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"Pay-it-forward" 3D Printers in Northern Metro Atlanta

(I say "pay it forward" since I am asking for a donation to any of the charities mentioned for a printer. I also have two below that are for-sale. Read on if you are in the area! 🥰)

As men...

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Small holiday updates: upcoming release, public beta, Discord closure, and assorted design recap

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

Here's a small holiday update on some developments.

Upcoming Release: PPPX

At last, after many months of testing and documentation refinements, I have submitted the PPPX for release to the Gatalog. You can find it published...

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How I make the most of my Ender 3 V2

Writing this in 2023,  there are many new printers newcomers can choose to start off with. I still think that the Ender 3 is one of the cheapest and effective ways to introduce a someone into the 3D printing hobby, namely because of the care they will have to put into it. I wrote this guide ...

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Thought process and approach on remixing a model without STEP or source files

(Author's Note: I'll be honest, I had a whole thing written up on Twitter about my thought process and steps I took to remix and redraw this model until the page decided to crash and nuke the thread I was writing. Perhaps that should teach me a lesson to write on here first before Twitter LOL...

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Life Update: A thank-you, a personal update, and what's next?

Thank You

First off, I want to say thank you to my patrons and followers for your support of my work, whether you are a current patron or prior one (or just enjoy my models!). I appreciate your thank you notes, donations and patronage, along seeing prints on various forum...

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New Printable Coming Soon: The PPPX - Walther PPX

It has been a good minute since I posted an update here, and for good reason, though those reasons I will make available in the post immediately following this.

(Excerpt from the introduction o...

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New Printable Coming Soon: Remington 597

"What's Vinh been up to as of late?"

I've been busy with work and finally got back on my favorite self-care treatment: making guns!

I have been putting this kit off for a long time. I purchased it a few years ago, but never got around to it until now. It's a simple blowback that nev...

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Upcoming Releases (and Re-Releases)

🎇Happy New Year! ✨

I've been hard at work cleaning up my backlog with new releases, along with updating some already-existing releases to include a PDF Assembly Guide. (Something the Gatalog requires for releasing through them, even for esoteric or limited availability builds.) 😀 View Post

Rough metrics about part kits

As promised, here's some curious metrics I have collected, scoping from 8/2021 to 10/2022:

  • A total of 4214 kits that can be printed have been collected.
  • Kits may or may not have been tracked before or after a certain point due to manual entry.
  • Private/unannounced kit...

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Discontinuing weekly digests (for now)

Hi folks,

I have some unfortunate news about weekly digests. As life has kicked up and gotten busy, I'm unable to continue collecting and publishing a weekly digest (which was a nice little treat for us all).

(As an aside, I will resume the digests when it is no longer such a laboriou...

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10/20/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

A fairly simple and ordinary week this time around.

Beretta

10/15/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

This week, there are TWO Hi-Powers and TWO U22's, along with TWO AR-7's.

On top of that- there's a 950 BS in .22 Short. This is a very uncommon kit.

Browning

10/2/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

This week of interest, you have an FN509 that has emerged, along with FOUR Hi-Power kits.

With the FN509/FNS-C update just released to the Gatalog this past weekend, you should be able to build one of those kits now.

Beretta

9/26/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

This week, it's a very ordinary week. Glock parts are still in abundance, as are Sigma kits.

Beretta

9/18/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

Exciting week. I feel like there's a lot less this time around, but there are a few items of interest.

A Henry H001 kit has emerged, as did an FNS-9 and and FNS-40. I'd scoop those if you want a chance to own one.

Beretta

9/13/2022 - GunBroker.com

Another exciting week! There's a boat load of 42 and 43 kits, with THREE Hi-Powers.

Beretta

Canik

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9/4/2022 - GunBroker Listings

This is an exciting week. There are few practice and training parts that have cropped up. These are simply curious items to have and collect.

Some SAR/EAA kits have appeared too. Also note a long-slide S&W M&P 9! You don't see those often either.

Beretta

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Personal Update

Hey guys!

I just announced that I have left the Gatalog on Twitter to focus more on my family and career.

I'll still be doing dev work and sharing progress (whenever I can) with you guys though, so don't fret.

You can also find me on my Discord too- pop on by and connect your Pa...

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Gen4/Gen5 Rails and Frame Update

A brief exciting update for the Gen4/Gen5 rail work that we're working on.

Here's some video clips from a recent test firing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOHH2ErI14o 

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8/31/2022 - GunBroker Listings

Of note is a AR-7 Explorer II. They don't make this barrel length anymore.

Browning

8/21/22 - GunBroker Listings

Another ordinary week. Note the Hi-Power's.


1911

Dan Wesson (.45 ACP) - https://www.gunbroker.com/item/940651223

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8/14/2022 - GunBroker Listings

I ended up picking up a severe cold/sore throat at the funeral last week. Fortunately, I managed to sit down and get a head start on this week's listing for you guys.

We have plenty of exciting developments on the Gen4 and Gen5 stuff too- more info to follow along soon as we tweak and test ...

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8/7/2022 - GunBroker.com Listings

This is a very last minute. Thanks for your patience with my family obligations.

Beretta

[!] About this week's GunBroker Listings

This week's listings may be delayed, or even not posted due to a family emergency.

I will do my best to get one out by Saturday PM if I can.

My sincere apologies.

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8/3/2022 - GunBroker Listings

Can you believe it's August already? Where has this year gone, I wonder.

You will have a good shot at 10/22's or Marlin 60's this week. Of special note too is an FN 509 if you want to join the (still ongoing) beta for it. A Kimel AP9 has emerged too if you want to print the KAP9 frame for i...

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7/25/2022 GunBroker Listings

You won't see a whole lot this week. Fairly ordinary minus the odd number of AR-7 kits.

Beretta

7/18/2022 - GunBroker Listings

Got some really neat parts kits this week. Of interest is TWO FN 509 kits, and some M&P 9 Shield PC kits too. Note the long-slide M&P 9 M2.0 in FDE, as well.

Beretta

7/10/2022 - GunBroker Listings

This week is interesting.  A good amount of 950 BS kits have appeared, with one in .22 Short. In addition, an FNS-40 and FNS-9C kit has emerged also- the latter you can use to join my 509/C beta. Note also too, a long barrel S&W M&P 9.

Beretta

7/3/2022 - GunBroker Listings

Of note this week is the Henry section of part kits. There are AR-7 kits, which I have a frame for, but also the strange quantity of the lever action H001 kits.

kmurray's P.L.A is releasing very shortly- if you don't have a H001 kit, I'd grab one soon.


Beretta

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6/28/2022 - GunBroker Listings

I made a list last week, but neglected to hit publish. Sorry all. Here's this week's list, a little earlier than usual.

Beretta