The next platform on the forward mast is the 15″ director platform which has been drawn up in the CAD software as before to create a 3D printable file. The CAD image is below followed by the final printed part which has been given a quick base coat to help show any marks left after…
Laser Cut Jigs
Having some time between 3D prints for both this model and other clients work, I designed up a couple of jigs for ensuring the correct spacing is used for the stanchions and the cord. The parts have been made from scrap 3mm MDF left over from other projects. I will drill out the stanchion tool…
Spotting Deck Update 2
Below are a couple of images of the spotting deck with the platform, after a quick coat of primer to check the fit and to help show any blemishes that may be present from the removal of the support system during the 3D printing process. Once we receive the brass rod the two sections can…
Spotting Deck Update
The spotting deck platform has now been designed and 3D printed and has been designed to fit directly into the upper section. After a 5 hour print time and all the supports removed the part was given a little clean up around the edges to ensure a snug fit. All that’s needed now is the…
Spotting Deck
Another job underway is the creation of the Spotting Deck on the main mast, which has been designed using a CAD program and then the file converted in to a printing file. As you will see from the images below the top half of the deck has been created by using 3D printing. The next…
Main Guns
Today we started work on the main guns, by cleaning up the main turrets, and then moving onto all of the guns.The first part was to clean and check for air bubbles from the casting process, as these parts I think were not pressure cast, as when a part is pressure cast it compresses the…
3D Structure
The first of a number of 3D printed structures are now starting to take shape.It only took a few hours of drawing the part in a CAD program, followed by converting it to a file suitable for 3D printing. All these parts are made using high end UV cured resin printers. The following images show…
Side Casemates Update
The building of the model is starting to gain speed with the side casemates being fitted today. There are two designs one for the front one and another for the rest of the side, and with a little bit of sanding to ensure we have a nice clean fit. The next job will be a…
Funnel Print
It was a brilliant day with the first of many larger parts being printed, this is the funnel. It was printed in two parts, the main body of the funnel and then the top vent. The complete funnel stands at just under 120mm (5 inches). The whole job took around 20 hours complete with the…
3D Printed Winches
The first of many of the fittings were designed and printed using our liquid resin printers. By using this type of printer it allows us to produce parts with finer details and due to very thin layers none or very little banding. Below is an image of the cable winches made from white resin using…
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