Finished the decking that which had joists installed and got cracking on making more ricks for the 2nd level. Buzick got back to me offering more help on the project. I printed another version of the barrel, but for some reason I have a design flaw. My top rick row is to low for the normally configured barrel. I got the length right, but the width is still to large by about 0.030". My barrels are getting long and skinny.
I also finished the Bradley project.
Here's a beauty shot of the RH with the walkways fully planked including little nail holes that you can't see. It's getting kinda pretty, ain't it?
Here's a comparison of the first barrel I printed based on the proportions of a wine barrel found on the SU 3D warehouse, and the barrel I modified to fit into the slots better. The top barrel is the re-designed one.
But it still doesn't fit the top rack. Something's wrong with the design, but it's too late to fix that. Since the building's actually under construction the only barrels there would be for test. Ergo, I will not put any on the top shelf.
And here's some pics of the finished Bradley project. The hardest thing to do (for me) was painting the crew members with their modern digital camo Nomex suits. This was a fun project that pushed my plastic build skills. The tracks are metal aftermarket items which really enhanced the build. The crew was also aftermarket from Mini-Art. With the explosive reactive armor and all the stuff on the roof it really looks like… well… a tank! The Bradley only has a three-person crew.
