Douglas DC-10

cults3d

Scaled down 50% from the original model, remixed to print without supports (mostly). My granddaughter wanted a DC-10 model for her school project, so I offered to print one. The best model I found was @Simulatedbog545's, but she wanted something smaller, so I scaled it down to 25%. Not only was that too small, as she told me afterwards, but all the connecting slots and more got lost in the print (it's on the right in the photos). And I didn't like the many obvious join lines. Admittedly, those joins would be needed if printing at the original size. My version prints without supports in the given orientation. Yes, the engines are upside down to what was recommended originally, but they worked okay for me. Although you could do it all in one print on a 200mm printer, I suggest separating the wings and engines to print with brims for extra support. Incidentally, the only reason for cutting the wings was to print those little overhangs on the trailing edge of each tip. There's a diamond-shaped recess in the fuselage to take the connector which adds some strength, and maintains alignment. The engines also provide some support to the wing joins. I just glued the parts together with hot-glue. I didn't bother with printing the cockpit windows; included here just for anyone who might want to do them.