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Arcade and Retro – 3D Prints

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  • #182
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Setting up a stall in Moore Street outside Cineworld for the Xmas ? :D

    FYP, could be more lucrative, cash in on the fans!


  • #183
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Currently have a very nice model of the Millennium Falcon printing at home(in my new favourite test colour, Traffic Light Red).

    I do find it funny how some people on Thingiverse are trying to get around automatic copyright take downs with how they name their models.
    This one is the “Fillennium Malcon”, and the Imperial Shuttle is “Mars Bars Scuttle” :)


  • #184
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Do they have any models of the EWE ESS ESS Genterprise up there? :P


  • #185
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,717 ✭✭✭The Last Bandit


    Full size Firefly perhaps ?


  • #186
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Full size Firefly perhaps ?


    I have a very nice model of that. But, it's so complex it would be a nightmare to print without a load of supports attached. And with the shape of the ship you really want it to come out as clean as possible.

    Now, I'll have another 3D printer pretty soon, a resin based SLA one(Formlabs Form 2). This should allow a better print for models with small and/or complex areas, but the build area is tiny compared to my Ultimaker 2 Extended(145×145×175mm vs 230x225x305mm).
    So the detail from the resin printer would be fantastic, but the size will never impress.


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  • #187
    MrVestek
    Registered Users Posts: 9,196 ✭✭✭MrVestek


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    The Last Bandit wrote: »
    Full size Firefly perhaps ?


    I have a very nice model of that. But, it's so complex it would be a nightmare to print without a load of supports attached. And with the shape of the ship you really want it to come out as clean as possible.

    Now, I'll have another 3D printer pretty soon, a resin based SLA one(Formlabs Form 2). This should allow a better print for models with small and/or complex areas, but the build area is tiny compared to my Ultimaker 2 Extended(145×145×175mm vs 230x225x305mm).
    So the detail from the resin printer would be fantastic, but the size will never impress.
    I was always told that size doesn't matter...

    :-/


  • #188
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    MrVestek wrote: »
    I was always told that size doesn't matter...

    :-/

    It was very nice of her to say that to you :D


  • #189
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    My “Fillennium Malcon” is complete :) Bit of post processing required, but not a lot.
    Now, to print max size or not??


    CJbCnm9.jpg


  • #190
    trout
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭trout


    That is brilliant!

    I wouldn't be able to hold off maxing that out ... go BIG or go HOME :)


  • #191
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Star Wars month is in full swing :)
    I'm just waiting on some new tasty Colorfabb ngen printing material before I go for the full size Falcon in white.

    MaORjQr.jpg


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  • #192
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    3D printing is a slow process, sometimes you setup your print, walk away and come back 10 hours later to this:

    F6QxE7i.jpg

    But never give up, its just a tweak away from getting it right :)

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    By the way folks, I'm looking to give away a load of these 3D prints. Get on to your local mods to give me the go ahead :):):):)


    .


  • #193
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,948 ✭✭✭Doge


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    3D printing is a slow process, sometimes you setup your print, walk away and come back 10 hours later to this:

    F6QxE7i.jpg

    .

    That's the funniest thing I've seen all week.

    It's like the Ultimaker just said "era f*ck it, I'll scribble in the rest!"

    How the hell did that happen though?

    Was the nozzle moving the print around the place or something?


  • #194
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,948 ✭✭✭Doge


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    F6QxE7i.jpg


    aabf15_grill.jpg


    :)


  • #195
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    By the way folks, I'm looking to give away a load of these 3D prints. Get on to your local mods to give me the go ahead :):):):)


    .

    Freebie thread in the marketplace with conditions? (so no 1 person grabs all the cool ones!)


  • #196
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Doge wrote: »
    That's the funniest thing I've seen all week.

    It's like the Ultimaker just said "era f*ck it, I'll scribble in the rest!"

    How the hell did that happen though?

    Was the nozzle moving the print around the place or something?

    I think the nozzle clipped a leg and that started a domino effect that knocked the whole print off.
    Star Lord wrote: »
    Freebie thread in the marketplace with conditions? (so no 1 person grabs all the cool ones!)

    I was thinking some online raffle or something. Will see how it goes with the mods.


  • #197
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,865 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Is this thread just for Retro stuff Steve? Do you have other projects going elsewhere? Im damn tempted to get into this now but just like VR Im always telling myself to give it another year and another year.


  • #198
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Thargor wrote: »
    Is this thread just for Retro stuff Steve? Do you have other projects going elsewhere? Im damn tempted to get into this now but just like VR Im always telling myself to give it another year and another year.

    I'm trying to keep it retro related, but failing a lot of the time :)
    What other types of projects do you mean? 3D printing?

    I'm certainly printing a lot more than what is shown on this thread, and giving a lot of the stuff away as there are only so many models of owls and batman a person can have :D


  • #199
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,865 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Oh sorry I meant do you have a thread anywhere else discussing maintenance/costs/abilities of the device etc?


  • #200
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Thargor wrote: »
    Oh sorry I meant do you have a thread anywhere else discussing maintenance/costs/abilities of the device etc?
    Ah I see. No I dont have a thread anywhere else.

    I've been meaning to stick up a thread/info dump over on my retrovia.ie site. But haven't got around to it just yet.


  • #201
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Time for a break from Star Wars, the GF has insisted I print Xmas stuff for a while :0/
    But I snuck in a Pink Vader before that :)

    7fGriaw.jpg


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  • #202
    Corholio
    Registered Users Posts: 14,014 ✭✭✭✭Corholio


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    Time for a break from Star Wars, the GF has insisted I print Xmas stuff for a while :0/
    But I snuck in a Pink Vader before that :)

    Genuinely couldn't stop laughing at that.

    tumblr_n2rffvXCyv1tv4k5po1_400.gif


  • #203
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Another break from xmas prints. Doing a large yoda head and am about 20 hours into a 34 hour print. I can't wait until they really sort out the speed with 3D printing :0/

    Ros36yT.jpg


    Also, as no mods(well, no forum or cat mods that cover this section) replied to me on the whole Star Wars 3D print free raffle thingy, I assumed it was a no go and have distributed most of the stuff to friends and work peeps.

    Sorry guys, i tried to sort something for here to give a little back to our retro community :(

    .


  • #204
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    Another break from xmas prints. Doing a large yoda head and am about 20 hours into a 34 hour print. I can't wait until they really sort out the speed with 3D printing :0/

    Ros36yT.jpg


    Also, as no mods(well, no forum or cat mods that cover this section) replied to me on the whole Star Wars 3D print free raffle thingy, I assumed it was a no go and have distributed most of the stuff to friends and work peeps.

    Sorry guys, i tried to sort something for here to give a little back to our retro community :(

    .

    I'm sorry, I thought I sent a message to you via PM, apologies if it was borked.
    I'll try again.


  • #205
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Steve X2 wrote: »
    Also, as no mods(well, no forum or cat mods that cover this section) replied to me on the whole Star Wars 3D print free raffle thingy, I assumed it was a no go and have distributed most of the stuff to friends and work peeps.

    Sorry guys, i tried to sort something for here to give a little back to our retro community :(

    You prob could have throw a thread up on Retrovia, & linked back to it here...never even thought of suggesting that


  • #206
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I'm sorry, I thought I sent a message to you via PM, apologies if it was borked.
    I'll try again.

    No probs.
    Myrddin wrote: »
    You prob could have throw a thread up on Retrovia, & linked back to it here...never even thought of suggesting that

    Yeah could have done that. But i wanted to keep it "onsite" here as I didn't want to really be getting anything out of it.

    Anyway, its not exactly the end of the world :)


  • #207
    Doge
    Registered Users Posts: 8,948 ✭✭✭Doge


    https://blog.adafruit.com/2015/12/17/bb-8-builders-club-share-files-for-designs-3dthursday-3dprinting/


    DQdBNgN.jpg


  • #208
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    That looks pretty cool. Would take a while to print it full size at high res though.


  • #209
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    A little something I'm working on, a Raspberry Pi Zero inside a NES controller.
    I robbed someone else's model and will need to modify it a good bit to fit my needs. But the basic plan is to get a tiny battery in there and also solder the NES buttons to the GPIO headers on the Pi.


    8Dz0WFF.jpg
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  • #210
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    What's the plan with that one? A NES emulator in a controller? Or using it to control something else?


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  • #211
    Steve X2
    Registered Users Posts: 8,848 ✭✭✭Steve X2


    Star Lord wrote: »
    What's the plan with that one? A NES emulator in a controller? Or using it to control something else?

    I've got RetroPie running on it now. So NES emulator and the rest.
    The software side is the easy bit on this, just need to modify the "borrowed" 3D model to hold the PI better and also allow the old controller cable to be used.


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