Flying Leathernecks review

[Matt Walker]

Some time ago, I put up a review, of sorts, with pictures of some of Dave's Flying Leatherneck 3D printed parts. Those parts were, IMO, not up to standard, which was why I put up the "review". Very obvious print lines, imperfections in the print, which involved a lot of work to make them useable.

Fast forward to seeing the release of the Hornet noses, I decided to have another look at his stuff. These are fantastic!! Very clean, high quality, on a par with anything else out there. Printed in a reddish/brown resin, the detail is crisp, and very well defined. Evidence of print layers is virtually zero. Good stuff indeed!

[Collin]

I second the above assessment of Leathernecks recent ordnance/aftermarket parts.  Buy with complete confidence that they are some of the best produced today and from someone who used to drop the stuff....accurate as heck.  

 

From a customer service perspective...110% good in that area.  I purchased some older SUU-30 CBU's that had some fins broken (they are very/very fragile)...Leathernecks replaced the broken items within days.  

 

Only problem....your aftermarket stash is going to grow.  

 

Cheers

Collin

[A-10 LOADER]

1 hour ago, Collin said:

I second the above assessment of Leathernecks recent ordnance/aftermarket parts.  Buy with complete confidence that they are some of the best produced today and from someone who used to drop the stuff....accurate as heck.  

 

From a customer service perspective...110% good in that area.  I purchased some older SUU-30 CBU's that had some fins broken (they are very/very fragile)...Leathernecks replaced the broken items within days.  

 

Only problem....your aftermarket stash is going to grow.  

 

Cheers

Collin

Agree, Dave's good people.

Steve

[Da SWO]

Just wish he had a contact us button on his website.  

 

[Dave Roof]

19 hours ago, Matt Walker said:

Some time ago, I put up a review, of sorts, with pictures of some of Dave's Flying Leatherneck 3D printed parts. Those parts were, IMO, not up to standard, which was why I put up the "review". Very obvious print lines, imperfections in the print, which involved a lot of work to make them useable.

Fast forward to seeing the release of the Hornet noses, I decided to have another look at his stuff. These are fantastic!! Very clean, high quality, on a par with anything else out there. Printed in a reddish/brown resin, the detail is crisp, and very well defined. Evidence of print layers is virtually zero. Good stuff indeed!

 

 

 

Matt,

 

  Please refresh my memory. Which product(s) did you have an issue with?

 

8 hours ago, Da SWO said:

Just wish he had a contact us button on his website.  

 

 

Why?

 

I post here, and on LSP on a regular basis. I'm on Facebook almost every day, all of my contact information is on my FB business page, and everything is listed on Ebay in my store. In addition to these, my email and mailing addresses are literally on every single one of my products. 

 

I'm not sure why this is an issue when there are multiple ways to contact me already.

 

 

[Matt Walker]

Dave,

I had posted to an FB page, which you did reply to at the time. The parts in question were the Legacy Hornet tanks. I assume you're using the same settings as used on the Hornet noses on all parts now? 

[Dave Roof]

4 minutes ago, Matt Walker said:

Dave,

I had posted to an FB page, which you did reply to at the time. The parts in question were the Legacy Hornet tanks. I assume you're using the same settings as used on the Hornet noses on all parts now? 

 

For the most part, yes. Almost all of my parts are now printed in the new Elegoo 8K Red Clay Resin with adjusted settings. However, I am currently running exposure tests with new resin from Sunlu, as well as Phrozen Aqua Gray and Aqua Red Clay 8K resins.

 

One thing to keep in mind though, is that it is just me. I run 16 printers, 5 to 6 days a week, and produce an average of 500 individual parts per day. I do my absolute best to look for flaws when removing parts from the supports, or while packaging them, but some aren't very noticeable to the naked eye, while some are pretty obvious. Simply put, I miss some. 

[Matt Walker]

Understood. I'm sure there has also been a learning experience with the equipment/raw materials. As with any skill.

I also run a one-man manufacturing business. There are a lot of balls to juggle and keep in the air. I just wanted to give credit where it was due 

Edited October 23, 2025 by Matt Walker

[usmcski6502]

Dave is my go-to for ANYTHING aftermarket these days if it’s in his line; I can almost guarantee that if you put his stuff against a comparable product from another company, his stuff will be more affordable, more accurate, and better packaged. He even goes so far as to take care of one of the more frustrating aspects of 3D printing: cutting off all of those annoying printing nubs that are just begging for you to eff it up and throw it in the bin. He is very open to suggestions and at least for a couple times in my experience, has replaced an item at no cost (his initial run of 1/35 AH-1W turned exhausts, for example.) I’ve got an AH-1W on hold, waiting for an accurate TOW Missile Launcher that I’m hoping he’ll do!

 

I look forward every week to refreshing his tab on my browser to see what else is in the works. My only complaint is that I now have two drawers of his stuff that seems to grow by the week!

 

-Ski

Edited October 24, 2025 by usmcski6502

[Crease]

I'm trying to buy all of his 1/72 stuff so that he gets motivated to make more...