STUDIO SCALE 3D PRINTED AT-ST
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JediMichael
Master Member
Very nice...and a whole lot bigger than the Bandai one, which here I am almost finish with it getting smashed.
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Looking sharp and crisp. Eager for the next update
Hello Joberg and JediMichael; thank you for taking an interest in this project and for the encouragement. JediMichael, that Bandai AT-ST you built getting crushed looks amazing.
JediMichael
Master Member
Thanks. Its soooo close to being finished.
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Thank you Joberg.Real nice already
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Thank you for the encouragement Joeberg.Looking very sharp already
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Thank you Joberg.Way sharp already
Nice job! It's coming together really well
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Thank you Duncanator.
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
I did a little work on the AT-ST today. The legs on the model kit are not posable, and I decided to change the leg position to make the model a little taller. The legs on the left is how the kit is designed to fit together, and on the right how I want them to look.
I used a hobby saw to remove a portion of the “male” joint so the leg can rotate into the position I want.
I used a piece of scrap paper to make a template of the joint with the new angle.
Then I used the template to transfer the cut angle to the other part.
Here are the legs in their new position, and they still fit together with a snug friction fit despite the material I cut off.
Now that I have changed the angle of the knee joint, I also had to change the angle of the hip joint. To accomplish this I removed the “male” joint and filled in the “female” joint with Bondo.
I let the Bondo cure for a few days, then I installed a metal pin where the “male” joint was, and drilled a hole to accept the pin where the “female” joint was. Now the hip joint can rotate to any angle I want.
More to come soon. Thank you for looking.
I used a hobby saw to remove a portion of the “male” joint so the leg can rotate into the position I want.
I used a piece of scrap paper to make a template of the joint with the new angle.
Then I used the template to transfer the cut angle to the other part.
Here are the legs in their new position, and they still fit together with a snug friction fit despite the material I cut off.
Now that I have changed the angle of the knee joint, I also had to change the angle of the hip joint. To accomplish this I removed the “male” joint and filled in the “female” joint with Bondo.
I let the Bondo cure for a few days, then I installed a metal pin where the “male” joint was, and drilled a hole to accept the pin where the “female” joint was. Now the hip joint can rotate to any angle I want.
More to come soon. Thank you for looking.
SCUDMAN
Sr Member
Thank you for the feedback Joberg.Wow...those transformations are looking good
TazMan2000
Master Member
Nice print. You really must have you machine 'dialed-in' to get that kind of quality without warping or artifacts.
TazMan2000
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