"3D Printed 28mm Ironclad the USS Monitor" Topic
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| Toy Soldier Green | 24 Jul 2017 7:56 p.m. PST |
I present the USS Monitor. A 28mm, 3D Printed Ironclad. Not my scale but I thought it would be fun to print and assemble; and indeed it was. However it will accompany me to Recruits in August for the silent auction there. More info at my blog: link
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| thosmoss | 25 Jul 2017 8:51 a.m. PST |
Hard to tell the footprint -- is that about two feet long? |
| Toy Soldier Green | 25 Jul 2017 6:07 p.m. PST |
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79thPA  | 25 Jul 2017 7:23 p.m. PST |
How long did that take to print? |
 chicklewis | 25 Jul 2017 7:47 p.m. PST |
VERY cool model. But I'm confused – - – My quick calculations say that a 28mm (1/56th scale) model of the 171-foot-long Monitor should be about 36". Probably I'm misunderstanding something. |
| chicklewis | 25 Jul 2017 8:03 p.m. PST |
Pretty darned close to 15mm, however. |
| Toy Soldier Green | 26 Jul 2017 7:02 a.m. PST |
Each hull section took about 4 hours. About 2 for the turret and 1 for the smokestack. Everything before "but" is bullcrap, as the saying goes.  The file stated 28mm. Looks it to me, perhaps more along the lines of 25mn or 1/72? |
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