Update on my Battletech/Mechwarrior 1:60 scale models

[smtk]

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[Vaaish]

nicely done. I like how the Centurion came out particularly.

[Xeones]

Beautiful work as always smtk! What's next? Any new mechs on the horizon?

[mangozac]

Great to see an update, smtk! Man your mech production is prolific!

It's interesting to see how much you've refined your skills since we first met you - really impressive stuff nowadays

[smtk]

Thanks I been refining, sad fact is I'm never happy with anything that's why I have the nickname Simoan. Every time I finish one this annoying voice nags at me to make a better one. I've bought my own CNC machine now a Roland MDX40a its allot slower than 3D printing but the results are undeniably good and (once I've paid off the purchase price) good value production.

I wish I could make more I reckon I good make 3 a year but kids (either being sick or getting me sick) and modelling/production problems just drop me down to 1.5

I still have to paint 4 more hunchies (2 for myself and 2 for the guys who make MWO). Then I'm going to have a bash at a leopard dropship table top scale.

I already have one SLS printed (because of the size of it) and tried to post clean it up I got pretty far (6weeks on it) but I just kept thinking there was a better way and it pushed me into the CNC route.


After the leopard something like thor/loki (together), mauler, warhammer, awesome

[mangozac]

[Malika]

Cast them!!!!!!! I want one!!!!!

[smtk]

[mangozac]

That's great! I've not tried any true 3D work on my router but should get some model board and give it a go one day! What size cutting bits do you use?

Setting up for plastic injection would be very cool. It seems there is a big learning curve with that one though!

[smtk]

15mm reach bits
2mm Ball end
1mm Ball end
0.64mm Ball end
0.64mm flat

Shorter detail bits
0.38mm flat
0.25mm flat
0.25mm ball end[/list]

looking to re-buy in 25mm
2mm Ball
1mm Ball
0.5mm Ball and flat[/list]

Looking to re-buy in 10mm
0.25mm ball

Maybe some kind of taper bit for the gaps I sized too small.

From what I've read about plastic moulding its all about making everything as a clam shell which you kinda have to do anyway with cnc to limit shrinkage and you have to over scale by a few percent for shrinkage aswell. Up shot is fuss free moulds that last 100 pulls and cheap parts that can be glued with cement.