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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on April 23, 2024, 10:59:18 AM

Title: Dune Ornithopter - 3D Print
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 23, 2024, 10:59:18 AM

Found this Card type model on Thingiverse and the images made it look more 3 dimensional than most Card models
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6507750 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6507750) There are other options on there as well, but this tweaked my interest.

My first couple of attempts to get it to print failed, for various reasons, so I got a buddy to check print and this is his run, in black, which sucks a lot as far as photos go. This run is also in low res.

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i2pdxcea29reynw1b49m8/Ornithopter_1.JPG?rlkey=hbwplzv6s36nmrtijcfzgfrc7&st=cxcorw8x&raw=1)

Some instructions are provided at the original Printable posting and these, well guidelines and fairly loose at that. So went at it and it really did not take that long.
I did find that the location slots and/or the tabs needed some filing/sanding in almost every case. Once done the guidelines get you on the way

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xgp92m0vo8382n3wo8n0g/Ornithopter_2.JPG?rlkey=c3gs2sjqhg0yg5753f3l5w6lx&st=3dtumqjw&raw=1)

Construction done
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ttnhpm08tp1b223jt3dri/Ornithopter_3.JPG?rlkey=2y6qz2q1bwt9yektp0o7qfq9x&st=w2hgciso&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2pb9a2iusyq7hn69q0tik/Ornithopter_4.JPG?rlkey=bpfz4p93mvmg4if07zrvzh1h5&st=twn0bcog&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mpyf5t14xe7njfq0l4nea/Ornithopter_5.JPG?rlkey=q4yo60rpfhf0gegjkiw44gmoj&st=wr1vj4od&raw=1)

I might try and print again in a finer mode and then continue it through. With a bit of work and extra detailing up, this could possibly turn out alright.
This scales out to around 1/72 I reckon

Title: Re: Dune Ornithopter - 3D Print
Post by: Frank3k on April 23, 2024, 12:04:28 PM

It helps that the vehicle is made from mostly flat planes.

I used these measurements from the RPF to calculate the scale: My estimation is - full length (nose to end of fuselage) is 23.2m, wingspan (from the fuselage center) is 26.4m, Height is around 4.7m (https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/modelling-ornithopter-from-dune-2021-build-log.342590/)

So your model looks like it's closer to 1/144.

Title: Re: Dune Ornithopter - 3D Print
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 23, 2024, 03:34:35 PM

Then there is this.. which really, outside of price makes all this redundant ;D

Just announced
Meng 1/72 Ornithopter (http://www.meng-model.com/en/contents/59/618.html)

Title: Re: Dune Ornithopter - 3D Print
Post by: GTX_Admin on April 24, 2024, 05:12:14 PM

I want in 1/48 or 1/35