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I made some models for 3d printer
I'm not a 3d modeller, so design is simple
How is it?







http://www.shapeways.com/shops/forpost?section=1%2F60+scale+vehicles+%2828mm%29&s=12#more-products

Looks pretty cool to me! I want to see the actual printed model.

hahaha, nice to see the models we print in our factory back on the internet.

You might add some more details if interested and go for full ultra detail instead of white strong and flexible. If the cost isn't that much of an issue you could already go for full ultra detail, since that is much better suited for modelers.

http://shpws.me/vyFK

SPG inspired by T-26 tank and Italian tanks
armed with single lascannon
about Krieg Centaur sized

Wow, are you sure you're not a 3D modeller? These are great!

Very nice, most of my wish list and favorates on shapeways, is from your shop.

Hydra turret. To make Hydra, this turret should replace Chimera's one.

link

And I first time tried to use Sculptris program. Unable to make human faces, but that's ok for mutants.
Some parts disappeared, when I uploaded them to SW (teeth, mostly).

link

Today I made "steampunk laser cannons"





Might be cool for Krieg, Pretorians, Heretics and others old stylish

Not sure that you have, but if you can produce these and make sure nothing breaks any IP´s too hard, I would totally create a webstore if I were you. Good stuff.

Edit: Okay, you got a store.

The models look good from a 3d model standpoint, but I think they may be difficulty printing them on a 3d printer. There are just too many recesses and areas where "support" material would be needed during the printing process. This can be difficult to remove (depending on printer and material) especially from small tight places like the motor of the bikes and the treads of the tank. making a good model for 3d printing is a little bit different from making a good 3d model. It takes some experimentation and thought about how the object can be broken down into smaller pieces that might not require as much support material.

Unlike the majority of home 3D printers - many commercial versions use a wax or powder support material - so recesses are not really a significant issue.

Once you print - you either rinse it away with water or heat it up and let the liquid wax drain out. Allows for entirely hollow prints without any concern of supports and much more complex objects that you can't even consider printing on something like a Makerbot.

My only real critique would be to keep in mind the number of facets. You actually see it happen with "professional" 3D masters as well - but when you make a cylinder or sphere in a polygonal modeler - it isn't a cylinder or sphere. It is a bunch of flat surfaces arranged in a manner to resemble a cylinder. Depending on how it gets sliced for printing - these can end up being amplified to look even less like a cylinder and more like a bunch of flat surfaces.

Your bike has several parts that might suffer from that. A personal rule for me is that I like to keep any flat on a curve no longer than the resolution I intend to print at (less than 30 microns for my B9 for example). This helps to ensure that the print doesn't look like a D20 when it comes out.

cannons for vendetta



"melting blasters"



"scorchingg blasters"



303rd Acid Dogs sergeanr



Motorbike





Laser AK



some train scenery stuff

I made this tank, sized about Chimera.
It's downloadable and can be changed/printed on 3d printer.
Non-commercial use only.



http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:604904/#files

New portion of free models for 3d printing

Basilisk-like artillery tank
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:618777


Assault gun Medusa-like (enclosed one)
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:618729


Smaller vehicle. Don't be fooled of Chimera-like chassis - it's Krieg Centaur sized.
Artillery towing vehicle "Imperets". ~75x50mm sized
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:620929


28mm SciFi girl
One of my first attempts to make human figures
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:612978


And 28mm scale automatic rifle
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:619571

Artillery tracktor same size as Centaur:


And cannon:


Unfortunately, Shapeways made weird prices for bigger sized miniatures.

Great looking stuff.

Every time I see a cool thread like this, it makes me want to sign up for 3D design classes

I made some Chimera-like vehicles in 6mm scale.
May be used for Epic 40000 or Pocket 40k



Chimera http://shpws.me/H75t
Hydra http://shpws.me/HdS1
Manticore http://shpws.me/HdSD
Deathstrike http://shpws.me/HdSC
Something like tank http://shpws.me/HctN
Griffin http://shpws.me/H7aw
Basilisk http://shpws.me/H7bh
Hellhound http://shpws.me/H7cu

They all have different than GW design due to IP, but still usable as proxies

Really nice renders. Got any photos of the printed models?

Really nice renders. Got any photos of the printed models?

No, I just created them. Not printed yet.
Not sure about their size. I don't have any Epic tanks, so rescaled size from 1/56 to 1/300. But what if actual Epic tanks 1/200 or even 1/160?

Another new model

A Soviet-style heavy stubbers



http://shpws.me/HjOH

I decided to try to make alternative models in 15mm scale, similar in style to the Imperial vehicles 40k

First, something like Lemon Puss



http://shpws.me/Ljjj

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His tank hunter version



http://shpws.me/Lk23

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And the troops transport vehicle



http://shpws.me/LkUH

Man oh man! The stuff looks awesome!would love to see more stuff printed.

Would you take requests to design something?

Yes, write here what vehicle you want. Any scale (bigger will be expencive, though).

Here is a proxy of SM. 0.2mm definition, modelling took 5 minutes, terrible result

weapon tripod

downloadable here


Ripper gun
I have plans to make complete scifi ogre miniature. Not sure if it will be available for downloading. Probably, yes





walker vehicle, downloadable


Soviet type field kitchen for 28mm scale miniature
downloadable here
lso, you can order it on shapeways


feed your Valhallan guards with kasha and bortchsh

and last for today, two models of astro warrior backpacks, also available to order at SW 20 per lot

Downloadable not-Chimera chassis



http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1789712

Definitely going to have to try printing out a couple of these tanks, the models look great! One request, tho. The parts breakdown on your newest not-Chimera looks much friendlier for 3D printing than some of the earlier ones. Any chance you could chop up the hull for the Assault gun into a few segments so the track pods can be laid flat?

Yes, I have plans to make previous models better for printing, because now I understeand more how 3d printers are working.

turret for LRBT

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2011516

netfabb online service not saving in STL now, so you have to fix model somehow, before printing by yourself

Made by Formicidae


download model:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1170999

these look awesome. do you print them?