So, anyways… I’m entering the atomic weapons industry…

… sorta.

 

As I’ve mentioned from time to time on my twitter (@UnwantedBlog), I’ve been helping out some friends for a bit. They’ve thanked me with a shiny new Anycubic Kobra 2 Max 3D filament printer. As such things go it’s a giant, capable of far bigger (but lower-rez) prints than my resin printer.

 

My first project to achieve success? A full scale M388 “Davy Crockett” atomic warhead. It takes four days to print out a single unit, assuming everything works out correctly. But the resulting parts are remarkably strong yet light weight. Here are the components taped together with an industry standard feline scale reference:

 

The antenna/timer assembly is the most complex and intricate part. The dial itself was resin-printed for high detail:

 

 

The nose half of the body was meant to print as a single large part, but it went a little goofy most of the way through so a  separate replacement “cap” was printed. Any future prints will presumably have a unified nose.

 

The parts all need a lot of sanding and smoothing, assembly, filling and paint, but it’ll be fargin’ rad when it’d done.

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