Post pics of your own 3D creations (not purchased)
TazMan2000
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The flat top tank from Space 1999. I'm making this studio scale at 1/25, but I'll be changing the greeblies a little bit to make them look a bit more interesting and easier to print. I don't intend to make this one convertible to RC. It will be for display only, so the track will most likely be printed in resin and have different lengths of track segments to go around the wheels.
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Continuing with greeblies. Some are very hard to identify of of the studio models, that I just fabricated something similar. I'm on the fence now, whether I'll resize it and slap the upper hull on a cheapo RC tank with the correct wheels, buy track and drive wheels for a 1/16 RC tank, or fabricate my own. The cockpit area is not at all similar to the studio model and has been totally redesigned.
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MarcoMalheiros
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TazMan2000
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I'm just about finished the design except for some greeblies under the dome and some sort of steering column for the seat. To be simple, I'd probably go for an F-16 style throttle on the left and a stick on the right.
There was always a question of how the pilot gets into the cockpit of all the laser tanks. One of them has a door on the back, but someone suggested that it was too small for an astronaut in his spacesuit to use that. So I took it upon myself to devise a door on the floor of the cockpit, where it could be boarded from underneath...similar to an auto mechanic's pit. This could be common to the other two tanks.
I also made a workable track. The pins would be 1/32" in diameter and the whole thing would be a PITA to print and put together, but WTH.
TazMan2000
There was always a question of how the pilot gets into the cockpit of all the laser tanks. One of them has a door on the back, but someone suggested that it was too small for an astronaut in his spacesuit to use that. So I took it upon myself to devise a door on the floor of the cockpit, where it could be boarded from underneath...similar to an auto mechanic's pit. This could be common to the other two tanks.
I also made a workable track. The pins would be 1/32" in diameter and the whole thing would be a PITA to print and put together, but WTH.
TazMan2000
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Looking very cool Taz...a similar body/design would be the same type of tank in the series UFO
For those who aren't familiar with that...
TazMan2000
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This helmet only seen in Star Trek The Motion Picture, mostly in Engineering in white, but Heritage Auctions had the orange firefighting one up for bid. The "jaw" will have to be reworked. In some screen captures, it doesn't seem like the roundness is a smooth transition, in others it is.
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TazMan2000
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Looking good already
Better?
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joberg
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The ends need to be rounded...
TazMan2000
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The ends need to be rounded...
They will be. You really shouldn't fillet edges until the final step of design, since you may get some weird geometry that doesn't edit well.
But here is a test.
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TazMan2000
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Not enough love for this ST shuttle. There were several studio models at different scales, but I think I will make this one the 2.5 foot model (actually 31 inches, or just over 3/4 of a metre). The front doors will are not designed to be open, but that can be changed. The main gangway hatch in the rear being removable would lessen the amount of filament needed for support. The engines have hollow sections and can accommodate lighting.
An interior could be added, but if you take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes photos, it definitely looked thrown together most likely due to budget concerns. The actors were going to be in the forefront anyway.
This shuttle was redressed or remade for Star Trek TNG and called the Hawking. Basically the short winglets were removed and side windows for the cockpit were added.
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An interior could be added, but if you take a look at some of the behind-the-scenes photos, it definitely looked thrown together most likely due to budget concerns. The actors were going to be in the forefront anyway.
This shuttle was redressed or remade for Star Trek TNG and called the Hawking. Basically the short winglets were removed and side windows for the cockpit were added.
TazMan2000
So, let's just say you built a garage sized 3d printer and you found a way to just dump in empty soda bottles into the hopper, could you maybe print one up so we can put tracks in the outriggers and go powerwheels upgrade? OK, let's downsize to actual powerwheels size for the kids.... as a test model.
