Pip for Imperial rank bar (Star Wars Cosplay)

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<p>Nothing special here, just a rectangular shape using the dimensions on the 501st site that shows their requirements for this costume component:</p> <p><a href="https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Imperialrankbar">https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Imperialrankbar</a> - "Rank tile dimensions are 1/2" (12.7 mm) width x 3/4" (19 mm) height and about 1/8" (3.2 mm)."</p> <p>I doubt this will pass their muster, but it's close enough for most uses...</p> <p>I wanted to make an imperial navy rank bar for a friend's Star Wars costume but ran into serious trouble finding the items used to construct movie-accurate pips for this piece, so I fell back onto 3D printing to find a solution... I found a lot of models that feature the rank bar and pips as a single unit but none with just the individual pips, so I created this model. This way you can print the pips and use 1" aluminum strips to create something a little closer to movie-accurate.</p> <p>I printed the pips with two shell layers and 15% infill and, when gluing them to the aluminum backing bar, rotated them so the side that was touching the build plate was facing out. This hides a lot of the 3D printing texture while still providing a degree of shiny translucence (one could use translucent filament to explore that facet further). This is a real time-saver because we can just print the pip in the color we want and we're good-to-go. No painting.</p> <p>I hope this is useful to someone else!</p> <h3> Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>MakerGear</p> <p><p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>MakerGear M2</p></div><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p><p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>No</p></div><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>0.10mm</p> <p><p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>15%</p></div></p> </p></p></p> Category: Costume