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Two bridges. One is based on the Yamato SDF-1 !/3000 toy and the other is based on the technical drawings of the SDF-1 Bridge. I think I like the technical drawing version better. Now, I have to make the antenna so that they are printable...they are very thin in the drawings, but will have to beef them up for 3d printing.

Prime, Sand, Repeat.

Test fitting the body parts and seeing how the joints hold up. So far, so good. This is after doing some R&D to get the tension and the ratchet mechanisms dialed in. It's leaning against the wall, because it's off balance with half of it's body missing LOL.

You may be right. I use PrusaSlicer for both of my 3D Printers. Generally, I don't have misalignments that noticeable between different printers using this method, but this time it was there. My Prusa printers are at my office and my Enders are in my home. Maybe the difference in ambient temperature could have caused something weird?

Little brother and big brother together. As you can see, there is some misalignment between the front and back...The meshes line up exactly. One part was printed on an Ender and the other on a Prusa...may have had something to do with it.

Just the tip...that's what she said. The whole main gun ( 1 side) weighs 1lb 4 oz. Not too bad.

Finished up designing the arm joint...version 1. I'm 80% confident it will hold the weight of the ARM extended in place. Will probably require a couple of iterations to get it right.

I'm around 1:1000. ...close to 1:1080, but I'll be more precise once I get the first run assembly done.

For the curious, what is in the image stands at 28 inches. I anticipate a 44" overall length when done. With that info, it's approximately a 1:1000 scale model

In progress update. The main structure is starting to come together. Most of the fiddly bits ( small cannons, grebble, etc ) will be printed after the main hull is constructed and tested. For now, it's non-tranformable, but it does have joints. I am creating it so, in the future, all I will need to do is change out the main frame, a couple of hinges for the main gun, and it could transform into cruiser mode. One thing at a time for now.

Ratchet pin is working in the shoulder joints. The springs exert about 1.4lbs of force. May need to get beefier springs, but I won't know until the arm is built out and see how much downward force the extended assembly will put on the joint.

Small, but important update for the SDF-1. I finished the main frame. It was printed with 4 layers of walling and 70% infill. It's VERY sturdy and will be the backbone of the over all build. Nothing special to look at, but it everything will be bolted to it. In the pic, some covers and the tops of the legs are attached to it for test fitting.

That is a scratch build referencing line art from http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/destroid-monster.htm. Below is a mid progress render to get the basic parts modeled. After that, each component was given it's own file and detail / grebble was added. Then I cut up the pieces into manageable chunk that could work with my printers.sBefore I could make it available, I would have to weed out all of the useless stuff and gather everything together. I will try to get to that one day...it will take a decent amount of effort to curate everything.

The infill for the legs is around 20%. They need to be a little sturdier to bear the weight of the upper portions. Most parts are shell construction, so it reduces the overall weight. The one leg weighs 1lb 9oz. So, I will gander that the overall weight of the entire SDF-1 will clock in around 10-14lbs. Not too shabby. The upper guns are also shell constructions, so that reduces weight a lot. Screws and springs will add back a little weight, but it shouldn't be too bad. This bad boy ( 1/60 MKII Destroid Monster ) clocked in around 20lbs, but it also has counter weights in it's rear torso to balance out the length of the barrels. That's a 1/60 Yamato VF-1 Armor for scale.

That VE-1 custom was one of my first Macross projects. New booster and twin radar dishes. Later I added JDAM pods for that extra jamming LOL.

In progress raw 3D prints of the legs components/ 1/60 Yamato VE-1 Elintseeker for scale.

Hello All, I'm a newbie to the forums, but a long time lurker. I have been printing 3D stuff for a while, but have been gearing that hobby towards my Macross obsession for about the last year. This is my latest build project ( and the biggest as well ). I will use this thread to post updates as often as I can ( which may not be super often, but I'll try ). This is based on the Yamato 1/3000 toy with modifications for size and engineering. It is being modeled in Cinema4D and printed with PLA on Ender and Prusa printers. I haven't figured out scale yet, but I'll place other macross toys next to the images to give a sense of scale. I started the project about 3 weeks ago. I started with a 3D mesh from another modeler, but that was for loose reference. It is now 95% scratch modeled, with only a portion of the torso being left over from that original mesh. This is the current state of the 3D mesh. The arms and joints are still being worked out.

My first post. but long time lurker and collector. I have been 3D printing for quite a while, but have recently started applying it to my Macross hobbys. This is my current build. It's my take on the SDF-1 DYRL version. Based on the Yamato 1/3000 toy, but with some liberties here and there. Also, building custom joints to accommodate the bulk of this build. It will take a while to complete, as I am modeling, printing and building at the same time.. I hope to post my other macross 3d print builds that I done over the last year in their own threads. I will make a devoted thread to this one as well. And for those that are curious, this is being modeled in C4D ( that's my work pipeline, I'm a Sr. Creative Director ) and printed on PRUSA and ENDER printers. Don't know the exact scale just because I haven't calculated it yet. I made it as big as possible for my printers, but the image gives you a sense...really freaking big is the scale LOL.