How to Assemble RC 3D Printed Tucano - Planeprint

[@elyodeel]

I just got a 3d printer a few weeks ago and this is a major reason I got it. Thanks for the great information and tips

[@TroyMcMillan]

What kind of printer did you get? I bought my printer just for printing an airplane. 3D printed airplanes are so nice that all I have been using my printer for over the past year has been printing airplane parts or full airplanes. Have fun with your build. Let me know if I can help with anything. This Tucano is awesome I would highly recommend this build. It flies really good.

[@elyodeel]

@@TroyMcMillan I bought an Flsun qqs delta printer. I was warned about deltas and the issues they can have but I was so intrigued by the kinematics I bought one anyways. So far it has been excellent.

[@TroyMcMillan]

@@elyodeel Ya that looks like a nice printer auto bed leveling must be nice. Have fun with your build.

[@jasonjohnson797]

The best tutorial / 3D plane build of all time. Great looking model. Thanks for sharing.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you for the comment Jason. It takes a lot of hours and camera angles so I am thankful you are impressed with the video. Cheers

[@Walt1119]

Great build video, also very nic3 looking plane!,, Thanks for sharing with us!

[@hbb3367]

Very impressive. You make it look so achievable. I have been building planes for many years...so I know how skilled you are. Thanks.

[@shirothehero0609]

This is so impressive. Your ability to resist ADD is pro level. I would have gotten off track immediately after the print! Super rad.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you it is motivating to get it out to fly.

[@gregHePilots]

Wife - No more hobbies!!! Me - Finds video on 3d Printing RC Airplanes :)

[@TroyMcMillan]

Wow I love this comment exactly. I am the same way for sure.

[@mylesjarvis7571]

@@TroyMcMillan Me too!! Now............3D printing is going to be another one....!

[@fuupdaass275]

Now find a new wife

[@gregHePilots]

@@fuupdaass275 lol you should have seen her face when I bought a 5ft high powered rocket...

[@fuupdaass275]

@@gregHePilots well yeah it gave her an idea of what to buy for herself lol.don't forget the batteries and have fun

[@quinnbayless1366]

Wow! That's cool, I wish I could have one.

[@SIDI-RC]

Well done for the instruction in building the plane and the details for assembly step by step. Well done

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@josemello3100]

Fantástico! Parabéns por este trabalho com o Tucano.

[@cjsninojr]

Belíssimo trabalho!! Parabéns pelo projeto. Grande abraço do Brasil!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Obrigado, torcida de Las Vegas

[@digranni128]

Que impressora impressionante kk

[@cjsninojr]

@@digranni128 E o projeto nem se fala kkk

[@nasied]

Your plane does not fly like a bird but swims like a fish. It's amazing.It does not pitch, does not shake, does not vibrate and remains as stable as a real plane.

[@TheCatoLee]

This is it! Im getting a hold of a 3dee printer in a near future! Those exhaust pipes ould be workin vents for the esc and motor if you made holes imo. Supernice build! Tight! Thanks!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@duncste01]

Cool build. I used to see this aircraft regularly as it flew out of RAF Linton on Ouse. Decommissioned in 2019.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Wow that is so cool I really like the paint design and I haven't seen any RC versions. To see a real one would be awesome. Thank you for watching. Cheers

[@wallaguest1]

amazing to see the full process, awesome dude!

[@fargonaz]

Wow! You make it look so easy. Awesome job!

[@TroyMcMillan]

I have built quite a few 3D printed airplanes. But it is pretty easy to assemble them. Thank you cheers

[@sumeetshah8508]

It is so hypnotic and satisfying to see all those parts fit together extremely well. I am a scratch builder myself and I sure appreciate when two distinct parts fit well without having to do extra work to finish the fit. Great work. Love from India. 👍🙏

[@sidnewsound]

Amazing! Thanks for share!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@gabrielmorales9752]

What a beautiful model of the Tucano. Crazy that it is 3D printed !

[@marshal7102]

This is an amazing build. I think I will dedicate the print hours to get my hands on this model. GREAT Video with clear and accurate instructions,, WELL DONE!!!!!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you, This plane is well worth the print hours.

[@EquinoxRC]

Hey Troy! Another great video! The one thing I want to say when cutting carbon tubes/rods is 1. Tape the tube at the cut and cut through the tape to avoid splintering of the carbon and helps keep the dust down. 2. Use a spray bottle with water in it and wet the carbon where you are going to cut it, this will eliminate any and all dust. I don't want you to get lung damage from the carbon in the air! Have fun!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you for the tip, I will be sure to do that for the next build.

[@j.q.higgins2245]

Exactly! For the same reason, It's not a good idea to use carbon tubes or rods in a drill to clean out the wing tubes.

[@colsoyeti1]

Great model build and I also have to compliment the editing at 25:08 with the battery tray.

[@fabioeide2722]

Beautiful rc aircraft. Nice Job

[@aint_no_saint8782]

Looks like a nice plane, just going by the sounds the pla is making as you assemble it and seeing the not so thick material, it seems a bit fragile? One duffed landing or a bonk, it seems there would be a fair bit of damage?

[@PetrincicBrosRC]

Amazing work my friend. I love it. Thanks for postng and big salute from Slovenia, Pilot Robert

[@everythingrc5652]

Very nice and I love the black and white spinner it reminds me of my grandads Scottish aviation Bulldog

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you for the comment. I love the spinner also. I did not go with the black and white safety strips on the propeller though. I thought it looked good without. Thank you for watching.

[@fabiosantos1100]

very gratifying, to see a replica of the super toucan airplane that I help to manufacture in Brazil being perfectly done .... congratulations

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@Animosity6792]

@@TroyMcMillan This is a not so super Tucano made in Belfast, Northern Ireland! Did my third Tucano flight in ZF406 almost 20 years ago now - fantastic to see you making a model of it.

[@MammothPaige]

What a sweet-looking plane.

[@arielkon]

i am amased with the plane didnt know tha was possible thank you

[@aviator_123]

Hi, great job! I looked with pleasure!

[@mr.rooster619]

Badazz is all I can say. Just ordered me a 3D printer cant keep paying hundreds of dollars for one plane when I can have a whole airfield lol thanks for the info!!! Dec. 2021 a whole year later!

[@ChrissiRC]

Very cool!👌

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@Skarred]

thankyou so much, im a long time flyer but have never 3D printed before, I really appreciate the help

[@Monstatrucka1]

Paint it with aluminum paint so the plastic doesn't break down from uv radiation, then put a nice coat of finish. Really cool

[@misc5831]

Absolutely amazing to see a home made printed plane. I would have sanded the plane with 600 or 800 grit sand paper to make the plane more aerodynamic and a smoother surface. I have been flying planes since 1995. Things have come a long way!

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

A smoother surface is not necessarily more aerodynamic. Golf balls have dimples to make them fly farther and straighter. Assistance is trickier than you think, that's why people who work with it have degrees. LMFAO.

[@misc5831]

@@shelbyseelbach9568 A golf ball and an airplane require two completely different aerodynamics to fly. A golfball is a sphere. The dimples in a golf ball are designed to limit spin after being hit by a golf club. A ping pong ball for instance is also a sphere but there are no dimples because you want spin when you're playing ping pong. All airplanes have smooth surfaces to improve aerodynamics. There are no dimples in an airplane wing for that reason. The smoother the surface the better the airplane flies. 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@misc5831 aerodynamics are aerodynamics.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

@@misc5831 I suggest you look into the finish surface on an F-18 just for an example. This is a known characteristic of aerodynamivs and not simply something I am making up. Having a pilots license does not make you an aeronautical engineer, my friend. Smoother is not always more aerodynamic. Planes that you fly have smooth skin based on desired performance parameters, cost, and complexity. Educate yourself, sir.

[@misc5831]

@@shelbyseelbach9568 Educate yourself on drag and what drag is.

[@dmbadcat]

pretty fuckin cool you share all the details of this stuff-- I'm actually starting to consider printing a plane, where I wasn't interested before.

[@TroyMcMillan]

thank you! it is actually super easy to do, they look awesome and actually fly well too. Go for it!!

[@A_____A-k6l]

It's fantastic! You make me wanna try this someday.

[@shownuff891]

Was one video and plane ... I definitely plane on printing this one .

[@TroyMcMillan]

This plane is definitely one of my favorites also. It flies and looks awesome. Good luck with your build cheers

[@rcdavidk]

Another great build video for another great PlanePrint plane. I may use oleo landing gear just to give it a bit of flex on landing.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you David, Yes I was worried about the landing gear a bit also. The gear held up good for me. The wing design of the plane flies very good and on landing with no power it actually floats a lot so it is easy to have nice smooth landings. I don't think it needs oleo landing gear but it would be nice looking for sure. Have fun with your build.

[@rileyflinn7467]

THIS IS AMAZING! I have been hoping someone would design one soon! Thank you for sharing!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you Riley, It is a fun plane.

[@rckeith]

Great build looks awesome.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you Keith

[@marcosgoncalez6632]

Amazing work, congratulations.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@Johnellenberger1]

AWESOME BUILD!

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@erwinleusing6041]

Hallo super RC Tucano... du hast bald ein neuen Kunden ......super super

[@seanc8054]

also, i dunno anything about this hobby really, i just have a 3d printer (mines much to small to print this i would need to scale it down into a mini airplane and stick tiny motors and servos in it) but i just want to say this video is super helpful and very detailed and i appreciate the effort that went into it, it's made me want to look into this entire 3d printed rc plane thing more, thanks!

[@muhammadsidiq3626]

Awesome👍

[@flyingernst]

fantastic work and documentation

[@beneditowagnergarciafaria7840]

Good job!

[@SILVIOFRANCO1]

Hi, Troy. Congrats for the awesome design of our most dear airplane Tucano. Do I need to check supports to print these parts? Thanks from Brazil. I am already printing mine!

[@TroyMcMillan]

It is a great plane! No I didn't use supports for any of the parts!

[@phildawe7172]

well done, flies really smooth

[@austin.rakhain8.1]

Troy cool 3d airplane

[@MasboyRC]

This is awesome 👍

[@jctgf]

Excellent job.

[@stephaneduke3115]

Very good job ..... bravo !!!!!! Stéphane de France

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you Stephane Cheers

[@Abuzuzu1]

Excellent well done .. More than like you deserve ..

[@shanethepain2009]

Black pla in the sun , good luck with that

[@TroyMcMillan]

Yep. Lol. I just fly early in the morning and keep it parked in a little shade though and it works out fine

[@fredydefcon1]

nice done,congrats

[@NICHOLASRGLORIOSO]

Very COOL Troy! Im a ROOKIE To 3D Printing, but have been somewhat successful in the 2 weeks I have owned my ENDER 3 PRO! You have showed me lotsa cool stuff, Hopefully one day I will try to 3D Print a Plane!! Peace- Capt. Nicky G.

[@JORGE_BRASILEIRO]

QUE AVIÃO DEMAIS CARA! Greetings from Brazil

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

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[@dantevalentin4395]

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[@brooksricardo7955]

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[@brooksricardo7955]

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[@cardinaldriver]

How long have ppl been making RC models like this? What an incredible looking Tucson and it flies very decent.

[@terryblackman6217]

Very enjoyable and interesting video. Nice job.

[@Giancarlotrezza]

Nicely done

[@galendcia]

wow...great work sir

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you pewe

[@OnTheEDge2011]

Very very very nice!!!!

[@nueschtsNutzername]

Wich tablet did you used, at 24:55? Greetings

[@TroyMcMillan]

It is an iPad Pro 9.7 Cheers

[@charlescampbellii8193]

That's so cool.

[@StefsEngineering]

alternative to the heated wire method (bowden channels) is to grind 2 flats on the end of a piece of wire (it will look like a tiny sharp edged flat head screwdriver tip) and pushing it through the channels while turning it with an electric drill. It will function as a long flexible drillbit that way

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you for this tip I will try this for my next project

[@StefsEngineering]

@@TroyMcMillan My pleasure! Two additional tips: - If the wire gets stuck in the bowden it may be because the sharp tips of the "spade" are digging themselves into the wall of the bowden. A quickfix for that is to add a tiny radius to those corner tips. If I use endmills as and example it would mean that you would change its profile from a regular flat endmill profile to a bullnose endmill. - In the slicer software you can select a fixed position for layerchange (for example, closest point of the model to X0Y0) . By doing this the little blobs will follow a predictable line through the bowden channel, it is quite possible that by doing this you do not even need to drill it for the rod to fit because the usable diameter of the channel will be larger. I hope it makes sense. These things can be difficult to explain in a couple words in a youtube comment.

[@TroyMcMillan]

@@StefsEngineering Yes it does makes sense thank you. I agree things are hard to explain sometimes in a quick comment.

[@ClioManBacc]

This plane is sooo nice ! I would love to see a Dh98 Mosquito or a P38 lightning

[@stevenhunter7619]

What an awesome build, please confirm the wingspan? If I buy the plans online, are they supplied with the decals?

[@fouadghost3519]

Very Very Nice

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@calvin3989]

Great video. Look like a lot of fun. I’m setting up my Workshop what 3D printer is recommended for prints like this.

[@guiterman6263]

Great dude so cool i cant afford to do anything like that but if i could i would.

[@srvictorbatista]

Thank you, for post video!

[@HamishAllsop]

When you print this again, use asa aero from Bambu lab

[@Masso1973]

Nice, cool project for my son and me

[@TroyMcMillan]

Ya this is an awesome build to work on. Have fun cheers

[@EJ-74]

Awesome build bro 🔥👍✌️

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@pawelszczyrek7510]

nice project

[@yurycz8933]

Good job

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@Timessquareful]

Interessant ,werde ich vieleicht nachbauen:-)

[@SgtPickledic]

I noticed on the wings wheel cut outs... Is there plans so there's a option to add working landing gear?

[@TroyMcMillan]

As of now there is not an option for retracts.

[@TheStandardstory]

Mate, you deserve way more subscribers. You made this look way too easy. Would love to see you take on B2 bomber :D

[@pawelszczyrek7510]

very good project

[@rickwentworth6842]

I just printed wing 1 and test fitting it to the fuselage leaves a gap because the wing tube alignment tabs (diamond shaped) hit the wing root. Is this the plan or do I need to trim out some of the wing tube guide holes on wing 1 for a flush mount?

[@TroyMcMillan]

Yes that diamond shape needs to be cut out to fir the carbon fiber tub.

[@rickwentworth6842]

@ so you just shave off the whole diamond tab flush with the wing root.

[@rickwentworth6842]

@TroyMcMillian OK, I see that you trimmed the remaining diamond tab flush now. THX.

[@etenebrisentertainmentprod1358]

This is AMAZING

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Great build...... great edit!

[@websitesthatneedanem]

25:06 - Cool trick! 😆

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@EnesMAkyol]

Great vid, thx for amazing content and detailed informations 🛩

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you

[@zee4uu4me]

Nice build. Things have changed a lot. We used balsa and gas engines. That was very costly.

[@rickwentworth6842]

Front section of fuse4 is not slicing the small recess for fuse5 to slide over into place. Right now, the two end just butt together. Any ideas? The STL preview shows the recess, fuse5,6 and 7 sliced the recess just fine.

[@rickwentworth6842]

Oops, I forgot about using Cura 4.12.1, that version sliced it correctly.

[@TroyMcMillan]

Glad you fixed it have fun with the build

[@aerojoacir3974]

Cara você e o melhor construtor que eu já vi 👏👏👏👏

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

Great stuff buddy awsome, 👍

[@TroyMcMillan]

Thank you, Cheers

[@sebi1240]

Do you think this plane can benefit from lw pla?

[@トムトムチャンネル-i9c]

It ’s very nice. I want that aircraft.

[@PhuocXeDap]

Very good

[@johnmainville6512]

I am not going to put the c-clip back on. I noticed you did not mention it. I ran the motor without it and did not see any issue. Have you had any issues regarding this adaptation?

[@tzachus]

link to the prop adapter that u used pls?

[@willhavens3298]

Is that not lightweight pla?

[@rickwentworth6842]

Ok, print quality so far is ok for me. Some pinholes in some of the large flat edges probably something to do with priming, but it isn’t happening all over. The wings bases are lifting or shrinking though at the leading and trailing edges. They are adhered to the base when the print is finished, but when I butt the two wings together few minutes later, there are 2mm gaps at the leading and trailing edges.

[@suedoevideo]

Where did you get the decals? Do they stick good to the PLA?

[@TroyMcMillan]

I designed them myself in gravity designer, and had a local company print them out! It took a couple test stickers to find what works, but these stick great

[@JimmyMoyens-r5i]

Do you have the stl file of how to make the motor mounting? the mine is also too small. Unfortunately I can't work with CAD. Its a very nice plane

[@TroyMcMillan]

actually no need for CAD with the motor mount. I had a problem with the motor mount also so I just made one out of a small chunk of 1/8in ply wood

[@brentsavage7715]

Troy I'm getting a sleight lift in a corner while printing. Ive added a skirt for better adhession but maybe there is something else in play? Ender 3 pro hatchbox pla 215 nozzle 60 on bed fan at 100. Think the fan speed might be contributing. Thoughts? Print quality is great other that the shrinkage on the corner

[@mithrandir1313]

looks like the flying site on the dry lake south east of vegas?

[@TroyMcMillan]

yes this is the dry lake bed in Vegas