SHAPEWAYS Resurrection

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Got this surprise email this morning.

"Shapeways is Coming Home

Dear Steve,

I am delighted to announce that...

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Some more to wet modeler appetites and imaginations. Remember Halibut only operated Regulus 1. Never Regulus 2. Drawing below is her internal arrangements...

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Model Sub Builder Gentleman Jim Hoyle passed away Wednesday November 20, 2024, It was pleasure knowing you the short happy times I shared at local regattas....

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David? What do I use to thin Bondo body putty out of tube to apply a thin coat? Lacquer thinner? Won't that attack the styrene? Or Isopropyl alcohol?...

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At the suggestion of my sister, I decided to try ChatGMP, an artificial intelligence tool to look for more research images of the Suffern class. I was...

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Mike Dory and Skip Asay. My condolences to Mikes family. A mentor and teacher and fun to be around. My text said he...

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Both types of subs - surface optimized and underwater optimized will and both have the same dynamic stability if balanced and trimmed...

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Thanks for the photo, adding t my files.

Here is the rest I have good luck. Hope it helps. These images are 13% of the original file size....

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The drawings of Saphir (Rubis class mine layer) are enormous (68 MB an image) but reveal nothing on the vents and drains. Sorry.

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You likely find good images of Surcouf t some degree if as...

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Beautiful model in 1/144!

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Completed Mast for future Suffren class SSN (in French SNA). I like to build subcomponents first (no pun). Scraping up money from retirement...

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Drachinifel - Walter and Electro-Boots - U-Boats of the Future, Today(ish) .

I have been following 'Drach' for years and subscribe. For a...

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Hi CC Clarke,

Thank you fascinating.

"Parche allowed us to perform this level of testing once or twice, but being a fast...