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<\/a><\/p>\nAs you can see, the front shoe <\/em>holds one of the side vanes snugly – but not too tightly – I modeled in a bit of room – and it could be any<\/em> of the vanes, so the angle I hold it at can be changed; and the rear shoe has a little tab to hold the butt weight so it doesn’t slide backwards.<\/p>\n This was a prototype, so I didn’t model the shoes to fit with the arms, knowing that later I would. This was to test the concept – could it hold it firmly? Could it support the weight? Would it fall over? Was the center of gravity ok?<\/p>\n Here is the original prototype next to the final modeled version. I modeled it in blue because several model kits I have had modeled their bases in blue, and as it is a nice color not included in the printing of the rocket itself, it stands out as more neutral against the rocket.<\/p>\n You will notice the weight-supporting arms are much thicker and the shoes<\/em> have been made part of the arm design.<\/p>\n So what of the base itself? Why a pyramid?<\/p>\n That’s my new logo for my 3D printing hobby, and business if it comes to that. I’ll make a post on my logo later. But for now, suffice it to say I needed a broad base to hold the rocket without danger of falling over, and I thought my logo would be perfect for the job.<\/p>\n Here’s the rocket in its final stand:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For my TB3 Rocket I needed a display stand that would hold it on an uplifting angle. Without carving a slot into the body like many model kits do, I wanted to be able to hold and support the weight … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n