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1. SimpleSailor🇬🇧Bronze

   Lieutenant·3 years ago

   Thanks for the lovely comments. I wish I was a youngster. 71 next week and still learning new skills.

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2. flaxbybuck🇬🇧

   Captain·3 years ago

   Well done SimpleSailor.
   The use of 3D printing to produce model boats really opens up our hobby to those youngsters, like you, who want to use their technical know-how to make things that can then be set in motion, be they planes , trains, cars, boats etc. This tech is beyond my ken, but I do like to keep up with what is happening out there.😉
3. SimpleSailor🇬🇧Bronze

   Lieutenant·3 years ago

   Thanks for all of the comments. Out-Spam handles great, turns on a sixpence. I will know this Sunday what she is like at high speed (30 +mph) in a straight line but so far it is a very enjoyable experience. With respect to 3D printing getting easier I think that is very true. My first printer was a low cost copy of a Prusa i3 (Bed slinger). This I heavily modified over a period of 5 years (including coding the firmware) until I got it to the point where it would give reliable quality prints every time. However it was never going to be fast. So I bought a new Creality Ender-5-S1. What a game changer. Gone is the bed slinging and what would have taken a day to print now takes 4 hours. The time consuming part for me is the CAD work. You do not need to understand CAD in order to print things but I love designing things so while I have some hulls in the design stage I realised I couldn't better the design of the V hull so I downloaded it. However it has been modified with the addition of adjustable trim tabs, better battery retainer and I did away with the 3D printed rudder assembly in favour of a bought one.

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4. TerryH🇬🇧

   Midshipman·3 years ago

   3d printing is becoming more affordable but still time consuming. Now you can download the full files for a 1.24 PT109 for 50 us dollars
5. TerryH🇬🇧

   Midshipman·3 years ago

   Power...
6. Newby7🇨🇦Bronze

   Fleet Admiral·3 years ago

   Looks like she will fly.
   Rick
7. johnf🇬🇧

   Midshipman·3 years ago

   Well done Simple Sailor,
   
   Although I am no great fan of fast electric boats, you are really acting as a trail-blazer here.
   
   Indeed, we have seen the explosive growth of affordable 3D printers over the past few years; with a wide availability of programmes for ever more models of every conceivable kind.
   
   Such " home-printed" marine models could well become commonplace in the not too distant future. They also provide a useful response to the many pessimists who argue that our wonderful hobby is already in it's death throws.
   
   In this respect you set a good example to us all!
   
   With best wishes. Dr John F. Leeds and Bradford MBC. 👍👍😊😊

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8. RonBMK2🇬🇧

   Petty Officer 1st Class·3 years ago

   Looks great, how dose she handle?