A10chy - The latest version and much improved. (V3).

This version of A10chy (V3) had not been released until now. Version 3 has a lot of tweaks and changes to make printing easier and also improve a few things that make it the best A10chy version overall. It has enough differences from my original to justify having its own page. The OG A10chy (V2) is still available in a separate page in my other downloads.

You will need to support the non benchy parts of this model and also be careful around the missiles when removing those supports later. I use thin tree supports when printing A10chy.

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When I created the new BINKY fleet to replace the Benchy during the 2024 Benchy mods cull period, I continued upgrading and improving ‘the Binky versions’ while at the same time deleting any Benchy versions. After the takedowns I lost all interest in working on any of the Benchy models apart from completing the version 3 revision of the A10chy, and even then it was only for my own use at the time. With the recent release of the benchy into the public domain, this has allowed for sharing the new V3 A10chy. 

For a bit of history. Version one was created as a joke and was never intended for printing. That was until someone asked for the stl and in a minor miracle they actually printed it. Numerous updates and changes saw it reach version 2.4 before I considered it finished at the time (2.3 and 2.4 were identical to each other apart from 2.4 having it's ordnance printed separately to make printing and post processing easier).

I was almost ready to release the vastly improved version 3 when the takedowns of benchy mods started and I lost one of my other models to the benchy mod cull. Now that benchy is in the public domain with its licence restrictions removed I can now share the last (and best) version of A10chy. Version 3b. The only stronger and better flying boat in my fleet is the Binky variant (BRRRT) that I created during the cull period. BRRT got the extra attention that the A10chy would have likely have gotten without the Benchy mod ban hammers.

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Note:- A10chy uses a slightly oversized Benchy core. If you want to print it at the same scale as a regular benchy it needs to be 5 percent smaller, so print this at 95 percent size if dimensional accuracy matters to you. Personally I prefer the oversize when printed but that's solely down to you which you prefer. 

For those wanting to share their own Benchy mods, have a look at the Reddit group Benchy Arms Race. It had been a dead group for years and was only brought when I applied to take it over to try and keep the Benchy Mod scene alive.