Nothing fancy. Simple part. M3 Lee 37mm gun counter weight in 1/35. Measurements based on Takom M3 kit.
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Nice. I used my Brother version to experiment with star masks for painting, worked great with just regular vinyl. And I tested wheel masks. I’ve cut 0.010" / 0.25mm sheet styrene, cuts pretty well. A cutter is very handy. Especially to make a card for The Wife. Just don’t accidentally include tank parts…
Nice on the lights and other bits, too!
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1/35 T-55 tank [D-10T] 100mm gun CAD done. Measurements based on the Tamiya T-55 kit parts.
Uploaded to my Cults3D page.
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Thanks, Dan
Is that only on one side? I didn’t see it in any of my reference photos. “Make sure the bore evacuator has a weld bead.”
I believe it’s one one side only.
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Hi @Dan,
Done! What do you think? Not sure how much of that will show up in 1/35 3D print but we shall see!
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Very, very nice weld bead.
With trial and error (much error) the antenna toppers can be printed. Needs one more alcohol wash. Thank you James!
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Made weld seam CADs. In 1/35, 3 sets of 20mm length, 40mm, and 60mm respectively.
Each strand is about 0.55mm wide and 0.3mm high.
In 1/16, they will be: 43.75mm, 87.5mm, and 131.25mm.
Each strand is about 1.2mm wide and 0.66mm high.
I don’t know how well this will print out in 1/35 scale or how useful but I’ll make them available on my Cults3d page.
It will probably look better in 1/16 but not sure until I 3D print them.
These will probably save time for those who absolutely dislike DIYing weld seams.
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I am also working on two other versions, in which the lines are more straight horizontal.
Again, the level of detail will depend on the scale, 3D printer resolution, and the resin quality.
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Made some changes to the existing M1919 .30 cal CAD to make it 1/35 3D printing friendly. It was originally designed for 1/16 scale. Let’s see how it prints in 1/35…
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Some more photos of the 3D prints from this week. Every time I take photos using my photo booth, I realize how it’s a dust magnet!
1/35 T-55 100mm gun:
Weld seam
Worthy attempt by my 3D printer to show the rifling.
.30 cal mg barrel only:
M1 Abrams loader’s skate rings:
IDF Merkava ball chain armor:
37mm gun:
M3 Lee’s 70mm gun (med. production) with counterweight:
AMX-30 EBD rear light casing - closed version:
Yikes, so much dust and hair!
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Nice looking prints James! I will take your dust and hair over the pin holes I just found in my FEP this morning. What a mess 
I might try those out. I suually use masking tape, cut all wonky, and putty - I “built it up” with a blade. A light sansd and it looks very convincing. But a 3D resin bead might be much better!
ditto. did a print just of some fuel cans and buckets, then noticed this odd shape on the LCD screen after i took the vat off. Cleaned everything up and bingo, pinhole in the FEP, and typically i didnt have a screen protector on. New LCD screen ordered, new screen protectors and FEP will be changed during the week. Expensive mistake
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I feel your pain brother, but 3D print for me is a learning experience and I do enjoy the challenges. PS when the wife and I made a trip last year from Louisville KY to the land of oz, we spent a day or so in Brisbane. Loved it! What a nice place and my wife held a Lone Pine Koala (legal only in Queensland and South Australia). Wonderful visit!
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