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Project Entry by pafetikbazerka

Putting prototype 3 together

October 16, 2022

Tutoring 10

Skill 10

Idea 10

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My collection of failed and near useless parts grows steadily on but I am making progress.

I have managed to up the poly count considerably and quite happy with result. There is no visible polies on my print, though I now doubt I’ll get around to increasing the fidelity and detail enough to make it suitable for larger scales. For now the limitation seems to be the 4k resolution of my screen.
I have hollowed out the tail and main fuselage quite a bit and achieved a good balance when placed on a stand so it’s no longer tail heavy and I’ve saved myself some resin.
Generaly much better fit of components al round with only as litter further tweaking to a few parts still required

Soo many bits

And they is small

The droopy rotors were later fixed with another 2 mins of curing

Getting there.

Though I see a lot to be happy with I still have at least 1 round of fixes to get through. Its true that the pieces printed so far would give me the basis of 4 units bar rotors but it would require a lot of filing, sanding and persistence. Besides I need to perfect the model so any future prints are a no brainer.

Changes for next prototype;

Getting a tail rotor to print successfully and thicken the main rotor blades just a little
Heighten the main rotor axle assembly so it’s clear of the body
Move the outward rocket pods inwards
Thicken the tail rotor fin and nose gun a little
Numerous fitment tweaks and fixes including tail, doors, and magnet recesses
Tail skid & antennae