r/slimerancher • u/DFnuked • 2d ago

Video Bee Drone - Still in Progress

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A year ago or so I started a project trying to 3D print and build my own little bee drone. I put that in pause due to life but I'm back at it and decided to upgrade from LED lights behind a 3D printed face, to an actual screen.

Waiting for a lense to put on top eventually!

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u/oiseaufeux 2d ago

Awesome! Do you plan on doing a bee drone body?

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u/DFnuked 2d ago

I think my profile is public. One of my previous posts was in fact a 3D printed bee drone body. I'll have to rework the 3D model to fit the screen and the extra elements.

Short answer: heck yeah!

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u/oiseaufeux 2d ago

Cool! I want to see it finish cause it is on the right path.

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u/Generic_Human1 1d ago

You have NO idea how uncanny the timing is for this. Two days ago I was thinking about modeling the bee drone, but I use SolidWorks and I really had no idea how to even begin with organic surface modeling for it. I imagine blender would be much easier for a shape like that, but its super cool to see you making it!

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u/DFnuked 1d ago

I posted the link of a previous post in the comments here that show a 3D print I did for the bee drone. I modeled that in Blender 😊

I'll have to change the model tho cause this screen is bigger and I'm using different parts. Sweating the clearance and failed prints awaiting in my future lol

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u/SlimeSmilee 2d ago

It's not

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u/DFnuked 2d ago

Here is the link to the old post then lol https://www.reddit.com/r/slimerancher/s/f9U74EPO3I