1m 3d Printed V-2

[jweger77]

Good evening! Here is my most recent project. A 1/15 scale V2 that I drew up in CAD and is nearly entirely 3d printed (fins are laser cut ply.) I haven't flown rockets much since I was a kid but started this year (at 45) as an Industrial Tech teacher at a High School where I currently teach various CAD courses, Engineering, and Robotics. To get the kids from design (Inventor) to testing; I set up a project where students had to fully design, print, build, and fly model rockets. This V2 is my scaled up nuttiness to inspire them as they worked on theirs. It's a clustered 24mm (3 motor) so that it can fly on D12s or E motors (for that realistic CATO possibility) and I've gone through and designed an e-bay that holds an Eggtimer classic, a camera, and a backup charge should motor deploy fail to do the job.

Having so much fun! So are the kids! 8 kids who've never flown rockets were introduced and they loved it.

 

[techrat]

First off: GREAT PAINT JOB.... I just tried to do that on a smaller AST kit of the V2, and my lines were not nearly that clean. By a long shot. Secondly: congrats on getting the kids into something other than playing video games -- I recently had a high school kid intern for the summer doing IT, and it was hilarious that he was such a clutz with a screwdriver, like he had never taken apart hardware before. And then it dawned on me that everyone now thinks IT is just software. You gotta get kids working with their hands building things. Its very very important.

 

[user 35280]

 

[BigMacDaddy]

Great looking model... I have done the Space Monkey version and a BT-60 scale version that I designed and printed parts for but nothing as large as yours. I was thinking of doing a 4" version...

 

[jweger77]

That looks great! This is a 4" version. In hindsight, I should've gone a touch smaller for the triple D configuration, but oh well!

Great looking model... I have done the Space Monkey version and a BT-60 scale version that I designed and printed parts for but nothing as large as yours. I was thinking of doing a 4" version...

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[jweger77]

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Those are some little V2s! Awesome!

 

[jweger77]

First off: GREAT PAINT JOB.... I just tried to do that on a smaller AST kit of the V2, and my lines were not nearly that clean. By a long shot. Secondly: congrats on getting the kids into something other than playing video games -- I recently had a high school kid intern for the summer doing IT, and it was hilarious that he was such a clutz with a screwdriver, like he had never taken apart hardware before. And then it dawned on me that everyone now thinks IT is just software. You gotta get kids working with their hands building things. Its very very important.

Thanks! The paint isn't great, nor is the finish of the prints, but who cares!?! The V2s all looked like garbage up close with their wonky skins and rough paint. I tried to make the process of engineering fun. I'm not one to spend tons of time lecturing, we go through something like the generally process of an engineering project and then do deeper dives into things like this to really get into the theoretical end of things by doing them. My classes are fun. The material is fun and the kids chose to take the stuff I'm teaching. It makes all the difference in the world for sure. Students are awesome, it's really cool to watch them work through a project like this. I try to do things that I really enjoy too, it's easing my transition to teaching and the kids really pick up on your enthusiasm on things too. This is my job now and it's just too much fun!

 

[user 35280]

Those are some little V2s! Awesome!

Yes, sorry I did not read where your post was in the (MPR) forum, but the V2 parts are micromaxx sized. An admin can delete my post if need be.

 

[jweger77]

Yes, sorry I did not read where your post was in the (MPR) forum, but the V2 parts are micromaxx sized. An admin can delete my post if need be.

I'm sure it's fine! I wasn't really sure where to post mine at originally. I figured with a clustered set if 3 D's, this is where it belonged.

 

[pdooley]

what diameter is the 1/15 V2?

 

[jweger77]

what diameter is the 1/15 V2?

It's right about 4 inches.

 

[pdooley]

if you ever feel like printing another one I may be interested