Russ2146 wrote:
Yes, it was latent. Just had to draw it out, feed it.
Then let it loose
BTW, learning, doing, then teaching is quite different from learning then teaching.
Too true!
And now the monster has something else to feed on...
A couple of things have really put a damper on my progress on Bennington. The first is that North Star Models is supposed to be releasng a 1/350 US Navy 3D Figure Set, and I want to wait to see them before I put any more figures on. The second, more important, reason is that I have been spending quite a bit of time in the lab waiting for sediment samples to dry and bake. The good news about that though is that I found another project that I am working on to kill the time while I wait.
To make a long story short, I'm scratch building a 144 scale USS Greenling (SSN-614) for a friend of mine. With a set of plans for USS Permit (SSN-594), a print of the various subs in the class and a photograph of Gato (SSN-SSN-615), I was able to build a virtual model of Greenling in AutoCad.
Another friend of mine has access to a stereolithography (SLA) system and said that he could use it to make the small parts for me. The SLA method uses an ultraviolet laser that solidifies a thin liquid photopolymer resin. After one layer is solidified the SLA elevator platform is lowered 0.05 mm - 0.015 mm (0.002” – 0.006”) and the process is repeated. This continues until the whole part is completed. The advantage of this is that the parts can be generated straight from 3D AutoCad drawings, which I have recently learned to do.
Because my friend said that I needed to limitthe size of the part to about 4", I subdivided the model into 13 parts (3 of which are duplicates). Attached is a file showing the parts, and just for fun, I "painted" the reassembled model.
Another benefit of doing this, is that if I later decide to do the print in 3D, I won't have to knock off anyone else's parts. I can just use my model.
I'm going to start a WIP on her and will post the link here when I get it posted if you are interested in the process I followed to get to this point.
CHEERS!!
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