Yeah, I have to admit there are a lot of advantages of the 3D Printing, like the switch mode and the size!!! 
This looks great, and it’s something I’m going to be doing soon, myself. Like the other poster, I’ll just be picking pieces I like out of multiple collections on thingiverse. I’m going to have to force myself how to draft in CADD programs soon, but I’d rather get something preliminary going and then make it better as time goes on!
Your pack is coming along great. Keep us updated.
So after a busy autumn and winter I have managed to get a bit more work done on my pack. All the parts of the shell have been assembled and prepped, though I may end up doing more sanding and priming.
One image of the underside where you can still see all the individual prints.
Man I want to get this finished!
Your pack is really coming together, keep up the good work! I especially love the shot revealing the printed parts at the end (including the green filament parts.
-Dana
Thanks!
If I were to build again and had fewer time constraints I would break up the model in a much more organised way. Most of the time I have had an hour here and there to do the modelling and then I would get the print on as soon as I had it done. This is why things have been done in such a modular way. Ideally I would have modelled the pack and then gone through and sliced it up properly, making sure I was efficient with interlocking connections and minimising weight. I think I could reduce the amount of weight in this by about 30%.
Been trying to push things forward. More prep and sanding…so much sanding, but finally followed by a bit of painting!
First used a satin black. Wasn’t sure if I wanted to go full matte black. The shine on the satin finish, however, highlighted every imperfection in my prep. It was bad enough that I thought I had wasted my time trying to build my own pack.
So I tried a matte coat and was so so happy. I think it is looking good, and I am starting to feel so close!
Starting the process with the Neutrona wand. Found a great model on thingiverse for this, so didn’t feel a need to slave away on my own.
Just more sanding…
I made a bit of a push and managed to get the pack pretty much finished. I need to finish sanding the motherboard into shape and then paint it. Then is just the neutrona wand and the electronics.
It was quite the moment when I got to wear this for the first time!
