DFW T.28 Floh - WIP
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March 20, 2024I gave up Ebay. Shipping costs are ridiculous as sellers are trying to reduce Ebay fees. 50 USD for shipping? I rather print my own kit.2
March 20, 2024I am new to this 3D print stuff, so I tried to print a fuselage piece with the largest surface at the bottom3
March 20, 2024Looks OK, but I realised that the curves in XY-axis will always be better than in Z-axis, where they will always be "pixelated"4
March 20, 2024I am printing two "port" fuselages, one is the mirror5
March 20, 2024Printing now the fuselage on upright position, so we can have a better curve6
March 20, 2024Much better pieces, a little filing and it should be smooth and curvy. The engine holes turned out much better than expected.7
March 20, 2024Comparing both pieces8
March 20, 2024Printing all pieces at once, plus one wing flat (back when I was unsure if the printer could print it without messing it up)9
March 20, 2024Turns out, printing wings like this is perfect: thin enough, and still has the airfoil curve. Print lines are along the cord, so the wing is strong. The only problem is that the spar indents are not present.10
March 20, 2024Comparing wings, not comparable11
March 20, 2024the wings are really thin, I hope there will be no problem adding metal pins12
March 20, 2024I am using sprue sheet to make the tail for the second prototype13
March 24, 2024Not a very busy interior, but I am not planning on doing fine detail in14
March 24, 2024Base tamiya yellow to do some experiments with clear orange. Propeller was kindly donated by a Eduard Fokker D VII15
April 13, 2024tamiya clear orange brushed with a wide brush. the 3d print lines helped with the wood grains16
April 13, 2024Adding decals from a Fokker D VII, they fit. Made a control stick with leftover 3D print plastic.17
April 13, 2024the 3D print of the seat looked like vickers seat, so I went along with it, and added brown and clear orange while enhancing those reliefs.18
April 13, 2024Seatbelt from the Sopwith triplane. Probably not the best choice for a german airplane, but it does the work.19
April 13, 2024Puttying the wings. Plastic putty works great.20
April 13, 2024Adding 0.4mm brass tube. The wings are very thin, this was not easy. I would thicken the wings a little more if I was going to redo this.21
April 13, 2024Measuring the panel lines for the radiator and tanks22
April 13, 2024Not great, since this plastic is way harder and a little more difficult to work with, but I hope with a layer of primer, it goes bette23
April 13, 2024Final touches on scribing, wings are done.24
April 13, 2024Closing the fuselage with sprue glue. I think it's great, as it fills out all gaps, creates a very strong bond, and I think it will leave no seams.
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2 20 March, 10:41