ax. I really like that all of the slicer setting are included with the model. Will update this review once I've completed the build.
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else. In my opinion Cemal Ozelik has done a fantastic job in the overall design of this aircraft. I have printed (and flown) planes from both Eclipson and 3D Lab Print ... and I think Cemal's design is superior. For example: The others have complex hinges for the control surfaces ... but very simple bearings for the landing gear. Their hinge designs add unnecessary weight and complexity ... with no improvement in functionality. (Foam planes have used tape for hinges for years ... without any problems.) My guess is that Cemal's simple TPU hinges will work just fine ... while being lighter and simpler to print. And Cemal's attention to detail on wheel bearings should help handling on takeoff and landing ... with no increase in the weight of the aircraft. Meanwhile ... I do take issue with his insistence that the Ranger V2 can be printed in its entirety with active foaming LW-PLA (ColorFabb and/or 3D LabPrint PolyLight). The fuselage and canopy parts cannot be sliced and printed without retraction ... which is more or less incompatible with LW-PLA. In my experience the ONLY parts that can be successfully printed with LW-PLA are those that are designed (right from the start) to be printed in one of the "single line per layer modes" ... vase mode, spiral mode, surface mode etc. depending on your slicer. The geometry of wings (and control surfaces) is almost always conducive to this. And the aircraft fuselage would be as well ... if it weren't for the pesky issue of it needing to be strengthened in the areas where the wings, the motor and the landing gear attach. And perhaps that's a design approach that Cemal could explore in a future design. Typically the engine mount is already a separate PETG part .... do the same for a wing attachment point and for landing gear attachment ... and then make the fuselage a LW-PLA mesh print "skin/covering" ... mostly for aesthetics. And one more plus for Craycle Hobby ... Cemal's documentation is very complete ... in that he is VERY careful to denote slicer settings for each part ... see page 3 of the 2022 RangerV2 User Guide ... and the seven page "Print Guide" that is included as an Appendix to the User Guide. Successful 3D printing is still very much printer, slicer and material dependent ... and he supplies the information you need for your prints to be successful.
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r and applicable
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h other! Cant wait to give it a throw!
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at I prefer for a 700 - 800mm size wing. So, I remixed the file and shorten it a little and also converted it to be mounted on a pegboard (instead of using screws).
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