Victor III

[HardRock]

How unlike you to go and get something done that others tell you can't be done!

We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go
Always a little further; it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea

[trout]

Bart,
What slicer are you using?
Peace,
Tom

[bwi 971]

Well seems that shapeways could not print the props due to their cleaning process (apparently they blast the model with air and glass beads to achieve a powder-free model).
Those things always trigger me, and I become pretty determined to make it happen anyway.

First stem I wanted to print them as a whole, not in parts, I made a bunch of test prints to determine the minimum supports needed and the determine the most favorable orientation of the propeller.

After I found the sweet spot I printed the propeller in scale 1/96 and 1/72.
Next I will be making the tooling for them.

Grtz,
Bart

Testprints



Final print 1/96 and 1/72 scale

[bwi 971]

That is amazingly good. Prime and go - no sanding required!

Thks Scott

Suggestion for hull finish?

Oh I see you want a "custom made special edition".....here you go, this is coming your way.

Grtz,
Bart

[HardRock]

Suggestion for hull finish?

[HardRock]

That is amazingly good. Prime and go - no sanding required!

[bwi 971]

Sail casting, right out of the tool.
All the tiny details are present.....the weldingseams are spot on.
Very pleased with the result.

Grtz,
Bart

[bwi 971]

Bart,
What kind of stuff do you use for making the mold, doesn't look like regular silicone.

Manfred.

2 part RTV silicone; 50/50 equal parts. I got mine from "Voschemie", V-SURE SILICONE, different colors = different curing times, think yellow is medium, blue is fast.

grtz,
Bart

[MFR1964]

Bart,
What kind of stuff do you use for making the mold, doesn't look like regular silicone.

Manfred.

[HardRock]

Great work Mate. Can't wait for this one.

[bassplayer1]

Brilliant !!!

[bwi 971]

Sail tooling finished.

Pictures start with the finished product.......further down the story towards it.
Very pleased with the result......every detail was captured in the tool.

Grtz,
Bart

[bwi 971]

Hi gents,

If its not apropirate just remove this post.

FYI.......I made the tandemprop and escape hatch available in my shapeways shop ,link below,

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/clean-sweep-submarines

Grtz,
Bart

[bwi 971]

I am reluctant to tell people what I have been doing in the weekend.
Seems that, filling 0.5 scribing lines with paint by use of a needle is not a usual thing to do.
You can see the fear kick in, answering their next question “why” by telling them that else the 0.2mm louvers of the vent grating will fill up by paint to, does not really help to keep the conversation going.

Addressing scribing groves.
Close up of problem (IMO)


Aplied paint in the grooves



Preparing for tooling, modeling clay uses to seal the openings in the sail and used as a bed for the sail to sit on.






grtz,
Bart

[bwi 971]

It's good to see the Bart-man at work, by the way, i would give my right arm to get a shop as yours.

Manfred.

Yeah good to be back also, building the shop took a while, requiring all the materials during C19 lockup was a pain, ordered a lot of stuf from you guys over the border.
grtz,
Bart