No tools are needed for assembly it can all be glued together.
The plane is designed to be strong and durable yet lightweight, with structural reinforcement in both the wings and fuselage that keep its shape rigid. Like 3DLabPrint’s other model airplanes, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was designed for home desktop 3D printers, so all files are prepared for home printing with universal STL files and settings for Simplif圓D, Cura, and MatterControl. “We still trying move things further, so also this project is full of other improvements for better durability, easier assembly, better geometry solution and so on…we hope you enjoy it, although this print may test your competencies to and quality of your printer (welcome to thin wall printing),” states the 3DLabPrint team. This model also contains several general improvements to make printing and assembling it more user-friendly, although it will still be a nicely challenging project. Features include retractable and steerable landing gear, flaps for more effective takeoff and landing, and inbuild bowden lines for twin rudders, ailerons and elevator. As founder Stepan Dokoupil tells, the team spent a lot of time on the plane’s design and development. The model, which has a wingspan of 1410 mm (55.5 in) is available for download from 3DLabPrint for $40. The latest addition to their catalog is the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, an American fighter plane flown in World War II. Meticulously researched and designed, the models include well-known 20th century fighter planes such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 H/F, the P51-D Mustang, the Spitfire Mark XVI, and more.
The Czech company has created a sizable collection of 3D printable model planes based on historical aircraft. Companies like 3DLabPrint, which designs and sells high-quality 3D files of historically accurate model airplanes for printing, are proving that the art form may be changing, but it’s still alive and well. I doubt that traditional model-building will ever completely vanish, but the craft has been transformed – and some would say revitalized – by 3D printing. Building model airplanes – and cars, and ships, and trains, or other model modes of transportation – is an art form that some enthusiasts fear is dying as classic crafts are being taken over by newer, more high-tech pursuits.
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