SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Hi everyone. With my model D printing completed, I was on the fence on what my next project was going to be. After some digging, I had passed this model over several times and I don't know why. I am going to be doing the GASB one. I have found on this site where lots of people have printed it, but that is about the extent I have seen.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1659724
As I see, here are some of the Pro's of the model.
1. Runs off Cheap A/F pack motor set up.
2. Should be relatively light (less than a pound)
3. 9 pieces and no glue, so easy to print and repair
4. Looks to be a well loved model
5. Long nose available to help with CG if need be. I will be printing the long nose version. If I don't need the long nose, I will print a short nose and use that.
Additionally, if you buy the plane's creator (Carletto) a coffee, for the low price of $3 you get excellent detailed instructions on all of his models in addition to this one. Apparently he has plans for a laser cutter too. Anyways, these directions are great, and better than I have gotten with 90% of other things I have received in my life, so $3 isn't a huge ask so I would encourage you if you are going to build one of these to support him.
Anyway, construction is pretty unique, it has two thin walls with a low infill between them for support. There should be very little other support structure throughout the rest of the plane.
I plan on building the northern pike after this, but my hangar will be at capacity after this plane, so I probably need to crash something real good. I predict that my model A will be first to die an untimely death, and maybe my zero as much as Iike crashing those. Who knows I may do the GASB 2 (his jet design) out of LW-PLA if my jet dies.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1659724
As I see, here are some of the Pro's of the model.
1. Runs off Cheap A/F pack motor set up.
2. Should be relatively light (less than a pound)
3. 9 pieces and no glue, so easy to print and repair
4. Looks to be a well loved model
5. Long nose available to help with CG if need be. I will be printing the long nose version. If I don't need the long nose, I will print a short nose and use that.
Additionally, if you buy the plane's creator (Carletto) a coffee, for the low price of $3 you get excellent detailed instructions on all of his models in addition to this one. Apparently he has plans for a laser cutter too. Anyways, these directions are great, and better than I have gotten with 90% of other things I have received in my life, so $3 isn't a huge ask so I would encourage you if you are going to build one of these to support him.
Anyway, construction is pretty unique, it has two thin walls with a low infill between them for support. There should be very little other support structure throughout the rest of the plane.
I plan on building the northern pike after this, but my hangar will be at capacity after this plane, so I probably need to crash something real good. I predict that my model A will be first to die an untimely death, and maybe my zero as much as Iike crashing those. Who knows I may do the GASB 2 (his jet design) out of LW-PLA if my jet dies.