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CodeWraith3-Aug-17 1:34

3-Aug-17 1:34

KennethKennedy wrote:
ABS I used for a firewall on a model airplane that needed to be as strong as possible

A RC plane that flies, I suppose. That's exactly what I'm building as well. The weapons are for a 1:16 scale Vietnam Huey.

KennethKennedy wrote:
TPU I used for printing a flexible tube

Flexible! I did not think of that! Is it flexible enough to print those ammo belts?

Mark Parity3-Aug-17 1:49

Mark Parity

3-Aug-17 1:49

Yes the firewall was an upgrade part for the Durafly Excalibur's original weak part, so an actual flying model. Smile | :)

That Huey sounds like its going to be the business. I'd be scared to fly it after putting in all the effort to make it a proper scale model.

TPU would be one solution for printing the ammo belts, its more than flexible enough, its also quite straightforward to print articulated parts with hinges etc using rigid plastics.

CodeWraith3-Aug-17 2:23

3-Aug-17 2:23

The mechanical part of the model is an old veteran and quite reliable. It's a T-Rex 450 Sport[^]

The body, out of the box, looks like this: Worst paint job ever![^]

YUCK: Almost no details, not even windows!

So I looked for a nice reference and found this model kit.[^] and this old picture of the original.[^]

Mark Parity3-Aug-17 2:43

Mark Parity

3-Aug-17 2:43

I see, 450 size so not too expensive if it crashes, windows are usually omitted on scale helicopter bodies for cooling reasons.

Considering the need to keep the weight down too, most/all 3D slicing programs allow setting of the infill percentage, quite strong parts can be printed with surprisingly low infill values.

CodeWraith3-Aug-17 2:57

3-Aug-17 2:57

KennethKennedy wrote:
I see, 450 size so not too expensive if it crashes, windows are usually omitted on scale helicopter bodies for cooling reasons.

That and I might also mess up building the scale details. It's more like scratch building a model and I'm improvising a lot. At the moment I'm finishing the rivets, but I still have the entire underside to go. Anyway, my first try at a scale model should not be the most expensive one I can find.

KennethKennedy wrote:
Considering the need to keep the weight down too, most/all 3D slicing programs allow setting of the infill percentage, quite strong parts can be printed with surprisingly low infill values.

The whole body is dead weight that has to be carried around. I have two options to compensate it. First, I already replaced the symmetric rotor blades with half-symmetric ones. They provide more lift while limiting aerobatics, so I can go easier on the throttle. If that's not enough, I might also replace the battery by two separate ones in parallel withn a higher total capacity. This may also free up the space for a scale cockpit. Just try to find some accurate pilot figures at 1:16 scale. Smile | :)

Mark Parity3-Aug-17 3:17

Mark Parity

3-Aug-17 3:17

CodeWraith wrote:
Just try to find some accurate pilot figures at 1:16 scale.

Autodesk make a 3D scanning package that can generate a 3D model using the camera on a Smartphone. Grab a 3D model of yourself in a sitting position, then print it and you could be the both the remote and on board pilot. Cool | :cool:

CodeWraith3-Aug-17 3:24

3-Aug-17 3:24

Oh no! That would provoke something nasty from our 'Admon'. He has not much hair left on his head and I joked that he served in Vietnam and got a good dose of the defoliating agent.

Worried Brown Eyes3-Aug-17 1:13

Worried Brown Eyes

3-Aug-17 1:13

Do you have a FabLab[^] or similar close by? I dabbled a little a few years ago using Blender & Sketchup(?), but I think something like that would be very difficult with those tools and no prior experience. The people there there were very helpful though.

Of course, I expect the tools have improved massively since then.

CodeWraith3-Aug-17 1:24

3-Aug-17 1:24

I know. I have played around with CAD programs, usually for 3D graphics, but drawing detailed parts to scale is not so easy. But I do know a young lady who used to draw parts for a car tuner. I don't doubt that she can do it, provided we get enough pictures and /or drawings from the web. As an alternative, we can also use a small plastic model kit as reference, but they often have made some mistakes.

FabLab, you say? Google's database will soon know about my interest in this and combine this information with what I bought for the last bachelor's party. Who knows what they will deduce from that.

Daniel Pfeffer3-Aug-17 2:46

Daniel Pfeffer

3-Aug-17 2:46

CodeWraith wrote:
drawing detailed parts to scale is not so easy

If you can find an old-fashioned draftsman, he/she can teach you the basics. You can then move onto the automated tools with some idea of what you're doing.

I'd expect that most of them are retired by now...

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

--Winston Churchill

CodeWraith3-Aug-17 3:01

Why is Javascript still a thing?

3-Aug-17 3:01

I do know a young lady who did this for a living at a car tuner.

GKP19923-Aug-17 0:08

GKP1992

3-Aug-17 0:08

Recently, I spent around day trying to find out why something was not working the way it was supposed to.
And what did I found out? Nothing!
Really, debugging JS code in a browser is one of the worst things about web development. So I begin to wonder, why is this mess still around? Cry | :((

Admit it, javascript has a very flawed design. The only reason we still use it, is because we have no other choice. Really if people had the choice of using a friendlier language like C# or Java, javascript would have been in the dumpster by now.
I never liked a thing about Javascript and I do not think I ever will.

It is crippled.

Back to work I guess. And guess what, it is Javascript again. Mad | :mad:

I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking. Just barge in will'Ya?

dan!sh 3-Aug-17 0:10

dan!sh

3-Aug-17 0:10

And people are writing server side code with it.

"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

Nelek3-Aug-17 0:14

Nelek

3-Aug-17 0:14

You will always find morons everywhere Sigh | :sigh:

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Leng Vang3-Aug-17 7:10

Leng Vang

3-Aug-17 7:10

I guess you could call me a moron, because I do write server side code in JavaScript (Nodejs that is) and a full SQL Server accessing one no less. I happen to like it better than using IIS. Only thing I missed in NodeJs is EF capability.

Nelek3-Aug-17 19:10

Nelek

3-Aug-17 19:10

VB6 is still used too Poke tongue | ;-P

M.D.V.

JakePogo4-Aug-17 4:27

JakePogo

4-Aug-17 4:27

It kind of sounds like you just don't care enough to learn how to do it correctly. Don't judge others just because you have issues with it. ALL programming languages have their nuances, as well as pros and cons depending on your goals. I really don't mean to offend but I feel like your being very critical...

Nelek4-Aug-17 9:23

Nelek

4-Aug-17 9:23

and it kinda sounds like you don't know how to distinguish a joke.

M.D.V.

User 101325463-Aug-17 0:16

User 10132546

3-Aug-17 0:16

It's going to get a little better soon though.. ECMAScript 6: New Features: Overview and Comparison

Now is it bad enough that you let somebody else kick your butts without you trying to do it to each other? Now if we're all talking about the same man, and I think we are... it appears he's got a rather growing collection of our bikes.

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CodeWraith3-Aug-17 0:32

3-Aug-17 0:32

And in n years from now, when this pile of (brown mass) has finally reached an acceptable state, then everyone except the last surviving fanbois will be fed up with it and someone will reinvent the wheel and everything starts all over again. They will never learn.

User 101325463-Aug-17 0:53

User 10132546

3-Aug-17 0:53

CodeWraith wrote:
And in n years from now, when this pile of (brown mass) has finally reached an acceptable state, then everyone except the last surviving fanbois will be fed up with it and someone will reinvent the wheel and everything starts all over again. They will never learn.

I thought I'd seen you out and about today.. Laugh | :laugh:

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CodeWraith3-Aug-17 1:05

3-Aug-17 1:05

You can't become a CodeWraith until they have drained every bit of enthusiasm and interest from you. JavaScript (or being threatened with having to work with it) makes flipping burgers not so bad a carreer choice after all.