I have been printing a large I-400 for one of my sons. He has been fascinated with the I-400 since seeing a YouTube video about them. At 1/48 scale this one chimes in as the second largest sub I have printed at 100" long with about a 12" beam. Hull is printed in ABS on my trusty Ender 5+ while the sail is resin printed. I will post up some additional stats later. I am leaving the bulk of the cleanup, sanding, filling, detailing, priming, painting and outfitting up to him so he can learn the process.
1/48 3D printed I-400
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Your son(s) are outstanding. Enjoyed our discussions and his passion to learn. Look forward to seeing him make it through the hands on and move beyond the theoretical stuff! He will be unstoppable.If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub. -
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I actually lost track of the number of spools. Somewhere around 12? I still have to total the hours and of course I did not print the sail parts.Comment
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Here is the files I used from Thingiverse!
I posted a photo of mine on this blog 6 posts above. And here is my build blog! Japanese Sen Toku I-401 Submarine Build - The Sub-drivers Forum (rc-sub.com)
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Hi tifosi12,
Here is the files I used from Thingiverse!
I posted a photo of mine on this blog 6 posts above. And here is my build blog! Japanese Sen Toku I-401 Submarine Build - The Sub-drivers Forum (rc-sub.com)
Rob
Thanks also for the build thread. Will have to read that in detail.Comment
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I have been printing a large I-400 for one of my sons. He has been fascinated with the I-400 since seeing a YouTube video about them. At 1/48 scale this one chimes in as the second largest sub I have printed at 100" long with about a 12" beam. Hull is printed in ABS on my trusty Ender 5+ while the sail is resin printed. I will post up some additional stats later. I am leaving the bulk of the cleanup, sanding, filling, detailing, priming, painting and outfitting up to him so he can learn the process.
...somehow that sounds dirty. :) sorryLast edited by tifosi12; 11-30-2022, 07:26 PM.Comment
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