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<\/a><\/p>\nAdmittedly, I grabbed the idea from this wonderful model I saw on the web:<\/p>\n
I did make my own alterations and adjustments, though.<\/p>\n What I was aiming for was something out of the Jetsons, a flying saucer that invoked a 1950s car feel with fins and chrome lights. I have no chrome, so I was stuck with a gray filament that is called <\/em>silver but is not.<\/p>\n Here are all of the parts that make up the Jetson Cruiser:<\/p>\n Gluing the bumper to the bottom half: Here the cockpit assembly (console, pilot seat and comfy couch for five passengers) is attached to the bottom of the saucer: Then the semi-spherical bubble capsule cap is put in place. The fit is so perfect I don’t need to glue it: Then I blue the six clear translucent lights to the light covers: And I attach those to the body: The tail-light rims go on next: Followed by the customary navigational lights, green on the left, red on the right:\u00a0\u00a0 And then the actual tail lights: I glue tires into the three wheel housings. Note: These wheels are printed in a flexible black, so they feel like rubber and have some bounce. In a future version I may add axles and allow them to roll: Inserting the vertical thruster. The thruster is printed in a translucent glow-in-the-dark icy blue. So when it’s glued to the underneath, it shows the orange (and gray from the cockpit) through. To avoid this, I attached a circle of tin foil to reflect light back out: Then I glue the thruster in place underneath, and attach the wheels: Now the two halves get joined, for a completed model: <\/p>\n When I prototype, I use colors I normally have a lot of, but don’t use a lot of, like purple, pink, neon yellow, etc. In the first print of this model, I used purple and pink with green and white.<\/p>\n It was intended only for fit and to determine what issues the model would have.<\/p>\n But my daughter loved the color scheme and basically demanded it, so it’s now hers. Here it is.<\/p>\n The Jetson Cruiser This is my latest UFO print: Admittedly, I grabbed the idea from this wonderful model I saw on the web: I did make my own alterations and adjustments, though. What I was aiming for was something out … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nAssembly<\/h1>\n
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