CAD, 3d Printing, CNC Machining, Lasercutting Tue, 19 May 2026 07:15:34 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 07:15:34 +0000 R/C Warship Combat https://rcwarshipcombat.com/forums/cad-warships/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:06:05 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/happy-holidays-free-gift.447668/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/happy-holidays-free-gift.447668/ invalid@example.com (JustinScott) JustinScott
https://www.combatwarships.com/


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I've said to a number of people in the hobby how I want to make my tools available for others who might not be able to afford or find a place for a big ass CNC machine or a pair of large format 3D printers.

To that end, consider this the official opening of Will's printing and CNC service for the hobby.

3D Design:

If you require custom designed parts, I can accommodate that. 3D design service will be on a per-item basis. Design cost is $20/hr. A fishtail...

3D Design/3D Printing/CNC Service - South Jersey Shipyards]]> 111 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:59:36 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/a-terrible-big-gun-suggestion-from-someone-who-really-doesnt-know-better.447627/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/a-terrible-big-gun-suggestion-from-someone-who-really-doesnt-know-better.447627/ invalid@example.com (jacob-2022) jacob-2022
Now I'm not in the hobby yet so take this with a massive grain of salt. What if we used magazines? 3d print shell casings with holes in the bottom and coat in Vaseline. Use a heat gun to seal your ball...

A terrible big gun suggestion from someone who really doesn't know better.]]> 12 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:41:39 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/adding-the-final-turret-is-always-my-favorite-part.447609/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/adding-the-final-turret-is-always-my-favorite-part.447609/ invalid@example.com (JustinScott) JustinScott ... then comes the suck-part where I have to align the turret servo, which I typically hate.


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Or I could scale the ship by 130% which I can't do either.]]> 27 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:48:31 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/delftship-ship-ins-and-outs.447458/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/delftship-ship-ins-and-outs.447458/ invalid@example.com (wfirebaugh) wfirebaugh
Delftship Ship Ins and outs]]> 18 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:06:34 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/looking-for-stl-file-iowa-class-superstructure.447611/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/looking-for-stl-file-iowa-class-superstructure.447611/ invalid@example.com (CURT) CURT Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:06:22 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/resin-printing-in-2022.447074/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/resin-printing-in-2022.447074/ invalid@example.com (Kotori87) Kotori87
First thing's first. The Elegoo Mars 2 is a SLA type resin printer, very different from the FDM printers most commonly used on this forum. I bought a combo on sale for around $300 with printer, wash/cure station, and a small stack of handy bits like filters, funnel, plastic and metal scrapers, etc....

Resin printing in 2022]]> 17 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:49:50 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/abs-filament-hull-vs-butyrate-nitrate-lacquer-dope.447558/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/abs-filament-hull-vs-butyrate-nitrate-lacquer-dope.447558/ invalid@example.com (mdtest) mdtest 2 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:07:52 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/fusion360-tutorial-creating-hull-bodies-using-game-models-as-plans.447483/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/fusion360-tutorial-creating-hull-bodies-using-game-models-as-plans.447483/ invalid@example.com (Beaver) Beaver
Fusion360 Tutorial: Creating hull bodies using game models as plans]]> 6 Fri, 31 May 2024 06:11:07 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/ijn-tone-formerly-something-silly.447419/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/ijn-tone-formerly-something-silly.447419/ invalid@example.com (GregMcFadden) GregMcFadden
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I'm sure the actual engineers will be crying in the background as I do things wrong, but this works for me.

I'd love any feedback, and feel free to ask plenty of...

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I'm making a CAD hull form for personal use right now. If anybody has any particular fondness for the Tankers or any of its variants, let me know. the general hull form requires simple modifications to make each variant (length, beam, flight deck, container decks, turrets, warp nacelles, etc), so it wouldn't be too much of a problem to crank out the variants based off of the standard template.

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Any guesses on who she is?

Also happy new year! And no, I didnt do this while partying. Lol]]> 16 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:51:58 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/do-not-try-this-at-home-hacking-a-3d-printed-hull.447449/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/do-not-try-this-at-home-hacking-a-3d-printed-hull.447449/ invalid@example.com (Kotori87) Kotori87 View attachment 31250

Please see the title before you try this at home. I am an expert, I took excessive care, and I'm still not entirely satisfied with how it worked out. Modifying a 3d-printed hull is very difficult because it exposes the hull's infill. If it is not properly re-sealed, terrible things could result. You may also wreck the hull's structural integrity or destroy other designed features of the hull. In this case, I needed to perform specific modifications to install my...

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https://www.carlocestra.com/3dmodels_store/content/3Dprinting_rn_roma_kit_1-200.php]]> 7 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:21:58 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/tutorials-for-3d-ship-design.447415/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/tutorials-for-3d-ship-design.447415/ invalid@example.com (GeekSpeed) GeekSpeed
I have a 3D printer and have done some basic (very basic) modelling of super structure parts for a couple of ships. I have also noticed that there are a bunch of people now 3D printing entire ship hulls. That is something I would really like to try and was wondering if there are any good tutorials on how to model a ship for our hobby. Ultimately I would want to try something smaller and simpler (DD, maybe) but would like to eventually model and construct larger ships like BBs and...

Tutorials for 3D Ship Design]]> 2 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:39:13 +0000 https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/introducing-uss-chester.447180/ https://rcwarshipcombat.com/threads/introducing-uss-chester.447180/ invalid@example.com (Beaver) Beaver View attachment 29057
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I've been working on designing a 3d printable hull and it hit me half way through that Chester would be a fun ship to make available to the community. She should be a relatively easy build. At 6lbs displacement she still has an inch of freeboard available and the hull is roomy enough for a single cannon or two half unit guns.
I...

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