Battlestar Galactica Viper Launch Tube

cults3d

This is my own recreation of the Viper launch tube and prep area. There are only 13 distinct parts. Some parts are printed many times and some are mirrored. I purchased brass tubes from Hobbytown 7/32" diameter and 3/8" diameter. I am not done printing all my parts but anticipate having it all done by 2019... This was designed to display the 1/32 scale Viper models. No supports required. All the pieces were sized to build on my Ender 3 220mm X 220mm bed. More realistic ladder added I added a tab to the launch sled so the 1/32 model Viper will sit there using the mounting hole on the bottom of the fuselage. This thing was made with Tinkercad. Edit it online https://www.tinkercad.com/things/2dVybKkuZLA 12-1-18 Nearly all the pieces are printed. 2 more floor pieces printing now. The brass tubes are 36" and pricey so I decided to cut at 18" for 8 total tubes. The inner chamber will be 16" so there will be 2" extruding out the first entry port. I will put one prep area support on the tube and glue the other 3 down to the floor. Should look ok and will post more pics! :) If I had to do again, I'd scale up maybe 10% but I like the results as it won't take up too much room. If you do scale up, watch the holes size doesn't change much as those were just the right size. I did ream the holes a bit with a dremel to make it easier to slide onto the brass tubes. To glue the floor panels together, I am printing with a 8 mm brim and I leave it attached so I can glue one floor panel to another's brim with epoxy. The slight unevenness is minimal. See the picture attached... Links to more parts for a complete diorama: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3432984 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3381917 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3326379 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3326357 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3287564 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3262965