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• Shapeways Printing Service No Longer Available   2024-07-06  
  As of July 2, 2024, Shapeways.com printing service has ceased operations. So until further notice, our Meatball Rocketry scale model parts will no longer be available. We are looking into other printing services and other possible solutions. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience. For information about Shapeways closing, see the following two articles: https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/shapeways-bankrupt-5m-rescue-bid-rejected-231387/ https://3dprint.com/311141/inside-the-5m-shapeways-deal-that-never-happened/ See also this ...
• Guest Article: John Brohm’s Black Brant VIII   2021-08-01  
  We’re pleased to host another of John Brohm’s build articles.  Check out the Black Brant VIII he flew at NARAM-62 to first place in Team Division (2021).  PDF article link at the following page: John Brohm’s Black Brant VIII Project
• Guest Article: John Brohm’s Javelin Project   2019-11-10  
  Check out John Brohm’s award-winning Argo D-4 Javelin model project. John shares lots of useful scale rocketry techniques in a series of four PDF articles. http://meatballrocketry.com/john-brohms-javelin-project/
• Minor Site Update   2015-03-15  
  We now have an e-commerce plugin handling the layout of our 3D-printed part links, etc.  This should make it somewhat easier for our customers to browse products that are available in multiple configurations while remaining on this site.  Links will take you to the corresponding product listing on Shapeways.com. An added benefit of having the e-commerce ...
• J-2 Engines for sale in 1:72 & 1:70 Scale (Updated)   2014-08-16  
  Design Update (1:72 & 1:70) The latest design for the J-2 Engines in 1:72 and 1:70 scale is identical to the original, but the 3D model is now printed in two pieces for easier finishing.  Note the addition of sprue material that will have to be removed for assembly.  (Lower sprue is only partially removed to ...
• 1:72 and 1:70 H-1 Engine Sets   2014-08-02  
  We’re happy to announce our latest 3D-printed parts available via Shapeways:  Sets of H-1 Engines in 1:72 and 1:70 scale.  Both early and later versions of the central flame shield / inboard turbine exhaust designs are represented alongside a common outboard engine design.  Links below.  Be sure to check out various photos of 1:72 scale ...
• Images Added to netfabb Tips for STL Fixing   2014-06-14  
  For those of you interested in designing your own scale model parts and printing them yourself or uploading them to a service such as Shapeways, I finally finished a post of tips-and-tricks for file repair in netfabb Studio Basic (free).  There is some mention of TurboCAD-specific settings, but most of the post should be relevant ...
• Theme Updates   2014-05-28  
  We’re in the process of upgrading our site’s theme to be friendlier to mobile devices.  There are bound to be bugs here and there, but hopefully we will be able to work them out in short order.  We hope you like the changes.
• Projects in 2013   2013-01-15  
  There are several projects that we are working on this year; we hope it will be a productive one: Drawing Projects Nike-Tomahawk Data Project.  Ever since 2004 when Dave Fitch met with Don Larson, an “old rocketeer” from NAR competitions past, Dave and I have been on-and-off sorting through Don’s collection of data regarding Nike-Tomahawk flight 18.26 ...
• Shapeways Black Friday Sale   2012-11-23  
  Shapeways is offering two options for Black Friday with 20% off of orders over $75 OR Free Worldwide Shipping on orders of any value. For 20% off orders of $75 or more, please enter tdzmu at checkout OR for free worldwide shipping on orders of any value, enter v9v7r Also, as of this morning, our nose cone prices ...
• Videos Uploaded 7/15/12   2012-07-15  
  I finally got around to transferring some analog videos to digital recently, so I went ahead and uploaded much of the rocketry-related content to YouTube, including several Saturn I test flights (2003-2005) and the related PVC Spider R&D tests.  I even added video from the Dyna-Soar/Titan I flight (2005) and the Black Brant XII (2005). http://www.youtube.com/user/Drumn4J I ...
• Web Updates 7/3/12   2012-07-03  
  I am still making minor adjustments to the Meatball Rocketry web content to bring things up to speed.  Some interesting items: I just added a PDF version of the 2005 R&D report on the PVC Spider, to replace the HTML version that was previously available.  (link) I finally got around to publishing a brief Scale Data article ...
• Shapeways Test — NC-5   2012-05-02  
  I wanted to order a test print from Shapeways using their popular White Strong & Flexible (WSF) material to see just how visible the powder grain and print layers are for a small nose cone with a little bit of detail.  See some close-up shots of the grain below.  The cone pictured is a BT-5 ...
• Web Updates   2012-04-21  
  We’re making some progress in uploading some 3D-printable designs to our Shapeways shop.  Part of getting things ready is making linked image maps that show the different variations or scales of the various products.  This should help customers navigate the options easier than by browsing directly at Shapeways.  Example (without links) below showing different upscales ...
• Web Updates   2012-03-26  
  The past few months we have been making big changes to the Meatball Rocketry site in hopes of offering some useful products for sale, as well as making future content updates easier.  I hope you like our new look!  Please be patient as we get things in order. — Josh T.