Fairly satisfied with these revised tires for M101 howitzer:
Comparison between the new and the previous 3D print:
M113A2/3 drive wheels:
The torus (donut shape) is a bit too tall - Will revise this in the next print.
US tanker heads (modern and WWII) in 1/35 - these are from CGtrader.com. A little too shiny b/c haven’t UV cured them yet.
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Fine work as usual. Have you thought about adding the weight bulge to the tires like DEF model does?
For these howitzer wheels, I’ll just sand down the bottom a little to look more realistic. I did not want to make 2 different versions of the tire by adding weighted bulge shape. I may add them if I do tires for heavy vehicles but doing so requires a bit more work - to avoid the repeated uniform, artificial look, I’d have to make individual various bulges. Don’t think that’s worth the effort for my personal use. Maybe in the future if I decide to sell the tires.
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More 2D cutting/printing with Cricut Maker. Traffic signs in 1/35:
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I get that.
I like the traffic signs.
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M88 ARV light guard CAD done. 3D printing tonight.
I like FDM printing better than SLA (resin) printing now - although slower, it’s less messy, less clean-up, less toxic, and more environmentally friendly.
Some figurines for my children:
Currently printing Super Mario and Toad models after watching the movie.
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Toad and Super Mario printed for my children.
Luigi and another Toad are being printed. Princess Peach will be next.
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Luigi and another Toad figures printed for my children.
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My Neptune 3 Pro helping its cousin Mars 3 with these “aftermarket” accessories printed.
Build plate drip mount
Resin tank holding plate (only 60% printed but it’s doing the job)
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1/35 M88 ARV light guards printed:
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UV cured and supports removed from the light guards:
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Hi fellow modelers,
Ever since I stopped selling my 3D prints, some kept asking to make the STLs available for purchase. I did not feel like posting them because it’s time-consuming, not much $ in return, and didn’t feel like giving 20% to Cults3D for almost robbery.
I finally gave in however and posted some (only 7 dedicated to 1/35 armor modeling for now) on cults3d as an experiment for some tiny passive income. I have listed them for cheap (between 4.99 USD and 9.99 USD) AND I’m including commercial and personal use licenses so once you buy them, do whatever you want to do with them - print, sell, etc.
I may or may not post more depending on how people buy these things…
https://cults3d.com/en/users/petition2God/creations
So the posted files are:
- M88 ARV light guard
- Modern spring antenna matching units (straight and bent versions)
- M1 Abrams road wheel
- Leopard 2A5/6 commander’s periscope
- M48 suspension arms
- Modern US vehicle heavy duty tow bar
- WWII USMC jerry can
I hope you find some of these helpful to your hobby needs. Thanks for your support.
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M113A2 and A3 wheel set CADded finally. 3D printing tomorrow.
Sprockets made by @Vstobinskii, road wheels by me, and idler wheels by my engineer brother.
Sprocket for T130 tracks:
Sprocket for T150 tracks:
Road wheels:
Idler wheel:
Print photos coming soon.
Kind regards,
James
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Are these made for Tamiya/Academy M113s or for the AFV Club M113?
These look great.
Originally had Academy/Tamiya kits replacement in mind but the sizes can be adjusted to fit AFV C kits, too.
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The drive sprockets for the newer T150 tracks will come in handy for the newer M113 builds. I hate how Tamiya designed the rear idler wheel on their M113s (prefer the Academy ones).
Was wondering how those light guards were going to fair as they were removed from the supports. Good Job!