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whitedragon wrote:Those look really good!

Thanks

lord_blackfang wrote:So these are straight from Shapeways and painted up? No sanding or anything?

Not perfect, but good enough. You can expect a commission from me in a few months when my finances stabilize.

Yup straight up shapeways with Rust-oleum primer from Home Depot, some GW paints, and what painting skill I have. (Mostly being able to stay in the lines, mostly)

Look forward from hearing from you though!

Yeah those are seriously nice

you really should prime or devian mud the samples when you get them because im sure the semi transparent pics that you cant see anything in turn some people off

These look great, I can't wait to see more out of them.

hmm, i'll defiantly be buying the skull with the halo simply cus it's the preheresy death guard symbol

Custom Minis wrote:I recently received a new shipment of shoulder pads from Shapeways and have had the chance to paint them up.  Enjoy!

 

My comission is the Bird and Moon pad. Cant wait to get my order. . .

Grundz wrote:Yeah those are seriously nice

you really should prime or devian mud the samples when you get them because im sure the semi transparent pics that you cant see anything in turn some people off

I agree, a brown or black wash would really help assess them.

These look terrific!

If he does not when i get my set in I will prime them black and post what I think along with pics

Ouze wrote:These look terrific!

Agreed. There are a few things on the Shapeways site Ive been eyeballing, but have been hesitant to buy. After seeing these Im gonna go ahead and place an order as soon as possible.

Lysenis wrote:If he does not when i get my set in I will prime them black and post what I think along with pics

a wash first would help us determine how smooth the surface is most easily.

I will do a shield and a pad in both badab black and devlen mud. That should work right? I have a number of other washes or could just make my own. . . I will post pics of both the effects from primer and washes.

Got the pads and shields in. Will have them tooled up and ready to go by tomorrow about 2000 PST

Orinoco wrote:

Lysenis wrote:If he does not when i get my set in I will prime them black and post what I think along with pics

a wash first would help us determine how smooth the surface is most easily.

For some reason I've not had much luck with the washes on the clear plastics, maybe because it doesn't define the shadows well enough.

Lysenis wrote:Got the pads and shields in. Will have them tooled up and ready to go by tomorrow about 2000 PST

Looking forward to it.

Could not find my badab black and there was a mix up on the shoulder pads I ordered so I am only using my shield for a wash example. This is 1 thick wash coat.

Cool idea! I wish you success in your venture.

In those shields, there's a noticeable rough texture indicative of additive-process "3D Printers".

Absolutionis wrote:In those shields, there's a noticeable rough texture indicative of additive-process "3D Printers".

is that texture as noticable with paint on it? Maybe a thicker base coat

No, no, no. I have no first-hand experience in the matter. I'm simply looking at Lysenis's images.

The raised areas look to have a texture across the length of the shield, and even the recessed areas do to a lesser degree.

There is a line like texture to the shields. I have painted one of these just yet so I will post pictures when I do. As a heads up these are extremely easy to file at least the out side raised areas. . .

So, if I wanted to commission some shoulder pads with an eagle head on them, can you give me a rough idea of cost?
Basically, the whole pad would be a 3-d eagle head with the raised "band" around the edge of the shield.
I'd be ordering 100 or more.

Note... this is not an order. Just an inquiry. I've got 2 or 3 projects to save for before this would be on my radar. I'm just getting an idea of cost so I know if this is something I can fit into that schedule, or if it would need to be something with it's own "slot" at the end of my current schedule.

Thanks.

Eric

MagickalMemories wrote:So, if I wanted to commission some shoulder pads with an eagle head on them, can you give me a rough idea of cost?
Basically, the whole pad would be a 3-d eagle head with the raised "band" around the edge of the shield.
I'd be ordering 100 or more.

Note... this is not an order. Just an inquiry. I've got 2 or 3 projects to save for before this would be on my radar. I'm just getting an idea of cost so I know if this is something I can fit into that schedule, or if it would need to be something with it's own "slot" at the end of my current schedule.

Thanks.

Eric

It's roughly $25 for a commission to create the design, and then whatever shapeways sells them for (which should be the same as other pads really)

So, by looking at your site that's.... $2 a pad?

Eric

For 3-d pads it 45-50$ for the commission. And pads would and can be sold in sets (ask) and it will generally cost roughly 2$ a pad easy.

So, for 100 pads with generally the same level of detail as your jester, around $225 would be expected, then?

Thanks for taking the time to respond to all these queries.

Eric

No you get 20 for 30$ so with commission if normal than 175 for 3d its 200$

Nice Easter decoration

MagickalMemories wrote:So, for 100 pads with generally the same level of detail as your jester, around $225 would be expected, then?

Thanks for taking the time to respond to all these queries.

Eric

Hey Magicka,

The commission fee for a 3D eagle head would be $50

They are then uploaded to Shapeways where you can purchase them choosing 2 different material types.

The first material type is white detail, and has a level of detail down to .2mm - for 3D shoulder pads these would be $1.75 each.
Example - http://www.shapeways.com/model/297670/28mm_custom_shoulder_pad_3d_jester_skull_spikes.html?gid=sg74430

The second material is the Ultra Fine detail, it has a level of detail down to .1mm - I have to bundle these because they have a startup cost of $5, so I usually bundle them in 20, to round the cost per pad down, which at 20 models is 25 cents a model, bringing us to $40 for 20 pads, or $2 a pad.
Example - http://www.shapeways.com/model/297669/20_28mm_custom_shoulder_pad_3d_jester_skull.html?gid=sg74430

I hope that clears thing up, and sorry I could not respond earlier.

Lysenis wrote:No you get 20 for 30$ so with commission if normal than 175 for 3d its 200$

That's for the 2D relief pads, they're cheaper because they use less material.

Kroothawk wrote:

Nice Easter decoration

You're welcome hehe... I do get bored of painting the same color again and again and again

Hello Everyone,

I would just like to share with you some changes that are coming up.

http://custom-minis.blogspot.com/2011/09/shapeways-updating-pricing-structure.html

Thanks!

I apologize that these took so long to get done but I have not really moved forward with my plan for this.

Well here it is, my Custom Mini's Storm Shield painted.

Hi Everyone, I've had quite a few questions recently about custom shoulder pads, how to get them, pricing, and all those fun things. I've done a write up to help explain how it works, so you can have more information.

http://custom-minis.blogspot.com/2011/10/custom-shoulder-pads-for-table-top.html

Thanks!