On December 28, the main streets of the Russian capital were decorated with space-themed art objects made using 3D printing technologies.
These wonderful models are known to have been printed with large-format photopolymer additive systems produced by the Israeli company Massivit. The latest products by this manufacturer are capable of printing items of up to 1450 x 1110 x 1800 mm.
Last year, the people who made those models also took part in the decoration of the anniversary campaign dedicated to the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy. That time, the enterprise created over thirty art objects, including replicas of famous Moscow sculptures. Now the craftsmen were faced with an even larger task — to make over a hundred installations. Fifty specialists were involved in the work on the project.
Relatively small parts were printed on a Zortrax FDM 3D printer farm, while sizable ones were made of photopolymer gel on a Massivit 3D printer, then reinforced from the inside with fiberglass and filled with polyurethane foam. Outside, the products are painted and covered with non-combustible varnish. The compositions included mountains with craters, astronauts, and a five-meter rocket.
After the holidays, all objects were removed to the city warehouses to wait for the opportunity to be displayed again.
