Now that the base of the deckhouse is complete, let's get down to what the TUICrusies ships are all about - at least visually. Namely the diamond.
The diamond on the ships Mein Schiff 3 to Mein Schiff 6 may appear beautiful, but it is somewhat lost in the overall picture, which was solved better in the newer ships 1, 2 and 7 - at least that is my opinion.
Nevertheless, the diamond makes a lot from the inside and looks very beautiful overall. The lattice construction, which will later be filled with glass (in our case more likely with PETG), is very fine in its design. In the meantime I had started several printing attempts - with an FDM printer this is not recommended. In the meantime I have a new 3D printer, which has replaced the old one, I have tried another test print - at least not yet with the diamond. But that is yet to come.
Maybe I'll expand this post again with a new paragraph regarding the new test print.
Since the diamond should later be well lit, I have to open the floor under the diamond so that the light from the ship later shines through the diamond without forming shadows. However, since I wasn't able to print the rear panel connecting the two ends of the deckhouse base in one piece due to the limitations of my 3D printer's build plate, I had to split it in two. A stability problem arose during the division of the disk. Normally, such a problem is compensated by, for example, built-up parts. But since only the diamond is placed on top of the weakest point of the plate, there is no support here.
Two small struts, which are connected to one another in the middle via another traverse, ensure better stability. In addition, the traverse is designed a little thicker, since this is again the point at which the parts are divided. There is now enough adhesive surface here to ensure a good connection and to connect the two ends of the deckhouse together.
Imitating the lattice structure of the diamond was relatively easy. There are enough pictures of the diamond to be found online. However, I had to use many different images to determine the exact proportions. This was actually a bit more difficult as the diamond itself may appear more like a cube, but it only appears that way. The ratio of width to height is unequal. Again, altitude is a factor that I must pay attention to. Basically, by this time Deck 5 with the balconies of Deck 6 was finished, but the roof of the diamond represents the balcony floor of the cabins on Deck 7. Here, too, a railing will follow later, which will continue the contours of the diamond, that however, comes later. After the diamond was finished, I could move on to adjusting the walls that connect to the diamond. When the diamond was not there, there were only walls without windows and without the shape of the connection to the diamond. There is also a sliding door and window on each side, which is adapted to the shape of the diamond. The exit to the champagne lounge is on the port side. On the opposite side is the outdoor area of the Surf&Turf Steakhouse. All of this is covered by a large awning. But that is only done when the rough work is done. The diamond is thus completed on a digital level. Let's wait for the 3D printing, then there's another small passage. Thank you again for your attention and I wish you a nice start into the weekend. Please be so kind and leave a like, a comment or share the whole thing on Facebook or Instagram. Finally, I left you a few impressions of the 3D model - imagine, the song Große Freiheit is playing in the background... Have a nice weekend!
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