I've released my Ark of the Covenant 3d Files

[OasisSupernova]

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Wait. I was wasted last night, and looked at that picture wrong. I haven't even begun to put mine together yet. You might beat me done. Lol. What agreat adventure we're having together. LMFAO

 

[OasisSupernova]

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Whoever finishes first is Indy. Second place is Short Round. Lol

 

[replicaprops]

I keep having to print other things for work, so you will definitely finish first.

 

[replicaprops]

 

[OasisSupernova]

I keep having to print other things for work, so you will definitely finish first.

I've hogged the printer. Everybody is banned until im done. Lol

Great video. What base coat colors did you use? My pictures don't show very well but I feel the white gloss w silver metallic, and then rust oleum metallic gold might be more gold then that. Then again it's hard to judge by the video. The base coat change makes a huge difference. It looks like I used two different color golds but it's just different base coats. I followed you on YouTube also.

 

[replicaprops]

I've hogged the printer. Everybody is banned until im done. Lol

Great video. What base coat colors did you use? My pictures don't show very well but I feel the white gloss w silver metallic, and then rust oleum metallic gold might be more gold then that. Then again it's hard to judge by the video. The base coat change makes a huge difference. It looks like I used two different color golds but it's just different base coats. I followed you on YouTube also.

I printed in black, then coated in Mod Podge then dusted the gold. Gold is subjective and can really only be seen properly in person since cameras all have some sort of color differences.

 

[replicaprops]

I’m going to have it in this room which has led lighting with a blue tint. So this is what it will look like in that lighting.

 

[OasisSupernova]

I printed in black, then coated in Mod Podge then dusted the gold. Gold is subjective and can really only be seen properly in person since cameras all have some sort of color differences.

Yeah that's what I thought when I was taking pictures. I went with this guys video.https://youtu.be/0LsygAUWFs0?si=xsLUD55cWoSZQD-O

 

[OasisSupernova]

 

[replicaprops]

Yeah that's what I thought when I was taking pictures. I went with this guys video.https://youtu.be/0LsygAUWFs0?si=xsLUD55cWoSZQD-O

I've seen people do this method before. Mixing in yellow and red dye or getting premixed dye and adding it to poly is definitely a way to go. Personally I don't have the patience to mix the paints up and layer it. I'm using the gold spraypaint to save time primarily. If I was doing a commision I would gold leaf it and clear coat over the leaf.

 

[OasisSupernova]

I've seen people do this method before. Mixing in yellow and red dye or getting premixed dye and adding it to poly is definitely a way to go. Personally I don't have the patience to mix the paints up and layer it. I'm using the gold spraypaint to save time primarily. If I was doing a commision I would gold leaf it and clear coat over the leaf.

Agreed. Spray paint is the way to go. The printing process is abysmal in and of itself. I might lighting sand some parts but that's about it. I have a cool idea for a backdrop after I get this done. I'll keep you posted. Loo

 

[OasisSupernova]

3 more pieces to print!

 

[replicaprops]

I finished the lid parts and just started the body parts. Watching from a distance today.

 

[OasisSupernova]

Im down to one angel, and one wing. Printing my first angel yesterday the power went out 8 damn times. Ugh...

I finished the lid parts and just started the body parts. Watching from a distance today. View attachment 1932382

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[OasisSupernova]

I finished the lid parts and just started the body parts. Watching from a distance today. View attachment 1932382

I measured the thickness of the box panels and they're thicker then the 3/4 osb the sides call for. Do these sit flush with the back of the 3/4 material? So the face of the panels stick out further? Or do they sit flush with the outside? Im thinking flush on the back so when you look inside the Ark the inside of the box is all flush and smooth.

 

[OasisSupernova]

I finished the lid parts and just started the body parts. Watching from a distance today. View attachment 1932382

Although from the pictures it looks like it's flush on the face. Which is weird because they'll be bumped out on the inside of the box. Not that it's the end of the world. Just weird. If they were thinner. They would have used less material. Lol

 

[replicaprops]

I have not gone to the lumber store yet. I was going to print everything then go look at the wood parts

 

[OasisSupernova]

Off and running on the final print! What an adventure this has been. Now on to the fun stuff.

 

[OasisSupernova]

T Minus 10 hours.

 

[OasisSupernova]

Just a heads up. If you’re printing the angels in sliced parts there is a significant amount of play where the wings meet the body. The best way to ensure the wings on both angels are tip to tip is the place an object under the wing tips and epoxy the wings at the same time on both angels so the tips of the wings are at the same height. I noticed that when I epoxied the first angel the wings seemed to want to angle down due to gravity. View attachment 1929867

I counter sank a cabinet screw in each wing to add stability. I think where the wings meet in the middle i might drill holes and slide in toothpicks to bridge the gap so everything stays the same height.