Parts for Galactica and Mel Falcon. Need Measurements.
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Here's some photos. I took from as many angles as I could. Part number 31 & 32 are going to be a little complicated to measure for you. It's possible, but they are curved pretty drastically in both directions. My cutting mat is labeled in "inches", every square is a half inch. I have the calipers here if you let me know what you're looking for.
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I just took what I can. A lot of pics. Those 2 pieces are going to be complicated, but hopefully I have got every angle you need to make it work. Ended up breaking one off the sprue, and I was trying so hard! 
Modeling that is gonna be a pain in the butt! Haha! God Speed!
(Some of the pics look like the caliper is open too wide... I locked the numbers in. The calipers tipped back and laid flat, it's only an optical illusion because the part is laying below the caliper and camera is on an angle. It's a regular camera with the shutter button on the right and a manual lens, so I had to lay the calipers down to take the photos. Measurements are good in all the photos.)
Modeling that is gonna be a pain in the butt! Haha! God Speed!(Some of the pics look like the caliper is open too wide... I locked the numbers in. The calipers tipped back and laid flat, it's only an optical illusion because the part is laying below the caliper and camera is on an angle. It's a regular camera with the shutter button on the right and a manual lens, so I had to lay the calipers down to take the photos. Measurements are good in all the photos.)
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bwayne64
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Ah Man ! What the frackety frack ! You rock the Casbah ! Wasn't expecting that. What am I saying, this forum has the best collection of folks on the interwebs. I think that will be sufficient to build these two parts. If I can't do it with all that, I should hang up my mouse and call it quits, lol. Thanks again,
Joe
Joe
Eagle-1
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You're a good man! Nope, no sellin' nothin'. I'm working on this:
See MY M60 parts on there... hand made.
Most everything you see that ain't Moebius white... hand made.
Check here real quick:
Moebius Battlestar Galactica. The old one!
Howdy folks! I've dug out one of the old Moebius Battlestar Galactica kits and have started whittlin' on it. My intentions are just to add or modify to what is already there that we saw on the studio model. I checked a few threads but I didn't see very many that have actually modified the...
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If you're working on some of these parts, I wouldn't have to scratch build so much.
Mr. Analyzer has been following along in my thread and has stepped up and volunteered to learn how to do some of the printing stuff, but if you're already working on it...
See my point?
Wouldn't go anywhere else.
Rob.
Eagle-1
Sr Member
Lover, can't afford 'er. That's why I'm whittlin' on this Moebius. I'm just lookin' to reduce some of the whittlin'.
bwayne64
Master Member
Yes I'm building the studio scale version. Gets pricey fast, lol.
Those look great and you're making quick work of it in my eyes anyways! Need to get the 64-bit version of Windows! Haha! jk.
How are those programs to work in, compared to Fusion? I've never looked at Lightwave, or Cura's slicer. I've got tons of 2D design under my belt in CorelDraw and Illustrator, but haven't dabbled in any 3D yet. I'm guessing I'll have to do a couple things for the Falcon 3D printed. From what I can tell so far maybe the cockpit nose window, and maybe the turret windows, maybe the gun barrels themselves too. But there's so much other work to do, I'm trying to figure out how the heck do you find the time to 3D model too between all the research, kit collecting, and building. We all must be a little crazy, I think!
How are those programs to work in, compared to Fusion? I've never looked at Lightwave, or Cura's slicer. I've got tons of 2D design under my belt in CorelDraw and Illustrator, but haven't dabbled in any 3D yet. I'm guessing I'll have to do a couple things for the Falcon 3D printed. From what I can tell so far maybe the cockpit nose window, and maybe the turret windows, maybe the gun barrels themselves too. But there's so much other work to do, I'm trying to figure out how the heck do you find the time to 3D model too between all the research, kit collecting, and building. We all must be a little crazy, I think!
bwayne64
Master Member
Well I've been using Lightwave since the early 90s, so I'm kinda stuck with it. I want to switch to Fusion 360. Lightwave is not a parametric modeler. It's more for Cgi for tv and movies. Not really a precise cad setup. I can make it do what I want, but it hurts us both, lol. And yes we are a little bit crazy, some of us more than others, ; )
bwayne64
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Question for anyone viewing this thread. Does anyone build in the ejector pin marks on their 3d parts. It's easy enough to put them there. Most are on the bottom when glued down, so probably not visible. Just curious. Guess you'd have to be pretty anal to do that, but some of us are, lol.
P.S. For anyone who doesn't know what ejector pin marks are. On the molds for injection molding, there are metal pins that push the parts from the mold. They leave a round mark on the parts. Most of the folks here know this, so I'm not being a smarty pants. This was for those who don't know. Your welcome, ; )
P.S. For anyone who doesn't know what ejector pin marks are. On the molds for injection molding, there are metal pins that push the parts from the mold. They leave a round mark on the parts. Most of the folks here know this, so I'm not being a smarty pants. This was for those who don't know. Your welcome, ; )
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That figures Joe. Both parts can't be the same, can they?! Not in our world! Haha! Looking great! Do you still need to do the bottom level, or just have it turned off? It figures you need to build up 3 layers there. Complicated little b@st@rd. Gives me a headache just thinking about part 31 and 32. Ugh!
Hope you feel better soon!
Hope you feel better soon!
