Building a 3d printed model of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbird 1

This is a model of Thunderbird 1 from the 1960's Gerry Anderson TV series. It is made entirely from 3d printed parts. The files for this model can be found on Thingiverse at the following link:
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00:00 Intro and showing the 3d printed parts
02:51 Initial construction of the fuselage and modification of the wing slots
04:38 Modification of the landing gear
06:57 Priming and painting the parts
10:21 Assembly of the painted parts
11:46 Demonstration of the removable undercarriage
13:01 Making and adding the vinyl lettering and numbers
17:15 Weathering the model
18:14 The finished model
19:00 Simulated launch and landing (if you want a laugh!)
19:27 Close-up photos showing the finished model

[@juliee.7072]

Brilliant! Love Thunderbird 1 🚀

[@modellingmisadventures]

Thanks very much.

[@zombiehunter1152]

Really nice build, you got to love 3d printing

[@MR.JUSTCOD]

Brilliant, I love your channel

[@modellingmisadventures]

Thanks👍

[@JustsayinAgain]

Great build and very entertaining to watch.

[@peterhill6340]

Thanks 👍

[@watchth1ngs]

Awesome work!

[@peterhill6340]

Thank you.

[@london19657]

Nice job!

[@modellingmisadventures]

Thank you 😊

[@paulanderson1614]

Utterly utterly FAB. Can you make me one, lol.

[@roddsmith8954]

thanks.

[@TheKnightsShield]

I bet you had fun with all those magnets and their opposing polarities!! 😉😄 What's next in your Thunderbirds line up? Would love to see Thunderbird 2, which is my favourite.

[@peterhill6340]

Thunderbird 4 is next!

[@TheKnightsShield]

@@peterhill6340 4 is good, I like submersibles and submarines.

[@Marie579]

It looks really impressive model, from what I see you’re not really into small models, you must have a big house to accommodate them all.😂 I would of meshed the wings as in a tamiya Tomcat or similar and extended the wing roots as I’m sure they need sorting out to accommodate a range of movement limit and I would of applied some kind of shim to stop the wings swinging so loosely.. but it still makes for an nice looking model.

[@Thunderbirds-models]

Another great build Peter, looks great scaled up, I too am in the process of scaling one up to twice the size to i think around 35", also Ive redesigned the wing operation to a cog system so will open the wings together, not sure how it will turn out though, print time is massive as well.

[@peterhill6340]

Thanks Paul. Wow, 35” is massive! Mine is 22” tall. You are going to need a warehouse at this rate!

[@Thunderbirds-models]

@@peterhill6340 Ha! Yeah, no idea where to put it yet 🙄 with a couple of failed prints, now run out of pla 😂

[@iainmcpherson8431]

@@peterhill6340 Hello Peter can you advise if you can supply the stl files for the mods you have made to allow wings to close, thanks

[@leokimvideo]

The devil is in the detail

[@roddsmith8954]

i couldnt do the thunderbird 4 off thingeverse as there is bits missing.

[@roddsmith8954]

i did a few in the past at 100%,what is that scaled at,cheers.

[@turtle-gf6wv]

How much would you charge for a kit including the decals as i do not have a printer

[@devilsadvocate1218]

Could you let me know what fonts you used on your model please?

[@modellingmisadventures]

Check out the Thunderbird 3 videos. It’s explained in detail in those.

[@RicardoD957]

Hi Peter, what scale is this please? I'm looking to building one in 1/76 scale for a model layout.

[@modellingmisadventures]

Well, the real one is supposed to be 115 feet high and mine is nearly 2 feet tall, so that would make it close to 1/60 scale.

[@RicardoD957]

@@modellingmisadventures thank you

[@jean-louiscousineau754]

Is 3D printing expensive ??

[@modellingmisadventures]

The printers vary in price quite a lot but the printing itself is pretty cheap.

[@roddsmith8954]

i didnt like how the wing didnt go in all the way either,but i cant use cad,is it possible to email me the stl file you made for the fuel drum please.

[@modellingmisadventures]

Hi Rodd, if you message me directly I will be able to send you the redesigned parts.

[@roddsmith8954]

@@modellingmisadventures ok,will do.

[@roddsmith8954]

@@modellingmisadventures ok will do,cheers.

[@roddsmith8954]

@@modellingmisadventures i dont have your email for it.

[@dereksewkumar07]

"Just fantastic 😇 d 🤕🗺🇪🇺💜

[@peterhill6340]

👍

[@roddsmith8954]

hi,do you or could you sell me the decals for this,thanks.

[@peterhill6340]

Hi Rodd, I could but I live in Australia so the postage might be horrendous. Also, the sizing might be tricky. I made the model first and then sized the lettering and numbers accordingly. As the model is 3D printed, you can easily change the size of it.

[@roddsmith8954]

tried to message,put my email on here,now its gone.

[@modellingmisadventures]

Hi Rodd, try to find me on Facebook and send me your email that way

[@roddsmith8954]

@@modellingmisadventures ok.

[@roddsmith8954]

HI PETER,CANT FIND YOU ON FACEBOOK

[@roddsmith8954]

how do i message you direct pleases.

[@peterhill6340]

If you reply with your email address, I’ll send the files.