In a previous post (part 1) I detailed the process of getting a file up and printing for the Hotchkiss Geschutzwagen 39H broken down into five parts.
The tracks printed and still on the build plate. Nice sharp detail on all the outer faces as hoped for.
All the parts as printed with supports still attached
and with supports removed
I will keep the gun separate for ease of painting, but have otherwise glued the remaining elements together.
Here you can see it compared with the same file printed as the model is purchased in one piece. The one piece print is on the left, my "kit" version on the right. Hopefully the improvement in quality can be seen.
To my mind the improvement in quality makes the extra effort in prepping the file before printing worth the effort. A little bit of cleaning up is required to remove a couple of stray strands of filament but otherwise we are good to go.
Priming and painting next...
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