Classic Thunderbird 1

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From the 1960s classic Gerry Anderson series. Based on a model by Hans De Ridder at http://grabcad.com/library/thunderbird1. I split it into several pieces to improve printability. I printed this with supports, assembled with superglue, and painted with acrylics. 2016-1-26 Update: The main body and wings have been smoothed and optimized for printing. An alternate version with built-in support is also provided. 2018-4-8 Update: V3 posted, with embossed lettering and inserts for glueless assembly. 2018-4-10 Update: V4.1 posted, with the area between the wings removed and improved connectors for wing pivoting. Repaired w/ NetFabb to address possible slicing issues. Instructions I've printed this twice, once at 100% size, 10% infill, and once at 60% size, 0% infill. Both worked well when sliced with Makerware and printed on a Replicator 2 in PLA. TB1-Improved.stl requires Support; raft is optional. TB1-Alternate+Support.stl should be printed with raft enabled. No extra support is required. TB1-assembly_v3 rear rocket section requires support. TB1-assembly_v4.1 requires support. Recommended version! The wings can be made to pivot by drilling a 1.75mm hole in each wing housing, then inserting a small piece of filament through the hole in the wing. V3 might work with the built-in connectors. V4.1 should work even better. The latter two versions have not yet been tested. Please give them a try and leave a comment!