3D models and Prints of Ships for Darkstar

I decided that I wanted to show as many of the weapons as possible on the Ships at least at the Heavy Cruiser and higher level. After Designing a turret for the Iron Duke it needed to be radically redesigned to actually fit them. still working on the lasers, auto cannons and torpedoes hopefully it will all fit. 3D Model completed all weapons are sub parts then assembled in software, got things to barely fit, the 45mm Auto-cannon’s are rather large however are the minimum size that I can 3D print. I completed two designs for lasers, ones that pay homage to the Original drawing and the ones displayed on the model which are round emitter like.

Weapons have been printed, nearly lost one of the lasers already. The Hull is currently printing to be assembled in the morning. Hull completed and assembled surprisingly no glue required for the low guns so the can be rotated. the forward laser is the only part glued down and the conning tower blocks it from fitting into the hole.

Ended up with more time then expected after work the last two nights and ended up burning it all on making the Iron Duke, 3D print will be appended ASAP it going to take 3 hours to print, also testing out the embedded recorder in the design software

3D print completed. Took a little over 3 hours with my cheapo 3D printer, results are the best so far I still may go back and adjust things mostly the thought of moving the engine pods closer together which I may just leave to another ship that is similar in design or a refit if one exists in the lore already. Also as a first managed to get C 89 embossed onto the side of the ship which turned out really well. the model has space to have 3 digits for the number so unique ships can be made without have to hand paint/mask/decal in some ship markings.

All 4 ships designed, going to make another pass on everything to add some more details on blank faces and enlarge hanger opening and other small parts that did not survive the printing process.

built the Kagoshima to resemble a refit of a light cruiser mainly in the large hull cutouts that the port and starboard hanger bays occupy that would otherwise be continuous for weapon mounts

1st Japanese ship done, decided to change up the engines look for the Japanese Navy and adding a tall superstructure on the ship. 3d print turned out the best so far, just need to make some parts of the bow slightly thicker so they do not warp.

added some extra detail to the hull this time around which turned out well. still need to work out what works best for hanger sizes while most turned out OK on this print the rear hanger was collapsed and had to be cut back slightly. need to address the issue with the bottom of the prints also which as they are coming out worse now it is likely a temperature issue.

Shepard class frigate created at only 1″ in length

3D printed turned out better than the carrier, still needs some changes the blocks with circles are representing the forward weapons and the two side ones need to be slightly bulkier. may try adding some greebles to the top surface to break up the large flat space.

3D printed model turned out OK need to adjust the thickness of the wall near docking bays so the printer is able to make them. also need to increase the size of the space for the magnet, going to start working on the 4 ships recently posted in the Darkstar thread as next attempts