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The new settings for the 3D printer work well! The prints take remarkably less time (9.5 hours vs. previously 16 hours), Cura also calculates a smaller amout of filament needed, the print quality also seems to have improved a little, supports do their job well and come off easily. AND. NO. COBWEBS. AT. ALL. The prints are as clean as they can get.
There is only one problem. I have no idea why the new profile works so well. There seems to be no significant difference to the old one, but the results say something else. Sooner or later I will get behind it.
To celebrate this, I have put together the Eagle for the first time. The entire rear is made of the low quality parts from the orgiginal 3D model, the cargo container in the middle (a huge brick) is still missing and everything is held together only by clothes pins, masking tape and a few drops of a weak, rubbery glue. It would fall apart if I tried to carry it outside for a picture. At least I know how big and heavy it's going to be.
It's right in the middle between the 44 inch and 22 inch studio models with about 33 inches. Looking at it standing on the floor, I'm slowly beginning to forgive that it has been scaled down. Still, full size would have been glorious.
Now it's back to CAD and redesigning the rest of the parts. I have found videos that show the original studio model hafter restoration (Space: 1999 Original Eagle 1 Studio model (as seen today) - YouTube[^]) and building a replica (44" Eagle Transporter Work in Progress Part 1 - YouTube[^]). That will help, but I'm certainly not going to begin soldering together brass tubes and end up with a 35 pound model.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Excellent! 
Save your settings somewhere so you can reuse them if it happens again?*
* Yes, yes, I know: teaching my GrandWraither to suck eggs ...
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Already done. In the 'project folder'. Unfortunately I also saw another folder with another thing I want to finish. How about going into the air again with this[^]?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Your 3D CAD skills must be waaaaay better than mine!
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I cheat. An entirely 3D printed body would be too heavy, but detailing it is no problem. The Huey was good practice for that. For example, I have already made great legs for the retractable landing gear. They go over the plain steel ad look exactly like the ones of a real Sea King. Tuch details and a good paint job do a lot to turn a cheap fiberglass body from China into a unique and realistic model. The Huey even has some real dirt from Vietnam mixed into the paint on the belly and the landing skids. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Sure. How about this obe: Space 1999 Fan Film - Flight of the Eagle - YouTube[^] . Look what UI they use for the cockpit displays. 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I raise my glass to you (with Akvavit or a prune smoothie)
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As our holiday in Denmark this year seems to be approved I celebrated it with a glass of Aalborg Akvavit from a small bottle which I still had left from our vacation last year.
Alcohol percentage 45%, sadly not high enough against the Corona virus, but tasty nevertheless.
Cheers!
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And there is more: as we had a lot of prunes from our prune tree in the garden and still had some left after baking prune cakes and making jam, I also made a prune smoothie.
Cheers again !
modified 26-Jul-20 12:51pm.
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prune smoothy ? sounds .. explosive
Skål
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I also played with the thought of spicing it up a little with some Akvavit
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we used to have a comedy sketch here (Aus) about two airline stewards, and one of the funniest skits was about (punchline) "ring-damage" .. explosive prune smoothy && Akavit .. brings tears to my eyes 
.. and I shall say no more, lest I be banned
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(Do not want to spoil yours, but my - local! - vacation has been cancelled only 9 days before it's date...)
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Oh well, it would have been way too expensive for you
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It was payed by my employee...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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That sounds like a roleplaying game gone wrong 
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It is that the hotel converted to a COVID-hotel (hosting those who ill and their family only)...
That ensures 100% workload.... and government-payed...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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If it's any consolation, the UK didn't cancel holidays, but yesterday announced that as from midnight anyone returning from Spain would be in two weeks Covid quarantine.
So anyone due to return from two weeks in the sun today have to explain to the boss why they won't be in for another fortnight ... 
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One of my uncles was Danish and used to keep a bottle of this in the freezer. When I was visiting, we'd play chess and down a few. He claimed it was traditional to drink the whole shot at once, but maybe he was just hoping I would hang some pieces! Ontario has a legal limit of 40% alcohol by volume, so the distributor needed an exemption to import it. Subtle caraway overtones.
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Yes it should be kept in the freezer.
btw. that caraway / anisette flavour will not be to everyones taste, it reminds me of Pernod.
And coincidentally, I also read that Ricard has taken over the Aalborg Akvavit brand and is:
Quote: Rethinking a unique concept and design
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Rethinking?! Have they no sense of decency? It'd be like rethinking calvados or cognac.
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You seem to have covered almost all of scandinavia in your gene pool.
You don't by any chance have an aunt from Iceland hidden away somewhere?
Btw, the danes have enough traditions littering around that they can choose whichever one is fitting.
But downing it all in one go, sounds more than plausible for all of scandinavia.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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This uncle was not a blood relative.
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