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Greg Baker (strobez)
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Crab With the Golden Claws (Runabout Boat)

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39 6 October 2021, 21:17
Spanjaard
are you 3D printing it yourself Greg? looking good
6 October 2021, 21:43
Alex K
New horizons for your model-making, Greg?
6 October 2021, 23:27
Greg Baker
Yeah. I've got a small resin printer. It's a bit trickier/messier than a filament printer, but the results are much smoother in my opinion. Starting small with a boat hull I found on Thingverse, but I have lots of grand plans. 🙂
7 October 2021, 14:27
Simon Nagorsnik
Good work!
A 3d printer is a very useful tool, if you can handle it
Is this boat in scale or without?
7 October 2021, 14:35
Spanjaard
We are going to see amazing things in the future 🙂
7 October 2021, 14:41
Cuajete
Interesting!
7 October 2021, 17:40
Torsten
And another nice project 👍
8 October 2021, 03:03
Greg Baker
Thanks guys. Simon, the boat is roughly 1/72 scale. It's based on an Aquamarine, but quite a bit smaller, so I just used the Tintin pictures as reference for the size. I've also printed off several 1/700 scale planes for some very small dioramas.
8 October 2021, 04:55
Bruce Huxtable
My all-time favourite toy as a child, was a clockwork, tin plate boat like this 👍🙂
8 October 2021, 06:11
Alec K
Great to see that printer in action 👍
8 October 2021, 12:22
Greg Baker
Back in action! Painted red and masked. 🙂
4 December 2021, 16:37
Jan Peters
Following this, very interesting!
4 December 2021, 17:38
Cuajete
Good job so far, Greg! 👍
4 December 2021, 19:08
Simon Nagorsnik
good to see that it goes further.....😄
4 December 2021, 19:17
Matthew A
With a resin printer the world is your mollusk
5 December 2021, 13:11
Roland Revolvermann
I'm watching Greg's 3D printer lessons with great interest 😉
5 December 2021, 21:06
Thomas Espe
Following
7 December 2021, 10:49
Greg Baker
Welcome Thomas! A bit more progress. The red lines were too big, so I remasked them and gave the hull another coat of black. Also modified a jeep windscreen… now just the benches and the dashboard to finish off.
7 December 2021, 14:29
Cuajete
This looks promising, Greg!
7 December 2021, 18:39
Daniel Klink
Very promising i would like to add 🙂 👍
7 December 2021, 18:48
Greg Baker
Heh. A silly little project… just the kind I like! Scratchbuilding the interior benches. Almost done.
8 December 2021, 07:12
Greg Baker
Just about done… just a few touch ups to take care of.
12 December 2021, 07:56
Alec K
Looking really good Greg 👍
12 December 2021, 14:35
Alex K
Wait - why do I see double in pic 13?
12 December 2021, 15:15
Greg Baker
Simple… I printed two hulls… just in case. 😉
Seemed like a good idea to use the bare one for the wet silicone. Easier to clean, less chance of damage.
12 December 2021, 16:11
Greg Baker
And… we're basically done. Still need to wait for the silicone to cure all the way through to the bottom… and it looks like I need to print a new decal label, but that's about it.
13 December 2021, 06:58
Robert Podkoński
Looks cool!
13 December 2021, 07:46
Cuajete
Fantastic job, Greg.
Congrats!
13 December 2021, 11:00
Greg Baker
Not bad for a first try at 3D resin printing... if I do say so myself!
19 December 2021, 02:03
Simon Nagorsnik
another beauty in your boat collection👍
it turned out very well and i like the way how you present it !
19 December 2021, 06:54
Villiers de Vos
Very nice.
19 December 2021, 10:04
Guy Rump
Like it 👍
19 December 2021, 12:00
Jan Peters
The boat as well as the base looks great, but where's tintin?
19 December 2021, 12:27
Torsten
Another masterpiece for the collection 😎
19 December 2021, 13:32
John Thomas
Very cool
19 December 2021, 13:58
Alec K
Turned out excellent! I am keen to follow your 3D printing projects and learn 👍
19 December 2021, 14:50
Spanjaard
Excellent job, Greg
21 December 2021, 18:14
Greg Baker
So, I've learned a few things about 3D printing since I first did this project. It wasn't actually damaged during my shelf mishap, but there was no real way to get a figure in the driver's seat without a major overhaul... so it got put back on the bench under the heading of "improve" rather than "repair". When I looked at the files again, I realized that the main problem with my first attempt was that the 3D files were not actually manifold and had a lot of intersecting faces. So, even though it printed relatively well, it was extremely thin in a few spots and had quite a few gaps. After spending a fair amount of time fixing and consolidating the files, we got a much better print... including Tintin baddie Allan at the helm!
7 November 2023, 15:01
Nils Steyaert
looks great, are you planning on 3D printing a Grand Slam from Area 88 aswell?
would look nice next to the B-1 Lancer. 🙂
7 November 2023, 17:55
Greg Baker
I have a few thoughts around that... 😉
7 November 2023, 22:11
Greg Baker
It's amazing how much easier a well-printed part is to work with. The first time I did this there were gaps and holes and other errors, but this time the parts are all stable and the seams are easy enough to close.
11 November 2023, 17:05

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