Do you want to get a fighter model from DCS world?

[aiterial]

I want to create fighter jet models myself. I found an F16 model on eBay for over $300. Which 3D printer filament types would be suitable for 3D printing an F16? ABS filament or PLA filament？

[AsBurli]

To be honest, neither ABS nor PLA. Such fine things can be created much more efficiently in an SLA printer such as an Elegoo Mars. Especially since the parts are not subject to any mechanical stress.
If FDM then I would advise PLA because it is the easiest to print.

[Eugel]

I agree, with a filament printer, you won´t get the details and smooth surfaces you would want from a model like that.
There are probably hundreds of plastic kits from different companies out there, I wouldn´t bother making one myself (unless of course you want to do it to practice your 3D modelling skills)

I don´t know why anyone would pay 300 $ for such a model, how big is this ? A Tamiya kit would cost a fraction of that and would be much more detailed.

[VpR81]

On 6/4/2023 at 9:54 AM, Eugel said:

A Tamiya kit would cost a fraction of that and would be much more detailed.

Well, depends on the scale. The Tamiya Strike Eagle in 1/32 scale is about 140€. The F-16 too. And then the additional PE parts... a proper plastic model kit can get expensive as well...

Edited June 12, 2023 by VpR81

[Eugel]

True, but still you´d pay half the price and get a much more detailed model (even without photo etched parts)
And if you go with 1/48 scale, you get an F-16 for 50-60 $

But I suspect this is actually a bot. His only other post on the forum was about 3D models and included a link to a shop that sells 3D scanners and this one has a link to a shop with filament...