Gee, and I don't have any smokers in my model boats!

Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA

Hey Lew, I have a smoker out in the back yard/garden ( yard to me garden to the missus)!

Nickthesteam... you cook as well as build model boats? Me too!

TerryH... if will be using a 3D printer you will most likely need a computer, laptop or desktop. Depending on what you are doing will drive how powerful it will need to be.

Will you be creating your own model or just downloading and printing pre-made models?

The Ender Neo probably comes with the slicer software (to load on a computer) which creates the GCODE files.

Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA

You boys are gonna have to give me lessons on 3d printing as just got an ender neo for Christmas and not a clue if I need a laptop or not

I must confess I didn't look too closely at the stl I found as I was in the middle of cooking dinner at the time...

3D files, usually .STL and .OBJ, are resized or scaled up/down before they are sent to printer which typically uses .GCODE (or "go codes) to translate the 3D file to print the item. Kind of like putting a piece of paper on a copy machine and use reduce or enlarge.

Slicer (configured for a specific printer) software is often used to convert the 3D file to a GCODE file.

One can find "viewers" to look at the 3D file or even free 3D file editor such as Meshmixer to edit files. (Microsoft has "3D Viewer" in 10 but not 11. Free download on Microsoft. )

(Note that the GCODE file mentioned above is not a 3D file, but a directions file like used in NC machining.)

I hope this simple explanation shows the usual process of how 3D files are often printed and avoids misinformation on who to seek out to do this.

Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA

Also, you can check out the flow process I created about Shapeways.
https://lewsmodelboats.org/3D-models/ShapewaysProcess.png

Or scale one down for you. 😊. https://www.shapeways.com/product/8BPV7ZMSP/1-16-uboot-8-8-cm-sk-c-35-naval-deck-gun?optionId=66139957&li=marketplace

Printing guns or trying to find the right one for the job is definitely a head scratcher

Stephen: DiStefan 3D may be able to help a bit or scale one up for you? Or at least his 3D views on his page could be a a help. https://www.shapeways.com/product/3FWHYFDNZ/1-35-uboot-8-8-cm-sk-c-35-naval-deck-gun?optionId=311578649&li=marketplace

Nickthesteam - that is a pretty primitive model (free) on Thingiverse I doubt it would look good in 1/24 scale. However there are other sites some better ones (i.e., CGtrader). There is another one on Thingiverse (see link) that looks better but was created for wargaming. Not sure how that one would look enlarged.

Stephen T - As for dimensions you might be able to get them from the linked PDF. There are plenty of other drawings of that gun out there.

Lew
Florida 🌤️😉, USA

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4223200
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/ref/TM/PDFs/TME9-369A_Germ88.pdf

Here's an stl file, use the parts you need, make a mount and alter the scale with 3d printer software...
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4700687/files

If you've got a 3d printer then Yeggi have the files for one

I’ll bet you can find one fir a 3D printer. Also places that have the 3D in a file of the gun can also print it

I have used cult for ship parts like doors. Other companies I buy or build from software my ship parts. Usually the software to print you can scale up or down to meet needs. Check out a machine I have is flash forge and use thier app to print with pic shows 1:96 guns n rocket launcher. Doors an more in the pic all 3D printed