USS Cygnus 1/700 - The Black Hole
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mktodd
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Sorry if this has been asked already, but is there somewhere with all the files for 3d printing this beauty? I have all the Primitive Dave ones, but quite a few of them were busted and the files cant be opened..
would it be possible to list them all if you haven't already?
Cheers
would it be possible to list them all if you haven't already?
Cheers
szarchie
Sr Member
Hi, This is the list of parts that was originally on Primitive Dave shop back when I was getting them printed. That was maybe 5-6 years ago. I have not checked it against what is up there now.
Also there are some parts on Thingiverse that are based on Primitive Dave's (I think) but may have been modified by the poster.
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Hope this helps and good luck!
| Part/File Name | Quantity |
| Antenna | 5 |
| Antenna Light box | 5 |
| base antennas 1 | 1 |
| bow bulkhead | 1 |
| bow fuel modules pt85 min | 1 |
| bow windows | 1 |
| center bow forward | 1 |
| center bow top open2 | 1 |
| center bow ventral open | 1 |
| Command capsule clear | 6 |
| command dome 1 | 1 |
| fuel modules stern | 1 |
| observatory cages (Frame) | 1 |
| observatory dome full detail | 2 |
| Outboard Module | 6 |
| Outboard Module Connector | 6 |
| port mandible 4 | 1 |
| port stern engine | 1 |
| port stern rocket shield2 | 1 |
| spaceport module | 2 |
| spaceport module tank cap | 2 |
| spine underside | 1 |
| starboard mandible 4 | 1 |
| starboard stern engine | 1 |
| starboard stern rocket shield 1 | 1 |
| stern back | 1 |
| stern front port & starboard | 1 |
| stern lower deck port | 1 |
| stern lower deck starboard | 1 |
| stern lower platform | 1 |
| stern upper platform | 1 |
| tanks module a | 1 |
| tower | 1 |
| tower cap | 1 |
| tower center antennas | 2 |
| upper deck port | 1 |
| upper deck starboard | 1 |
| upper spine final | 1 |
Very impressive SZArchie.
You mentioned SolidWorks above. Did you and your so design the whole thing in SolidWorks outside of the exoskeleton?
Speaking of the exoskeleton were those previously designed by someone else.
I'm a complete novice so thanks for your patience.
Marc.
szarchie
Sr Member
Hi Marc
Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the USS Cygnus build. We did not design the model. That was done by a guy called Dave "Primitive Dave" Nelson. There is another, much longer Cygnus thread here on the RPF that goes into that. He took the model about 99% of the way but there is a problem with the Bow armature connecting to the center span armature that needed to be fixed. That was what my son was using SolidWorks for to try to get that last 1% sorted out.
Dave has a shop on Shapeways that sells most of the parts I think and another guy Kremmin (I think) sells some of the missing ones. Its been about 5 years since I bought my parts so I am not entirely sure what is there anymore.
Best
John
John,
Thanks for your kind reply. I replied earlier but for some reason it wasn't posted - doubtless my own fault.
Was there anything except the bow armature connection to the centre span armature that your son designed in SolidWorks that you needed to design yourself?
If available I'd love a copy of the SW files you made.
I've seen the other thread also and got some great input there from Jeff.
Best regards,
Marc.
Thanks for your kind reply. I replied earlier but for some reason it wasn't posted - doubtless my own fault.
Was there anything except the bow armature connection to the centre span armature that your son designed in SolidWorks that you needed to design yourself?
If available I'd love a copy of the SW files you made.
I've seen the other thread also and got some great input there from Jeff.
Best regards,
Marc.
szarchie
Sr Member
Hi Marc
We did design some spacers as well and I think we used one, maybe two as sort of shims to get a better fit. I'm attaching pdfs of the designs and the materials we got them made in. I cannot attach the SolidWorks files as the format is not allowed on the forum for what ever reason. BTW we used a company called Pololu to get the parts made.
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Primarch Anubis
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Interesting! What is the source for the 1/700 scale being about 40"?
700 x 40" = 28,000", or 2333.3333333333333333333333333333', which works out to 711.2 m...
I've seen a few sites claiming the Cygnus was a mile long (1,600 or 1,609 meters).
I had taken the production plan's scaling of 1" = 96', & the models' stated size of 12', so 12 x 12 x 96 = 13,824' or 4,213.5552 m.
Most recently, i found a reddit post where a gamer was writing stats for the Cygnus in an rpg, and he used the scaling of the model he had as a kid, which he had worked out as coming to 2.6 km...
Edit: Any chance you might someday use a 3d scanner to make a virtual clone of your completed model? The detail on your build is amazing!
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JeffBond
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I think I was the first, or one of the first, to build Dave's 1/700 Cygnus--I think I collected the parts over a period of between 18 months and two years, so I could justify the cost--I think it wound up being around $1500 in parts and I eventually sold my build for $3500. But man, I could NEVER afford to build the ship now based on the prices of the parts on Shapeways. 308 Bits is selling the clear observation dome for $135! I feel like I paid at most ten dollars for that part originally--I paid $135 I think for the entire nose section, an amazingly complex, big part. I hate to think what it would cost to assemble all the parts now, let alone what people are paying to build the 1/350 version...
JeffBond
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I think I was the first, or one of the first, to build Dave's 1/700 Cygnus--I think I collected the parts over a period of between 18 months and two years, so I could justify the cost--I think it wound up being around $1500 in parts and I eventually sold my build for $3500. But man, I could NEVER afford to build the ship now based on the prices of the parts on Shapeways. 308 Bits is selling the clear observation dome for $135! I feel like I paid at most ten dollars for that part originally--I paid $135 I think for the entire nose section, an amazingly complex, big part. I hate to think what it would cost to assemble all the parts now, let alone what people are paying to build the 1/350 version...
This might be a bear to do but I wonder if this might help:
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Do 3D prints from ice as molds.
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Do 3D prints from ice as molds.
Kravortek
New Member
Coming to the party late, but where/how did you get the design fir the armature?
Someone posted a link to Primitive Dave’s 3d files on Facebook a while ago.
I have a Saturn Ultra printer, and would love to tackle this project, but lack of information on the armature has held me back.
Someone posted a link to Primitive Dave’s 3d files on Facebook a while ago.
I have a Saturn Ultra printer, and would love to tackle this project, but lack of information on the armature has held me back.
szarchie
Sr Member
Cheers Miek! Much appreciated. It was a challenging but fun project.
