Hobby exploits 2020 and onward
I did something different
Some time ago I 3d printed and painted a container inspired by Infinity paper terrain (Mototronica pack from Operation Icestorm precisely). This is my project post about it:
https://www.beastsofwar.com/project-entry/1435048/
And a photo:
I loved the design, but it had some major flaws, to name the few of them:
- It is hard to print, requires supports in several places, consists of couple of parts which each print for ages,
- The containers can’t be stacked one over another,
- Due to method used to attach the door, they constantly drop out,
- containers put one next to the other don’t break line of fire completely, there are narrow spaces between them,
- They take incredible amount of space to store, something I have no spare of.
So using the original design I actually re-engineered them. I simplified the texture on the walls, changed orientation the walls are printed in and added hinges on the corners which made them fold almost flat for storage. I lost hinged doors, but those didn’t work for me in the first place.
The only thing I wasn’t able to address, was printing time, it still takes around 4 hours to print one container and probably around 15 minutes to put the parts together.
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