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Great printing Carlos! That is fantastic. Maybe some of those fuel and water cans can be reduced to 1/72 scale for me! LOL!

You are going to have so much fun with this!

Duke Maddog wrote: ↑Tue Dec 30, 2025 5:36 pm Great printing Carlos! That is fantastic. Maybe some of those fuel and water cans can be reduced to 1/72 scale for me! LOL!

You are going to have so much fun with this!

Mark, I will start easy and work with the scales that the files come in. I bet there just might be 1/72 files out there. But somewhere down the line, once I have the basics down, I will start doing conversions that change files from one scale to another. After all, I’m finding that some items are not available in the scales that I need, but are available in another…

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Wed Dec 31, 2025 1:19 am Sorry to be a worry-wart, Carlos. That gear looks pretty scary!

No worries Bruce, you’re just being a good friend in your concerns. I appreciate that. On a related note, my son purchased an air purifier and set it up in the garage next to my 3D printer set up area. Within a few hours yesterday evening it sure reduced the odors in there. Regarding the NBC MOPP (Nuclear Biological Chemical, Mission Oriented Protective Posture) gear, yeah that is the stuff of apocalyptic nightmares. But we trained in it constantly in all conditions, and you got used to it. I’ve been gassed more times than I can count or remember….

Superb stuff on getting it all set up Carlos. Soon you'll be knocking out replacement parts left right and centre!

Looking forward to seeing more prints.

Wouh, a 3D printer!

I have totally missed this piece of information, but looking at the succesful failure, seems to be serious piece of hardware there!

I see in one of the pics, that you use a respirator. Does the 3D printer produce that much "exhaust fumes" that a respirator is required?

- Kari

You might already know this but on Britmodeller there is quite a 3D printer knowledge base.

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... -printing/

KSaarni wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 8:06 am Wouh, a 3D printer!

I have totally missed this piece of information, but looking at the succesful failure, seems to be serious piece of hardware there!

I see in one of the pics, that you use a respirator. Does the 3D printer produce that much "exhaust fumes" that a respirator is required?

- Kari

The Resin can be quite nasty Kari - certainly the one we had in the office at Lockheed always used to give me headaches.

Stuart wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 6:30 am Superb stuff on getting it all set up Carlos. Soon you'll be knocking out replacement parts left right and centre!

Looking forward to seeing more prints.

Well, not this week. Tried a few prints yesterday and the first session was a complete flop, while the second session was a partial success. The process is slow, so you don’t know until the end if it worked properly or not.

KSaarni wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 8:06 am Wouh, a 3D printer!

I have totally missed this piece of information, but looking at the succesful failure, seems to be serious piece of hardware there!

I see in one of the pics, that you use a respirator. Does the 3D printer produce that much "exhaust fumes" that a respirator is required?

- Kari

The printer itself produces no fumes, but the liquid resin sure does produce them. We bought and set up an air purifier next to the work area, and that sure has helped. The uncured resin residues on the equipment can still give off some fumes as well.

BorgR3mc0 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 02, 2026 8:42 am You might already know this but on Britmodeller there is quite a 3D printer knowledge base.

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... -printing/

Thanks for that Remco. Kitmaker Network also has some good knowledge there as well.

I think there are two situations in life where you should own a 3D-Printer:
1.) You want to start a business around it.
2.) You're retired.

I wish you loads of fun with this new aspect of our hobby, Carlos!

Well I qualify for the second. Thank you sir!