Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[Grossman56]

Dan, I think that there is two missing Stl files, there were some upper files that the u shaped areas fitted to, the tanks go on the Lt side with the u tabs up.
Ron

Thanks Ron, I downloaded the only other set of files I could find and they had 7 STL's in them, which is what we have already. If you have a set of files with a couple of more STL's I appreciate it if you could forward them to us.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[RRHandy]

Thanks Ron, I downloaded the only other set of files I could find and they had 7 STL's in them, which is what we have already. If you have a set of files with a couple of more STL's I appreciate it if you could forward them to us.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

I down loaded them back when I preordered the plane but can not find them, I did look at them back then and saw pieces that went over the lip to finish it off. I will go through my files again and see if I can locate them.
I know I did because I did the same with the B-24 and had them when they were asking on the B-24 page.

Ron.

[Grossman56]

I appreciate that Ron, it's a shame that they disappeared, if you can find them, I'm sure a bunch of us will download them. I'm starting an external hard drive dedicated to all things aircraft and will store them there for future use for all.
Thanks Elbee for the headrest, any excuse for playing around with the Prusa program is good to me!
I'll fire them off to Dave as well, poor guy has quite the backlog!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Dave just sent a picture of the RAF pilot and he looks great! Since it's Dave's work of art, I'll leave the reveal to him!
Beautiful work though.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

...Thanks Elbee for the headrest, any excuse for playing around with the Prusa program is good to me!Grossman56(Dangerous Dan)

https://www.tinkercad.com/

Dan,

You might want to start playing around in TinkerCAD, too.

I started with this CAD program when I first bought my Prusa Mk3 and have designed 95%+ with it ever since.

If you're wanted something more sophisticated, I'd recommend Fusion 360 or it is now just Fusion.

Both of these are from AutoDesk and are free to the hobbyist, though Fusion is limited in some respects compared to the paid versions.

TinkerCAD is basically a 'shapes' catalog that allows you to alter those shapes by size, fuse those together, manipulate,
add, remove portions, et cetera and eventually an object you can 'export' as an STL file.

It seemed daunting at first, but if you can visualize objects as merely shapes put together, the sky is the limit to what you can create.

I am not trying to 'push' you in this direction, though it does change everything in modelling; at least it has for me.

I had zero experience with CAD, graphic design, or any of those amazing programs.

Any success I have had with this is by failing 100 times to get that 1 part that finally looked pretty good.

I do enjoy the journey and I must admit if you don't enjoy the journey, design can be discouraging at best.

Love the work you're doing with your Corsair and look forward to seeing more upgrades of your work on your Spittie.

Best to you and yours,
Steve

Ps: The design below is the part I made for my Spitfire/Seafire. It is rudimentary compared to some I've seen in this thread, but it served it purpose.

[Grossman56]

That, my friend is what is called 'the icing on the cake'! Thanks Elbee, Diane and I were just talking (well, I was talking, she was listening) about the 3D printers and how it would be so great to be able to design the files that go into the printer. This looks like its the answer. Were your ears burning??
I've always been one to look at a shape and ask what it looks like. In art class and especially when learning to draw human figures, you have to look at the shape as well as the negative shape and it relevance to what it aligns with, especially when drawing something foreshortened.

Anyway, Thanks again, just waiting for the instruments from Callie and the paint from Amazon, guess I could have mixed my own but in a moment of laziness, I bought the Battle of Britain Vallejo paint set.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Made a failed attempt to put on the gear scissors Dave gave me, but they just crumbled, they really need to be made with a more rubber like material. Since I had the gear off, I roughed up the struts with sand paper and gave them a few washes with dirty black water, just to add some grime, then weathered the tires as well using a wash of white and blue. Wash, hair dryer, wash, hair dryer, we all know the routine. Looks good though! Now there isn't a part that hasn't been aged.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[RRHandy]

I appreciate that Ron, it's a shame that they disappeared, if you can find them, I'm sure a bunch of us will download them. I'm starting an external hard drive dedicated to all things aircraft and will store them there for future use for all.
Thanks Elbee for the headrest, any excuse for playing around with the Prusa program is good to me!
I'll fire them off to Dave as well, poor guy has quite the backlog!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Dan, Lookup Perkins on the forums, he was 3d printing for the Spitfires some detailed parts including the interior.
I have not found the files....After one of MicroS. updates that changed the file system on Ws-10 some files are missing or misfiled.

[Grossman56]

Okay, will do. I've been playing around with Tinker Cad which is a program used to build STL files, pretty cool!
Here's the pilot for the Spitty.

Pretty cool as well!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

I'm not really thrilled with the portside side panel, Everyone knows the Spitty had a door on the port side and there was a crowbar attached to it, running diagonally on it, yet this is not replicated instead they have some imaginary panel inserted in a section that is too small to match the outside door. Bottom panel in the picture.



So, back to tinker Cad....

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

I'm not really thrilled with the portside side panel, Everyone knows the Spitty had a door on the port side and there was a crowbar attached to it, running diagonally on it, yet this is not replicated instead they have some imaginary panel inserted in a section that is too small to match the outside door. Bottom panel in the picture.So, back to tinker Cad....

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Danger,

As I recall, I had to use some filler on the Spit to 'rub out' the panel on the right and added a faux hinge to the left side panel.

It was easy, but shouldn't have been there from the start.

Well done and looking forward to seeing how you handle it.

Best, LB

PS: love the 'back to T-CAD' comment.

[Grossman56]

So I came up with a solution to the port side panel and Elbee was good enough to redesign the demo bar, team work this is what Squawk is all about!


Mine on the top and Elbee's demo bar on my side panel on the bottom, looks great!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Elbee]

So I came up with a solution to the port side panel and Elbee was good enough to redesign the demo bar, team work this is what Squawk is all about!


Mine on the top and Elbee's demo bar on my side panel on the bottom, looks great!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Hey Dan,
Sent you another T-CAD link via email for a revision on the revision.

Best, LB

[kallend]

OK, I go on vacation for a month and come back to find dozens of detail files, and mods thereof, for the Spit.

So what are the final cockpit recommendations (to save me from going through everything).

My sole contributions are cannons, landing gear scissors and doors and such. . . : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5460521

[Elbee]

kallend

Dangerous Dan has discovered the amazing world of designing your own stuff and is modifying the OEM Spit Cockpit files to his own versions.

Great to see more innovation among the model builders here at the Squawk.

Best, LB

[kallend]

kallend

Dangerous Dan has discovered the amazing world of designing your own stuff and is modifying the OEM Spit Cockpit files to his own versions.

Great to see more innovation among the model builders here at the Squawk.

Best, LB

I've been using TinkerCAD for some time. You can do a lot with it if you take the time. Nearly all the stuff here was done with TinkerCAD: https://www.thingiverse.com/kallend/designs

[Elbee]

kallend

Nice parts, Sir.

Designing in T-CAD does take time.

I just like it, I've used Blender and Mesh Mixer to smooth parts and fix issues post TinkerCAD, but the STL files get enormous in a hurry.

I have used Prusa Slicer to simplify the file after, it works fairly well, but again files are large.

I like T-CAD, and once you get a work flow, it is simpler than designing the same part in Fusion.

I am no Fusion expert, but it is also an awesome program, just going to need to use it more.

Best, Steve

[Grossman56]

Revised revision of a revised part:


Sent you a link for Tinker Cad Elbee

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Started in painting the Max Greuter RAF pilot for the Spitfire. While experimenting around with the scale of the pilot, Dave created a pilot body that looks like the right scale for a 1200mm Bearcat.
Damn this is addicting! I'll NEVER have a Porcelain Pete again...

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[jetfool]

Grossman56,
Sounds like you have an addiction pretty bad. Learning new skills at our young ages is quite exciting. I'm working on some P-47 alum. spinner hubs today. Brain waves being put to use.

Best Regards, Rex