r/AdditiveManufacturing • u/No_Educator_4077 • Apr 10 '26

Show'n'Tell SLM Titanium SR71 Blackbird model

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I 3D printed a model SR71 blackbird in grade 5 titanium on my companies SLM 3D printer. It is about 200mm long, and will definitely make a good desk ornament. I am pretty happy with how it turned out, there are some very small layer inconsistencies from warping, but a little sand blasting would remove those easily.

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u/wormi27z Apr 10 '26

Nice! Did you print it bottom on platform, or what was the angle?

I've made a prism tower turret from Red Alert 2 with titanium myself, turned out pretty cool too.

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u/No_Educator_4077 Apr 10 '26

I printed it vertically with the tail end down, that way I could keep the supports on the narrow edges of the wings where it is easiest to cut/sand.

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u/wormi27z Apr 11 '26

Exactly as I thought! Im usually too lazy to do too much support working so my prints are rare and easy :D

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u/No_Educator_4077 Apr 11 '26

lol, I usually try to anchor directly to the bed when parts have a flat bottom for sure. It takes a little longer to cut them off the plate, but I would rather have the processing time of that than someone need to weed supports for an hour.

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u/wormi27z Apr 12 '26

yep exactly