Victor III

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Bart,

Just vised your WWW site. Reading the 'about us' page -- specifically, the 'how it all started' section -- you had some outrageously kind words about me! Is there another David Merriman out there I don't know about? …..…. if so I want his head on a plate!

Other than that waste of band-width I found your site to be well presented and most informative. Good job, pal.

http://scale-submarine.com/index.html

David
The Horrible

[bwi 971]

removed the supports an applied some paint......that pops up the details....this is indeed insane.

[bwi 971]

Never mind Trout, I'll say it for you - "Old sailors never die, they simply smell that way"

LOL......I'm ordering a t-shirt right now
grtz,
bart

[bwi 971]

Well, enough trashing Bart's AKULA thread.

I got it! Let's start a new one, we'll title the new thread: YOU ALL CAN KISS MY FAT DIABETIC, PIMPLE ENCRUSTED ASS!

Yeah. That's the ticket.

David

David I understand that you think you are getting closer to the grave everyday……but I believe that it is way to early to share what will be encrypted on it.
Furthermore your hemorrhoids are feeling that they deserved a honorable mentioning.

Grtz,
B

[Albion]

Fantastic work, the hand crafted vs 3d printed is one that will run and run.

I see myself self akin to Lister on board Red Dwarf, who has access to a food replicator which can produce anything, but only eats curry and lager

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

if I was eating I think I would be choking now. That is funny!

Well, enough trashing Bart's AKULA thread.

I got it! Let's start a new one, we'll title the new thread: YOU ALL CAN KISS MY FAT DIABETIC, PIMPLE ENCRUSTED ASS!

Yeah. That's the ticket.

David

[trout]

if I was eating I think I would be choking now. That is funny!

[HardRock]

Never mind Trout, I'll say it for you - "Old sailors never die, they simply smell that way"

[trout]

I was going to say something smart aleck when I first read the comment by David, but thought naw, best be nice. That cat meme catches my reaction when I read the remark better than I could have worded it. Well done Andy (or do you prefer Andrew?)

[Subculture]

I look upon it as an augmentative technology. Some are using it to completely replace existing methods of construction, but interestingly used that way it often leads to an inferior result.

Looking at things from the past thirty years or so, how many fully scratch build models- it's tiny and has been contracting with each decade. Most modellers build kits.

3D printing is a step up from kits in the creative category IMO, as it involves design. Sure grabbing something off thingiverse and then squirting it out on a cheap Chinese edm printer doesn't involve much talent, but if you're taking things from a sketch to a full 3d component it does involve skills.

The craft aspect is diminished, no question, but many have been turning their backs to that long before the advent of consumer level 3d printing.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Dave praising 3d printed parts?

Ha, ha! Very funny.

We are not amused!

(love the mime)

But, I would be a fool to not acknowledge that the 'new' technology does my job better, faster, and cheaper. **** it, I'm determined to enjoy my retirement. Time to, as MacArthur put it, "... just fade away".

David
The Redundant

[Subculture]

Dave praising 3d printed parts?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

The surface finish and detail of those printed parts is simply fantastic, Bart.

David

[HardRock]

Insanely good stuff - note "insanely"! I believe that I've made my point.

[bwi 971]

I spent quite some time in developing the mast outfittings (I don’t know all their specific names)…………then spent equal amount of time in trying to print them......I guess today the position of the sun and moon were perfectly because I managed to print them....I’m pretty happy with the amount of detail, even the bolt heads are visible, crazy stuff……here are the pictures of the raw pieces, supports are still present…….yeah I have to remove them without braking anything, wish me luck.

Enjoy the pictures
Grtz,
Bart