How BIG Can I 3D Print This Imperial Shuttle? | Star Wars Free STL Files

My latest build, a 3D printed Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle kit card, was a very fun model to build. It was just a bit to small. I wanted to see how much bigger I could 3D print it using the same free STL file.
Here is the link to the free STL file I used if you want to print your own:
www.printables.com/model/8090...
#3dprinting #starwars #3dprintingideas #3dprintedtoys #freestlfiles
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Original Size 3D Print
02:56 3D printing a bigger model
04:00 Assembling the bigger model

[@MeshJedi]

Pretty much all slicers allow you to separate combined objects that are physically sepaate into separate objects in the context menu.

[@jaakobs]

I like to print everything in ABS. You can chemically weld the parts together with some acetone, which makes a ridiculously strong bond

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Nice! I haven't tried ABS.

[@odinata]

Definitely! Print your plastic garbage in an even more toxic form of plastic...especially toys and trinkets destined for oceans and landfills!

[@dragonis003]

At the larger scale, you could take the one sided fins, print them at half thickness twice, one being mirrored, and then glue them together so there are greeblies on both sides

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Dang! Great idea! Wish I thought of that.

[@jgold8768]

3D gloop would be perfect for this. It chemically welds the parts without being so toxic like acetone.

[@scoopsmay]

I had printed the Pit Droid kit card and decided it was to small. I took each part and scaled it 600%. It's the size of a toddler now. I'm loving it

[@VaderDadBuilds]

That's awesome!

[@richardwilson2621]

I use loctite super glue and mitre apel accelerator i use j-b weld plastic bonder to fill in seams and gaps . I ,ve been resin 3d printing for about 4 years l use the peopoly forge printer because like you i want my statues large as possible. I really love 3d printing you put the effort and work in and get beautiful statues as a result.....

[@VaderDadBuilds]

That's awesome! I'd like to try resin printing at some point too.

[@c0sm048]

Awesome video! Make more like this :)

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Thank you! Got more lined up.

[@blutadlerx]

I was thinking about the eact same thing while watching your video. No only the model scales, but also the tollerances. Still trying to think of a way to mitigate that problem

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Yea, it still fit ok, but it definitely needed the glue to hold it together.

[@blutadlerx]

@@VaderDadBuilds I printed it the normal size, still fits way too loose 🤣 maybe my printer is to precise haha

[@Nouble.]

awesome!

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Thank you!

[@ToastghostPI]

I would go with a 2 part CA glue, it's so strong, awesome video though

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Thanks! I'll try that one out.

[@cowjuice7148]

yooooo i have the same printer

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Nice! How do you like yours so far?

[@curtisnewton895]

lol ha ha ha "vader dad" ? ok so why don't you print it life size ?

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Lol, that might take some time.

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[@critical_always]

OMG the luxery to choose what glue to use. Here in New Zealand you use what they sell.

[@VaderDadBuilds]

Hopefully, the one they sell there works. 😀

[@matthewroderique7468]

Talk to Mulford plastics or PSP, Im a plastic fabricator and can luckily get allsorts of glues(well solvents to be honest) try to get weldon #16 as its great for PLA, and could try any of the solvents that work for acrylics as they are organic polymers