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3D printed custom pilots
Jan 11^th, 2022 at 8:48pm

Item for Sale:	pilots
Price:	$75- $150

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My latest 3D printed and custom painted pilot. Acrylics, watercolour, matte and gloss varnishes. Message me for pricing and other options....Mike

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whitey Club Member Night Vapour Long Duration Champion - Moncton 2013 Fun Fly Offline I Like My Vapour LastOn: Apr 17^th, 2024 Join: Mar 10^th, 2011 Posts: 420 Reputation: 1 Bedford, Nova Scotia Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #1 - Jan 23^rd, 2022 at 11:07am Completed another Spitfire pilot. 1/5th scale $75. Can also print and paint in any scale up to 35%...Mike
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whitey Club Member Night Vapour Long Duration Champion - Moncton 2013 Fun Fly Offline I Like My Vapour LastOn: Apr 17^th, 2024 Join: Mar 10^th, 2011 Posts: 420 Reputation: 1 Bedford, Nova Scotia Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #2 - Jan 23^rd, 2022 at 11:25am Alco completed an alternate 29@% scale sport pilot. No beard, different jacket. Available in 1/7th to 35% scale.
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #3 - Jan 23^rd, 2022 at 12:10pm Very nice work mike. I'm still trying to get smooth prints of anything....
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Re: 3D printed custom pilots
Reply #4 - Jan 23^rd, 2022 at 2:41pm

Hey Sandy. A few things I’ve learned about printing and more specifically the Ender 3. Bed levelling is critical and the stick machine tends to drift out of alignment easily and often. Some mandatory upgrades in my opinion are upgraded bed levelling springs, a glass bed, and the filament feeder assembly. The other thing I am learning is that not all PLA filaments are created equal. I have some clear PLA that is dreadful and is very difficult to use. The other thing I am doing with the printing of the pilots if printing on the highest quality setting, which produces excellent results, but also prints that are taking 18 to 32 hours to print.

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Re: 3D printed custom pilots
Reply #5 - Jan 23^rd, 2022 at 6:05pm

I have the heavy springs, glass bed and metal extruder.....all suggested by john Walker last year. I'm working on bed leveling. Lots of advice to use a feeler guage instead of the paper, so i tried the .2mm guage. Didn't even come close lol. Way too much space. So I tried a bed level test print that let me adjust while it printed.Got a lot closer with that ....forget what the feeler is now. I also find the highest print quality makes a huge difference.....

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whitey Club Member Night Vapour Long Duration Champion - Moncton 2013 Fun Fly Offline I Like My Vapour LastOn: Apr 17^th, 2024 Join: Mar 10^th, 2011 Posts: 420 Reputation: 1 Bedford, Nova Scotia Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #6 - Feb 18^th, 2022 at 8:15am The latest 1/5th scale pilot. Acrylics, watercolours, matte and gloss varnishes.
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recoil Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Oct 26^th, 2011 Posts: 43 Reputation: 0 Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 1 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #7 - Feb 18^th, 2022 at 10:10am Hey Mike. you are sure doing a fine job on the pilots. You will have to come up with a catalog and offer your pilots throughout NA. Rae.
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whitey Club Member Night Vapour Long Duration Champion - Moncton 2013 Fun Fly Offline I Like My Vapour LastOn: Apr 17^th, 2024 Join: Mar 10^th, 2011 Posts: 420 Reputation: 1 Bedford, Nova Scotia Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #8 - Feb 20^th, 2022 at 9:56am Well Rae. I listened to you. Here is the complete list (for now) of the pilots i can do. More coming all the time...Mike
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Re: 3D printed custom pilots
Reply #9 - Mar 27^th, 2022 at 3:38pm

Another couple of new pilots. The WW1 pilot is a 33% pilot I did for a guy putting it in a DR-1. The other Klingon is for a guy who is putting it in a P-47 that is highly modified. The third jet pilot is for Colin, who is putting it in his Ultra Flash done in the Swissair aerobatic team colurs.

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Wright Flyer Zach Trainer Box Offline Ace pilot LastOn: Jul 2^nd, 2023 Join: Aug 3^rd, 2021 Posts: 30 Reputation: 0 Milford, NS, Canada Gender: Zodiac sign: Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #10 - Mar 27^th, 2022 at 11:39pm i got plenty of those id love to give away i got 5 of them
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whitey Club Member Night Vapour Long Duration Champion - Moncton 2013 Fun Fly Offline I Like My Vapour LastOn: Apr 17^th, 2024 Join: Mar 10^th, 2011 Posts: 420 Reputation: 1 Bedford, Nova Scotia Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: 3D printed custom pilots Reply #11 - Mar 28^th, 2022 at 7:34am Wright Flyer Zach wrote on Mar 27^th, 2022 at 11:39pm: i got plenty of those id love to give away i got 5 of them 5 of what? Pilots?
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