BritKnight
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I wanted to make a magnum to accompany my (hopefully) upcoming Scout build, but I am too much of a noob to try to pep something that tough. However, I am lucky enough to have access to a 3D printer (the Replicator), so I decided to print one instead.
For those of you unfamiliar with 3D printing, it is a process where plastic is squeezed out of basically a robotic hot glue gun in a very precise way to make a whole model.
FAQ Video From YouTube (Hopefully this can explain better than I can xD):
So, what I did was download a magnum model from the Google warehouse, loaded it into sketchup, and did some modifications (The printer has size restrictions on what it can print, so I cut it up into smaller pieces that will fit). Hopefully it is still recognizeable:
I am on vacation at the moment, but when I get back I will try it out! I plan to glue the pieces together and spray paint/detail once they have been printed.
PS For anyone who is interested but doesn't have access to a printer, check out shapeways, a service where they print out your models and ship them to you.
More Pics + Updates in a week or two
For those of you unfamiliar with 3D printing, it is a process where plastic is squeezed out of basically a robotic hot glue gun in a very precise way to make a whole model.
FAQ Video From YouTube (Hopefully this can explain better than I can xD):
So, what I did was download a magnum model from the Google warehouse, loaded it into sketchup, and did some modifications (The printer has size restrictions on what it can print, so I cut it up into smaller pieces that will fit). Hopefully it is still recognizeable:
I am on vacation at the moment, but when I get back I will try it out! I plan to glue the pieces together and spray paint/detail once they have been printed.
PS For anyone who is interested but doesn't have access to a printer, check out shapeways, a service where they print out your models and ship them to you.
More Pics + Updates in a week or two
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