Gato class Submarine scale model 3D print model

So, I've been working on printing and building this model for the last week. The model itself is immaculate. Highly detailed, accurate, and thoughtfully segmented for ease of printing. You can't really ask for more from the designer in that respect, and I want to make that clear from the start. 10/10, will absolutely be purchasing more of their work in the future. Now, I will caution that the model comes in 1:72 scaling, and the original Gato-class was about 100 meters in length. It is, in short, huge. It could probably scale down to 1:144 without losing much, but probably not on an FDM printer. You'll definitely want to use resin if you're downscaling. It's already kind of silly to try to build this thing on FDM, but hey, what's the point in paying $1000 for a Bambu printer if you're not going to use it? From nose to tail, it comes out to about 130 cm in length, and so far, I've used about 2 and a half kilograms of filament. Print with big brims to prevent warping, preferably with an enclosed chamber, and be careful with your supports. There are also a couple of spots too thin to print properly on FDM, so be ready to do a little fabrication. Other than that? Have fun. I've had a blast printing this big beast out, and I look forward to seeing how it looks when it's done.

FANTASTIC MODEL! SURPERB QUALITY! PRINTS EASY

Really nice model. Great job!

The files could have been organized better but, it's still a nice model. Thanks

I purchased this model to obtain parts for a friend who is building three of Revell's 1/72 scale Gato Class submarine kit. I resin printed the deck guns with an Elegoo Saturn 8K resin printer and he was amazed at the detail of the pieces. The resin printed parts are truer to scale than available cast resin parts. Overall quality of this kit is outstanding.