Star Trek Discovery Communicator

prusaprinters

<p>Here is a remix of the awesome Discovery communicator kit designed by <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3655482">mooslug</a>. I love how the model is accurate so I wanted to make it as a static prop without electronics. I solidified the body and made the flip-up hinge mechanism printable and no screws are needed. The lid was split up in layers so it can be printed flat without having unsightly under-sides from using supports. Also added pegs and notches to help align the face panels and trimmings.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>There are tiny pegs that can be used to align the lid's layers--use a tweezer to insert them. The original unsplit lid is there too.&nbsp;</li><li>For the body I enabled ironing in prusaslicer that made the top layers much smoother than they would have been without it.</li><li>Use a fine point to apply light amounts of glue to join the lid parts.</li><li>The part called 'lid 2' has little removable adhesion discs on the tips to help prevent warping up from the bed.</li><li>Use supports for axle, lid 1, delta, back, and maybe the body.</li><li>You may have to use a razor blade or file to remove bumps to smooth out the axel assembly.</li><li>I printed the back cover upright.</li></ul><p>Assembly instructions:</p><ol><li>Insert the axle with the 'R' pointing right (face up), and insert and glue the back of the clasps into the slots on the body once attached to the axel.&nbsp;</li><li>Glue the 'lid 1' part's wheels to the axle in the correct orientation--the slots should line up with the axle like a flat head screwdriver does.&nbsp;</li><li>Then use the tiny lid pegs to help align and glue the lid 2 part to lid 1.&nbsp;</li><li>Align and glue the 'lid 3' part to the top.&nbsp;</li><li>Attach the delta to the back then glue the back to the body using the delta's peg to help align it. The rest should be straightforward.&nbsp;</li></ol><p>Let me know if you have any questions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Use color change/swap for the display stand tag.&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a guide that explains how color swapping works, at least with Prusaslicer: <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/color-change_1687">https://help.prusa3d.com/en/article/color-change_1687</a></p>