3D Printed Privateer ships.

[Sonnich Johannesen]

Hi Guys.

Just joined, but have been on the site lots of times during the years.

I played WC1 and then Privateer in the 90`s and was totally hooked at the time....just loved the games.
I recently gave Privateer a go again. and got hooked again. Im actually following the game plot this time, instead of just flying around blowing up stuff

Anyway, 2 years ago I got my first 3d printer, and now im on my third , and got everything sorted out.....it is a hobby in itself, and is just not plug and play yet.....

I found the Privateer ships : Centurion, and the Tarsus, and the Galaxy class freighter.

I have printed the Centurion, and in the progress of filling and sanding it, and Im also printing parts for the Tarsus.

I think these models look great, and just wanted to share some pictures of what I have got to so far.

Anyone else print WC models ?


The 3D models I am printing
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2096414
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1479109
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1906701

 

[Quarto]

Magnificent. But... it's Tarsus, man .

 

[FekLeyrTarg]

Very impressive.
Did you rebuild the 3D models from scratch or have you use the ones from the Privateer 3D Archive?

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

haha, Tarsus, dont know how I got that wrong.....
Fixed it.

I downloaded the models from thingverse in the 3 links above, and used meshmixer to cut them up to suite my printer.

 

[st3lt3k]

WOW!!!

I didn't know models that good existed!!!

 

[AD]

That's a nice looking Centurion. I actually came across Astrofossil's Thingverse collection not that long ago. He's got a pretty nice assortment of ships there though I wouldn't know much about the quality of individual files or anything.

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

Got a little more printed and installed on the Tarsus
It is still rough, and needs cleaning up.

 

[Dundradal]

Welcome! Always good to see a friendly ship! (And that greeting was perhaps never more appropriate!)

Those are damn good looking!

 

[Adm_maverick]

OHH! You have my interest!

 

[Aeronautico]

Holy Crap, how can I purchase one of these??

 

[Aeronautico]

Seriously cannot wait to see the Galaxy when that is complete.

 

[Dyret]

Wow, that's gorgeous.

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

Thanks guys.

Find someone who has a a3D printer near you, and get it printed .
They take a few days to print and will require some time to finish too.

I have not printed anything of the Galkaxy yet.

 

[Aeronautico]

The Tarsus just became a very sexy piece of hardware.

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

Rear ende of the Galaxy freighter finished. Only had white plastic left.

 

[Darkmage]

Are these pla, abs? What are you using to smooth the prints out? just sanding ? or something else like acetone?

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

Its PLA, so Acetone wont work on this. Besides, it dulls the details.
I have not fine tuned the process yet, but giving it primer, and then a couple of coats of inexpensive polyeruthane clear, seems to fill the surface nice before sanding, then painting.
It does take ome work.


Front section

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

 

[Quarto]

Rear ende of the Galaxy freighter finished. Only had white plastic left.

White plastic or not, that is one fine... ahem... rear end .

 

[Sonnich Johannesen]

15 hours into the print of the front