Distant Screws II Challenge Coin: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:24, 27 March 2021

Heads: Logo + Distant Screws II Jan\Apr 3307 53.2K (light years)

Tails: A star for Evelyn's Light + The expedition route (Ross310 -> Evelyn's Light -> Colonia -> Qama)

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A how-to for printing the 3D LS DS II Challenge Coin for anyone that was on the 2021 Distant Screws II Expedition.

The front-side features the classic LS Logo, the expedition name, dates and the waypoint distances traveled.

The backside features the four points of the journey (ROSS310-EVELYNS LIGHT-COLONIA-QAMA) and a star to honor Evelyn Faye Roy.

Printing Suggestions

    Scale to 60mm x 60mm x 8mm (or 10mm)
    Super Quality

1) With trees: On an edge - will require sanding and clean up. 2) In halves:

    Duplicate the STL on the bed
    Sink both below the bed to 1/2 the Z width (-4mm or -5mm)
    Flip one of the faces
    Print
    Glue together
    Sand edge as needed with 220g and 500+

Created by RabbiBob 3/1/2021 w/ Blender 2.9.x

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Download: Zip file 4.5MB

Directions

Printing

Sanding

Lightly sand the edges and any surface you can without damaging the raised items. You can see in some of the final coins the ones where a combination of sanding and primer worked well and others that didn't during testing.

Painting

Someday I'll buy an airbrush kit. Until then, fun with aerosol cans!
Requirements:
- Krylon Sandable Primer
- Gloss Black spray paint
- Blue acrylic paint
- Metallic Silver spray paint
- Something to fit under the coin to keep if off the resting surface (washer, nut, etc)

Primer

Do two separate coats of prime where the first coat is close to a dusting.
Second coat should fill in a lot of the printer lines

Black Coat

Apply a single shiny black coat

Blue Highlights

Lightly apply blue acrylic paint to various raised areas. I used a toothpick to do the coins. There are one or two green coins in the bunch, however blue seemed to be the best choice.

Silver Dusting

Lightly apply a dusting of silver. The goal is to try and let some of the gloss black poke through. Your call on the final outcome. In my batch, the 13 coins ran a range between almost full silver vs a moderate dusting.

Visting

Arriving solo at 6AM on a cold winter morning

Hanging out with Rocky during the group rendezvous.

One last look at Evelyn's Light before departing the system.

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+===Sanding===
+* Lightly sand the edges and any surface you can without damaging the raised items.  You can see in some of the final coins the ones where a combination of sanding and primer worked well and others that didn't during testing.
 ===Painting===
+* Someday I'll buy an airbrush kit.  Until then, fun with aerosol cans!
 * Requirements:
 ** [https://www.krylon.com/products/automotive-sandable-primer/ Krylon Sandable Primer]
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 ** Metallic Silver spray paint
 ** Something to fit under the coin to keep if off the resting surface (washer, nut, etc)
+<hr>
 ====Primer====
 [[File:01 LSN PrimerCoat 01.jpg|thumb]]
 [[File:01 LSN PrimerCoat 02.jpg|thumb]]
 * Do two separate coats of prime where the first coat is close to a dusting.
+* Second coat should fill in a lot of the printer lines
+<hr>
 ====Black Coat====
+[[File:02_LSN_ShinyBlack.jpg|thumb]]
+* Apply a single shiny black coat
+<hr>
 ====Blue Highlights====
+[[File:03 LSN BlueHighlights.jpg]]
+* Lightly apply blue acrylic paint to various raised areas.  I used a toothpick to do the coins.  There are one or two green coins in the bunch, however blue seemed to be the best choice.
 ====Silver Dusting====
+[[File:04_LSN_DustedWithSilver.jpg]]
+* Lightly apply a dusting of silver.  The goal is to try and let some of the gloss black poke through.  Your call on the final outcome.  In my batch, the 13 coins ran a range between almost full silver vs a moderate dusting.
 ==Visting==