Ornithopter - Dune
1
January 23, 20222
January 23, 2022Printed parts still on their supports.3
January 23, 2022Printing in progress.4
January 23, 2022First round of cleaning.
For this I don't want to use the cleaning station. I don't think they would survive the strong water vortex.5
January 23, 2022Cockpit part looks nice. It has such a cool shape.6
January 23, 20227
February 27, 2022Filling the gaps with superglue8
February 27, 2022Not happy with either of them9
February 27, 2022Dryfitting the window10
February 27, 2022Still a larva. Hopefully it'll turn into a beautiful dragonfly in the end.11
February 27, 2022Considering adding some tactical markings and numbers.
Airframe will be painted grey and i'll try some dusting. Lot of sand on Arrakis.12
March 6, 2022Finally, the joints are printed. Cleanup and curing to do.
Quality looks very good so far but the test fits will show if that really is the case.
I also printed the retracted landing gear, because I want to try out displaying it in flight.13
March 6, 2022Wings glued together. Some more cleanup necessary.
Right now I use superglue for filling, not sure if that is the best material fot it.
Some sanding and priming will show me.14
March 12, 2022Ramp/door attached and fixed.15
March 12, 202216
March 12, 202217
April 4, 202218
April 4, 202219
April 7, 2022Test fitting the wings. Pretty impressive wingspan, despite the scale.20
April 26, 2022Left most part was not cured in direct sunlight.
The ones that became a bit yellow were left some time in the sunlight.
The yellowing is pretty obvious but doing it this way can be used to your advantage if you want to make a tinted canopy.21
April 26, 2022Parts put in cleaning alcohol and then in some water.22
April 26, 2022These parts became very clouded. In the end I did not use them. Silly me removed the supports before I dipped them in polyurethan varnish which made it impossible to get a nice coat and leave them to dry/cure.23
April 26, 2022These parts became very clouded. In the end I did not use them. Silly me removed the supports before I dipped them in polyurethan varnish which made it impossible to get a nice coat and leave them to dry/cure.24
April 26, 2022Tin wire used on the tail boom.25
April 26, 2022Tin wire used on the tail boom.26
April 26, 2022Dipped in polyurethane gloss coat. No extra cleaning or curing. Looks better but I am not satisfied yet.27
April 26, 2022Dipped in polyurethane gloss coat. Looks better but I am not satisfied yet.28
April 26, 2022Preparing the base with air-dry clay to model a sand dune.29
May 31, 202230
May 31, 202231
May 31, 202232
June 13, 202233
June 13, 202234
June 13, 202235
June 13, 202236
June 13, 202237
June 13, 202238
June 13, 202239
June 13, 202240
June 13, 202241
June 13, 202242
June 13, 202243
June 13, 202244
June 13, 202245
June 13, 2022Neighbour's kitty taking a rest.46
June 13, 202247
June 13, 202248
June 13, 202249
June 13, 202250
June 13, 2022
Commenti
8 September 2024, 05:02 -