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3d Printed Part Sets - Freewing F-4D Phantom II
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Originally posted by Hardway View PostLooking great ! What is the FS number for the F-4 interior color? I know all the German & US Interior colors from WWII, but not the Phantom. Thanks!I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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Originally posted by bbaumer View Post
Well, I've run into my first problem regarding scale and this is the sort of thing you need to keep in mind when working with semi scale models. It turns out the controlling factor that I didnt take into consideration was the center to center of the rails molded into the fuselage of the F4. Even though I scaled the missile close to the models scale ( about 11.5) , its "wingspan" goes past the centerline of the model significantly.
So now I have to decide whether to scale down the entire missile ( to about 1:12.5 to make it work) or cheat something with the geometry on the fins.1 PhotoI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
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And there we have it. A little glue, a little filler, and some paint and I think I’m good to go!
Thanks to apmech for poInting me in the direction of layer thickness, I learned a little bit in the process and cut my print times in half while keeping an acceptable quality.
I’ve got just a little tweaking to do and will share files for anyone interested.
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Originally posted by bbaumer View PostAnd there we have it. A little glue, a little filler, and some paint and I think I’m good to go!...I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by bbaumer View PostAnd there we have it. A little glue, a little filler, and some paint and I think I’m good to go!
Thanks to apmech for poInting me in the direction of layer thickness, I learned a little bit in the process and cut my print times in half while keeping an acceptable quality.
I’ve got just a little tweaking to do and will share files for anyone interested.
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Ok, here is the file, I've set this up to be a full print, within a Z limit of 100mm which is a personal restriction of my printer
Note this file is in imperial units, and should be imported in inches) the diameters should check out to be 0.6933" or about 17.6mm
Other Notes:
I recommend using rafts particularly at the fins, and supports in the hollow areas of the cylinders and the bottom of the cone
I went with about 10% interior fill pattern, and this still weighs in at about 47grams in PLA ( but we all need a little nose weight anyway it seems)
4 fins forward and rear are included, but you may only need 3 depending on your mounting method.
There are no indexes include to align the sections, a bit of modelling skill will be required.
The fins are compression fit, and you may need to trim/sand/chamfer the edges to get them into the slots, depending on the shrinkage of your material and accuracy of your print.
If you are an absolute scale nut, this is not that, it's designed to fit well on this model and give the appearance of a full scale missile.
If anyone really needs or wants this broken into individual components, let me know, or the cad file is available as well.
Use at your own risk, and good luck!
I think Estes may make smaller rockets than this!
8.5 hour print, I'm seeing a few offsets, nothing a little prep work won't cure , I could have gone for thinner layers, but I think for their purpose these will be fine, and I hadnt done a full set print yet, wanted to prove the file was good to go
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Originally posted by bbaumer View PostAnd there we have it. A little glue, a little filler, and some paint and I think I’m good to go!
Thanks to apmech for poInting me in the direction of layer thickness, I learned a little bit in the process and cut my print times in half while keeping an acceptable quality.
I’ve got just a little tweaking to do and will share files for anyone interested.
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apmech1, you should create a thingiverse account to host your designs. several people have been uploading parts specific for their freewing planes on that site.
regarding the 600 gallon fuel tank, I have one I made in 1/10th scale and confirmed via the software that it is sized correctly for 600gallons. you can download the file and import in into yours, scale it for reference if you want. Or I can export from solidworks to another format that you can use.
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