3D Printed Starfighters
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RC1207
Petty Officer
You can check the ones I did here: http://www.star-ranger.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=7193&p=79121
Cheers,
Cheers,
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Ok you guys, the Medium fighters are availible as sets in either 1/600 or 1/300 scale. The real cost at shapeways is the setup for a single print, so the 4 fighters together wind up being lots cheaper to produce than just ordering one at a time. Hope you guys enjoy and post painted pics! If I ever win the lottery I'm making a 1/72 scale F-44. 
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/terranfleetsupply
Cheers!
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/terranfleetsupply
Cheers!
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Argh, sincere apolgies to anybody who ordered anything, my set of 1-300 ships was initially approved, and it was just a scaled up version of the 1-600 ships, which were printed sucsessfully before, but it apparently has a problem. I'm working on it and I'll let you know as soon as I've ironed it out.
The really rough part is that Shapeways doesn't give refunds, just store credit, so I'm working hard to see what the heck went wrong so everybody can get their models!
Stand by to stand by
The really rough part is that Shapeways doesn't give refunds, just store credit, so I'm working hard to see what the heck went wrong so everybody can get their models!
Stand by to stand by
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Okay, FINALLY got the problems ironed out, and I've ordered a new set of protos to show you guys, and once I'm absolutely certain that they work and exist in real life, I'll make them available to you guys again.
Also have some other ships in the pipe, all scaled to cannon sizes, except for the Ferret, which I've scaled up to 14 M, it just looked too too small otherwise.
Also have some other ships in the pipe, all scaled to cannon sizes, except for the Ferret, which I've scaled up to 14 M, it just looked too too small otherwise.
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Klavs81
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Ok guys, the new ship packs are live. All ships except the Raptor have been prototyped, so order that one at your own risk until I make sure that she prints ok.
I reiterate that these ships are available at cost, meaning I don't make any money off them, just want you guys to have them sitting on your desk if you want.
The 1/600 scale ships are packaged like the old Scifi Micro Machines, it's cheaper this way for anybody that wants more than one, so that's why they're in packs of 3.
I really wish I could get the costs down. Costs are by volume of the model, so those pesky big cat ships are always a bit pricey. It's just not worth printing them in a lower quality material, you'd loose tons of detail and have to spend a million years sanding to get rid of the terraces.
The 1/300 ships are printed singly. I can't afford to prototype all the 1/300 scale ships, but the new 1/300 scale Hornet looks great! Tons of details, more pics tomorrow. When the sun comes back up so I can get some good photos.
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/terranfleetsupply
Maybe we should start a kickstarter to get the CIC it's own 3d Printer?
I reiterate that these ships are available at cost, meaning I don't make any money off them, just want you guys to have them sitting on your desk if you want.
The 1/600 scale ships are packaged like the old Scifi Micro Machines, it's cheaper this way for anybody that wants more than one, so that's why they're in packs of 3.
I really wish I could get the costs down. Costs are by volume of the model, so those pesky big cat ships are always a bit pricey. It's just not worth printing them in a lower quality material, you'd loose tons of detail and have to spend a million years sanding to get rid of the terraces.
The 1/300 ships are printed singly. I can't afford to prototype all the 1/300 scale ships, but the new 1/300 scale Hornet looks great! Tons of details, more pics tomorrow. When the sun comes back up so I can get some good photos.
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/terranfleetsupply
Maybe we should start a kickstarter to get the CIC it's own 3d Printer?
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Klavs81
Rear Admiral
Ok, a little sanding, a little primer, and those teeny little ridges clean up nicely! The Ferret and Salthi printed a little small, so I enlarged them for the release, but there's lots and lots of nice detail that comes out, even in the little 1/600 scale ones.
I'm going to look into pricing for some of the color printed ceramic stuff and see if I can realistically afford one of these ships that just has baked on textures from the 3d models you've been seeing. (Printed in color so I don't have to paint with my clumsy meat claws)
I'm going to look into pricing for some of the color printed ceramic stuff and see if I can realistically afford one of these ships that just has baked on textures from the 3d models you've been seeing. (Printed in color so I don't have to paint with my clumsy meat claws)
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