Had a ton of fun with this one. Def more pieces (~250) and more work than the Snowspeeder Model Kit. Link to files is HERE although I did modify for a tight kerf and to avoid use of dowels. I still used 1/4" dowels and 3/16" dowels. They are needed for some interior supports and the guns, and I didn’t want to cut out a ton of tiny circles and deal with sanding them so they fit through holes, if that makes sense. I was able to fit everything on (2) 12"x20" sheets of 1/8" BB.
Most of the pieces (I forgot some and had to print about 40 more after this pic):
Some pics of the wings assembly, the file is designed so all 4 wings connect with gears and can open and close. 8 little magnets in the center help to snap them open and shut. At the end, I added 4 more on the edges of the wings to help snap them shut:
PM me if you want the files I modified. I don’t want to post them on here since it’s a remix of files on Thingiverse, but happy to share them privately. I modified them to avoid use of more dowels, get them all on 2 sheets of 12"x20" and adjust for a narrow kerf (probably a bit too narrow; in some cases I need to sand a bit or use tiny bar clamps to help fully seat the pieces). Also, I didn’t realize I needed the 4 round magnets in the wings til after completing it so I just drilled holes into the wings (the wing magnet holes aren’t in the files).
@pubultrastar same thing of course-pm me if you want the modified files! i should probably just post them on Thingiverse as a remix linked to the original…
@UrJac What do you mean as far as the design work? I used the files from the Thingiverse linked, and mostly just re-scaled and adjusted parts for a tighter kerf for my material, then created new parts (rings and circles) to replace dowels I didn’t want to have to go get.
Not exactly, I’m using 1/8" baltic birch plywood and I adjusted the kerf for that material. I’m buying mine from Ocooch Hardwoods-really good quality and great prices. They do charge shipping though so I usually try to consolidate my orders to make it worth it.
My mistake; I thought you designed the original and the link was to Your design. Regardless, your adjusted model looks great!