Tracy's Space Coupe 3D Printing Model | Assembly

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

Dick Tracy comic strip features police detective Dick Tracy, a handsome decisive investigator, whose methods resemble the approach of Sherlock Holmes’s, and who poses a serious threat to the criminals. With the development of technology, the methods of the police changed their form, and atomic-powered gadgets developed by Diet Smith Industries became widely used by the workers. The spacecraft with a magnetic propulsion system Space Coupe, user-friendly and pretty simple to operate, allows Dick to travel to the Moon and around the Earth and meet other forms of life, in particular, the people of Moon Valley.

The compact and functional Space Coupe could not leave indifferent our skillful 3D artist who designed this amazing vehicle for 3D printing. The vehicle has an elongated shape with nine thrusters attached to the hull that can be positioned according to your preferences or printed as static. The hull features engraved lettering to ease the painting process. Talking about the interior, you will be impressed by its level of detail, you can start thinking of the pilots and passengers right now! And the possibility of lighting up the cockpit, dashboard, navigation, and emergency lights is like icing on the cake! Tracy’s Space Coupe is made to manifest your dreams!

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

The Tracy’s Space Coupe model for 3D printing is a static assembly model and its moderation and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took the Gambody team 79 hours in total.

For you to receive the cleanest 3D printing result possible, minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support, and make use of the active elements designed by Gambody Engineers, the vehicle was divided into convenient assembly parts.

All assembly parts in the FFF/FDM 1.0 version are provided in STL files in recommended positions that were worked out in order to ensure the smoothness of the details’ surfaces after printing and that the 3D printing beginners won’t face difficulties when placing the parts on a build plate. When downloading any model’s file you will also receive “Assembly Manual” for FFF/FDM 1.0 and DLP/SLA 1.0 versions in PDF and video formats. We highly recommend that you get acquainted with the “Assembly Video” and “Assembly Manual” before getting down to the Tracy’s Space Coupe 3D printing model.

The model is saved in STL files, a format supported by most 3D printers. All STL files for 3D printing have been checked in Netfabb and no errors were shown.

The model’s scale was calculated from the approximate length of the Space Coupe which is 15000. The 3D printing model’s chosen scales are 1:32 for the FFF/FDM version and 1:64 for the DLP/SLA version.

VERSIONS’ SPECIFICATIONS

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:

• Contains 25 parts;
• A printed model is 204 mm tall, 329 mm wide, 513 mm deep;
• Two variants of the engine - static and movable;
• The side engines rotate;
• The rear engine rotates;
• Tunnels for LED lights to light up the interior, navigation lights and emergency light;
• All parts are divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.

DLP/SLA 1.0 version features:

• Contains 25 parts;
• A printed model is 102 mm tall, 164 mm wide, 157 mm deep;
• Two variants of the engine - static and movable;
• The side engines rotate;
• The rear engine rotates;
• Tunnels for LED lights to light up the interior, navigation lights and emergency light;
• All parts are divided in such a way to fit the build plates and to ensure that support structures are generated where needed.

You can get the Tracy’s Space Coupe model for 3D printing immediately after the purchase! Just click the green Buy button in the top-right corner of the model’s page. You can pay with PayPal or your credit card.

Watch the tutorial on how to assemble a Tracy’s Space Coupe 3D Printing Model on Gambody YouTube channel.

Also, you may like other Spacecraft 3D Printing Models.

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Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, Simplify3D, Slic3r and PrusaSlicer software.

Disclaimer: The following printing settings are a recommendation, not an obligation. The parameters can vary depending on the peculiarities of your 3D printer, the material you use, and especially the particular assembly part you are working with. Each part that any model comprises often needs preliminary review, and you are free to tweak the settings the way you find suitable.

Note:

• You can scale up the model (downscaling for FFF/FDM 3D printers is not recommended!);
• All connectors should be printed at 100% Infill.

Cura printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Cura 5.2.1 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, Creality Ender 3 Pro with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Simplify3D printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Simplify3D 5.0.0 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, FLSUN v400, Ender3 S1 with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Slic3r printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in Slic3r 1.3.0 software. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PetG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

PrusaSlicer printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in PrusaSlicer 2.3.1. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PETG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download