NASA Crawler Transporter

thingiverse

Hi, new to 3d printing, long time modeler. I made up this 1:70 scale crawler for my own collection and it was only when I was close to finished that I realized there maybe there were some others that could use the files for their own crawler. This means it isn’t as polished a presentation as I might have liked but hopefully it is good enough to get people a usable model for their shelves. Note: This is no where near as detailed or accurate as what Sascha1990 is working on (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3475329). If you are after a nice accessory that looks good with your Saturn V and LUT then this is a decent option. If you want a great detailed model of the crawler then I would recommend waiting for Sacha’s, it looks fantastic. Warning: This is not a complete 3d print project where you print all the parts, assemble them and voila, a crawler. There are a few areas where it was easier and better for me to use other materials to fabricate stuff (like the main body and some details) but those areas are pretty easy to make for someone that is capable of building the rest of it. There are also areas where I printed up basic parts then custom fit them rather than trying to make specific parts for everything (the walkways are a good example of this), again not too difficult if you have the skill set to build the rest of it. If you are not sure about the non-3d printed stuff download and read the instruction PDF and model pictures. I’ve tried to give an outline of the construction and pointed out where you need to fabricate stuff outside the 3d print files so you should be able to tell if it will work for you.