Tron 1 Lightcycle model kit
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Great to see this project come back to life!
Davlin
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Hey Gedmact66,
Yes, there have been a lot of progress since then.
The model you saw in the latests pics was completed... sort of. Cost me a fortune, some pieces were warped, joints were horrible. The joy of a shared 3D printed. In the end, it was an expensive pull and not really useable.
So, I've bought my first 3D printer ( a small one) and have learnt tons about that craft, which in turn made me able to tune in some details on the model. Still stuck up on the translucent material for the windows, but transparent filament worked wonders for the pilot.
I've actually printed up a full version of the kit, and am working on a custom version for a (very patient) client. I'll post some pics in the upcoming week so you guys can see what I'm about.
Thank you all for your patience !
Yes, there have been a lot of progress since then.
The model you saw in the latests pics was completed... sort of. Cost me a fortune, some pieces were warped, joints were horrible. The joy of a shared 3D printed. In the end, it was an expensive pull and not really useable.
So, I've bought my first 3D printer ( a small one) and have learnt tons about that craft, which in turn made me able to tune in some details on the model. Still stuck up on the translucent material for the windows, but transparent filament worked wonders for the pilot.
I've actually printed up a full version of the kit, and am working on a custom version for a (very patient) client. I'll post some pics in the upcoming week so you guys can see what I'm about.
Thank you all for your patience !
Davlin
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone,
As promised, I will start to show more of the recent prints. I'm currently working on two models : The Red one and the Blue one. The Blue one will be for a client, it will bear his logo on both sides. For starters, here's a pic of the Red one : https://image.ibb.co/cm4Ltp/IMG_20170811_201323.jpg
For those of you who are wondering why this takes such a long time to complete, there are two factors : 1) I don't have much free time and 2) Lots of projects in the same time. We are nearing completion tho, newer and much better printer will arrive soon, I've started tests on a translucent pilot and working on a base... what remains are the translucent parts such as the light trail and the windows.
Again, thanks guys for your patience !
As promised, I will start to show more of the recent prints. I'm currently working on two models : The Red one and the Blue one. The Blue one will be for a client, it will bear his logo on both sides. For starters, here's a pic of the Red one : https://image.ibb.co/cm4Ltp/IMG_20170811_201323.jpg
For those of you who are wondering why this takes such a long time to complete, there are two factors : 1) I don't have much free time and 2) Lots of projects in the same time. We are nearing completion tho, newer and much better printer will arrive soon, I've started tests on a translucent pilot and working on a base... what remains are the translucent parts such as the light trail and the windows.
Again, thanks guys for your patience !
Davlin
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Hey everyone,
As I was stuck on how to do the glass windows on the cycle, I saw this video from Bill Doran today : https://youtu.be/RNAc0C8nApc
Okay, so it seems thermoforming + dye is the ideal way to go, because printing the pieces will never give me that kind of results, even with Shapeway's super duper printers and materials.
Well, now I have to get a thermoforming equipment. Please kill me.
As I was stuck on how to do the glass windows on the cycle, I saw this video from Bill Doran today : https://youtu.be/RNAc0C8nApc
Okay, so it seems thermoforming + dye is the ideal way to go, because printing the pieces will never give me that kind of results, even with Shapeway's super duper printers and materials.
Well, now I have to get a thermoforming equipment. Please kill me.
Davlin
Well-Known Member
Guys, I'm finally nearing completion. I got a way better printer than my first one (a brand new Alfawise U20) and I'm reprinting some pieces with a better quality. I'm doing tests on the pilot, now printed in clear material, with a blue LED to see how I can achieve the effect of the glowing circuitry.
The jet walls will be a sandwich of translucent blue PLA and glow-in-the dark blue PLA. Already tested the blue and red glow-in-the dark materials, the blue works well but the red one is not that great. Nothing I can do on this side, still cool anyway.
As for the windows, well as I don't have access to a thermoforming machine they will be opaque black for now. Final version will be with tinted clear plastique, but that will be for later as I'd like to get this going.
The stands have been designed accurately from the movie (beside the client's logo here, final version will be Tron's). I'm just biased on the light wall (purple on this pic). What do you think looks the greatest ? Straight or with the 90° angle ? Thanks in advance for your help !
The jet walls will be a sandwich of translucent blue PLA and glow-in-the dark blue PLA. Already tested the blue and red glow-in-the dark materials, the blue works well but the red one is not that great. Nothing I can do on this side, still cool anyway.
As for the windows, well as I don't have access to a thermoforming machine they will be opaque black for now. Final version will be with tinted clear plastique, but that will be for later as I'd like to get this going.
The stands have been designed accurately from the movie (beside the client's logo here, final version will be Tron's). I'm just biased on the light wall (purple on this pic). What do you think looks the greatest ? Straight or with the 90° angle ? Thanks in advance for your help !
