Mine...All Mine...bwaaahahaha

[salmon]

Playing with a new 3D printer (FormLabs Form 3). Wanting to see if the material (generic Grey) would work for torpedo or....Aquarium decorations.

I saw a couple of mines on Thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2527166 and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2612454)

The first one I liked, but wanted to make a floating one to possibly go in an aquarium with a Type VII. So, I created one in Fusion 360


I broke a couple of ends off removing the sprues. Next is testing in water and seeing how it handles being wet. I have been told that Krylon Fusion for plastic is safe in an aquarium. I will test that as well.

Does anyone have external plans for a mine and sizes?

I have seen pictures of small mines to very large mines.


If someone has info on German and American mines and sizes, I would love that information.
If you are interested in the mine I made, let me know here.
Peace,
Tom

[salmon]

Ooops, forgot to add the photo of it removed from sprue.

[JWLaRue]

Tom,

That's wicked! Those would be the perfect addition to your diorama. Would be interesting to try a Fusion 360 model of a mine that just exploded.

Can you provide a quick review of the FormLabs 3 SLA printer? This model seems to have gotten the cost of SLA printing down to a somewhat reasonable level of cost.

-tnx,

Jeff

[sam reichart]

Tom - FYI, I have the optional resin mine set that goes with the 1/35 Schnellboot from Italeri. It’s been a while since I looked at the directions for them. Let me see what detail they have.

[salmon]

Jeff, I can do that! Let me gather photos and I will post (or write an article) on it.

Sam, any help will be great.

[JWLaRue]

Tom,

That'll be excellent!

-Jeff

[salmon]

The newest revision. Thoughts?

[salmon]

Made a couple more revisions and printed....



Testing material for water compatibility.

[JWLaRue]

Seriously very cool!

I assume that they float...so they can be tethered to the 'sea' floor?

-Jeff

[salmon]

Jeff, Yes, I will have a line or chain (not sure which yet) connected to an anchor (also not sure yet).

Here is the latest. I went with a slightly out of scale pins on the outside. the larger size just looks better, I guess I am doing a Hollywood make over. I printed this on the finer resolution.


I am pleased with it.
But, now I just might make a Type XXIII in the tank instead.... 1/35th scale.

[sam reichart]

Jeff, Yes, I will have a line or chain (not sure which yet) connected to an anchor (also not sure yet).

Here is the latest. I went with a slightly out of scale pins on the outside. the larger size just looks better, I guess I am doing a Hollywood make over. I printed this on the finer resolution.
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I am pleased with it.
But, now I just might make a Type XXIII in the tank instead.... 1/35th scale.

Just how big is this tank????

[salmon]

75 gallon, but we are thinking of getting a 125 gallon tank.

[JWLaRue]

Tom,

Might you be placing your mine .STL files up on something like Shapeways so those of us who don't have 3D printers can create our own minefields?

-tnx,
Jeff

[jure george]

OR maybe on Thingverse so others can try to print them to their specs.

[salmon]

Yes to one of them....not sure what I will do yet.