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Update 2/2/24 Added Extra profile containing optional underwater parts and a stand - which can be bolted on the bottom with 3xM4 x 15mm Cap head screws. Update 13/2/24 Updated the underwater print profile to move the section breaks so that they line up with the main waterline model. Also doubled up the tiny azipod motor parts - as it doesn't add much to print time and will then give some spares in case of breakages or printing issues. Also slightly improved the adaptive layer height settings. Update 4/1/24. I have added the underwater hull part of this ship to my 1:1000 scale version here https://makerworld.com/en/models/15006#profileId-14776 If there is any interest in a version scaled for this 1:500 version please let me know via the comments I will create one. Scaled at 1:500 and mutli coloured - this model is multi plate, quite large and requires a lot of time to print. It is recommened that people try one of the 1:1000 or 1:1250 version first - which print without supports on a single plate. Updated 31/12/23 New version of the Dome on deck18 added as a 2nd + 3rd plate on the same print profile as was uploaded on 21/12 Updated 21/12/23 Alternative version of deck 8 included in seperate profile - to avoid issues with lighting channel showing through very thin deck layer. Updated 9/10/23: Corrected a problem with a duplicate part from deck 15 being present and one part from deck 14 being missing. See Plate 14. Updated 30/9/23: Corrected a problem with the port side of the hull section not slicing correctly. Also note that since releasing these complex multi part 1:500 ship models I have found that the BL printers are capable of printing these models quite well at a 1:1000 scale on a single plate. Seperate entries in Makerworld have been created for the 1:1000 versions. Update: 8/9/23: A new version of the model has just been updated that addresses points 2,3,4 & 5 below. Update: 18/8/23 Following feedback from the 2 successful end user prints of this model I am planning to make the following updates: Enhance the build instructions - I have already made some updates to bring these instructions in line with the slightly more detailed ones on printables. Thicken up some of the more fragile top decks - that are quite difficult to remove from anything other than a cooled down textured sheet Change the settings in the build files to increase the use of brims - to avoid corner lift off Include built in part numbering on the main deck parts. Provide a version of the centre hull section with slightly wider tollerances - to make it easier to push parts together Provide simpler smaller scale versions (1:1000) of this ship for single plate, single colour and multi colour printing. Third ship in a series of Seven 1:500 scale Models of P&O Cruise Ships - Iona - for personal use only. Iona is the largest P&O Cruise Ship currently in service. Designed for multi colour printing on a Bambu Lab X1C or P1P with 8 Colours (2 x AMS). STL files not available individually as there are too many. Designed using Fusion 360. Model is approximately 3 build plates long - so needs to be printed in separate sections which are slotted together at deck level, then each deck is bolted together using M4 Cap Head Screws. Printing will take well over 60 hrs in total - in separate plates which average about 2 hrs printing time each - but some of the more complicated plates take in excess of 13 hours to print. For reference here are the filament colours I have been using in order of quantity - with a best guess at Bambu Lab equivalents eSUN PLA+ Filament 1.75mm, PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Cold White eSUN PLA+ Silver SunLU PLA+ Blue SunLU PLA Red 1kg 1.75mm PLA 3D printer filament Printer - With coil (Gold Color) SUNLU 3D Printer Filament PLA+ Plus Grass Green Aldi Balco Blue 1kg SunLU PLA Yellow Bambu Lab Orange ICE Filaments ICEFIL1PLA104 PLA filament, 1.75mm, 0.75 kg, Barbaric Brown eSUN PLA BLACK With the quantity of white being about 10x the rest. My best guess at equivalent Bambu Lab Filaments to these would be: Bambu Lab PLA Basic Jade White Bambu Lab PLA Silk Silver Bambu Lab PLA Basic Blue Bambu Lab PLA Basic Red Bambu Lab PLA Basic Bronze Bambu Lab PLA Basic Green Bambu Lab PLA Matt Ice Blue Bambu Lab PLA Basic Yellow Bambu Lab PLA Basic Orange Bambu Lab PLA Basic Brown Bambu Lab PLA Basic Black Around 22 M4x16 and 4 M4 x 10 Build instructions. (updated 18/8/23) Print plates in the order presented. Writing deck numbers onto printed parts can help with organisation. ** Recommend textured plate is used for most prints - especially those with only 1 layer in some parts - such as deck 19 Bow. Cool plate however useful for very long thicker prints - such as Hull if being able to pause prints overnight is a requirement. ** For the thicker hull sections the dovetail joints are quite tight so a small amount of trimming of the dovetails may be required to get the pieces to slot together. On the stern section of the hull I have included some s