TOPIC: 3D Printing: Shrouds

Trying to expand my skillset and tools, so learning to 3D-model and setting up a printer.

First project is replacing a modified MR Vader emitter shroud that cracked mid-duel (darn those things are brittle).

Original saber:



Having no background in 3D modelling but a fair amount of programming experience, I wound up tinkering with OpenSCAD and pushing this out in a few days:



(some short printing video clips are available on this instagram post)

A couple of hours for setup and printing, then:




And it fits!



Making a few sizing adjustments and putting back some detail to have some MPP replacements on hand:

Nice! That's something I have yet to try. I was considering getting a 3D printer, but decided to set money aside for the LS6 gull wing and Crossguard runs from Korbanth. I tried my hand at some 3d modeling many years ago for some video game mods and the results were not so good

Anxious to see how your skills at 3d modeling progress, that's really impressive for a first model.