y. That's the dream.

SB

 

[newmagrathea]

Wow, this is really impressive. I've been toying with the idea of getting a resin print for a while.

 

[Jimw100]

Can't wait to see the finished product...although I'm 99% sure it will end up with me having to print my own because I'm jealous

 

[rooker2k]

StevenBills
i print on an industrial printer, i make alot of different changes.


Jimw100
you can get a kit soon
it may not be 100% film conform (but after all changes it is easily 95%) but it is very nice and you only have to sand 1%. The kits are manufactured in such a way that you only have to put them together. The 2 aluminium parts are used are included as well as the T-profiles for the drive. The target construction time should be about 1h at the end (without light installation). Afterwards you can work directly with primer.

 

[Jimw100]

Will it be just studio scale or will you be able to do a 1/48 scale as well? I'm a sucker for 1/48...

 

[rooker2k]

Jimw100
only 1:24 Studio Scale is planned. At 1:48 it gets more difficult because of the T-profiles. The profiles are not printed but come from the press.

 

[Jimw100]

Very cool, but too big for me!

 

[Hunk a Junk]

Boy, this just really reinforces for me that the future of modeling is 3-D printing.

 

[Jedi Dade]

I think its actually been there for a while... but now its cheap enough that "normal" people can afford to do it.

Jedi Dade

 

[skahtul]

Nice, looking great so far! Great quality. Are you printing 100% of the parts?

 

[StevenBills]

skahtul - Was that directed at me or rooker2k? If me, the answer is no. I am going to use styrene tubing for the tubes that traverse the body and wings, and then either some t-track or triangle styrene for the back of the engine bits.

SB