Grimdark storage tank
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This is a storage tank for wargaming. It is designed around an 80mm diameter sphere, which you will need to source. I used cheap fillable baubles from a popular online shopping site. It should look at home amongst Sector Mechanicus and Sector Fronteris terrain. You have the choice of having it able to connect to other terrain pieces, if you make them (or I release some, ahem). Or not. I won't judge. The pipes can be angled to suit you, or even omitted. I would recommend pointing them at 45° from the legs. From the centre point to a connection point is 61mm. If my maths works, then if you have the connectors opposite each other then that makes 122mm. If you know your Sectors Mechanicus and Imperialis, those should be very familiar numbers. The sphere itself is suspended with a centre at 61mm off floor level. Not a terribly useful number in this case, but now you know. The pipe connections have a centre-line height of 14.5mm above floor level. This is the centre-line height of GW pipes (e.g. Thermic Plasma Conduits) and the low-level vents on their terrain pieces. The legs have a height of 65mm, the same as the pillars on Sector Fronteris buildings. The open pipe connections all have recesses sized for 2mm diameter, 1mm thick magnets. # Building ### Base Structure You will need: * 1x 80mm sphere, e.g. a fillable bauble. If truly necessary, I guess you could print one? Obviously you could scale this model to fit any size sphere, but 80mm is its design intention. * 4x leg * 4x ring_segment I suggest mirroring half of these in your slicer, so that you get a little variation in bolt positions. I *very much* recommend using slow-acting glue for this, as getting 8 parts to line up and have the feet sit flush took a lot of stress (and a couple of broken parts) to manage when the glue dried quickly. It was doable, but it wasn't fun! ### Bottom Pipe * bottom_pipe_tank_connector Either: * tank_floor_connector - a straight pipe to the ground or: * bottom_pipe * valve_wheel * one of: * bottom_pipe_3-way_connector * valve_lever * bottom_pipe_side_connector * bottom_pipe_floor_connector If you use a side or 3-way connector, you'll want either a *blind_flange* or *floor_terminator* to cap it. You can (as I have) magnetise at this point. ### Top Pipe * top_pipe_tank_connector * top_pipe_middle * valve_wheel * one of: * top_pipe_3-way_connector * valve_lever * top_pipe_side_connector * top_pipe_floor_connector Again, for side and 3-way connectors, use a *blind_flange* or *floor_terminator* to cap it. In my model, I have used the 3-way connectors for both pipes, and capped them with blind flanges, but I have magnetised them.
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