USG51 Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 Hello all i have embarked on my scout armor. I will be 3D printing may hard parts and and finishing them my self and will be trying to make all my soft parts my self. any feed back would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance for taking a look and help. 1
f3tt4l1f3 Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 Welcome, fellow 3D printer/DIYer! I'm basically following the same path you are (hard & soft parts). I printed that exact helmet, and modded it for the CRL requirements. I just finished up printing all of the hard parts, and I'm in the process of filling, sanding, and priming to get them ready for the final white paint. I look forward to following your progress. Keep up the great work!
USG51 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 3 hours ago, f3tt4l1f3 said: Welcome, fellow 3D printer/DIYer! I'm basically following the same path you are (hard & soft parts). I printed that exact helmet, and modded it for the CRL requirements. I just finished up printing all of the hard parts, and I'm in the process of filling, sanding, and priming to get them ready for the final white paint. I look forward to following your progress. Keep up the great work! thank you and I'm about 1/4 of the way with the printing but unfortunately I have to whate tell i get more filament and I'm kinda worried about some of the fitment lol but nothing a heat gun cant fix lol
f3tt4l1f3 Posted December 6, 2019 Posted December 6, 2019 What are you printing in? I just switched over from PLA to PETG for this build, and I experienced some lifting from the build plate on some of the thinner parts (even running a heated bed). This mainly occurred with the chest & back armor pieces. I had to do quite a bit of "filling" with my soldering iron and extra filament for some of the gaps.
USG51 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Posted December 6, 2019 I'm using pla and i might switch to petg just for the chest and back but idk yet and I'm printing with a CR-10 with glue stick and a 1mm nozzle and haven't had any major issues yet.
f3tt4l1f3 Posted December 11, 2019 Posted December 11, 2019 When I used to print with PLA, I rarely had any lifting issues. I'm thinking it's mainly due to my inexperience with PETG, and still working on dialing in the right heat settings for the initial layers and heated bed temp. I'm using an A8 with a .4mm nozzle. After a few failed prints, I finally had to resort to using the "raft" adhesion setting. It worked a lot better, but it was still trying to lift slightly by the end of the print.
USG51 Posted December 11, 2019 Author Posted December 11, 2019 Do you use brims at all and I would try glue stick if you haven’t already and what is the temp of the room you are printing in you might need a enclosure.
f3tt4l1f3 Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 I normally use brims. Room temp could very well be a factor, as well. My printer is right next to a window, and during the time I was experiencing the lifting, it was REALLY cold out (and, the lifting occurred nearest the window). When I switched over to rafts for the problem parts, I also put up a piece of cardboard to act as a "block" between the printer and the window. It did seem to help. 1
oneredstar Posted December 20, 2019 Posted December 20, 2019 Looking pretty good so far. I would recommend the PET/PETG because PLA gets a little brittle. I've also had PLA printed stuff warp inside my truck in the south texas heat, not PETG though. I usually use zyltech's ceramic white for most of my stuff. It's absolutely perfect for a base color for everything. I was wondering where you got the models or did you make them yourself? There used to be a set on thingiverse but the user took them down. I wanted to make a set for my self and my kid and was going to use them to scale down to get a proper fit. Would you be willing to share them? It will help me fast track instead of having to model them up from scratch.
USG51 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 2:17 PM, f3tt4l1f3 said: I normally use brims. Room temp could very well be a factor, as well. My printer is right next to a window, and during the time I was experiencing the lifting, it was REALLY cold out (and, the lifting occurred nearest the window). When I switched over to rafts for the problem parts, I also put up a piece of cardboard to act as a "block" between the printer and the window. It did seem to help. that"s good I would build a enclosure for mine but i live in Texas and %90 of the year i don"t need it lol 1
USG51 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 8:55 PM, oneredstar said: Looking pretty good so far. I would recommend the PET/PETG because PLA gets a little brittle. I've also had PLA printed stuff warp inside my truck in the south texas heat, not PETG though. I usually use zyltech's ceramic white for most of my stuff. It's absolutely perfect for a base color for everything. I was wondering where you got the models or did you make them yourself? There used to be a set on thingiverse but the user took them down. I wanted to make a set for my self and my kid and was going to use them to scale down to get a proper fit. Would you be willing to share them? It will help me fast track instead of having to model them up from scratch. so i got mine from the guy in thingivers you have to email him he is a 501st member and what part of Texas are you in I'm in San Antonio and i plan on coating mine in resin so they should not warp
oneredstar Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 @USG51North Houston for me. Thanks for letting now about the source.
USG51 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Posted December 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, oneredstar said: @USG51North Houston for me. Thanks for letting now about the source. any time and i just moved from Houston last year
f3tt4l1f3 Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 19 hours ago, oneredstar said: @USG51North Houston for me. Thanks for letting now about the source. I'm originally from NW Houston, as well. Nice to reconnect with some fellow scout fans from the same area!
oneredstar Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 8:14 AM, f3tt4l1f3 said: I'm originally from NW Houston, as well. Nice to reconnect with some fellow scout fans from the same area! cool maybe we'll catch each other at a troop sometime. 1
USG51 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Posted December 28, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 9:08 PM, oneredstar said: cool maybe we'll catch each other at a troop sometime. that would be grate i just need to finish my suite now lol
troygordon2 Posted December 31, 2019 Posted December 31, 2019 Hey USG. I'm looking into making my first 501st approved build myself and am leaning towards the 3d printing side of things. I've been modeling, molding, and casting all sorts of props for a few years now, so it's not the work that scares me as much as the approval process. Are you worried the 3d models won't meet some unseen CRL requirement? I'm worried about silly things like those vents above the nose actually in the shape instead of just a sticker. CRLs don't say much, and the on screen helmets are not actually all that well made or detailed. Curious to hear if anybody has said anything to that effect. Also, what model are you using? I've seen a bunch on thingiverse and Etsy, just curious what direction you were going. Good luck and keep posting. Troy
USG51 Posted December 31, 2019 Author Posted December 31, 2019 idk if i'm going to have a a problem getting approved. the new armor for the new movies was 3d printed then cast others. That and if it has to be cast or vaccuformed, then I will have a blank then I guess. lol the most I can say is to ask someone in your local garrison.
VigilantWookiee Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 Hey there! I'm excited to follow your build. I'm planning on doing a 3D print myself, but most likely won't get started until later this spring or early summer (elementary school principal and high school baseball coach). I haven't really done any of this before, so I'm interested to see your progress. Also if you have any other threads or references I might use to help me better understand what I will be doing, that would be greatly appreciated. 1
USG51 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/9/2020 at 2:51 PM, VigilantWookiee said: Hey there! I'm excited to follow your build. I'm planning on doing a 3D print myself, but most likely won't get started until later this spring or early summer (elementary school principal and high school baseball coach). I haven't really done any of this before, so I'm interested to see your progress. Also if you have any other threads or references I might use to help me better understand what I will be doing, that would be greatly appreciated. hello first off thank you and what 3d printer do you have. if you can i would switch to a 1mm nozzle it will make the prints go faster
VigilantWookiee Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 12:54 AM, USG51 said: hello first off thank you and what 3d printer do you have. if you can i would switch to a 1mm nozzle it will make the prints go faster I'm using a Robo R2.
USG51 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Posted January 24, 2020 6 hours ago, VigilantWookiee said: I'm using a Robo R2. I would get a bigger nozzle for faster printing
VigilantWookiee Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 16 hours ago, USG51 said: I would get a bigger nozzle for faster printing I'll look into it. The current nozzle is 0.4mm.
USG51 Posted February 9, 2020 Author Posted February 9, 2020 small update to the costume here is the start to my EC-17 Blaster
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