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ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?! :jaw-dropping: :jaw-dropping: /Kristian

How could I miss this one!???!?!?! Just mind-blowing! ...and nice to see a Bone that isn't painted fully grey...! /Kristian

Beautiful! I've always loved the XL and this seems to be a nice kit (is it?) /Kristian

Amazing! What you can do with styrene is unbelievable!!! /Kristian

ASTONISHING! It's a thing of beauty! /Kristian

That paint job is pure art! Superb finish, simply incredible. /Kristian

Simply awesome! That camo is masterfully done! /Kristian

OMG! If you'd written it was 1/48 I'd say it's awesome! Knowing it's 1/72 I am blown away!!! Stunning!!! /Kristian

Absolutely stunning! A masterful diorama. Beautiful! /Kristian

IMPRESSIVE! /Kristian

Thank you Hoops! Sadly "there is room for improvement"... Once I learned how to customize the web of support structure I could get a part that I could separate without damaging the details. However I notice that the finest details were here and there missing or damaged anyway. The reason for that is probably that the printer can't print too small details. I was careful when design the CAD part not to design any detail smaller than the printers layer thickness. However I need to modify the CAD model and increase the thickness of some details and make some other slightly bigger. So, I will n

I'm a great fan of the Viking and this is nothing shy than a beautiful model! Congratulations! /Kristian

Beautiful! /Kristian

Only one word comes to my mind: MASTERPIECE(S)! /Kristian

Ok. Test-print #1 was scrapped. The support structure was way too intricate and impossible to remove. Test-print #2 is better. Here below you see a general view and a detail picture to try to show the finish I can get from the printer. It still need some washing to get rid of the printing fluid, but it's getting there. You can also see how much more "rational" the supporting material is placed. I paid attention to only connect the structure to points where the part is thicker, sturdier and less prone to break. It will be extremely interesting to see how the part look like under a coat o

Sadly I have bad news about printed item number 1: it is not usable. The problem is that the "jungle" of support structure that the machine created automatically is too dense and attaches to the wrong places. I wasn't able to free the part without damaging the piece. Since print number one we discovered that it was possible to customise 100% the supporting structure, so part number 2 should be ok. I hope a new right-side-flaps is printed and ready by Friday. On the plus side, the washing with isopropyl alcohol was successful. One issue is also that the plastic is quite brittle and it's

Thanks Wasserfall. Yes, I think that's the name of the machine. The other flaps are now in progress. I have placed them differently and have spent some time to customise the support structure pattern. It will be very interesting to see how it goes... If possible I'll post some pictures in a few days. /Kristian

The first picture is amazing. It really fooled me. Most impressive work here: the finish is simply spot-on! Congratulations! /Kristian

Ok, some news. Washing away the printing fluid is trickier than I thought. It's done with isopropyl alcohol, but the problem is that the alcohol also softens the plastic. So one must be very gentle and careful. I did some washing today, but after a while I decided to leave the part to dry properly before continuing to remove the fluid. On the positive side, the print looks good, even though I want to orient the other side differently so that less supporting material and structures are necessary. I'll post new pictures in a few days. /Kristian

Thanks Uncle Uncool: that is one impressive masterpiece! I'd love to see more of that model, that's for sure. Next week we'll try to print the left side flaps. We'll try some other settings and we'll position the flaps differently on the printing board to see if we get a better result. Even though the flaps were covered in the printing fluid the level of detail looked pretty good to me. I'll post new pics after I'll have the part cleaned and dry. /Kristian

It's been an awful long time since I posted anything on this thread, but here I am! Today I got to see the first test print of my flap design. In the picture below you'll see the part covered in the printers fluid and hidden by many support columns. I spent some time checking the part and I think it looks really good. Next week I think I'll have the cleaned up part. Let me know what you guys think! /Kristian

Looking sharp! Congratulations! /Kristian

Great work! @Joel: yes I admit I didn't get what you meant. Sorry. /Kristian

Hej janne, I do agree with the rest here and I'd recommend you keep them. Sure they look thick, but there is no guarantee you'd have a better result if stripping, masking, spraying. However I would take it easy with putting too thick of a clear coat on top. I think that may end up clogging the fine surface detail. Could you maybe try a normal coat and see how much that can hide the thickness in conjunction with weathering and flat coat? maybe doing a stepwise approach is what I'm aiming for. What I think will help is to see that all the panel lines now covered by the decals get weathered in

I looks great! Can't wait to see more! /Kristian