I don't know if I've said this before, but I don't even make models. I watch your videos to remind me that there is always a way to improve. When given a product or solution that seems "good enough", there is always something you can contribute and a new high standard of excellence to establish. Each project is a learning experience. Thank you for going through the trouble to record your process!
Wow. Monster size compared to the usual models. Resizing it down 50% would have definitely been a good idea in hindsight. Great build as always. Plasmo delivers.
Really an absolute beast? it's a tier 3 CL with most of it's armement in casemates with limited firing arcs, what you meant to say is it's quite a fun ship to play, that's about it.
I find these PLA 3D printed models can start to warp and split apart at the seams in a few years, if not kept in a temperature controlled room. Awesome model and video!!!
The St. Louis was a beautiful Ship, and bristling with guns! They later decided that many of those guns saw such limited use that they removed them and instead mounted smaller turrets on the fore and aft decks and midships with smaller, antiaircraft guns as airplanes become a standard military machine, and how Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell proved how a single aircraft could sink a battleship. So anti-aircraft guns were placed on all American vessels. But the St. Louis was a classic old steamer with all of her side mounted gun placed in her hull, which provided incredible protection for the gun crews manning them plus the beautiful scroll worked plague placed at her bow, I wish the Navy still placed such plaques on the bows of every warship they make. Thanks for sharing this build of the St. Louis with us. I actually have a copy of this file, I kept it, but I wasn't sure if it would be worth making, and now I see that although not as detailed as it could be, it is still a beautiful model and any person would be happy to have a completed version of it on display, except for the more detail orientated naval modeler out there. But to place it on a shelf under glass would be a nice addition to any man-cave or office. Can't wait for your next video!
Dear Mr Plasmo, To say I am impressed by this project would be to understate the matter to a considerable degree. Weathering and shading at that scale appears a significant undertaking too. An excellent result! Regards, Z
This is wonderful! It is so good to see 3D printing being adopted by modellers, it will mean that more unusual and interesting parts and models can be made, and talented designers can make some extra money from their work when they have supporters or sell 3D files. This will be a big step forward in the modelling hobby, and you did and incredible job with this build.
Beautiful build, just one flaw: the Stars and Stripes is from the wrong time period (ours)! The appropriate flag should have 3 rows of 8 stars and 3 rows of 7 (45 states from 1896 to 1908). But otherwise simply stunning what you achieved with 3d-printing 👏👏👏👏
@@Aren-1997 As soon as he put that flag on the ship it was something that I noticed. Hollywood tends to get it wrong in movies fairly often also. Sort of like the use of Aluminum beer cans in the TV show M*A*S*H.
@MswUSA you are absolutely right, the National Flag of the USA had (only 45 stars) from 1896-1908. Read about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flags_of_the_United_States
Nice job. For the small ribbing imperfections caused by 3D printing, I've found that scrapping them at 90 degrees with a sharp X-acto knife gets rid of them precisely, without unwanted loss that's often caused by a sander or grinder. Keep up the work, it's EXCELLENT!
Judging from this video, and also knowing from a friend who is into 3D printing with filaments (although not into modelling), the surface is very crude. David needed to sand and prime again and again and again. Also, plastic filament as well as resin is not cheap, the time to calibrate and print everything is also significant. A proper injection moulded kit with some photoetch would be better for everybody. For someone with Davis skills, I would say even 100% scratch building may be more effective and give better results. David sure made a nice model. But when you look at his 1/700 ships he did with insane detailing, and then compare it with this monstrosity.... I think he just wanted to try something new, or maybe even got sponsored from WoW to do this, and then just finish it ASAP without his usual patience and attention to details.
I’ve used world of tanks for reference photos before, and the warships game has one of the best art departments going,whoever designs the ships does a damn good job for sure
This is one fascinating model! It's huge - didn't click at first how big 1/150th scale would be for something other than a sailing ship, but it seems to go together fairly easily and the weathering and other paint details really make it stand out.
I usually watch all the way through the end but this time I didn't feel likely to watch straight. No rush. Just delightfully watching in parts within 3 days to enjoy every scene. Congratulations again. Lovely model. 😎
The USS St. Louis is one of my favorite warships of all time and this video was amazing. Now I just need to push myself to get my own 3d printer and make this one for myself.
I love that bow design. Even today is used! A new cruise ship have this bow design (whit some corrections). Is just perfect! And is a design from 100 years ago! Good work man.
Welcome back. I hope you will continue building the larger scales. But I enjoy your videos no matter what scale or subject you use. You sir are an artist
No matter how much they paid you to build this…it wasn’t enough. A big part of your channels attraction is your passion, excitement, and impossible attention to detail. The audience can pick up on it and get excited with you that’s why it’s so much fun to watch. I don’t even need to explain to you all the things you know is wrong with this project. Let your passion drive you, not corporate greed.
Very good job! I like the larger ships because the scale effect is so much more realistic. On 1/700 ships, the halyards and masts always look so thick and unreal.
I made the statement several years ago that the future in modeling would be in 3d printing, its amazing how quickly its catching on. The quality is easly at the 60s early 70s era.
May I suggest in the slicer you increase the wall line width ,wall thickness and,wall line count so that if you sand the surface to much it might not expose the inside.
I hope they make all the models available. The ingame models are so beautiful! What an amazing collection! I would like to build the Yamato, the Richelieu and the Clemson.
And a lot of guns. Though St. Louis herself never actually fired her guns. She performed essentially glorified ferrying duties, taking troops to Europe, and after the War taking them back.
beautiful model, please make more cheaper/smaller models (a super detailed 1/144 wwii fighter would be perfect) but keep up the amazing work! love from canada
This has been a long time coming, I remember you teasing us with this like a year ago or something and I've been not so patiently waiting ever since lol. I love the size, turned out amazing as always David!! 👍👍
Sometime in the future I would love to see you make a ship that looks like it was just pulled out of the water after decades of service or make a model of a shipwreck
An absolute monster !! And done in an unusual way… My only comment about this is that when I have to mask a large area with a precise border, I firstly use narrow masking tape at the limit so that it is more precise and the shape of the masking tape is not influenced by anything around
Currently in the process of printing this in 1/144. I've modified the funnels to add rivets and make the ladders closer to scale. I've modified the .stl files for the main guns to fit into the casemates as 3'' guns since those are way out of scale.. Doing the hull in FDM and smaller parts in SLA. The deck planks are driving me crazy but theres no easy way to make them close to scale. Planning to use photoetch for ladders and railings. Can't wait for more digital designs for ships.
I don't know if I've said this before, but I don't even make models. I watch your videos to remind me that there is always a way to improve. When given a product or solution that seems "good enough", there is always something you can contribute and a new high standard of excellence to establish. Each project is a learning experience. Thank you for going through the trouble to record your process!
go build models man, best hobby there is!!!!!
Theres diffent levels of commitment. All of them are ok, if you are happy with it. :))
Even more important is
Know when to stop
Wow. Monster size compared to the usual models. Resizing it down 50% would have definitely been a good idea in hindsight. Great build as always. Plasmo delivers.
Would be nice to see how she looks in 1/350 scale which is a very common scale in ship model building.
This ship is an absolute beast in World Of Warships. You did an incredible job. The model is absolutely stunning.
Really an absolute beast? it's a tier 3 CL with most of it's armement in casemates with limited firing arcs, what you meant to say is it's quite a fun ship to play, that's about it.
Using all of its side guns makes you feel like you're using a 18th century ship-of-the-line because of how much guns it has
@@yosefvonhansom2921 untill your on the receiving end of an AP salvo 😋
Раньше я за ужином смотрел фильмы. Последние пару лет смотрю на эти шедевры. Успехов в следующих проектах!
I find these PLA 3D printed models can start to warp and split apart at the seams in a few years, if not kept in a temperature controlled room. Awesome model and video!!!
I just love the 'steampunk'look of these late 19-early 20th century warships. Incredible build, sailor!
Absolutely beautiful replica of CA-20. Your artistic talent is truly a gift. I always learn a lot when watching you builds.
The St. Louis was a beautiful Ship, and bristling with guns! They later decided that many of those guns saw such limited use that they removed them and instead mounted smaller turrets on the fore and aft decks and midships with smaller, antiaircraft guns as airplanes become a standard military machine, and how Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell proved how a single aircraft could sink a battleship. So anti-aircraft guns were placed on all American vessels. But the St. Louis was a classic old steamer with all of her side mounted gun placed in her hull, which provided incredible protection for the gun crews manning them plus the beautiful scroll worked plague placed at her bow, I wish the Navy still placed such plaques on the bows of every warship they make. Thanks for sharing this build of the St. Louis with us. I actually have a copy of this file, I kept it, but I wasn't sure if it would be worth making, and now I see that although not as detailed as it could be, it is still a beautiful model and any person would be happy to have a completed version of it on display, except for the more detail orientated naval modeler out there. But to place it on a shelf under glass would be a nice addition to any man-cave or office. Can't wait for your next video!
Impressive! Your careful and sympathetic detailing made the model a work of art.
Dear Mr Plasmo,
To say I am impressed by this project would be to understate the matter to a considerable degree.
Weathering and shading at that scale appears a significant undertaking too.
An excellent result!
Regards,
Z
The sky is the limit now with 3D printing. Wonderful job creating that model!
This is wonderful! It is so good to see 3D printing being adopted by modellers, it will mean that more unusual and interesting parts and models can be made, and talented designers can make some extra money from their work when they have supporters or sell 3D files. This will be a big step forward in the modelling hobby, and you did and incredible job with this build.
Beautiful build, just one flaw: the Stars and Stripes is from the wrong time period (ours)! The appropriate flag should have 3 rows of 8 stars and 3 rows of 7 (45 states from 1896 to 1908). But otherwise simply stunning what you achieved with 3d-printing 👏👏👏👏
I would expect a comment like this from no less than someone with a profile picture like yours haha.
@@Aren-1997 I mean.. It’s more of an accuracy thing.
@@Aren-1997 As soon as he put that flag on the ship it was something that I noticed. Hollywood tends to get it wrong in movies fairly often also. Sort of like the use of Aluminum beer cans in the TV show M*A*S*H.
@@Aren-1997 LOL Well, we all have our pet peeves, don't we? 😁
@MswUSA you are absolutely right, the National Flag of the USA had (only 45 stars) from 1896-1908. Read about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flags_of_the_United_States
Nice job. For the small ribbing imperfections caused by 3D printing, I've found that scrapping them at 90 degrees with a sharp X-acto knife gets rid of them precisely, without unwanted loss that's often caused by a sander or grinder. Keep up the work, it's EXCELLENT!
Stunningly beautiful . Your weathering precision is perfection . Never over done . Just enough to bring it all to life .
I never quite imagined that 3d printers would be able to make so good models
They do, but 3d resins printed parts produce more scaled quality resolutions
@@stevennagley3407 i see
Judging from this video, and also knowing from a friend who is into 3D printing with filaments (although not into modelling), the surface is very crude.
David needed to sand and prime again and again and again.
Also, plastic filament as well as resin is not cheap, the time to calibrate and print everything is also significant.
A proper injection moulded kit with some photoetch would be better for everybody. For someone with Davis skills, I would say even 100% scratch building may be more effective and give better results.
David sure made a nice model. But when you look at his 1/700 ships he did with insane detailing, and then compare it with this monstrosity.... I think he just wanted to try something new, or maybe even got sponsored from WoW to do this, and then just finish it ASAP without his usual patience and attention to details.
Wow. Just, WOW! All 3D printed and it still looks amazing! Now, about you building a Fire truck.....
Очередной шедевр,не перестаю удивляться Вашим мастерством.Супер,супер,супер!!! Ждём новых интересных видео от Вас.Удачи.👍👍👍👏👏👏
This is the natural step to follow. Why buy kits when you can make your own! Great work PLASMO 😊
Great job! It's one of my favorite ships in WOWS. Even though it's low tier, it's a blast to play.
And they are so tough, can get almost to point blank range and just rage away
Yeah the coal bunkers in the sides absorb even broadsides from BBs :-)
I’ve used world of tanks for reference photos before, and the warships game has one of the best art departments going,whoever designs the ships does a damn good job for sure
This is one fascinating model! It's huge - didn't click at first how big 1/150th scale would be for something other than a sailing ship, but it seems to go together fairly easily and the weathering and other paint details really make it stand out.
A new plasmo video, today is a good day.
I think this is a stunning model and a good size as a centre piece on a table. I particularly like this pre Dreadnought era battleship.
It's a cruiser
@@MrTangent-8 oh dear, at least I get to be corrected by more knowledgeable people on the net.
I have not built a model in probably 40 years or so, but I do enjoy watching experts like you
I usually watch all the way through the end but this time I didn't feel likely to watch straight. No rush. Just delightfully watching in parts within 3 days to enjoy every scene. Congratulations again. Lovely model. 😎
Once again, silk from a sows ear. Your modelling is par excellence.
The USS St. Louis is one of my favorite warships of all time and this video was amazing. Now I just need to push myself to get my own 3d printer and make this one for myself.
You blew my mind on Yama, now again .. my perception is changed forever. You are the master
Thank you , David .
🐺
Shows you how the 3D printers have come along!
What a lovely build and great paint job 😘
Браво!!! Прекрасная модель!! Великолепная работа!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
ага . за такую ржавчину капитан выкинул бы за борт всех боцманов .
Nice. Like the complimentary application of the two types of 3D printers and how you were able to resolve texture and seam issues.
Wow that Printed Very Well! You Work is Amazing, it looks sooo Real. I’m still Shocked how well 3D Printing has come along.
A new age of modeling has begun, where we can 3D print our kits. Nice build, I like the realistic decks.
Absolutely brilliant work, this is one of my favorite pre dreadnaughts and it is really cool to watch it come to life as a massive 3D printed model.
I love that bow design. Even today is used! A new cruise ship have this bow design (whit some corrections). Is just perfect! And is a design from 100 years ago! Good work man.
I have to say, For how crude the 3-D prints looked, you achieved a VERY nice result. Thanks for sharing.
Man, your voice is beautiful.
And of course the model is 100/10
Awesome work of art David, once again making something so beautiful.
Welcome back. I hope you will continue building the larger scales. But I enjoy your videos no matter what scale or subject you use. You sir are an artist
No matter how much they paid you to build this…it wasn’t enough.
A big part of your channels attraction is your passion, excitement, and impossible attention to detail. The audience can pick up on it and get excited with you that’s why it’s so much fun to watch. I don’t even need to explain to you all the things you know is wrong with this project. Let your passion drive you, not corporate greed.
Very good job! I like the larger ships because the scale effect is so much more realistic. On 1/700 ships, the halyards and masts always look so thick and unreal.
Congratulations on the excellent work. First time I see 3D printed kits.
I hope for other models like this one.
I'm from st. Louis Missouri the southside of St Louis this is a grand ship outstanding work!
I made the statement several years ago that the future in modeling would be in 3d printing, its amazing how quickly its catching on. The quality is easly at the 60s early 70s era.
The small parts are amazing, bringing the ultimate details to life, the way you paint and weather parts is fascinating. Thanks for very cool video
mate your channel saves lifes and makes the world better iun every aspect thank you!!
I'm really impressed by your weathering. Great Job!
*Once painted and weathered it's no longer a big toy, excellent build PLASMO!*
With 3D printing you consecrated yourself David.👏👏👏👏👏
As always exceptional work from start to finish - especially like the deck finish - well done and thanks for sharing
May I suggest in the slicer you increase the wall line width ,wall thickness and,wall line count so that if you sand the surface to much it might not expose the inside.
The Master has done it again. Excellent
I hope they make all the models available. The ingame models are so beautiful! What an amazing collection!
I would like to build the Yamato, the Richelieu and the Clemson.
Lovely work as always.
The green really tied it all together I think :)
The future of plastic modeling, welcome to the 21st century
Just goes to show it isn't what you have its down to your skills. Well done David!
Great effort making a silk purse from that clunky designed resin chunk. The weathering looks really nice.
Watching your videos have given me patience to do more details on my own models
I still can't believe that that is all 3D printed with some paint.
Awesome build.
David, you should try to build the USS Texas in her current drydocked state. Would be cool to see you tackle the corrosion damage in her hull.
Excellent as always. I have one part built ship and two part built boats, for radio control. You've inspired me to finish them✌️👍💜😊
thx for new tutorial. wiring is the most interesting stage of maritime kit.
Damn, your printer does a great job. Testament to your attention to detail building and setting up your printer
Very nicely done on a stupendous project. Lots of paint! Lots of everything.
Great job. I like unusual models. This definitely fits that description.
Nice!
And it's in the beautiful "Great White Fleet" color scheme
Man, St. Louis class is just like those wooden ship of the line but with metal skin and steam engine. So beautiful
And a lot of guns. Though St. Louis herself never actually fired her guns. She performed essentially glorified ferrying duties, taking troops to Europe, and after the War taking them back.
@@joaogomes9405 yes, and a lotta guns
Awesom model. I love it. You did a great job.
Perfect! Congratulations!
So incredible how you perform. Amazing
Ma friend - you never fail to surprise!
Excellent! Thank you so much for doing a ship model, they're my favorite!!!
Those US Pre-ww1 cruisers are one of the most beautiful ships ever.
i'm not a ship models guy, but this is beautiful. Well done, great work!
This is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, excellent job!!
Awesome model! I would love to have rc models from this era
Magnificent!
The model, the build & the vid. Don't do any ship but this is a gotta have because it exist! 👍👍. Many thanx.
Amazing model of battle Ships, very very gorgeous work !
simply spectacular, congratulations 👏👏👏👏👏
That deck looks amazing.
beautiful model, please make more cheaper/smaller models (a super detailed 1/144 wwii fighter would be perfect) but keep up the amazing work! love from canada
That's a big one you've got there David. 😮
This has been a long time coming, I remember you teasing us with this like a year ago or something and I've been not so patiently waiting ever since lol. I love the size, turned out amazing as always David!! 👍👍
Sometime in the future I would love to see you make a ship that looks like it was just pulled out of the water after decades of service or make a model of a shipwreck
Most incredible detail!!!👍
That's looks amazing in I love the old battleships. Well g done good sir.
Incredible! First time seeing 3D printed kits
Just Awesome! Love that time period, subject. Makes me want to get a 3D printer. great build!
Outstanding! It’s nice to see you build different things 👍
Great work as always. 3d printed models are very interesting. The future is now old man
An absolute monster !! And done in an unusual way… My only comment about this is that when I have to mask a large area with a precise border, I firstly use narrow masking tape at the limit so that it is more precise and the shape of the masking tape is not influenced by anything around
Currently in the process of printing this in 1/144. I've modified the funnels to add rivets and make the ladders closer to scale. I've modified the .stl files for the main guns to fit into the casemates as 3'' guns since those are way out of scale.. Doing the hull in FDM and smaller parts in SLA. The deck planks are driving me crazy but theres no easy way to make them close to scale. Planning to use photoetch for ladders and railings. Can't wait for more digital designs for ships.
a unique model on a unique scale! Btw, in WOWs models of ships are very well detailed, you can use this to build a model
I am glad I am not the only one who has done that lol
WT models are better
@@glenchapman3899 What model are you making??
@@Мюс-и1к 1/350 Indianapolis. But I also used the resource for Graf Spee.
@@glenchapman3899 I'm buildind bismarck 1/700 from flyhawk
I love 3D printing. I don't even buy physical models anymore. very cool build.
amazing work as always. Thank you for the continued content. we really appreciate it.
That's incredible, I'm sure a kit of that scale would easily be around $200. Some day I'll get into 3D printing!
Awesome David! Really well built!
Really enjoy watching your process, you are amazing. Thank you.