03-22-2020, 09:06 AM
As there's not much else to do right now while we wait out the virus, the TIE is getting some more attention. 
I am experimenting around with the placement of the rear cone "clamps" that are the Shinano parts. I'll need to work on the spacing once I have the main hull panel lines put in place. Not looking forward to that - panel lines are a pain to model in 3d, at least in my experience. I'll have to post a quick tutorial on how I do it in Fusion 360 at some point. Maybe someone else has a better way...
Also, I mostly finished the bottom hatch - just a couple proportions to adjust here and there, but I think it looks decent compared to the few studio model pics that I have. I'm sure that the detail is a little off on the central 12-sided plug, but this is the only decent pic I have that shows the actual studio model with the plug in place.
Once I get the cockpit ball to the point where I'm happy with how all the details are fitting, I'm going to start 3d printing some test pieces to see how things look. I'll need to get creative to fit the hull in the build volume of the Anycubic Photon that I'm using. I'll likely have to split it up in quadrants to fit, but I'll figure it out! I do want to add cockpit details at some point, but I'm going to focus on getting the hull complete so that I can post the STL files for anyone else who's interested in a physical build.
Here's a couple pics:
I am experimenting around with the placement of the rear cone "clamps" that are the Shinano parts. I'll need to work on the spacing once I have the main hull panel lines put in place. Not looking forward to that - panel lines are a pain to model in 3d, at least in my experience. I'll have to post a quick tutorial on how I do it in Fusion 360 at some point. Maybe someone else has a better way...
Also, I mostly finished the bottom hatch - just a couple proportions to adjust here and there, but I think it looks decent compared to the few studio model pics that I have. I'm sure that the detail is a little off on the central 12-sided plug, but this is the only decent pic I have that shows the actual studio model with the plug in place.
Once I get the cockpit ball to the point where I'm happy with how all the details are fitting, I'm going to start 3d printing some test pieces to see how things look. I'll need to get creative to fit the hull in the build volume of the Anycubic Photon that I'm using. I'll likely have to split it up in quadrants to fit, but I'll figure it out! I do want to add cockpit details at some point, but I'm going to focus on getting the hull complete so that I can post the STL files for anyone else who's interested in a physical build.
Here's a couple pics: