Hex Flight Stand Set

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3D Printable Hex Flight Stand Set A free set of flight stand files (.stl files) designed for 3D printing to supplement (or as an emergency replacement for) the traditional 16mm hexagon (28 x 32mm) injection-moulded plastic flight stands, as sold by many miniatures manufacturers (such as Ground Zero Games). Bases: The hex base is 16mm side width (28 x 32mm square). The rear of the stand has a raised square feature, intended to facilitate easier ship ID placement. The small base 10mm x 20mm is used with the flat-bottomed 15mm stand. This is intended for smaller escort ships, especially when close basing is required, where the traditional hex base is a bit too large. One version with the socket at the rear and one with the socket at the centre is provided, for which point the mounting is best used. (Note that only the 15mm stand is provided flat as a specific image (i.e. file), since above that height, the base would be increasingly unstable.) Stands: The 27mm stand is the base size (identical to the plastic stands). In addition, stands at 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm and 35mm are provided. The stands are flat-topped (unlike the traditional flight stand with the nub). They are intended to be socketed into 3.2mm diameter hole, using a 3.2mm drill bit. (Aotrs Shipyards models specifically accommodate this socket if possible.) Models too small to be fitted with a socket can in my long experience, simply be glued on the top of the stand. The stand is designed to be hollow, with a 1mm shaft. This serves to strength the structure. in addition, this should be able to accommodate a thin wire or length of paperclip. Thus, the stand can be optionally pinned to increase strength for heavy metal models or repaired more easily if broken, though this is probably not necessary for most starships (etc.) as a matter of course. There is also a socket in the bases to help locate such a pin if required. This feature is intended to compensate for the fact that printed FDM is likely to be more frangible than a solid injection moulded plastic. The flight stands should be printed horizontally, to maximise strength with the printing grain being along the length of the stand.   These stands were designed during a period in which the traditional injection-moulded flight stands (produced from only a single source) were unavailable due to machining issues. While these stands will never be as good (or cheap to produce) as the injection-moulded flight stands, the intention was for these to serve as close a replacement as possible as/when/if those stands were to become unavailable again, as finding inexpensive alternatives on the market was very difficult and the intention was to make them as widely available as possible.     Photo of staships and stands printed in FDM.

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Aotrs Shipyards produces modern armour and sci-fi ground forces at 1/144th scale (10 or 12mm) and starships ("fleet scale."). Some fighters are also available at 1/300th scale (6mm). Physical models are available by at Shapeways https://www.shapeways.com/mymodels or in FDM from my printer (via direct contact with me). Note: The Only-Games store for resin prints has had to be closed down due to the subscription cost; it will be reinstated for short periods if the ko-fi goal is released (https://ko-fi.com/aotrsshipyards), or you can contact me to try and organise a special order. I'm sorry, but this was the best I could do under the circumstances. _____________________________________________________________________________ The Aotrs Shipyards Facebook page is here, where releases and other news can be found. Models are supplied without pre-supports at the current time; sorry. I do not have a resin printer (and so cannot even take an educated guess), nor is it feasible at this time to pay for commercial supports, given the size of the catalogue. _____________________________________________________________________________ Models come with the standard (hollow) files for printing in resin or SLS (designated with -S or -M), and FDM prints; the post purchase notes will tell which files to use for each type of printing. (Note parts too small to be hollowed out are agnostic to printer type.) _____________________________________________________________________________ 144th scale vehicles where possible have locking turrets. These are designed such that the turret is placed in the hole at 45°; and then rotated. This enables the turrets to still be freely moved, but they will not fall out (even when upside-down) except at 45°; or 225°; and can safely be stored with the turrets in situ, saving the wargamer precious time on set-up and put-down that can be better spent on playing! _____________________________________________________________________________ Note that by design, the posts and post-holes are intended to be painted for a better friction fit. Some vehicles are supplied with additional turrets (notably, sensor masts, MLRS or engineering vehicle cranes) with both raised and transit positions. _____________________________________________________________________________ Starships are listed as "Fleet scale." The design assumption is (very nominally) 1/10000th scale for the capital ships, with fighters assumed to be approximately 1/1500th scale and larger smallcraft on a sliding scale between. (Where there is a balance between the bigger smallcraft being smaller than capital ships but larger than fighters and while fighters are not too small to be used or seen!) _____________________________________________________________________________ All starships, fighters and VTOLs that are physically large enough have a post hole designed to take a standard 3.2mm or 3mm flight stand. T _____________________________________________________________________________ here is a free, full pack of stands for this specification released on Creative Commons here, but each model will come with a suitable stand and base. Sci-fi models all come with an Entirely Optional Lore excerpt from Bleakbane's Galaxy Guide in PDF form. (In theory, as it's not showing up in the files; please let me know if this isn't working in my current approach.) _____________________________________________________________________________ (Aotrs stands for Army Of The Red Spear and is pronounced "A" as in "hay" -Oat -ers. I knew you'd ask...!)

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