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    Default Martian cylinder anyone?

    Part of my anti-COVID activity has been playing around with Martian hatches, cylinders and craters, all 3D printed. All a work-in-progress at this stage.

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    I left the hatch at it’s original dimensions, scaled up the Thingiverse crater to suit and created a cutout for the cylinder that I created in Tinkercad. A bit more work in Tinkercad methinks to get the cylinder fitting better in the crater!

    A huge thank you to Robert for his awesome hatch design!
    Last edited by Biggles downunder; 05-25-2020 at 04:36.

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    Really nice! Looks pretty clean.

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    Well done, like the shift in direction this can take us . . .

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    Not being mean but to me iIt looks like a disposable coffee cup stuck in a splodge of mashed up pumpkin.

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    That's what they want you to think . . . to me it says "DANGER! DANGER! WILL ROBINSON!!"

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    I’m thinking that the crater needs to be on a circular base and then groundwork added to blend the lips of the crater with paints and maybe static grass (I’ll raid my brother’s model train supplies for that). I also want to jump back into Tinkercad and redo the cutout in the crater for the cylinder.
    Last edited by Biggles downunder; 06-12-2020 at 15:38.

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    Looks great Wayne! Awkward question #129, can it fit a Tripod?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptMoonbeam View Post
    Looks great Wayne! Awkward question #129, can it fit a Tripod?
    Well, the internal diameter is 74mm so I reckon if I printed a whole cylinder It would accomodate the base (58mm) but the partially buried cylinder means that there is not enough height - a Squid is about 43mm tall. Food for thought though!
    Last edited by Biggles downunder; 06-10-2020 at 14:42.

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    I thought the aliens built the tripods after landing in the cylinders. I have yet to watch the BBC version though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baxter View Post
    I thought the aliens built the tripods after landing in the cylinders. I have yet to watch the BBC version though.
    Probably assembled them is a better term, but, yes, they didn't pop tripods out on landing. Though there was no eye witnessing, Well's narrator speaks of sound of construction from the pit for a couple days.
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Here is version 2 of my Martian cylinder:

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    Tinkercad allows a maximum of 64 sides, hence the facets on the cylinder but just after setting the print going, I came across a YouTube video that shows how to overcome this so I will give that a try and print a version 3. Now to redesign the impact crater...
    Last edited by Biggles downunder; 06-12-2020 at 18:49.

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    That looks terrific Wayne, should paint up a treat.

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Still like this path, trying to get some energy (elves) together to make a playground for a major encounter . . . 6 more of my Martians are already underway, now for some cylinders . . . !



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