Raptor Class Light Cruiser From the Expanse

what is a point farm?

@ShakaStudio

Replying to @martin.taichl :

haha, just people uploading incorrect or incomplete print profiles to farm the makerworld points. I'm not saying the model uploaded by marceloc is bad, Ive seen some people upload wrong profiles just because a model is featured.

@ShakaStudio

Replying to @martin.taichl :

Btw, I plan to print all of your Expanse ships in the coming few months. Thanks for your enormous effort in creating these. Do you think you will upload another model of this Raptor Class with Pella (Free Navy) colors ? :D Completely understand if you dont want to revisit these files.

Well it took me about a month of non stop printing but it is done! If you have the time and the space it is well worth it! It weighs around 26 pounds. Please note this is the 100% sized version and not the scaled down 50% version. I digitally painted this myself in Bambu Studio.

The designer has replied

DAMN THAT´S HOT!!! Really, it looks sooo good. Great job ;)

@wflo1416

The model looks really cool. What kind of orange filament was used?

Replying to @wflo1416 :

glad you like it! the orange is a Eryone PLA Orange.

@liquidbase

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill

In general, the model is flawless and can be printed very well, as long as you use the original files. The print profile from marceloc, which I used, is scaled down by 50%. This causes massive problems with the details, especially the bridge, sensors, PDCs and the brackets for the engines.

Do you have an estimate on how much filament you needed for the ship? I am guessing 3-4 kg of Black, 1kg of silver and 1 kg of orange.

@liquidbase

Replying to @davescarpitti :

All in all, I had the following consumption of filament: - 2kg of Charcoal Black - About 300g of orange - 1kg of Fogged Grey - 10ml Resin (small parts)

Replying to @liquidbase :

I'm going to try to print the full one which probably means 4x that amount....

Print Profile

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 10% infill

great print. be careful though, this is a 50% scale print.

Marceloc, Opening the project from Makerworld and it opens with ALL items on the plates scaled down to 50%. I did not notice this until after I printed well over 80% of this model. While almost everything prints, the very small parts like the air lock parts or the antennas are just too small and don't even survive being removed from the plates. I did not notice this until I started watching the assembly videos from Martin and noticed how big the pieces looked in his hands. While most of this ship will be complete, it will only be about 540mm in total length which is of course about 50% of what the model in the photos is. The real problem is that some of the detail will be missing because a lot of the smaller parts are just to small to print at 50%. I would recommend updating the description on the print profile to include that the model in the file is a 50% model. Because I like the model so much, I will probably print this again at 100% scale, but I feel other should be warned that the print profile is 50% at the very least. Martin, Please continue the great work on these models.

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The designer has replied

Man, i do only data, raw files. If you download a profile, it is not done by me. I am not a bambu user and i have never even seen a bambu slicer so you are crying well, just at the wrong grave....

Replying to @martin.taichl :

Apologies! I did not look at the name in the print profile. Marceloc is the person I should be complaining to. Martin, sorry for pointing my frustrations at you.

Replying to @martin.taichl :

Updated my original comment appropriately.

@martens.troy

I haven't made this yet, I just wanted to let you know that you are incredible for creating this.

The designer has replied

thank you ;)

I've started this beast at 100%. It is going to take... a while. The documentation is watching the youtube videos so you have to follow along very closely. As such I'd suggest you download the copy from Printables. Every section is in its own folder and will be MUCH easier to follow along since naming conventions are very similar. I almost printed 2 of mirrored parts not seeing there were M versions way at the bottom of the file structure. As I go through I will be painting all of the parts in BStudio and saving out the saved files. If there is interest I'll upload the painted multi-colour parts if Martin is cool with that.

The designer has replied

yeah unfortunately the folder structure breaks whenever i import something here.... :(

Replying to @martin.taichl :

Loving the build so far! The holes have been a little tight so I had to sand some pegs. The slicer has something called XY Hole Compensation I'm going to open the holes very slightly (probably .1 or .15 max). Also I could not get the pegs in even with sanding because of the air compression that was happening. I did a quick redesign that should work well for any air pressure issues. I'll print these with 4 walls just to make sure they stay secure.

Replying to @davescarpitti :

what can I say. It is supposed to be a tight fit as there is no glue used in the model so it has to holdvery well on its own.

@zotflix

You sir are the real MVP.

The designer has replied

MVP?

Replying to @martin.taichl :

Most Valuable Player.... it is a big compliment.

Replying to @davescarpitti :

ah. thank you ;)

@matthias.wieden

Hi Martin! Really looking forward to print this monster :) I'm currently printing the last parts of the Rossi and enjoyed it a lot. Great model and unbelievable details!!! Have you ever made a video of how you paint your models? Greetings from Augsburg Matthias

The designer has replied

Hello. Nope, I dont do a paint videos. I usually try to print without a need to paint, but not all the time I succeed.

@dankyduck

I absolutely love this, and your other models. is there anyway to resize them, to like 50% without any assembly issues?

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