3DSciFi

Quote from: Prime_8 on May 02, 2020, 11:35 amit's looking like something that needs to be sent to a 3d printer.

Thanks Scott, I can't think of a higher compliment.

You got a 3d printer don't you?

It would be sweet if you could get it printed and put it on your desk.

Quote from: scifidude79 on May 04, 2020, 11:18 amIt would be sweet if you could get it printed and put it on your desk.

I completely agree with that!

i do indeed , it cna do  about 2 inch cubed by volume with good resolution .

I have not run it in some time, my filaments might be all over humid or  dried out.

but yeah i think i will be setting it back up soon . i have a lap top i can devote to it as a brain .
It will work automatically from SD card too but i have not had much success that way .

I haz one of these , and a much bigger home brew one that is  NFG ( the one i scratch built has issues )

I really need to get it setup on my new rig too .

My home brew one is just not good enough . it needs better lead screws and such // also so long ago i forgot where i was with it. Maybe next winter i will pick it up again and get it working.

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Fantastic work, Scott!

i wanna get my wee one up and printing again

They are getting cheaper in some types.

creality 10, and some other nice big ones have my eye. one day. LOL

Nice Scott, I can't watch the Vid's as the PC I am on at the moment has no speakers.

If you want once I have finished building this girl, I can send you the file over to you. You can give it a shot at printing it.

Oh man.  When the detail on home units is great enough and the price is low enough, I may purchase a unit and make my own models.  Man, that would be great.

It been a while since I posted an update on this.
I have been working on the rest of the main hull. The Module Pod, is now done. The modelling on this went quickly. It was cutting in the panel lines that was taking the time, this was also the case with the rear half the main hull.
The main hull has been split into the separate parts so if I want to do a picture with the Module section removed I can.

I am now starting close the finishing line with that. Just need to add details to the pylon and check to see if I have missed any details and sort them out.

It's great to see that you're back at it, Dean. The details look fantastic.

This is MOST excellent work, Dean!  Well done!

it's like the ultimate space RV next to the one form space balls.

but seriously great stuff man .

Thanks Guys.

LOL @Prime_8 you crack me up!

The Pylons are now done, lots of trail and errors with cutting out the panels. But it turned out fine.
The biggest difference, between mine and the official model is that on mine I have added a cut out. This cut out is for the additional pod to connect to. IE Weapons Pod, AWAC Pod or science Pod.
I just did not like something like having a connection point that is flushed with the hull. So I have added the cut out and put some gribbles in there so it look like a proper connection points

So with that, the main modelling is now done. I still need to add the reg and the Starfleet logos but that won't take long.
I also need to fix a couple of errors again that won't take long either.

I still have no idea how I am going to texture this thing, so that will interesting.
As for the weapons pod, yes I will be modelling that as well.

















And just for fun, here is a render of ship with just glass material applied to it.

Dean, that looks SPECTACULAR!