3d Printed Part Sets - Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor

[RCjetdude]

Tom, I can make you a canopy frame. I was going to say that cockpit parts should be available soon and would be superior to the ones I can make. Even the frame is a little rough on my machine but I am working with it.

[crxmanpat]

Oops, wrong thread.

[Pogo]

Tom, I can make you a canopy frame. I was going to say that cockpit parts should be available soon and would be superior to the ones I can make. Even the frame is a little rough on my machine but I am working with it.

Thanks so much Steve! I've messaged you.
Tom

[JazzmanB]

F22!! https://youtu.be/F6knuyy72IE

[Rcfiddy1]

Is there a stl for the HUD?

[RCjetdude]

Is there a stl for the HUD?

No. Transfer the one that comes on the plane to the 3D printed coming.

[RCjetdude]

Thanks so much Steve! I've messaged you.
Tom

Tom, I have your canopy frame printed but have also designed and printed an arm to allow it to pivot. Here it is attached to the frame and a quick video of the basic operation. I will be designing a few more parts to be able to secure it in the hatch and then will send it to you.

[Rcfiddy1]

Looks awesome. Nice work.

[Pogo]

Tom, I have your canopy frame printed but have also designed and printed an arm to allow it to pivot. Here it is attached to the frame and a quick video of the basic operation. I will be designing a few more parts to be able to secure it in the hatch and then will send it to you.

Steve, that hinging method looks really good, solving the problem of how to get the canopy up and away from the fuse while keeping the hinging strong. When you so kindly offered to make me a frame I didn't realize it would come with engineering solutions too!:Cool:
Tom

[Visva11]

Main gear doors?????

[RCjetdude]

Steve, that hinging method looks really good, solving the problem of how to get the canopy up and away from the fuse while keeping the hinging strong. When you so kindly offered to make me a frame I didn't realize it would come with engineering solutions too!:Cool:
Tom

Hey Tom, I gotta have some kind of idea how it will work so while I am at it I might as well make a few extra parts. You will still have to do the hard part of fitting it all together.

[Pogo]

Hey Tom, I gotta have some kind of idea how it will work so while I am at it I might as well make a few extra parts. You will still have to do the hard part of fitting it all together.

Oh, for sure. Using this printed frame will be so much quicker than making one up from ply, as I have in the past. That the canopy is one piece is an added bonus on this bird as there's no front canopy/ rear canopy joint (or corresponding frames) to deal with.
I was noodling around yesterday and found these 2 good vids of Raptors on the ground:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0mlsmAZfT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYiz3taktmI

I also found, for those that didn't know, that the "Snipping Tool", embedded in Windows 10 (and maybe 7) makes for easy capturing of stills from videos, like these from the above.
Tom

[RCjetdude]

[Pogo]

Awesome job Steve, works great! I hope mine turns out as well.
Tom

[Elbee]

RCJD, Bravo Zulu & Very Cool.:Smug: Best, LB

[Tanguy51]

Very nice job. Could you upload all files to thingivers for 3D printer ?
it will be so cool to share your system. It could be efficient and strong.
Thanks

[downwindleg]

Hey Steve, that canopy frame looks awesome and, as Tom said, having the hinge design already there is super handy. Looks like you had to shave the foam around the canopy seat area to allow for the frame thickness. I too would love to have that setup when your ready to sell me one. By the way, how did you light up that green sighting mechanism? After seeing how visible that is on the real Raptor, that would add even more realism and just plain bling. Go Hawks!!

[Visva11]

Hi everyone, Merry Christmas.

Dear Alpha....I know it would be a busy week as its Christmas,
just want to take an opportunity to ask when will the main landing gear door 3dpup .atm file will be ready.

thanks in advance.

[crxmanpat]

Reserved for Tutorial 1: Cockpit 3DPUP Installation

Alpha,

On this post you added all the cockpit 3DPUP parts, and later you added more cockpit parts along with the pitot tube and the port intake cover, but there is no file for the starboard intake cover (the port cover could be printed twice, but the F-22 logo will be upside down). Can you share this file as well please?

Thanks!

[RCjetdude]

Hey Steve, that canopy frame looks awesome and, as Tom said, having the hinge design already there is super handy. Looks like you had to shave the foam around the canopy seat area to allow for the frame thickness. I too would love to have that setup when your ready to sell me one. By the way, how did you light up that green sighting mechanism? After seeing how visible that is on the real Raptor, that would add even more realism and just plain bling. Go Hawks!!

Yes, the install of the frame requires shaving some foam away around the cockpit. I then lined the bare foam with 0.010" styrene. The green HUD is not lit up but a piece of green transparent plastic I got from Hobbylinc

http://www.hobbylinc.com/evergreen-green-transparent-plastic-sheet-6-x-12-x-010-2-model-railroad-scratch-building-supply-9903