I dare to be different

[Kaczor]

Awesome. I would leave it transparent. Let it be different

[Exhibitedbrute]

It will need to be painted as a result of sanding but I do like it as it is

[Art Hogus]

Siraya Tech makes really good, durable resins. I'm going to start experimenting mixing their Tenacious and Build resins 50/50 for some projects. Supposed to be very heat resistant and very strong. Of course Siraya resins are not cheap.

50/50 mix is too much, 5:1 to 6:1 is a good ratio. I've tried to mix Buld and Fast ABS-like with Tenacious. ABS-like seems to be working better than Build. For both mixes, there wasn't much difference between 5:1 and 3:1 but at 3:1 it is harder to print.

[Art Hogus]

I use a 2:1 mix of Build:Blu for structural parts, with a little Tenacious added for high-stress parts. I've printed replacement brackets to hold the adjustable lamps on my bench and handles for some of our equipment cases at work with this mix, and they've proven to be unbreakable.

I've seen your t-34 turrets, it is an amazing job. Actually, I wanted to ask you what mix have you been using.

[Exhibitedbrute]

Hatches are on and all open. return roller mounts are next, and some of the detailing that need to be on before paint

[Exhibitedbrute]

Few more bits printed. On this one we have some detailing parts and the return roller mounts. However the more I print and fit to the thing the more I come to realise there is quite a number of parts that need to be fitted before the final hull assembly

[Exhibitedbrute]

Early start today, got the suspension test print done, the rest is printing now. on the inside you have the spring housing which contains a hook for the spring at the swing arm end and at the top it looks to be held with a screw. On the outside the swing arm. The spring housing is pretty big when compared to your off the shelf tanks with similar suspension ie the t34 but that is a good thing as it allows for bigger thicker springs. I have also done a servo test fit in the turret and the servo itself is a perfect fit, all I need to do with that is connect the recoil arm and test it. Doesn’t even require a rework on the mount.

How ever as with the front splash guards posted last night if you build one of these I would recommend fitting them and the suspension before hull assembly as you will just cause yourself a headache fighting to get them in around the bulkheads and hull stiffener plates

[Exhibitedbrute]

After having a very small amount of time and an issue with the printer I decided to have a test of the suspension. As it stands at the moment this spring maybe a little too much for it. But it is just an empty shell at the moment so perhaps it could be just right for the final version

[Exhibitedbrute]

I have some parts here from a recent acquisition that I printed as it needed repairs and it’s something that I have been working on in secret and appart from this image will remain so untill show season. But can anyone tell me what it is and what it belongs to.

As I printed it obviously I know.

[Exhibitedbrute]

Photos would help I think