3D printed F-104G Starfighter edf semi scale RC model -Available from 3DLabPrint.com
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- The 3D printed F-104G Starfighter is designed to look and fly like the full size Starfighter. The
lines and proportions of the model match the real jet with its long, elegant fuselage and short
thin wings.
The optimized edf duct ensures great performance without the use of cheater holes or non scale
sized air intakes. Designed to be powered by a 50mm XFly Galaxy electric ducted fan, the model
has great performance and flight times from 4-6 minutes. The model is designed to be printed
from LW-PLA. Some parts need to be printed from regular PLA.
The model requires no carbon tubes or similar reinforcements. Just print the parts and glue
them together with cyano glue. The Starfighter model is designed to be powered by a 3S or 4S
XFly Galaxy 50mm EDF and a 3S2200mAh or 4S1800mAh quality battery.Other performance
EDFs like FMS will also fit. Three 3.7g servos are needed to control the model.You can upgrade
the servos to more expensive ones like KST X06.
The model features a large hatch for easy access to the battery and radio equipment. The hatch
has a spring loaded locking mechanism for ease of use. A seperate hatch underneath the rear
fuselage gives access to the EDF unit.
Control throw gauges are included with the model for easy adjustment of the correct amount of
movement of both ailerons and elevator. Special jigs are included to help building a straight and
true model. A CG craddle is included to make it easy to balance the model correctly at the Center
of Gravity.
The F-104G Starfighter is designed with a catapult hook for bungee assisted launching. It is highly
recommended to use a catapult or bungee launcher with 6-7 kg pulling force for a safe launch of
the model.
The F-104G Starfighter model is available for download from 3dlabprint.com... 
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I just flew mine today. Fantastic ! Pls do more jet designs for us !
Great to hear 🙂👍 I’m currently working on a F-100 which will be released later this year.
How about a me-262?
Just purchased and in the process of printing. So far, your Gcodes are on point.
Thanks 🙂 I’m pleased to hear that. Always a bit nervewracking to release a new design.
@michaelghammer I am curious on what brand battery you used for the 4S version. I have a roaring top 4S1300, but having issues finding the recommended 1800.
I am on my forth printed part with my own generated gcodes. They are perfect
Btw, I'm printing with LW-PLA
@hazen7645 I'm at a stand still waiting for LW-PLA. All of the PLA parts printed perfectly.
Finaly ! The L-39 is just finished and waiting for good weather. So lets go on with this famous plane now !
Thanks a lot.
Good to hear 🙂
The files will be released soon. I’ve done all my work, so now all that is left, is for 3DLabPrint to put it on their website.
Oh man, I've been watching this one for awhile now. And I am ready with the filament 😊
The Starfighter files have been released: 3dlabprint.com/shop/f-104g-starfighter/
How do you get that “missile with a man in it,” as they used to call the beautiful Starfighter, to fly so slow? Thanks for offering this outstanding design including the ancillary parts! WOW!
@@Warpig0321I’m pleased that you like my work. Much appreciated.
The Starfighter was kept very light and that helps its slow flying characteristics. But overall the model flies supprisingly well. You just have to watch it closely. It quickly gets hard to see.
Have fun with the build.
I just purchased your project. Thank's for your job. I have the prusa 4 and I have problems printing with PLA LW, retraction 2, speed 4, but I have a lot of smudges. The Polylight 1.0 I'm using is gray in color.
Thank you
Hi Luciano. Thank you for supporting my work. Please try to print directly from the supplied g-code files. They should work well with your printer. And remember that a bit of stringing is normal with LW-PLA.
I ordered the files this morning Mike. I want to use one of my 64mm EDF’s from RC Lander. These units are capable of cranking out 1100 watts on a 4 cell setup. In Cura, you can easily enlarge the files, in my case, the magic number is 27%, the front section of the thrust tube fits smoothly over the rear shroud. Of course, it’ll still be a bungee launcher, we have a grass flying site, tiny wheels and small retracts would take a pounding. I’m posting the build in the Electric Jet portion of RC Canada if you are interested to follow along. Thanks for your efforts. 🙂👍
Great! I´ll visit your thread at RC Canada and follow your progress.
Another beautiful aircraft, if it's anything like the draken, it will be a marvel of design and additive engineering. Looking forward to printing it. Thanks for such through testing before releasing for purchase. Would you consider redesigning the elevator control system on your thunderstreak similarly to the elevator control on the starfighter.I can't get it to work on the Thunderstreak.
Hi Pat. Thank you so much for your nice feedback. I´m really pleased that my efforts are appreciated by builders/pilots out there. Especially with all these new designers releasing new untested models like crazy. The Thunderstreak is on my mind and I´m considering a new LW-PLA version with a more traditional elevator connection. The Thunderstreak is such a nice jet, that it deserves some attention. The F-84G is also on my mind, but first I'll modify the Saab Draken to make the new 50mm edfs with fixed intake lip fit.
Excellent news, looking forward to the release date. Just one question, could the airframe be flyable if printed out of just regular PLA with the intent is to use the 4S setup?
I’m pretty sure a PLA version would fly. Faster stall and landing speed of course, but flyable none the less. I have been pleasantly surprised by the flying characteristics of the Starfighter model. Those tiny wings doesn’t seem to bother it 😁
The Starfighter files have been released: 3dlabprint.com/shop/f-104g-starfighter/
I’ll be placing my order right after Christmas 😋👍
Hi Michael. Thank you so much for the great design of this classic jet. I love the 3dLabPrint designs and have branched out now to the GANG. I've started printing my F-104 out of 3DLabPrint LW-PLA. Just curious, which if any parts (other than bungee hook, and other small moving parts) did you print out of PolyAir, or normal PLA? Your assembly instructions are very detailed, but I don't see a diagram listing which parts should be LW, and which should be regular PLA. Thx again. Great model.
Hi
I’m glad that you like my Starfighter. All files should be organized in two folders for g-code, two folders for 3mf files etc. The two folders are nameed PLA and LW-PLA. So it should be pretty easy to differentiate the two categories of parts.
Good luck with the build and do take time to build a bungee launcher for takeoffs.
After the Starfighter you may want to try my Saab Draken. A great flying model.
@@michaelghammer , oh duh! I didn't look closely. I know some of the 3DLabPrint gcodes have duplicate PLA and LW-PLA files so you can print either or. I see now that the PLA folder is not a duplicate. Sorry for the dumb question. Yes, I plan to build a catapult. I have some old surgical tubing from my hi-start glider days. LOL
@@michaelghammer Hi again Michael. I've got the whole Starfighter printed and it is coming together nicely. One question however, I'm having trouble finding a 4S 1800mah Lipo that will fit in the battery compartment. I ordered a Lumenier that was supposed to be 25mmx34mm, but it is actually a hair over 35mm wide and more than 27mm high. The width isn't too bad, but the hatch is bulging like crazy with the extra 2mm in height. Which 4S battery did you end up using?
@Pastorkarlman I’m pleased that the Starfighter is coming together. I use a Turnigy Nanotech 4S1800mAh battery. But don’t forget that the Starfighter will also fly great with a 3S setup.
Hi Michael, one last question if you don't mind. Since this is the first scale jet I've printed, want to ask about CG. I read the explanation in the directions about nicely balanced at the CG points with the CG jig, but will this model fly well if a bit nose heavy? I know with conventional planes I printed from 3DLabPrint like the P-51, Hurrican etc. like most planes will fly well if somewhat nose heavy, but you just want to avoid any tail heaviness. Is the F-104 similar, or is nose heavy not good with this model. I'm asking mainly because I want to fly it on 3 & 4 cell (the model is ready for maiden now), and the CG will differ with the different battery weights and placements. Thx.
Hey there Michael
My name is Travis.I purchased both the 104 and the Draken file kits. I was wondering if you have made any 1 piece print files for the hatches and access covers for the 104, like there is for the Draken? Another question I have is about the thrust duct tubes for the 104. Is the different size tubes for the difference of using 3s to 4s, or is there a different size for increased exit air velocity by using the %85 tube opposed to the %100 tube? I have only been 3D printing for about 3 years now. I haven't become a proficient designer yet, so I have just been creating my own gcodes from STL files from others. I just started using Simplify 3D slicing software for about 8 months now. My printer I purchased new 3 years ago, is a QIDI X-CF Pro. I have purchased several file kits from 3D Labs and yourself. So far I am very pleased with my results of finished products from your file kits. Keep up the great work, and hit me back with a reply, if you get a chance.
Hi Travis
Thank you for supporting my work. I’m very pleased to hear that you’re getting good results with my designs.
Regarding the two different sizes of thrust tube you’re spot on. The 100% FSA tube is for max thrust and the other is for max air velocity at the exhaust. Personally I prefer the 100% FSA because it sounds better with more “whosh”.
The reason I made a two piece hatch for the Draken was mainly because my one-piece design had to be printed at a 45 degree angle and this affected the precision of the part and the resulting fit. So I made a two-piece hatch instead and that worked well. I carried that solution on to the Starfighter hence no one-piece hatch is coming to the F-104.
S3D was my preferred slicer before, but I ‘ve moved on to PrusaSlicer. Not because S3D is a bad Slicer, but not many people will pay that much money for a Slicer, when they can download free ones. You should try downloading PrusaSlicer and load one of the Starfighter 3mf files into it and have a look around.
Good luck with your 3D printing and hopefully also some flying.
Thanks again for your feedback. It is much appreciated.
@@michaelghammer thanks for responding to my questions. It was refreshing to get such a prompt reply. My first slicing software I learned was my manufacturers slicer. Qidi slicer was the one I learned first. I have used Cura with my buddy’s Ender. My machine is still running dinosaur firmware. I believe the new Qidi machines are running Klipper? If you will allow me to bend your ear a little more, I was wondering if you have designed anymore of the classic military jets, or just the ones on 3D Labgang pages? I really enjoy the nostalgic era that your designs represent.
Hi Travis
Apart from the Saab Draken, Lockheed Starfighter and F-84F Thunderstreak available from 3DLabPrint, I only have one other design for sale. It´s a L-39 Albatros which can be downloaded from rc3dmarket.com or Cults3d.com
The L-39 was my first design and a little on the heavy side, but nevertheless flies quite well.
I do have plans for new classic jets and at the moment I´m working on the F-100 Super Sabre. It should go well with the other jets.
Keep an eye out for news about new and existing designs on my Instagram: instagram.com/hammer_design_3dprinted_planes/?hl=en
@@michaelghammer That sounds awesome, regarding the F-100. I will most certainly be looking forward to building one! If you ever take a poll from your follower/supporters, I would love to see you design the F-9 Panther with an airframe that could be propelled by a 70mm edf😉 Keep up the great work. By way of the finished products, I can tell that you are passionate about what you are doing 👍👍
Hi Travis
The F-9 Panther is a very nice looking jet, and I have thought about modelling it. But some other designer will probably beat me to it. The F-100 solid model (the base for any model) is almost done and looks quite good and scale. It sure is a good looking jet and I´m sure it will fly just as well as the Starfighter. I have one more classic jet in the pipeline, and then I might go back and do bigger versions of my best selling jets.
Interesting that the instructions suggest catapult launch only and no hand launch. Make sure you think about that before building...
I’m very confident that the Starfighter can be hand launched, but I do not recommend it. This is a scale jet, not a Piper Cub or a Sport jet. If you want successful flights with the Starfighter every time, then a catapult/bungee launcher is the way to go.
Please!! Define very near future 😜. This year?
I hope so. I’ve delivered all my files to 3DLabPrint and now it’s their job to put them on their website.
Ok. Then it's time to start printing the bungee pedal and start building the bungee launcher.
Thks!!
@@michaelghammer this sounds like great news.
The Starfighter files have been released: 3dlabprint.com/shop/f-104g-starfighter/
@@thetrigger8768 The Starfighter files have been released: 3dlabprint.com/shop/f-104g-starfighter/