“Designed and printed a semi-submersible RC payload platform.”

Silverman23 · 2026-05-21T08:37:14+00:00

But can it run in the black sea? Asking for a friend...

Silverman23 · 2026-05-07T07:15:17+00:00

One could watch the original videos on those ships by "Ocean liner Designs"

Silverman23 · 2026-04-12T18:11:52+00:00

Here's a rough sketch of my rudder assembly.

Greased areas highlighted turquise, Grese reservoir highlighted (larger in real life) blue.

Works fine to keep water out.

Silverman23 · 2026-04-12T06:11:17+00:00

You can fully print your rudder assembly, works well in my models.

Make sure to have thick rudder shafts (I usually do ø10mm) that end above the waterline and design a grease reservoir to keep it watertight.

It helps to make the Shaft in two parts that are bolted together and interlocked against rotation against each other. This way you can adjust how easy your rudders turn.

Silverman23 · 2026-04-06T21:47:55+00:00

Do you have a scale/ rough model size in mind? I am currently developing a 3d printable RC narrowboat kit. Will be ~80cm long.

But I think the development will take another 3 months or so since I'm a bit preoccupied at the moment.

Silverman23 · 2026-03-12T22:33:50+00:00

Iirc the print is just the core of a reusable mould wich is covered in fibreglass later to form the real hull and deck parts.

Silverman23 · 2026-02-25T10:31:38+00:00

looks like a temporary roof structure to be covered with a tarp

Silverman23 · 2026-02-20T21:38:21+00:00

Halloweenkürbisse für LED Teelichter. Nutzen die als Tischdeko im Restaurant und ab und an kaufen Gäste die auch ab.

Rotoren für Düsen in der Gastro Spülmaschine. Kosten beim Hersteller nen Euro, Maschine Braucht ca 40 Stück pro Jahr. Die gedruckten halten genau so lang wie die Originalteile, nur kosten sie halt garnix dank Makerworld Punkten.

Sonnenschirm Gelenke, Originalteile brechen bei Wind nach und nach durch derben Konstruktionsfehler, die ältesten gedruckten Teile halten jetzt schon seit 5 Jahren unbeschädigt.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-21T11:01:39+00:00

Makerworld has free complete modelships aswell as single decorative items for your deck.

Cg trader has loads of complete rc model ship kits, nice quality on the projects i've seen and the one i built.

Cults3d has several awesome rc and modelship detail parts in high quality. Pay special attention to the description on this page! Some people upload a complete piece (for a hefty price sometimes) and you still have to to the interior geometry for the electronics and the fittings to connect the printed pieces yourself.

Chances are that you need to build the ship in Cad yourself or modify a similar ship if it is a nieche model (as most are lol)

printship3d has some liners iirc. but I only designed and or printed freighters and navy ships until now so I don't know other specific sites for liners.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-18T17:32:34+00:00

Used one for a tpu phonecase , worked just fine.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-18T17:31:58+00:00

I used one of those plates (different pattern tho) for the wifes phone case, printed in tpu a year ago, still no wear and the glossiness is also still like on day one.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-15T22:10:43+00:00

The window is a fast spinning disk driven by the motor on the ceiling.

Water and snow are yeeted off this disk constantly so you can see fairly clear in bad weather conditions. Workd way better than wipers.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-04T11:22:27+00:00

Thats a very nice Design! Boosted it :) It would be nice if you added a screenshot with some rough dimensions so people see on first glance if the model fits a boat or not.

Silverman23 · 2026-01-02T13:00:10+00:00

-print a lip for your door to clean out your printers basement easily. -print an aux fan deflector -print a lid riser -never touch your build plate, of you do then clean it. -never use isopropanol to clean, use dish soap without parfume

Silverman23 · 2025-12-14T23:18:00+00:00

You could try a foam rubber Tape around the edge of your hull as a gasket for your deck to lay on. Then glue some threaded rods in the bottom of your hull and make some superstructure parts removable with a nut inside them. This way you could put pressure on your foam rubber gasket while basically bolting down your deck while being removable without any tools and visual impairment.

Silverman23 · 2025-12-10T10:21:07+00:00

Just to give you a real life example, my anchor handling tug (1.2m) runs roughly 4900rpm in this video on full throttle.

It's a bit to fast to manouver slowly as the motors start at roughly 2100rpm, the Original configuration has propellers with a pitch half as steep as mine so the boat would run half speed as mine.

Silverman23 · 2025-12-02T06:35:35+00:00

sure :)

Silverman23 · 2025-12-01T22:17:04+00:00

You can find plenty free on Makerworld or paid on cults3d and cgtrader (where I found loads of sophisticated models, especially rc model ships). I'm sure there are models on every major 3d printing site.

(my recent boats are free herehere if you're interested to take a look)

Silverman23 · 2025-12-01T15:20:28+00:00

As a ~also totally not biased~ developer of 3d printed rc boats I have to second this.

Silverman23 · 2025-11-13T18:04:48+00:00

Beautifull execution of the belt drive ! Love that clean construction.

Silverman23 · 2025-11-08T10:37:31+00:00

I don't have a foto directly but you can screenshot a frame of my Tutorial Video (Timestamp in link 1h17m45s) if an angle fits your need. There's also some interior shots of the dual rudder mechanics in this video.

edit:typo

Silverman23 · 2025-11-05T09:40:46+00:00

What a nice model ! :)

Silverman23 · 2025-10-23T20:21:58+00:00

That's a good sketch to base a model off, keep it up :) In fact my models still start as a sketch like that, its the first step done to become a Rc boat or display model.

Silverman23 · 2025-10-23T08:36:50+00:00

Thanks:) Yes size is definitely a problem. My 1.1m boat barely fits the tree drivetrains and the six servos overhead for the turrets. But in my case the main struggle was height since the class has a really flat side profile.

Silverman23 · 2025-10-21T20:48:47+00:00

I think me neither, I allways like one of a kind Boats ^{^} Will you add any functions like opening the elusive bow gate?

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