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looking great and i like the idea of removing the handle to fit it diffrently on the gun but one last thing i dont know why but i think the gun would fit with the futureristic feel if you added 2 of them glass bubbles on the side like the bioshock 2 shotgun



like behinde the shell exit on the gun but thats just me but other then that cant wait for it to be ready for modeling

On the glass bubbles, I think that would look great for an energy weapon, but I don't see it for a ballistic weapon. And I think if you really like them, I can make some out of clear resin that you can add to yours if you really want them. But I don't think I will add them to the blender image, just something I will make by hand.

I am glad you like it! I have to wait on getting it printed until I know what my next address will be. But it should be getting printed in a week or so.

 RSJake wrote:
On the glass bubbles, I think that would look great for an energy weapon, but I don't see it for a ballistic weapon. And I think if you really like them, I can make some out of clear resin that you can add to yours if you really want them. But I don't think I will add them to the blender image, just something I will make by hand.

I am glad you like it! I have to wait on getting it printed until I know what my next address will be. But it should be getting printed in a week or so.

well the tought behinde it was that i find a normal engine like that a bit boaring so why not spiff it up with somthing redicules for a power sourch but sure i would like that if possible since i am after all the mad steampunker (mostly on steam tough )

Gotcha. And I guess it would need a power source seeing as it has to rotate....

And with that in mind, I added two small-ish "ports" for the power bulbs to be attached to in my final rendition. I am not going to post new pics as it's not much of a change.

I also am going to make the "bulbs" in blender and just have them printed out with the rest of it, but I will make a separate mold for them and cast them in clear resin.

i think you should start with a stickman... then you might move on...


and dave... if we had that replicator tech... we would be sitting all day long on the holodeck and i would battle in line with the IG´s of my creation

 RSJake wrote:
Gotcha. And I guess it would need a power source seeing as it has to rotate....

And with that in mind, I added two small-ish "ports"....

..Right below the Main Port.

... You do know it's completely possible to make working electrical motors and gear systems with 3d printers, right?

gear systems yes, nut and bolt already threaded that still work in one opperation yes but a working elecrtical motor???? I do not believe you..

I'm sure motors of any sort could be printed out that look real, but how much detail would come out at this scale?

Anyway, I'm happy with how the gatling gun looks. I can't wait to see it in real life!

How the hell can you make a magnetic wire coil motor with a 3d printer?

There are actually in testing printers for alloys and other components together that could make things like circuit boards and resistors and such. Very small low voltage switches for use in micro-components and such. Very experimental.





I know a guy in Death Valley......

I can believe solid state components..almost, but a wrapped wire coil for an electric motor? That's unpossible.

Not really when you consider that the molecules can be assembled almost at the molecular level. with a little bastardization and creativity it isn't hard to see how some one could use a program not unlike Jakes Blender to design a 3d model that incorporates differrent materials in a way that the wire could actually be wound around a spool by the printer. I think that the drawback would be the print time and the fact that a device printed this way would almost have to be a one of a kind very special purpose device or otherwise it simply isn't economically feasible to print it. Much like you wouldn't necessarily want to pay for a portable cd player that was printed from one of these things.

We already have single use cellphones that you can get printed out from a vending machine.

I think that the logical next step in printable devices would not be in the area of mechanical but in the area of surgical. 3D texturized bitmapping of a MRI'd internal organ could than be used to (molecularly?) print a graft of a certain type of tissue or material in order to do microscopically precise repairs or replacements......

Yeah, but the process of manufacturing they use wrapping the wire into a coil in a motor causes the magnetization, which makes the motor work when a current is applied. They would have to use an expensive alloy methinks, and that just wouldn't be cost-effective when regular ferrous metal is already relatively cheap. I dunno, perhaps in the near future? Maybe we won't need centralized manufacturing if everyone can manufacture anything they need at home...

The only thing you need for a motor are some metal brushes (printable), some bearings (printable), a shaft that can turn (printable) and some coils. All a coil is is a copper path that circles around a central point, allowing electrons to flow along it. The molecules don't need to be lined up in the wire form, as long as you have non-conductive space between each printed 'wire' section, the electricity would flow the same. It's also possible to print metals.

um fun fact i work at a electronic production facility named TOPRO amd its true about how small we can make the items and cards hell some cards are infact as smaller then my models and they are used to operate queit alot also to answere the question there are infact light bulbs as small as that hell smaller that you can even see the bulb but its there

I got the Heresy Investigator's Hammer in the mail today. I am not pleased with the level of detail on the printed piece. I will have to add some detail on my own, but the size is good at least!

I have been absent from this thread for too long. Great work!

That's cool, if the print doesn't come out right, at least you can sculpt detail before molding.

Dam some really nice work here Jake Those steam punk rifles are amazing will these be up for sale anytime soon

I have to say I love what you are doing in the steampunk line

Those designs would be perfect for a little project I am working on, I also am loving the Gatling gun would love about ten of those bad boys

I was wondering will those shotguns be available as well have a few street gangs missing some boom sticks

Great stuff mate really impressed

Thanks Ldd!
I will be making all of the Steampunk Line available at some point, but I need to get better prints done of everyhthing. Shapeways just isn't detailed enough.

are there many more businesses out there in that line of work?

That is good news Jake they are looking pretty dam fine pieces, I guess you have answered my PM Maybe you could do those Jawa weapons, they never got made with your new skill I think the look would be perfect

I know cheeky git

Hey guys! I am not dead. Been working a lot. I think I am done with the Female Heresy Investigator for Sageheart! Well, as long as Sageheart is happy with it of course. I just need to take some pictures. there is a little clean-up left to do, but it's looking good.

I have started the My LIttle Commissar again a couple of times, but I haven't been happy with it. So I am still working on that.

The 3D prints I had made are waiting for me back home in Montana, so I don't know what those look like, but the ones I have ordered so far were all the "polished" versions, and as I saw with the hammer, it removed a lot of the details. So I think I will have to re-order them anyways.

There is another company that can print them with much better detail, but at around 10 times the cost. And I just don't have the $$$ to devote to that right now. But as with the shotguns I did, Shapeways does have good detail, and looks pretty good at that scale. And I don't know if the difference in print quality will show at that scale. We'll see I guess.

Anyways, off to work. Later!

RSJake

Hey guys! I am not dead

you are using that wording a lot these days...

Anyways, off to work. Later!

and sadly this too...

keep well mate!

That is a shame about the prints I really cant wait to get some Steam punk weapons all on my christmas list

Have you thought about Maxmini for printing (don't know the cost mind ) but there prints always look really clean

Good luck with it all mate

El Vik - I know, I know. I have really been slacking on the hobby side of things. But on the bright side. I got my first check yesterday, and my wife was happy with it! I'm not saying it makes up for me leaving her with a 3-1/2 year old and a 11 month old at home, but at least she's not disappointed.

I also didn't mean to ignore your earlier post about local gaming places...it's just that I haven't visited any of them yet. There are none where I am staying, but I am currently in a small fishing village about 1 hour north of where I will be living in a month or so and we have been commuting every day. I will get around to the gaming stores. In fact I have a bit of extra cash that is burning a hole in my pocket! And I should put it to something constructive instead of spending it on Beer.

LDD - I don't know if Maxmini would be cheaper or not. I looked on the website, and couldn't find a link to printing. Is it something they offer the general public? Also, even if they were cheaper the shipping costs would probalbly put it over the top. But who knows.

I did make a new order from shapeways. It should be here some time after I get back from going home for my youngest daughter's first birthday! So, yay! 2 great events in one week!

It looks like I will have Monday off, so I will try to get some pictures. If it isn't overcast or something like that. It happens a lot here. Part of why I moved. I like the damp climate.

Until later,
RSJake

I Hear www.rivetzone.com has a special for -=]_,=- members!

I wanted to say something cheerful and wish you an easier and faster settle but can't think of anything that wasn't mentioned so I'll just wait for the pics
Stay well and don't overwork!

I got my first check yesterday, and my wife was happy with it!

that is the best sign of aprovement a women can give you!!!

and best wishes for your younglings birthday... hopefully you all will be together each day again!!!