This "kit" has been sitting in my stash for a while now and it's time to get it built. These files are from Colin (BigBangCollectables) over on Etsy. I have printed a few of his ships now and while accuracy might not be 100%, you definitely get a very high-quality set of files that are well-engineered.
This is by far the largest resin print I have done to date, and it was all printed on the Elegoo Saturn. This kit measures 25" in length and is pretty heavy (more on that later). I also have a set of files from Merlins Models for a 30" version. I think I can scale that version up to 36" using my Jupiter, at least that is my hope. But for now, this is my 'test' bed as it were to give building and painting this iconic ship a try.
This has been sitting in my closet for at least 6 months, and now I remember why... It's a sweet print but it's a lot to take in and very heavy. The engineering on how to get this built was by far the most difficult part of the build process.
The first step after spending last weekend figuring out how it was all going to be built was to sand some of the larger parts flat. I have learned a lot in the short time since this was printed and could have easily avoided the sanding, but in the end, it only took me about an hour so it was really not that bad.
As I said, it's a lot to take in, especially the weight of that rear section (this was before I cleaned up all the 'flash'):
This is by far the largest resin print I have done to date, and it was all printed on the Elegoo Saturn. This kit measures 25" in length and is pretty heavy (more on that later). I also have a set of files from Merlins Models for a 30" version. I think I can scale that version up to 36" using my Jupiter, at least that is my hope. But for now, this is my 'test' bed as it were to give building and painting this iconic ship a try.
This has been sitting in my closet for at least 6 months, and now I remember why... It's a sweet print but it's a lot to take in and very heavy. The engineering on how to get this built was by far the most difficult part of the build process.
The first step after spending last weekend figuring out how it was all going to be built was to sand some of the larger parts flat. I have learned a lot in the short time since this was printed and could have easily avoided the sanding, but in the end, it only took me about an hour so it was really not that bad.
As I said, it's a lot to take in, especially the weight of that rear section (this was before I cleaned up all the 'flash'):