Product Description
So you're looking for a bunch of a flotilla of teeny 3D-printed spaceships for your modelling enjoyment.
At a scale of 1:1000, these small craft work out to roughly 10.8mm in height, depending on how big you think these things should be. And that's pretty darn small. So I've had to make a lot of compromises, especially given the wings thickness, since it's not possible to print the whole thing at a scale thinness. 3D printers aren't that good yet! In fact, I've added more fine details than can be printed using Shapeways' processes at this time.
Even so, these are really fragile little parts and easily broken, especially where the arms joins the wings!
I've included five tiny ships. Why? Well, when you sprue the ships together it's possible to keep it at the lowest possible price given Shapeways' pricing scheme. I could have been mean and charged full price for a single ship, but I didn't want to do that.
The ships are attached to a series of sprues. I recommend using a fine toothed razor saw, since sprue cutters or knives can split the acrylic. Once gently cut from the sprue, file down the sprue ends on the ship wings with a flat super fine needle file. When you do cut, hold the wings and not the body, or else the arms will snap. Whatever you do, don't hold the model by both wings, as this is a surefire recipe for breakage!
If you're installing these ships into a hangar, which I imagine you probably are, you can simply cut a horizontal sprue of ships from the cage, and then fasten the sprue itself down to the hangar interior. The ship models are all designed to be hanging from the upper edges, which is apparently how the hangars have been depicted a number of times. (though not in TFA, which features an angled rack clamped to the bottom edge of the wings)
Be sure to drop me a line when your model is finished — I'd love to see what you've done!
Please read the following if you're interested in this thing.
These accurizing parts are not a mass-market commercial product. I made them for my own use, and have put them here in case they're of interest to someone else. Possibly you, since you’re reading this.
These items are components for the serious model maker who wants to build a more accurate miniature. They require finishing. If you don't want to trim, file, and sand, then these aren't the parts you're looking for!
The parts are tiny, and easily broken. They push the limits of today's 3D printers. The detail in the digital previews is all there, but it won't always be visible at the miniscule sizes that this scale requires!
At a scale of 1:1000, these small craft work out to roughly 10.8mm in height, depending on how big you think these things should be. And that's pretty darn small. So I've had to make a lot of compromises, especially given the wings thickness, since it's not possible to print the whole thing at a scale thinness. 3D printers aren't that good yet! In fact, I've added more fine details than can be printed using Shapeways' processes at this time.
Even so, these are really fragile little parts and easily broken, especially where the arms joins the wings!
I've included five tiny ships. Why? Well, when you sprue the ships together it's possible to keep it at the lowest possible price given Shapeways' pricing scheme. I could have been mean and charged full price for a single ship, but I didn't want to do that.
The ships are attached to a series of sprues. I recommend using a fine toothed razor saw, since sprue cutters or knives can split the acrylic. Once gently cut from the sprue, file down the sprue ends on the ship wings with a flat super fine needle file. When you do cut, hold the wings and not the body, or else the arms will snap. Whatever you do, don't hold the model by both wings, as this is a surefire recipe for breakage!
If you're installing these ships into a hangar, which I imagine you probably are, you can simply cut a horizontal sprue of ships from the cage, and then fasten the sprue itself down to the hangar interior. The ship models are all designed to be hanging from the upper edges, which is apparently how the hangars have been depicted a number of times. (though not in TFA, which features an angled rack clamped to the bottom edge of the wings)
Be sure to drop me a line when your model is finished — I'd love to see what you've done!
Please read the following if you're interested in this thing.
These accurizing parts are not a mass-market commercial product. I made them for my own use, and have put them here in case they're of interest to someone else. Possibly you, since you’re reading this.
These items are components for the serious model maker who wants to build a more accurate miniature. They require finishing. If you don't want to trim, file, and sand, then these aren't the parts you're looking for!
The parts are tiny, and easily broken. They push the limits of today's 3D printers. The detail in the digital previews is all there, but it won't always be visible at the miniscule sizes that this scale requires!
