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- Tue May 07, 2013 5:17 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Guide for bases and poles?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10982
Well, you might want to look in your local DIY for spare parts for home lighting. There are usually a sepection of hollow rods with threads on one or both ends so you can thread a thin section nut onto the hollow rod, place the model part down on that thin nut and then add another smaller diameter n...
- Mon May 06, 2013 10:47 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
Right but i wasn't talking about engine exhaust or initials scribed on the back of a chair.....for a picture of a Star Trek ship....2d....it's not inconceivable that a future computer/printer could take a few 2d images from pictures of an old 1988 amt enterprise d kit and 3d print pieces of said mo...
- Mon May 06, 2013 9:03 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
True, however, for complicated objects, the number of images needed to capture something like, for instance, the details of an afterburner exhaust can and it's actuators, would require a lot of images, all with some way to reference each other to provide accurate distance information. But it _is_ po...
- Mon May 06, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
But why can't a future computer take the 2d image and turn it into a 3d image? How do we know a computer 20 or 30 years from now can't do that? Because the information does not exist for any computer to do anything with. If the information is not there a computer would have to invent it (also known...
- Mon May 06, 2013 8:41 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
Why couldn't future printer take a 2d image and extrapolate it into a 3d version then print that? WHY I ASK YOU!!! If you'll calm down I'll tell you... The 2D image does not have depth information in it. It also has no information on the other side of the object in the image of parts of the object ...
- Mon May 06, 2013 7:41 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
Never say never...especially with future tech coming in the next 20 years It has nothing to do with technology. A 2D image can not have the information necessary to create a 3D image, if it did, it would be a 3D image. :) The same way a true greyscale image can never be turned into a true colour ph...
- Mon May 06, 2013 5:13 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3d Printers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 80126
Re: 3d Printers
I have been trying to find some reviews, of either this type or the maker bot, so does anybody out there have any advice or reviews. First off, what do you want it for? Next, what do you expect it to do? It might be of some use, depending upon what your expectations are. Especially if they are low....
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:40 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: how do I scribe 'notches' and very small circles?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28043
Not sure why you can't see the picture, but I added a link below it just in case. ) As a new member, you should read the forum rules. :) One of the first rules is that you are not allowed to post images directly in the forum, only _links_ to images. Now, you did that except the link goes to a 404 n...
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:47 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Needing a little feedback......
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23066
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:34 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sanding/Filling - what am I doing wrong
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24252
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:02 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sanding/Filling - what am I doing wrong
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24252
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:56 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sanding/Filling - what am I doing wrong
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24252
I think I was just using to low grit and to high grit to effectively do the job. Coarse grit paper will remove a lot of material, but leave huge valleys for subsequent efforts. I never use anyting coarser than 200 grit and that only for reshaping when I want to remove a lot of material. For normal ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:42 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: How to recreate a "takeoff" jet blast ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 49883
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:15 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Question about creating surface panels on a frame.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27290
PET (pop bottle plastic) is a completely crap material for model building. It is terribly heat sensitive, so using it as a buck or master for further thermoforming is unwise and very few adhesive stick propely to it making it a poor material to use as that actual model (nothing will stick to it, rea...
- Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:10 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: CA for Resin Models
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10297
Any CA glues will work just fine, In fact I use several types of CA for different purposes. If the surface is at all uneven (as in the cleaned up pour plugs) then the gel or super-gel formulas work well. Same for filling gaps. For adding small details the gel or thin versions are best. For adding PE...
- Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:21 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Question about creating surface panels on a frame.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27290
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:24 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Question about creating surface panels on a frame.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27290
- Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Question about creating surface panels on a frame.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27290
I have done similar work on tank models. To make a model of a convoluted curvy casting shape like a turret I have used this sort of process several times. The difference is that once the thin styrene shell is in place, I make the smooth exterior surface out of epoxy putty, like Aves, Milliput, Tamiy...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:23 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Buying Sandpaper?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 40958
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:02 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sub assemblies painted, best glue to put them together
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14282
Re: Sub assemblies painted, best glue to put them together
[quote="ulvdemon"]I understand the need to build and paint in subassmebliesquote] Actually, I'm not sure I agree that there is a need to build and paint in subassemblies. I only build and paint in subassemblies if I can do so and not create a joint whith a seam or where the adhesive will b...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:02 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Sub assemblies painted, best glue to put them together
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14282
Re: Sub assemblies painted, best glue to put them together
[quote="ulvdemon"]I understand the need to build and paint in subassmebliesquote] Actually, I'm not sure I agree that there is a need to build and paint in subassemblies. I only build and paint in subassemblies if I can do so and not create a joint whith a seam or where the adhesive will b...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Please dubble check my math
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17641
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:58 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Please dubble check my math
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17641
If you can alter your scale to 1:3788 then you can use Star Fleet Battles gaming miniatures, a number of which can be found on Ebay at any one time. As many of these are old and pewter/lead, the detail is not great, but there are some resin and injection moulded plastic miniatures in this scale, so ...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:58 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Please dubble check my math
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17641
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:22 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Please dubble check my math
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17641
never thought of that...... #-o time to rethink.... so im thinking a 4000 scale should put it at about 125 cm tall by 95 cm top diamater. might be a little bit more sane the only other thing i am trying figure out is if i need to buy the blue prints or if i can use the scale on screen to find the r...
- Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:26 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Please dubble check my math
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17641
- Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:58 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Acrylic rods
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6794
Re: acrylic rods
Now to get out the drill and (gulp) make some holes. Make the holes before you finish the model, of course, so you can correct any issues. Also, on the inside if the model make sure there is some support for the tube as it sits inside the model. A really good way to do it is to use a matching hollo...
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 11:39 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Greebilizing...
- Replies: 47
- Views: 130982
Also, don't forget this great word: One word: Kotubukiya http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/list/276/0/1 These parts by Kotobukiya are a bit clumsy and are really meant for fighting suit models, but sometimes are exactly what you need and, in these sized packages are cheap enough to buy a bunch for stock, li...
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:57 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Looking for something that will make 3.5" antenna dish?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17446
- Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:50 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Looking for something that will make 3.5" antenna dish?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17446