Something to consider...for the 3d printed RC airplanes most designers build in alignment tabs into the STL file to help keep parts aligned during assembly. If you plan the printing properly you could even design in a lip for the front and rear hold downs too.
Great 3D printing and assembly strategy. A higher polygon density / STL file resolution could save you a lot of bondo, and many hours of sanding, imho.
PLA+ has virtually no shrinkage, is a lot stiffer, and a lot easier to print than PETG. We run into problems with PETG when printing RC airplanes being too flexible where PLA+ is not.
@@thedocdodge PLA stands up to it just fine with 1 exception...heat. Probably a good idea not to let it sit in a hot car for too long. Hot car interior has warped 3 of my 3d printed airplanes. 2 were PLA and 1 was PLA+. My next plane will be ABS+.
@@InspGadgt I was wondering what those were printed with. I was looking at some 3d printed planes and engine mounts on Thingiverse, but have been hesitant to download them because I wasn't sure if pla would work for them. I only have an Ender 3.
I didn't have time to watch the full video so I apologize if you covered this. An idea to aid assembly is size the hull parts so they fit on a piece of plastic tubing to act as mandrel. You could precut out ports in the tube for access. Lining up, glueing and finishing the individual 3D printed sections have been an issue for me on similar projects. Always enjoy watching your Channel.
Got the .stls's and for those with fairly standard cartesian printers the times to print, for example on an Ender-3 at .2mm layers with a 10% fill the stern section alone was predicted at over 24 hours. I did tally up the total time at something over 200 hours. I eventually ran the printer at .3mm which was fine if a little rough but only for a few sections, life got to feel a little too short after running these off Still it gave me the prod to buy a delta which has all of the parts wrapped up in just over 100 hours at .3mm and 10%, Surface is rough but them I'm going to fill over it so I figure it just give a good key for the filler!! Cost is acceptable, even adding in the cost of the delta printer. Materials cost is actually quite low, you can print the whole thing with less than a Kg reel of material. I'm redesigning the impeller blade a little and making a few scale deck fittings for fun and most of the WTC parts will be printed as well. Overall it is a good hull design and a reasonable copy of the original. It would be nice if there were some optional sizes for the bulkhead lower sections, try buying anything imperial in Europe!! 3 inch tube is rather like hens teeth, an 80mm option would be very handy. Else Nice one Bob
Very sharp looking model Bob. Note to watchers: If You're going to go to the trouble of using auto body filler, I highly recommend using Rage just like Bob is using here. Yeah it is very expensive but the cheapo filler will cause you tremendous grief ! The 15 dollar fillers set up like concrete and are horrible to try to sand.
That is a kind of 1942 segment production of type VII u-boats Great project and video you may have called entry or beginner RC sub to get more attention. Normally I find the "3d printing" titles boring ... except in this case.
Are you able to use glass weave and epoxy the surface finish the hull ( aircraft and similar boating applications,surface finish for strength ) without effecting the Pla plastic? Acetone works best for flxing the joints as it’s a welded bond, but I like a grp surface for p38 as it bonds better especially to a surface that has some flex. But excellent kit you made, thanks for sharing 👍🏻
For those who have never 3d printed and want to 3d print a Sub or ship I have found that the easiest printer to use for starters is a Creality Ender 3Pro for $259 or a Ender 5 for $349 Printer. Please note this is there reg price on Amazon, they offer coupons that lower the price alot.
How big is the largest piece for the 3d printer. I need to know if my build area on my 3d printer is capable of the size. Thanks for any info. I do look forward to purchasing the file.
I've always wanted a proper Rc Sub like any of the ones you show off, though I've never had the money for it. Even if I did 3D print it for a cheap price the electronics and the controller and everything else would still cost way too much.
Do these go under water or just skim the surface? If it does, how deep can it go? I am guessing you would need a floating antenna? Signals wont penetrate water, right?
' very cooool nice homemade the submarine... how much power control R/C system use a R/C submarine in the water... same as air and water or little different
Is it true it's printed in 10% infill only? I thought most guys would print them in 100%. I printed another 3D Akula in 25% PLA and it cracks easily... Or is the layers makes the difference?
Really kool U boat. Fantastic idea to 3D print it, makes it much more appealing to me price wise. Any chance of you making the Hydra single manned submarine from captain America?
Awesome video. This plays right into several of my wheelhouses. I am a retired submariner, I am an RC geek, I just started 3D printing, and my work deals with scale submarine models. What printer and slicer are you using?
I'm from India too buddy.. My suggestion... use solidworks.... it's the best.. I have been using it for years n trust me I'm good in it.. Also there are tons of tutorials on RUclips for u to start
very cool sub. price is amazing. for those of us with out 3d printer. talk to ryan at spykerworkshop. he has printed parts for me. top quality. knows plastic! I am getting one. just have to wait. to much on the bench. I will ask ryan for a price. but with out files may not quote me one. we shall see. keep them coming bob. you have the coolest stuff out there..
if you dont care for historical accuracy , it can be much cheaper as you can just make the body from plastic jug tubing or in some cases aluminium sheeting and make fictional submarines
Cool. Is this the link to the dive system you designed this for? www.rc-submarine.com/product-page/subdriver-3-od-single-shaft-19-75-length Just trying to figure out total cost. Colin
A kit damaged during delivery Jeff, I have a few mangled rotor heads. Things have improved since my last big upgrade to FBL and a magical spirit control box :)
The thing that makes them less attractive for designing to me is that 90% is electronics and all inside of a tube making the 3d printed stuff only decorative.
This is done from a performance, maintenance and reliability perspective. It also allows cylinders to be swapped between submarines, vastly reducing the expense of multiple models. "Dry hull" boats, with the gear embedded in them are an antiquated method of building submarines.
80 USD?... for that price I buy 2-4 STL of airplanes... I know how hard it is to search for the dimensions of whatever we wish to do a model of, but this is too much just for the STL... However, you may charge whatever you like...
releasing this at the price point your asking for your 3d model is NUTS!!!!! This guy is looking for a get rich quick. to put things in perspective for you. 3dlabprint has many different planes (I own 14) they range from 20$-60$ you can get a spitfire that has a wingspan of 38.3 inch upto a F4U corsair with a wingspan of 75 inch and foldable wings and yes they all really fly. then you look at this sub you want 80$ for. i understand you feel the need to get paid. I think you deserved something for your hard work. but at that price point. its just going to get dust. good luck....
Wow. You'd think I insulted your mother or kicked your dog. Do you complain about everything like this? Don't like the price? Don't buy. Is that a hard concept? Bitching and moaning about how unfair it is that you can't get the files for the price YOU want to pay is just ridiculous.
@@RCSubGuy Lol no i just dont like thieves and scammers. and noticed that your reply has nothing to do with the facts? kinda strange for sticking up for your product guess when you cant fight the facts that personal insults is the only route you got? Not only will i NOT buy your over priced print. but i will let everyone know you can get a RC airplane that has more moving parts and has been tested by groups of people for 1/4th the price. (3dlabprint) If you don't like being compared with the competition then don't compete. also its not about the price i want to pay. its about what its worth. Even if you dropped the price down to 20$ i still wouldnt buy. but at that price point i would have nothing to say. But now i have to question the accuracy of the sub model. If alls you got from my statement was the price "I" want to pay and Bitching and moaning. and could not see i was comparing you with other 3d models. then its hard telling what details in the sub you did not see. as well
@@st0mper121 How many of these do you think he needs to sell just to make back his costs. This is not a big market, much smaller than planes. It's quite simple really, large volume small price, small volume large price. After all, the guy has to eat. Anyway, it's currently $50.
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Something to consider...for the 3d printed RC airplanes most designers build in alignment tabs into the STL file to help keep parts aligned during assembly. If you plan the printing properly you could even design in a lip for the front and rear hold downs too.
It's amazing what people are doing with these printers...
Excellent initiative Bob. Sure to help people that want to get into the hobby !
Very nice detail Bob.
Great 3D printing and assembly strategy. A higher polygon density / STL file resolution could save you a lot of bondo, and many hours of sanding, imho.
Now this is a great start. Thankyou.
3D Printing will be the future of R/C submarines. PETG works even better than PLA+ and is even more stable with less shrinkage.
Not sure how well the PLA will stand up to the environment though... Nevermind... Just got to the part where he's putting a coating on it.
PLA+ has virtually no shrinkage, is a lot stiffer, and a lot easier to print than PETG. We run into problems with PETG when printing RC airplanes being too flexible where PLA+ is not.
@@thedocdodge PLA stands up to it just fine with 1 exception...heat. Probably a good idea not to let it sit in a hot car for too long. Hot car interior has warped 3 of my 3d printed airplanes. 2 were PLA and 1 was PLA+. My next plane will be ABS+.
@@InspGadgt I was wondering what those were printed with. I was looking at some 3d printed planes and engine mounts on Thingiverse, but have been hesitant to download them because I wasn't sure if pla would work for them. I only have an Ender 3.
@@InspGadgt I'd need an enclosure in order to print ABS, I may try PLA+.
I didn't have time to watch the full video so I apologize if you covered this. An idea to aid assembly is size the hull parts so they fit on a piece of plastic tubing to act as mandrel. You could precut out ports in the tube for access. Lining up, glueing and finishing the individual 3D printed sections have been an issue for me on similar projects. Always enjoy watching your Channel.
Damn! I was looking forward to seeing it in pink primer
Got the .stls's and for those with fairly standard cartesian printers the times to print, for example on an Ender-3 at .2mm layers with a 10% fill the stern section alone was predicted at over 24 hours. I did tally up the total time at something over 200 hours. I eventually ran the printer at .3mm which was fine if a little rough but only for a few sections, life got to feel a little too short after running these off
Still it gave me the prod to buy a delta which has all of the parts wrapped up in just over 100 hours at .3mm and 10%, Surface is rough but them I'm going to fill over it so I figure it just give a good key for the filler!!
Cost is acceptable, even adding in the cost of the delta printer. Materials cost is actually quite low, you can print the whole thing with less than a Kg reel of material.
I'm redesigning the impeller blade a little and making a few scale deck fittings for fun and most of the WTC parts will be printed as well.
Overall it is a good hull design and a reasonable copy of the original.
It would be nice if there were some optional sizes for the bulkhead lower sections, try buying anything imperial in Europe!! 3 inch tube is rather like hens teeth, an 80mm option would be very handy.
Else Nice one Bob
You forgo to paint the impeller GOLD. Great job bob, love it. 👍👍
This is fantastic! Excellent job!
very nice build....love RC and love 3D printers...good combo 👍😜😍
Very nice model .
Very cool !
Id love to see a 3D printed Trafalgar class sub as my cousin served onboard HMS Trafalgar
Excellent 👍👍👍👍👍
Very sharp looking model Bob. Note to watchers: If You're going to go to the trouble of using auto body filler, I highly recommend using Rage just like Bob is using here. Yeah it is very expensive but the cheapo filler will cause you tremendous grief ! The 15 dollar fillers set up like concrete and are horrible to try to sand.
That is a kind of 1942 segment production of type VII u-boats
Great project and video you may have called entry or beginner RC sub to get more attention.
Normally I find the "3d printing" titles boring ... except in this case.
Are you able to use glass weave and epoxy the surface finish the hull ( aircraft and similar boating applications,surface finish for strength ) without effecting the Pla plastic?
Acetone works best for flxing the joints as it’s a welded bond, but I like a grp surface for p38 as it bonds better especially to a surface that has some flex.
But excellent kit you made, thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Do you also have a video building the German Type IIC from the same website?
Nice one
This thing is beautiful! Love the design
Love it! 3D printing technology will make Fiber glass hulls obsolete.
I saw a video of a huge 3D printer being used to make a full size Hull.
All it needs now,is the rubberized coating;that is used on modern submarines;and you are all set.
For those who have never 3d printed and want to 3d print a Sub or ship I have found that the easiest printer to use for starters is a Creality Ender 3Pro for $259 or a Ender 5 for $349 Printer. Please note this is there reg price on Amazon, they offer coupons that lower the price alot.
How big is the largest piece for the 3d printer. I need to know if my build area on my 3d printer is capable of the size. Thanks for any info. I do look forward to purchasing the file.
I just looked at the order site and answered my question😜
very nice
i would like a german 212 type
Yes please Bob a german 212 would be a great Sub for you to do next.
Added to Model Boat Mayhem! 👍🏼
I've always wanted a proper Rc Sub like any of the ones you show off, though I've never had the money for it. Even if I did 3D print it for a cheap price the electronics and the controller and everything else would still cost way too much.
I've seen Typhoon models, I'd like to see a Red October model :D Not sure how you would simulate the MHD drive though . . .
Will you be making other hull types for 3D printing????
I absolutely hope to! If you have a suggestion, I'm very open to trying a new project!
Any sub from WWII would be great, shoot I would buy a set of files for all WWII subs
RCSubGuy would love to see an Ohio class 3D print.
Or an I-400
@@Cosber9621 Ohio would be awesome, and simple enough to draft, too. Let me see what I can do...
Cool thanks
Do these go under water or just skim the surface? If it does, how deep can it go? I am guessing you would need a floating antenna? Signals wont penetrate water, right?
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very cooool nice homemade the submarine...
how much power control R/C system use a R/C submarine in the water...
same as air and water or little different
Also with PLA I hear that to join (weld) PLA use acetone - how would this compare to glueing with CA?
That only works for Abs
@@philipweser8774 ok so CA best for PLA?
Any glue suitable for plastic should be fine.
IPS Weld-On 16 Acrylic Plastic Cement
I would assume you could scale this to 1/72 from the STL files?
yes
Is it true it's printed in 10% infill only? I thought most guys would print them in 100%. I printed another 3D Akula in 25% PLA and it cracks easily... Or is the layers makes the difference?
No, they are printed at 100%.
@@RCSubGuy Thanks for clarifications!👍
Do u have dtl files for the Russian Akula, or Typhoon?
Really kool U boat. Fantastic idea to 3D print it, makes it much more appealing to me price wise. Any chance of you making the Hydra single manned submarine from captain America?
Awesome video. This plays right into several of my wheelhouses. I am a retired submariner, I am an RC geek, I just started 3D printing, and my work deals with scale submarine models.
What printer and slicer are you using?
Without reading through all of the comments, do you sell this completed kit and how much$?
No, sorry. I sell the files only.
Hello, is it possible to print this Model bigger?
1600-1700mm?
Greets
The model is easily scaled to anything you'd like.
Hi can we but your program from you if we have a 3d printer
Regards Gary
Yes, all of the files that I offer are available for purchase and download at www.nautilusdrydocks.com
"Voyage to the bottom of the sea" sub?
That one would be cool. Hope he makes one.
@@thomasleemullins4372 ...he has lol. I didn't check his back catalogue.
But still. I loooove the seaview. As a child it was the only sub to want.
Are you selling the 3 inch WTC for this hull?
Yes, absolutely. You're after the new 250/300/250 MSD SubDriver.
What watertight glue should I use
Long cure epoxy. Cyanoacrelate.
Sir iam from india can you suggest me a software for learning designing and to manufacture the model through 3d printing
I'm from India too buddy.. My suggestion... use solidworks.... it's the best.. I have been using it for years n trust me I'm good in it.. Also there are tons of tutorials on RUclips for u to start
@@suspaul100 thank u brother
@@suspaul100 can you give your insta id brother?
very cool sub. price is amazing. for those of us with out 3d printer. talk to ryan at spykerworkshop. he has printed parts for me. top quality. knows plastic! I am getting one. just have to wait. to much on the bench. I will ask ryan for a price. but with out files may not quote me one. we shall see. keep them coming bob. you have the coolest stuff out there..
if you dont care for historical accuracy , it can be much cheaper as you can just make the body from plastic jug tubing or in some cases aluminium sheeting and make fictional submarines
Try magnets for hold downs.
Cool. Is this the link to the dive system you designed this for?
www.rc-submarine.com/product-page/subdriver-3-od-single-shaft-19-75-length
Just trying to figure out total cost.
Colin
That's the one!
Skipjack,Permit,687, Virginia class boats
I did put Buy not but I hate word check if you don't check it out before you send
Great video. Have you ever tried
3d Gloop glue for PLA? It is a chemical weld adhesive that works awesome!
Are the transparent tubes with electronics are included in the plans ?
They may be expensive but at least they don't turn themselves back into a kit when they hit the ground like my RC helicopters do.😬
Jeff Leach , yeah!, like my r/ c airplanes, that's why i build boats!
Hey! So do my planes! lol
Thats like 10$ hull😂😂😂
A kit damaged during delivery Jeff, I have a few mangled rotor heads. Things have improved since my last big upgrade to FBL and a magical spirit control box :)
good!, price point,.. had stopped me, maybe there is hope yet.
very nice, seriously 79.99? Edit just noticed 3d files, Wish I would have seen this video 2 years ago
I build a submarine for about 20$
Dear friend! The project is very interesting, but cost for files is very high, common price on other sites near 10-15 USD(
The thing that makes them less attractive for designing to me is that 90% is electronics and all inside of a tube making the 3d printed stuff only decorative.
This is done from a performance, maintenance and reliability perspective. It also allows cylinders to be swapped between submarines, vastly reducing the expense of multiple models. "Dry hull" boats, with the gear embedded in them are an antiquated method of building submarines.
80 USD?... for that price I buy 2-4 STL of airplanes... I know how hard it is to search for the dimensions of whatever we wish to do a model of, but this is too much just for the STL... However, you may charge whatever you like...
$30 to make Give $100 Look made $70 good deal
That makes no sense to me in the slightest.
releasing this at the price point your asking for your 3d model is NUTS!!!!! This guy is looking for a get rich quick. to put things in perspective for you. 3dlabprint has many different planes (I own 14) they range from 20$-60$ you can get a spitfire that has a wingspan of 38.3 inch upto a F4U corsair with a wingspan of 75 inch and foldable wings and yes they all really fly. then you look at this sub you want 80$ for. i understand you feel the need to get paid. I think you deserved something for your hard work. but at that price point. its just going to get dust. good luck....
Wow. You'd think I insulted your mother or kicked your dog. Do you complain about everything like this? Don't like the price? Don't buy. Is that a hard concept? Bitching and moaning about how unfair it is that you can't get the files for the price YOU want to pay is just ridiculous.
@@RCSubGuy Lol no i just dont like thieves and scammers. and noticed that your reply has nothing to do with the facts? kinda strange for sticking up for your product guess when you cant fight the facts that personal insults is the only route you got? Not only will i NOT buy your over priced print. but i will let everyone know you can get a RC airplane that has more moving parts and has been tested by groups of people for 1/4th the price. (3dlabprint) If you don't like being compared with the competition then don't compete. also its not about the price i want to pay. its about what its worth. Even if you dropped the price down to 20$ i still wouldnt buy. but at that price point i would have nothing to say. But now i have to question the accuracy of the sub model. If alls you got from my statement was the price "I" want to pay and Bitching and moaning. and could not see i was comparing you with other 3d models. then its hard telling what details in the sub you did not see. as well
@@st0mper121 How many of these do you think he needs to sell just to make back his costs. This is not a big market, much smaller than planes. It's quite simple really, large volume small price, small volume large price.
After all, the guy has to eat. Anyway, it's currently $50.