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By the looks of it, yes. Odd that one of the wheels has supports for the hub while the others don’t, even though they seem to be identical other than the tread pattern on the tyres.
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If they can do it in 1/35 - maybe 1/12? - Thinking of all those motorbike kits that needed spoked wheels!
Dave
Dave
Looks like they are having the connecting supporting arms in place. There goes PE.
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
PE is still useful for things made of sheet metal, like Stug schurtzen and gun shields Richard. You get both strength and scale thickness in those sort of applications. On the other hand, things like PE spokes always look too flat anyway….
they wont be for long lol
CSM have added these to their Facebook page
WOW
Dave
WOW
Dave
They do look good.
But how fragile?
Pretty dam impressive if only to show what can be done and what the future holds ,only concern is at what cost to the customer ,they don't seem like you can knock out mass numbers double time ,still the future looks bright. Dave
Actually,Dave, with this technology you can build as many as will fit on the build plate in the same time it takes to print one.its just a question of how much you want to spend on your machine.
I sound like a broken record, but this really is the future,chaps.
I think that Phase Hanger resin in the US has more or less gone 100% over to 3D printing. Products stil look good and the price pretty much the same (all things considered).
One of my concerns would be the longevity of the wheels - do these resins become brittle with age? Some plastics do, and 'creep' under load. Does painting affect the mechanical properties?
Dave
Dave
no-one knows yet ,Dave.
I do agree the wire spokes seem very vulnerable.
Of course, just because you can doesn't mean you should.....
That said ,there are resins with many different properties so it wouldn't be impossible to use a less brittle resin for the spoked wheels, maybe?
No moulds to wear out or damage either Ian. This technology is only going to improve, getting easier to use and faster to print.
Earlier “rubber” tyres did all of these things Dave. Didn’t stop kit makers using them, or modellers buying them :tongue-out3:
time will tell!
Dave
Dave, that sounds quite portentous - the voice of doom ....
Steve
On the IBG Model Facebook page - releases available late September
On the Clear Prop Facebook page - September release
Lot of parts for a 1/72 biplane....................
On the Kinetic Model Facebook page an upcoming 'special edition'
With all those decals in 1/48, I hope they react well to decal solution!
Dave
On the Clear Prop Facebook page - September release
Lot of parts for a 1/72 biplane....................
On the Kinetic Model Facebook page an upcoming 'special edition'
With all those decals in 1/48, I hope they react well to decal solution!
Dave
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