Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Desktop Model Kit
Made by icefox1983, uploaded
Description
I'm surprised no one made this great model. Not the easiest assembly and getting the stripes right was definitely challenging. I used four strings to pin down at bottom evenly (separated at 90 degrees) and tighten them and glued them on top also evenly, then painted the lines by hand. Don't want to mess with spray, also getting the lines right with tape is challenging too (they are not flat on surface). I recommend the string trick even if you want to tape and spray.
Also I printed in white and painted all colors.
Print Settings
Printer Brand:
Wanhao
Printer:
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
0.1mm
Infill:
15%
Awesome!! I'm so stoked to see there's another one out there! Assembling those top pieces is a delicate process indeed, but it looks like you did a great job. Neat idea for the technique to paint even stripes (I eyeballed mine with masking tape, which took a lot of time). Thanks for sharing your make!
You do have my highest respect and gratitude! I live in NC and was thrilled to see this great model made for a great NC landmark. And congrats for winning the competition, of course!
The top rails weren't so easy to assemble. Pre-bending it before gluing did the trick. I believe you also built in a spare rail for gluing/backing up? I ended up cutting it off.
The string trick came to me after numerous taping attempts had failed. I majored in Math; in geometry the shortest line between two points on a curvature (thus naturally formed by tightening a string between them) is called a geodesic. Believe it or not, this is a central concept in Einstein's General Theory of Relativity: our space-time is not flat but has a curvature caused by the existence of mass, and all objects including light naturally move along geodesics in this curvature, thus giving the appearance of gravity:) I'm pretty sure too this is how the real lighthouse was painted: just drop four cables from top, pull real hard at bottom, then paint along them!