INDEPENDENCE DAY TROOPER TRANSPORT

From Indepedence Day, this is the ALIEN TROOP TRANSPORT.  This starship was seen in several scenes aboard the mothership.  I carefully studied the filming model made for the movie, and meticulously crafted a replica using 3D CAD modeling.

Now you can 3D print your own!  The files are in STL format.

**IMPORTANT: Please be reminded this file is sent MANUALLY. This means it won't auto-send as soon as your purchase it.   I need to be at my computer to see the invoice and then send it manually.  I have to sleep at some point, so please allow up to 2 hours for delivery during normal U.S. west coast business hours.  Thanks for your patience!

Screen caps:

Build-up of this digital model:

Default scale is 17" long when fully assembled.  It can be scaled UP or DOWN depending on how large you want to make it.  I provide the files with the hulls in one piece, and also with the hulls segmented in half, allowing you to print a VERY large model even on modestly-sized 3D printers.  The sample you see below was printed on the elegoo jupiter at 133% which made a 2 foot long model. 

NOTE: STUDIO SCALE of this model is 910mm long so upsize to that length if you'd like to achieve the same size as the filming miniature made for the movie. 

ID4 TROOP TRANSPORT DIGITAL STL FILES (no physical media)

ID4 TROOP TRANSPORT DIGITAL STL FILES (no physical media) $29.00 USD

**IMPORTANT: Please be reminded this file is sent MANUALLY. This means it won't auto-send as soon as your purchase it.   I need to be at my computer to see the invoice and then send it manually.  I have to sleep at some point, so please allow up to 2 hours for delivery during normal U.S. west coast business hours.  Thanks for your patience!

You can see more of the build-blog of this project on my facebook page here: www.facebook.com/letsmakethestuff

Photos of the film-used model:

  

The 3D model parts consists of:

1. Upper hull (offered as single piece and also split in half)
2. Middle hull (offered as single piece and also split in half)
3. Forward hull

More reference shots for achieving this remarkable paintjob.  This is the film-used model:

Finished sample build-up by Cristofer Adrian

The sample build in this photo was built by Craig Lee.  Craig approached the texturing a bit differently.   Craig used plastic putty and applied patterns to the surface.   He let this dry and then applied ROOFING spray adhesive to add additional organic texture.  I think you'll agree his technique really worked a charm!

Craig also epoxied a metal rod through the hull that bent down 90 degrees and terminated at a quarter inch female thread that was used to mount allthread onto a base.  Very sturdy technique!

 

 

HOW IT WAS MADE:

I used several modeling programs to achieve this project.  Here's some of my work in progress shots:

 

The textures just about killed me on this project!  They consist of tens of thousands of stacked objects.

special thanks to Craig Lee, Andy Preston, Dirk Muller.

3D printing the Troop Transport on the elegoo Jupiter:

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