What have you just 3d printed (for airsoft)

[mightyjebus]

less fuzzy skin version, which I think looks better.

 

[mightyjebus]

printed a XM157 optic for display on my XM7. file is free on makerworld however I had to design a few parts (lenses, gubbins inside the laser range finder and I replaced a few printed screws with real ones). It's missing 2 things namely the 8 pin connector on the front and the writing on the dials. I may or may not get around to doing these if I can be arsed. Oh and I added a bit of weathering as advised by BigAl.

 

[ButcherBill]

As I said, I don't have a 3D printer so I have a question... if the seperate components were printed individually would it make much difference to the 'look'?

 

[mightyjebus]

no not really. If printed in FDM like mine you need to do a bit of sanding and priming to get rid of the layer lines. Printed in resin would be cleaner however a flexi resin mix would probably be best to survive getting knocked about without breaking. either way you still need to sort out the glass. I cut mine using a CNC however a pair of scissors and some thin transparent plastic would have the same look probably.

 

[Cocha]

A bunch of HK11 parts (more not pictured).
A lot of filling the gaps, sanding and reinforcing needed but I'm finally getting there