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Whether it be by the mighty cannon’s blow, or a ballista’s piercing strike, a wartime encounter with a frigate is one not many ships survive.
Updates:
- 30 May 2018 (version 1.2) Scale of Frigate Wheel adjusted.
- 8 October 2018 (version 1.8) Changeable figureheads of the Maiden and Neptune added.
- 19 March 2019 (version 1.9) Rear cannon port hatches removed.
- 12 September 2019 (version 2.0) Vertical banding added to the Mid section.
- 29 November 2019 (version 2.2) Adjustment made to the level of Frigate Interior front.
- 23 March 2021 (version 2.3) Hull wood grain re-textured to prevent stringing.
Notes:
- Right-click on the image below and “Save As” to download the reference sheet for this pack.
- Perfect for Pirates, Freebooter, Blood and Plunder, or Dungeons and Dragons
- You will need 6mm (1/4”) and 4mm (3/16”) dowel for the masts, and black elastic string for the rope.
- Add supports touching build plates if you get too much stringing on the lower section of the hull or if using Cura select “make overhang printable”.
- Product measurements can be found in the image gallery.
Reference sheet for Medium to large printers
Reference sheet for Small printers
Reference sheet for Fittings
Reference sheet for Interior
Reference sheet for Ballista version
Reference sheet for Ballista version for Small printers
Reference sheet for Wake
Rigging
You will need 6mm (1/4 inch) and 4mm (3/16 inch) dowel for the masts and black elastic string for the rope.
patrick diederiks (verified owner) –
Hi, thank you again for a lovely model !
quick question: what are the diameters of the dovels for mast’s and ra’s
Jo Boorer –
You will need 6mm (1/4 inch) and 4mm (3/16 inch) dowel for the masts and black elastic string for the rope.
Dan Dinolfo (verified owner) –
For the balista version, are the beams/supports in the windows supposed to be removed? I know on the cannon ships I’ve printed (sloop/brig), there are often built-in supports in the cannon ports. These look different and look like they were sculpted to look like wood, so It’s harder to tell. I really don’t want to wreck 1/3rd of my ship finding out!
Sam Campbell –
You can remove the supports in the middle of the cannon ports.
oxen007 (verified owner) –
How do I decide which version of each rig to use? Some appear to use all 6 mm dowels, others a mix of 6 and 4 mm, the the last one all 4 mm dowels?
bfroehlich123 (verified owner) –
I second oxen007’s question. Which versions do we need to use if we follow your instructions to use 4mm and 6mm dowels for the masts?
Sam Campbell –
In our prototype rigging example, the Bow sprit and the bottom middle mast are 6mm in diameter and the rest are 4mm in diameter. We have included options in the zip to do other configurations if you wish.
jcarr –
What is the length and width of the Frigate Mk2? I can’t seem to find the dimensions.
Thanks,
Sam Campbell –
Total dimensions are 149.9mm x 406.2mm x 111.5 mm when assembled.
kreed346 –
What size elastic string do you use?
Sam Campbell –
1mm millinery elastic.
jonshouse (verified owner) –
Great ship! I can’t seem to find the file for the piece which sits directly in front of the main mast though (in the 2 holes there and used to attach to some of the righing). It’s in all the main photos. Can anyone guide me to this file please? Thanks
Sam Campbell –
It’s the “Frigate-rig-v1.1” piece in the Frigate Mk2 folder.
jspotts (verified owner) –
What paints/colors did you use? In particular the railings.
Sam Campbell –
The railing was painted with Khaki Brown and washed in Sepia Shade.
arren.schlerf (verified owner) –
what are you using to keep the 3 parts together. It looks like you have holes in the hold for joining but what are you putting there?
Sam Campbell –
tehy are guide holes for 175mm Filament or 1.5mm gauge wire to align the sides while glue dries.
prosk8ter4d (verified owner) –
Will this ship print without supports?
Sam Campbell –
For best results switch on ‘supports touching build-plate’, this will avoid the stringing under the hull.
jakeh (verified owner) –
In the images, you have some external ribs on the joining seams. Curious what material you used? Hot glue, strip of wood, etc.?
Sam Campbell –
We’re doing an updated version of vertical banding shortly.
Voodoo (verified owner) –
Two suggestions: 1) instead of those little holes for filament or a wire, make the holes bigger and on the opposing piece make round nubs that fit into the holes like a snap together model. Easier to keep the model aligned when gluing. Or make the holes the same diameter as the masts. (2) make every other floor board slightly longer on each piece. When the model is put together there will be no seems on the floor going across the model. For example every second or third floorboard from each printed section interlocks with the next section eliminating the seem on the floor of the boat.
Sam Campbell –
Thanks for the suggestions, the filament holes are only meant as a temporary guide holes to set the two pieces together whilst glue hardens and dries.
Voodoo (verified owner) –
An addition to Jakeh’s question from August 19th will those vertical banding pieces be able to be printed separately or will we have to print out the whole boat again? Thanks and wonderful model. Will purchase other ships in the future when the vertical banding is sorted.
Sam Campbell –
The vertical banding has only been applied to the middle piece.
Voodoo (verified owner) –
Wonderful! Thanks for the quick reply! when will the file be updated for the ballista version? Sorry for all the questions.
Sam Campbell –
We’re looking at updating that as well soon.
Voodoo (verified owner) –
Should have been more precise with my question. When will the frigate’s middle piece, with the updated vertical banding, be ready for download? Thanks.
Sam Campbell –
This will be available soon. You will get notified by email automatically when this gets changed if you have purchase the product before.
3d1 (verified owner) –
So, for someone who isn’t familiar with ship terminology, what is the difference between the Ballista and non-Ballista versions? What do you get if you print one vs the other?
Sam Campbell –
Ballista version has an open areas along the deck railing whereas non Ballista version has cannon ports in the deck railing.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Further detail form my previous question, I’ve opened both the Frigate-Front-v1.6.stl and Frigate-Ballista-Front-v1.0.stl files, and I can’t really tell the difference. I assume there is some reason of significante for choosing one and not the other. Thanks!
Sam Campbell –
Ballista version has an open areas along the deck railing whereas non Ballista version has cannon ports in the deck railing.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Great, thanks!
And there are actually 3 different front ends to choose from. I think some of the file differences are subtle, just makes it a tiny bit tricky.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Where is the hammock intended to hang?
Sam Campbell –
The hammock can be attached to any part that is high enough with string, otherwise it can be placed on the ground to represent location in the RPG decks.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Is there a suggested brand of elastic string to use (or where to get it)?
And what is the best diameter for wooden dowel?
Thanks!
Sam Campbell –
To rig you will need 6mm (1/4 inch) and 4mm (3/16 inch) dowel for the masts and black elastic string for the rope.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Thanks for all of the replies!
A quick note, the Frigate-Interior-Front-Whole-v1.0 file is only 43 layers tall in my slicer, where the Frigate-Interior-Back-Whole-v1.0 is 57. After printing both, you can tell it is missing the bottom-most layers of the file as you can see through the slats between the wood and the heights are different. I’m guessing just a small mistake in export.
Sam Campbell –
There are taller posts in the Frigate-Interior-Back-Whole-v1.0 that make it higher than Frigate-Interior-Front-Whole-v1.0. The walls are the same height.
3d1 (verified owner) –
One more quick suggestion if you roll out another version of this model! It would be really handy to get the Front, Middle & Back pieces of the boat with those sets of 6 ropes as separate pieces that could be glued on. My printer failed twice at that point (sadness after all the hours!). It would be fantastic to be able to print them separately, just knowing finicky printers might have a little more trouble with the small details there.
Thanks!
Sam Campbell –
It’s something we can look at in the future. In the meantime if you don’t want to print out the whole thing again, you can try slicing off the part that failed and reprint it slower and at a higher resolution and glue it on. https://blog.prusaprinters.org/cut-stl-models-3d-printing-meshmixer/
timothy.byrne1 –
This is an awesome model. We have a couple of questions, what is “MIR” on the canon’s? Roughly 8 ports for canon’s do you print 4 of each canons? 4 open and 4 open MIR?
Is there any video’s on how to paint it similar to the display picture?
Sam Campbell –
The Cannon’s are slightly skewed, so there needs to be a mirrored piece for the other side.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Thanks! I did just that (but with Tinkercad).
3d1 (verified owner) –
Previous comment, its the floor that is half the layers thick in the file, not the wall height. To clarify, if I use my slicer in Layer view, reduce the model down to 1 layer, the Interior-Back-Whole-v1.0 file has a full solid first layer. The Interior-Front-Whole-v1.0 file does not have this, it is immediately the broken wood slats with gaps between. It makes the printed model quite brittle in comparison.
Thanks again!
Sam Campbell –
Ok, we will get this updated.
3d1 (verified owner) –
Really like how study & weighty this turns out (finishing my last piece today then can assemble)! Curious though, have you considered a hollow version to reduce print time & filament usage? I imagine would have to print the deck as a separate piece & glue on top, but could be really handy option.
Sam Campbell –
Thanks for the suggestion. We have considered hollow versions in the future/
benjaminapetersen (verified owner) –
Two more Qs!
Is there any way to attach the anchor or is it just for decor?
Second, the frigate-rig piece, looks kind of like an “A” made of wood. Not sure what that is for, either.
Thanks!
Sam Campbell –
The Anchor is for decor. The Frigate-rig piece is placed in the 2 indentations just in front of the main mast.
benjaminapetersen (verified owner) –
Ok one more 🙂
The rig6 piece that goes on the ends of the crossbeam, is this recommended? I see a lot of the pics do not use it, and instead just wrap the string around the beam. Wondering if that piece was just added at a later date.
Sam Campbell –
It’s optional and was from the original design.
racm32 (verified owner) –
The open cannon ports wont fit into the holes without cutting half off and sanding like crazy. Is there a better way to make them fit?
Sam Campbell –
You can try shrink them by 1-2%. There are 2 lots of cannon ports that alternately fit in one side.
apolloxer (verified owner) –
Two questions about the Rig piece 6, as it doesn’t appear in the pictures nor in the instruction video: Do I cut a fitting hole, or is it supposed to be glued to the outside? And how do I include it in the rigging?
Sam Campbell –
Rig 6 can be glued on to the end of the mast.
patrick carberry (verified owner) –
Hi, you recommend printing with 20% infil, would there be any major issues dropping it down to 15-10%?
Nicholas Jebson –
Hey Patrick, not at all. When we first posted that our recommended infill was 20% but we have now revised it to 10% as it will still hold its rigidity but cut down on the weight of plastic.
chrisc86 –
I am looking to print one of these for blood and plunder. Does this updated one compare to the blood and plunder version, size, rules ect?
Sam Campbell –
Yes, it is compatible with Blood and Plunder.
dastrappe –
Hi, I am looking to print this as a display, but was wondering if you knew the lengths for the different dowels, (reference sheet with labels maybe)? 1. I want to make sure I buy enough, and 2, I want to make my boat look like the one in the picture.
Thanks.
Sam Campbell –
Yes it’s down in the description. Here is a link https://www.printablescenery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Frigate-Rigging-1-768×768.png
rslendermon –
Will this print on a Photon/ resin printer? It appears you sliced down to that size plate but just checking. Thanks
Nicholas Jebson –
The small printer cuts for the frigate is sliced for a 120 x 120 x 120 build volume. One or two pieces of it may not fit on the Photon (we sliced them well before small resin printers took off so hadn’t thought to accommodate them) but would with a small decrease in their scale (possibly 95%).
Niels Saes (verified owner) –
What settings do you guys recommend for supports?
Sam Campbell –
Print supports touching buildplate. We’re working on re-texturing this for printing without supports in the next month or so.
mrebivens (verified owner) –
Sorry if anyone has already covered this somewhere… but has anyone tried making sails for this? I assume use some sail cloth, cut to size, and make some holes for rigging lines?
Any tips on dimensions?
Mike –
We haven’t tried sails on ours yet so will be very interested to hear how you go. If I were to do it I would start with them larger than you think you will need and trim as necessary.