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Anyone here do 3d printing? Can you help?
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 08:31 PM UTC
Does anyone here do 3D printing? I'm wondering if you could design some parts for me in 1/144 scale. If you can, would you be able to draw up a set of TUSK 1/2 for an Abrams? Also, would you be able to give me a round-about price figure if these could be made?
matt
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Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 09:21 PM UTC
Mike,

I'd be afraid that a lot of the stuff will be really thin at 1/144 scale.

I do sell stuff thru Shapeways and the smallest you can print is .3 to .6mm (depending)

https://www.shapeways.com/materials/frosted-detail-plastic?li=nav
MikeyBugs95
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Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 - 10:51 PM UTC
Well right from the get-go I knew that anything printed would be incredibly small but would the armor shields be thinner than .3mm? For the gun shields I'd think it'd be better to print in clear instead of frosted. The side armor panels would be better done frosted. But that's my thinking. I've never tried 3d printing.
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