3D Printed Aurora & Mustang "Kit Cards"

[MonkGaming]

I wanted to make a set of 3D Printable Kit Cards that were thin and light enough to be mailed for a single stamp.



For anyone unfamiliar, kit cards are small card based versions of these 3D puzzles we used to do as kids.



Each card is approximately the same dimensions as a credit card.





These were designed by tracing outlines of the respective ship silhouettes from multiple angles into a separate layer in GIMP,



then using Microsoft 3D Builder to convert those silhouettes into 3D models,



then importing and manipulating those models in TinkerCAD.



I sliced them with CURA 4.6,



and printed them at 0.2mm layer height with a 0.4mm nozzle on a Creality Ender 3 Pro.



An assembly video of the two kit cards can be found here:

View: https://youtu.be/SjDaJODns3c


If anyone wants to print their own, the files can be found on:
Thingiverse:

Aurora - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4476988
Mustang - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4477537

TinkerCAD:

Aurora - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/0e9btIy6C9F-aurora-kit-card-v3
Mustang - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/6J4PK76mRl7-mustang-kit-card-v3

I also have a post on the Star Citizen Community Hub, and would greatly appreciate an upvote there!
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community/citizen-spotlight/17739-Aurora-MR-amp-Mustang-Alpha-3D-Printed-Kit-Cards

 

[Cugino83]

Great work fellow TESTie, I can already see a TEST meeting held at CitizenCon were all attendan have one of this as a name tag... painted in black and jellow of corse.

By the look them I think i won't be too difficult to convert one of those into a nametag pin also, would be cool to have the aurora converted that way for the next CitizenCon for every TEST member that attend it.

 

[BUTUZ]

That is cool a stink!

All I need to do now is buy a 3d printer!!!

 

[Montoya]

Brilliant!

I love this idea!

 

[BUTUZ]

Brilliant!

I love this idea!

See Montoya just agrees with everything I say. ^^^ There's the proof!!!

 

[mr-hasgaha]

I do NOT own a 3D printer and I've never actually seen one in person. I know nothing of this process... BUT, I got to watch this project come together and it was a fascinating learning experience. I think the final product is FANTASTIC and a great homage to those flat puzzle models. I can't wait to see how you tackle larger ships. I imagine an Idris, in this scale, will be an entire deck of cards

 

[vahadar]

Wow this looks so cool, indeed remind me of those wooden dino puzzles too :)

 

[vahadar]

I also have a post on the Star Citizen Community Hub, and would greatly appreciate an upvote there!
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/community/citizen-spotlight/17739-Aurora-MR-amp-Mustang-Alpha-3D-Printed-Kit-Cards

Lets not forget to upvote this guys !!

 

[MonkGaming]

Great work fellow TESTie, I can already see a TEST meeting held at CitizenCon were all attendan have one of this as a name tag... painted in black and jellow of corse.

By the look them I think i won't be too difficult to convert one of those into a nametag pin also, would be cool to have the aurora converted that way for the next CitizenCon for every TEST member that attend it.

Thanks!

Interesting idea with the badges. That's definitely something I could look into.

 

[MonkGaming]

That is cool a stink!

All I need to do now is buy a 3d printer!!!

Thanks man!

 

[MonkGaming]

Brilliant!

I love this idea!

Thank you, oh glorious leader! ;)

 

[MonkGaming]

Lets not forget to upvote this guys !!

Thanks so much man!

 

[MonkGaming]

I do NOT own a 3D printer and I've never actually seen one in person. I know nothing of this process... BUT, I got to watch this project come together and it was a fascinating learning experience. I think the final product is FANTASTIC and a great homage to those flat puzzle models. I can't wait to see how you tackle larger ships. I imagine an Idris, in this scale, will be an entire deck of cards

Big thanks to Hasgaha for creative input during this process!