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Moi3d house11/9/2022 ![]() ![]() Unlike FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printers which extrudes molten plastic filament out like a tiny tube of toothpaste, SLA uses an ultraviolet laser to “draw” a design into a vat of photopolymer resin which solidifies layer by layer. I will be using a Form 2 printer from FormLabs, a leader in desktop stereolithography (SLA) fabrication. Rendering of one of the early models I built Scout with Missile Turret Line art rendering I’m also omitting a couple of elements such as the side-mounted sensor clusters and the densitometer module. The original 3D model is pretty old and was not designed for fabrication, thus, I’ve had to redesign certain aspects to be better suited for 3D printing. ![]() ![]() We ended up collaborating on a number of ship designs over the years and became long distance friends. I was able to get in touch with Bryan and we decided to collaborate on creating a 3D version of his new design. Since I had done numerous pieces of artwork for the Traveller and 2300AD game systems over the years, I had some familiarity with the artists, writers and art directors in the field. In 2002, I had the privilege of collaborating with Bryan Gibson, an artist whose work for various games I had admired since my teen years. A new version of the Traveller game, called Traveller T20, was in development and some of Bryan’s artwork had been posted showing some really interesting redesigns of iconic ships. It’s a treasure trove of gaming and sci-fi goodness! History of the Scout Redesign Check out Winchell’s site, Project Rho, if you have a chance. While I had originally believed that the Scout design was derived from a Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer, Winchell Chung informed me that the original Type S Scout designs created by William Keith were actually influenced by earlier designs such as the Convair Atlas space station glider. ![]()
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