Millennium Falcon parts for 3d Printing
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Firefox3D
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I have just uploaded the 1/35 Tamiya Panther A parts to GrabCAD.
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The rear part of the main body is the back of the Y-wing right?
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The latest version of Blender is very good, must admit only played around with it a bit.
Blender Guru on youtube has done some really good beginner tutorials recently.
Hey Joshua,
I know you posted the comment way back in February, (I've been away) but who was selling your parts on Shapeways?
I ask because I want to avoid giving them any business, un-intentionally. Though, I have thus far only printed out my own Studio Scale related parts.
Did Shapeways support you at all in taking the parts down?
You can copyright your 3D meshes... even if you choose to share them, and you can go after any perpetrators including suing for "unjustified enrichment"
I know you posted the comment way back in February, (I've been away) but who was selling your parts on Shapeways?
I ask because I want to avoid giving them any business, un-intentionally. Though, I have thus far only printed out my own Studio Scale related parts.
Did Shapeways support you at all in taking the parts down?
You can copyright your 3D meshes... even if you choose to share them, and you can go after any perpetrators including suing for "unjustified enrichment"
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Firefox3D
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Not to be out of turn, but it is literally impossible at the moment to have real control over digital files, which generally are STL's. All they are is a series of XYZ vectors for triangles, you can read them like text in the ASCII version.
There is no provision for any other data or watermarking. You can add your name or whatever as 3D text cut into the model in a place that doesn't matter, but that's dead easy to cut out.
There is work going on for a more advanced 3D file format that hopefully will have some sort of protection, too many people get stuff stolen or misused.
There is no provision for any other data or watermarking. You can add your name or whatever as 3D text cut into the model in a place that doesn't matter, but that's dead easy to cut out.
There is work going on for a more advanced 3D file format that hopefully will have some sort of protection, too many people get stuff stolen or misused.
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Bjorn
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From the pics that I have seen it kind of looks similar, but different. However I haven't spent much time researching the Y-wing so I could be wrong. Best check the Y-wing treads.
Love your work on the Firefox BTW!
SteveStarkiller
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Nice, i was just putting this assembly together on my Bandai. So curious how they cut it up to interface with the rear end. It breaks up into three pieces right? Did they just eyeball it?
Bjorn
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Hi Steve,
It certainly appears that way but I'm not 100% sure just yet. Others here who are further along with their builds would know for sure
It seems there are at leat 3x of the top rear louvred engine covers pictured above with the hull that are used, so it could also be the same number of hulls that get sectioned to fit properly.
I've counted 7x of another smaller detailed part used on the walkways, pits and sides of mandibles for which there is only one per kit.
Truth be told I haven't assembled any of the parts yet, except for the Panther bit at the rear end on the underside Jaw box. And by assembled I mean virtually in Rhino.
I cant wait to get my hands on a Bandai for reference! Very envious!
maruska
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Not explicitly Falcon related, but I've been working on X-Wing stuff with moffeaton. This post was about digital kitbashing and a good peek into where I've been for the last forever and awhile...
1/12th X-Wing Part 3
1/12th X-Wing Part 3
maruska
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Here's the other thread for the X-Wing stuff...
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Restoring the X-Wing Pyro master patterns and the Hero "repattern"
Hey gang, I am currently restoring the X-Wing Pyro master patterns and printing the studio scale X in Hero dimensions, expertly brought to life with massive help from Maruska and Andre! The Hero X has the correct wall thicknesses - the lower hull tapers down to VERY thin as they were vacformed...
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Bjorn
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Fantastic work!
I had to laugh when I saw your scanning of the Monogram transaxle.
I ran into the same problems recently with the Valkyrie engine cans. I had started to model the part when I realised that the hoses and other features on the radial surface would be difficult to measure, and best captured by scanning.
I have a rudimentary David Scanner setup and figured it might get something usable. The part is so small though, and thus far I have found it too difficult to date to get a good result.
(Above) Multiple scans aligned in David Scan.
(Above) Scans merged to a mesh result.
Its almost there for my requirements but not quite. Hence I have put it aside for the moment, and have gone back to the Centurion with traditional verniers and paper print validation as per your excellent blog.
I had to laugh when I saw your scanning of the Monogram transaxle.
I ran into the same problems recently with the Valkyrie engine cans. I had started to model the part when I realised that the hoses and other features on the radial surface would be difficult to measure, and best captured by scanning.
I have a rudimentary David Scanner setup and figured it might get something usable. The part is so small though, and thus far I have found it too difficult to date to get a good result.
(Above) Multiple scans aligned in David Scan.
(Above) Scans merged to a mesh result.
Its almost there for my requirements but not quite. Hence I have put it aside for the moment, and have gone back to the Centurion with traditional verniers and paper print validation as per your excellent blog.
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Bjorn
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After recently re-reading the Falcon ID thread for the umpteenth time, I realised that I had overlooked the nosegear on the 1/32 Phantom. I modelled this last week along with a small hatch from the Tamiya 8rad. The hatch is not from the falcon but from what I can tell, it is an ANH donor.
maruska
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I guess I'm glad (?) that your David scanner yields similar results! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'd love to find a desktop scanning solution that works for tiny parts (that I can afford).
My experience with scanners is that they give you enough guidance that your vernier measurements make more sense. Like reading tea leaves or some other witchcraft. You divine the forms using the scan data and your own artistry!
Can't wait to see the parts!
Lt Washburn
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The thing that bugs me is that I bought a digital caliper to obtain hyper precise measurements and I never get the same measurement twice!
maruska
Sr Member
Yup. You can drive yourself batty with Standard Deviation tables keeping track of variances that might be in the part, or might just be because you held the calipers at a slightly different angle which introduced a hypotenuse value you didn’t have before - or maybe it was just more humid today!
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