jonhaag[501st] Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Posted August 8, 2016 Hey Jon, I'm curious how much XTC-3D it took to cover that beast with two coats? That stuff is on the expensive side... Probably going to wind up being 2 coats. Got derailed in my attempts to do it over the weekend - hoping to do it tonight. I've needed 2 30ml doses to do the first coat, and would imagine the same for coat 2. It's ultimately not a ton of the bottles since you brush on such a thin layer, but yeah, it's expensive either way. Does feel like it's making things a bit stronger though as it adds an additional layer of hardness. Quote
kman[TK] Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) Probably going to wind up being 2 coats. Got derailed in my attempts to do it over the weekend - hoping to do it tonight. I've needed 2 30ml doses to do the first coat, and would imagine the same for coat 2. It's ultimately not a ton of the bottles since you brush on such a thin layer, but yeah, it's expensive either way. Does feel like it's making things a bit stronger though as it adds an additional layer of hardness. Only 60ml so far? Two of the little 1 fl oz cups? How many "doses" do you get out of a given weight bottle? I see Amazon has a 24oz kit for a little under $30, but it's not clear how much you use for each dose you mix up, since it's a 2 part recipe. Edited August 8, 2016 by kman Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 8, 2016 Author Report Posted August 8, 2016 It's a 2 to 1 mixture. So 20ml is part A and 10ml is part B. When I get home I'll get check the volume of each bottle for you. Quote
kman[TK] Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 (edited) It's a 2 to 1 mixture. So 20ml is part A and 10ml is part B. When I get home I'll get check the volume of each bottle for you. Looks like it comes with two bottles, the big one is about twice the size of the small one, which makes sense. Only issue is the stupid bottles are labeled according to weight, not volume, so there's no way to determine how many volumes are in each bottle without seeing how much weight a dose uses. Grr. Not a big deal either way, I suppose, I'm just curious if you're able to make the determination of how many doses would come from that 1 lb bottle (the bigger one, in the case of the 24oz package on Amazon) Edited August 8, 2016 by kman Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Posted August 9, 2016 Looks like it comes with two bottles, the big one is about twice the size of the small one, which makes sense. Only issue is the stupid bottles are labeled according to weight, not volume, so there's no way to determine how many volumes are in each bottle without seeing how much weight a dose uses. Grr. Not a big deal either way, I suppose, I'm just curious if you're able to make the determination of how many doses would come from that 1 lb bottle (the bigger one, in the case of the 24oz package on Amazon) Looking it over, I can't really tell. I can say that you should be able to get quite a bit out of it considering how much I've used so far and how much is remaining. 1 Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Posted August 9, 2016 Coat 2 is now curing. 120ml total of XTC-3D, with plenty left in both bottles for many more prints. Light sanding and primer/paint will hopefully go on tomorrow. Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted August 9, 2016 Report Posted August 9, 2016 Looks good Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Posted August 10, 2016 Paint went on last night: (Subsequent coats concealed the underlying color inside the barrel better - should have printed that in black to avoid any issues, but it's fine) Being my first big printed/painted prop project, I've already learned a few lessons after this painting session. I should have worked on sanding some of the ridges where parts were joined together down a bit better, but I think I'll notice them far more than anyone else since I know what I'm looking at. I also managed to miss a few spots in my painting, partially due to having to do this outside at night. I'm going to pick up some flat black hobby paint and touch it up alongside the weathering with chain mail silver. I'm thinking that should work out ok. Weathering and touch ups tomorrow night, plus a few very light coats of flat clear coat. Hoping to be able to troop with this Saturday... Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Posted August 12, 2016 After seeing my paint job in the light, I realized I missed a few chunks so I put down one more coat this afternoon. Let it dry this evening and then decided to go ahead and dive into weathering! I used "Chainmail Silver" and the dry brushing technique. Put just a little bit in a 20oz cap and went to work. Being my first time weathering, had a few places it went on heavier than intended at the start. Overall pretty happy with how it all turned out though. Went to screw in the charging handle and realized I had let some of the XTC-3D get in the hole and it messed it up. Sanded down the edge of the hole and then tried to screw it in again... ...I broke the handle off inside the receiver... Cut my losses and filled in the hole with putty. I'll sand it smooth tomorrow and paint it. Forgot to take photos, but I wound up having to modify the bipod connection and used a screw to hold it to the barrel mount. Here it is in its 95% glory: Just have to finish fixing the handle hole and then clear coat it all. I'm going to troop with the gun Saturday and then clear coat it afterward because I want to show it off. 1 Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted August 12, 2016 Report Posted August 12, 2016 WooHoo! Looks awesome...you did some fine work there. You should sent a pic to Máté Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted August 12, 2016 Report Posted August 12, 2016 Hey I noticed your T-track orientation and got a question...did you orient them like this? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Hey I noticed your T-track orientation and got a question...did you orient them like this? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Yep, that's the diagram/configuration I used. I found a lot of variation around the web on the placement but that looked like the correct one based on some other people's DLTs. Edited August 12, 2016 by jonhaag Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted August 12, 2016 Report Posted August 12, 2016 Cool...I couldn't really tell and just wanted to make sure Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Posted August 13, 2016 Took my DLT out to its first troop today, went to put the butt stock around my arm, and managed to snap the screw right off... I should have printed it stronger. Ah well. Going to sand the paint down and just permanently attach the buttstock to the receiver and call it a day. Quote
themaninthesuitcase[Admin] Posted August 13, 2016 Report Posted August 13, 2016 How many perimeters did you use? Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Posted August 13, 2016 How many perimeters did you use? Not enough, probably 2 walls and low in fill. This was one of the first parts I printed before I realized I should be making it stronger. 1 Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted August 13, 2016 Author Report Posted August 13, 2016 This has been my first ever large scale print & my first 3D printed prop, so it's definitely been a learning experience. If I ever make a second one of these, the knowledge from this first one combined with the improvements the artist made to the version (1.0) that I built should make for an even better/stronger construction. Thankfully most breaks on this thing should be fixable by a healthy dose of super glue and a little bit of luck. 2 Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted August 14, 2016 Report Posted August 14, 2016 Took my DLT out to its first troop today, went to put the butt stock around my arm, and managed to snap the screw right off... I should have printed it stronger. Ah well. Going to sand the paint down and just permanently attach the buttstock to the receiver and call it a day. Yikes, that's no good. If you printed it vertical, do a layer change in the gcode and increase the infill and wall thickness by at least 50% and 1 or 2 walls. Sorry that happened to you. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
Soulborba Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Hello, get the files with Máté, but came in .skt format, someone would have in STL format? I can not convert. Thank you Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Posted October 24, 2016 Hello, get the files with Máté, but came in .skt format, someone would have in STL format? I can not convert. Thank you I got STL files from him. Just email him back and ask for the STLs. 1 Quote
Soulborba Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 No answer could send me? [email protected] Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted October 24, 2016 Report Posted October 24, 2016 Give him a day at least to respond Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote
jonhaag[501st] Posted October 24, 2016 Author Report Posted October 24, 2016 Assuming you mean SKP, but you can convert Sketchup files pretty easily to STL. Beyond that, just hold tight for him to reply I'd say. I'm not really comfortable giving out paid files like that. Quote
Johaneggink Posted May 3, 2017 Report Posted May 3, 2017 I also have smaller bed like you. 200x200x180mm <br> Can you share or sell your cut files?<br> Let me know Quote
SixCrazyPants Posted May 7, 2017 Report Posted May 7, 2017 I also have smaller bed like you. 200x200x180mm <br> Can you share or sell your cut files?<br> Let me know Contact Máté and ask him. If you can't reach him, let me know. Quote
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