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Version 1.5 (Designed circa 2012)
“Scorched earth - This phrase brings up many images, but none are stronger than those of companies of troops armed to the teeth with Artillerators on the move to kill a city. These soldiers advance slowly, launching an unceasing hail of magmatic shells to soften up the very tectonic underbase of the city itself. There is usually nothing left of a once thriving place, except a lake of molten metal and the hollow screams of the lifesparks within it.”
The Artillerator was based on the appearance of the Magma Frag Launcher in the War for Cybertron video game, and previously available on Shapeways (Model ID: DRR74HWGK). The HEAT Artillerator comes in a set of 4 pieces: The chassis, the handle, the mini-mortar launcher and the connecting mortar clip. With the mortar clip attached to the mini-mortar launcher, you can mount the latter on the main chassis or on any compatible 3mm rail. The handle segment is on a rotating joint to allow many different holding configurations. The Artillerator is 7.2 cm long.
To keep up with the times, a variant is included with a 3mm diameter pegs and port on the barrel tips for use with blast effect parts.
Printing Tips:
This model have been successfully printed in SLS nylon, and have not been tested on FDM or SLA printers.
For FDM: As there are several components in this assembly, it is recommended to print with small layer heights (~0.1 - 0.15mm), to ensure the good fit and tolerances. Using a small nozzle diameter such as 0.2mm will not hurt either.
For SLA: to prevent breakage while flexing in assembly, ensure that your resin used allows some flex.
This model is for personal use only. Kindly avoid modifying, disseminating or selling it without my express permission.
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