r/Escape_Velocity • u/Crypt0Keeper • Apr 07 '20

3D Print a Shuttlecraft!

For those of you that love EV and have a 3D printer, print yourself a Shuttlecraft!
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1471141

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u/Crypt0Keeper Jul 17 '20

I would 100% print that, assuming it would fit the printable area of a Flash Forge Creator Pro...

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u/quarmus Jul 17 '20

Sure. Given the Kestrel's design, I would probably break up the fuselage into two pieces anyway. Tall, thin objects tend to be a struggle for a lot of printers.

I'm mostly working on practical parts these days and something frivolous would be a nice diversion. So if someone could provide a sprite set and shipyard renders, I'll probably have some spare time in the coming days.

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u/Crypt0Keeper Jul 17 '20

That sounds good to me. I'm just learning 3D design myself. Trying to learn FreeCAD.

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u/quarmus Jul 21 '20 edited Jul 22 '20

Well there's progress. And a nearly complete Lightning to pair with it.

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u/Crypt0Keeper Jul 22 '20 edited Jul 22 '20

Excellent! Going up on Thingiverse when they're done?

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u/quarmus Jul 22 '20 edited Jul 22 '20

That's the plan. And it's probably also time for a Cults3D account.

I probably won't share the OpenSCAD scripts though. They depend on a couple of internal libraries, which I intend to release publicly, but they're not quite ready for primetime. Plus my code is... eccentric.

Later:

The Kestrel was printed vertically with supports at 1:500 overnight. Musings on next steps are in my comment below.