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Berlin

An SWTOR Liberator fighter. Shapeways design by Mels Minis.



The Liberator-class starfighter served as the primary defense against the Mk VI and Mk VII Imperial interceptors employed by the reconstituted Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War and the Cold War. (from: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Liberator-class_starfighter)

The fighter was used as a starting Screen pic for SWTOR Online game for their Galactic Starfighter Expansion.

I was amazed by the print quality of the model. Mel has done a very fine Job!

More: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

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cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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That looks really nice.

I would like to get some close-ups of the model unpainted, though. Just to see how much prep work that has actually gone into getting to this (very smooth and cool looking) result.

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Nottingham

Having looked at the website of the person selling the minis I think they are missing a trick by only offering 3d printed minis.

The cheap white option is well below par and the higher quality one is cost inefficient for the larger ships on offer.

They would be better off taking resin casts and selling those instead of charging the higher prices for the ships. You'd only need to clean up a couple of masters then its easy going for high quality repeats.

If they couldn't do the casting themselves then there are quite a few small casters who could do it for them.

Edited for spelling mistakes

Well my last post was deleted...so I'll edit this to make it clearer.

Take the best 3d print you can, clean it and make a master mould. The use good quality resin to make casts. Simples

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Biloxi, MS USA

 Captain Jack wrote:
They would be better off taking resin casts


Resin casts of what? One of the Shapeways prints? I'm not sure you understand how Shapeways works.

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Berlin

Steelmage99 wrote:
That looks really nice.

I would like to get some close-ups of the model unpainted, though. Just to see how much prep work that has actually gone into getting to this (very smooth and cool looking) result.


The only prep necessary was a good cleanup in an ultrasonic cleaner.
That's all, no assembly, no filing - nothing.
However, the results depend greatly on the print material chosen, I only recommend Frosted Ultra Detail. Everything else is - for my taste - too grainy.



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 Platuan4th wrote:
 Captain Jack wrote:
They would be better off taking resin casts


Resin casts of what? One of the Shapeways prints? I'm not sure you understand how Shapeways works.


Well, it is possible, print the master in FUD, make moulds and go resin casting...

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Biloxi, MS USA

 AAN wrote:

 Platuan4th wrote:
 Captain Jack wrote:
They would be better off taking resin casts


Resin casts of what? One of the Shapeways prints? I'm not sure you understand how Shapeways works.


Well, it is possible, print the master in FUD, make moulds and go resin casting...


Possible, yes, but even casting a FUD print will be sub-par to the FUD model and most likely cost the consumers just as much.

You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
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Shadeglass Maze

I am guessing Captain Jack meant, to have them 3d printed once using a slightly more premium service, and then making casts of that. It is the usual method, and much more economical than paying for 3d prints currently (especially when miniatures-level detail is needed).
   
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Nottingham

 RiTides wrote:
I am guessing Captain Jack meant, to have them 3d printed once using a slightly more premium service, and then making casts of that. It is the usual method, and much more economical than paying for 3d prints currently (especially when miniatures-level detail is needed).


This is exactly the case. Individually printing for orders is a waste of expensive print time, whereas creating a master and using resin casting is much more time and cost efficient, even with the initial moulding cost.

Can you please stop being obtuse Plat, you obviously have no experience in this field. A resin cast has all the detail of the master, yadda yadda.

In summary. Great mini, variable quality in the product depending on material choice, with better reproduction options available to the obviously talented 3d artist.

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Biloxi, MS USA

 Captain Jack wrote:
 RiTides wrote:
I am guessing Captain Jack meant, to have them 3d printed once using a slightly more premium service, and then making casts of that. It is the usual method, and much more economical than paying for 3d prints currently (especially when miniatures-level detail is needed).


This is exactly the case. Individually printing for orders is a waste of expensive print time, whereas creating a master and using resin casting is much more time and cost efficient, even with the initial moulding cost.

Can you please stop being obtuse Plat, you obviously have no experience in this field. A resin cast has all the detail of the master, yadda yadda.


I'll bow to your greater experience. I'm going off of information given to me by a number of people who use Shapeways professionally as well as garage kit casters, but they're also working in a different field than miniatures.

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Nottingham

Having hands on experience in the field helps...

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West Michigan, deep in Whitebread, USA

Also a cast made from a suitably prepped FUD model (to smooth the fuzziness of 3-d printing) would have all the casts be free of all that prep work. Might be less fragile for many of the ship models, too, including removing the fragile hollow space in the large ships that 3D printing needs.

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Berlin

Another repaint: This time the B-Wing, I love this design since SW VI!


I magnetised the base, cut the cockpit and rotated it be correctly fitted for the shown flight position.
Great little model!

And a Rebel group shot:


More:
http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/11/29 09:50:59


cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Nottingham

Nice B's, they are a personal favourite of mine too

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Berlin

Another paintjob for the SWTOR era; the XJ Light Freighter; the ship all Rogue/ Smuggler player eventually get in the MMORPG. Shapeways design by Mels Minis.





More: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Berlin

More "X-Wing" related paints this week...

Star Wars - The Old Republic


Two SWTOR Sith Empire Mk VI Interceptors. Shapeways design by Mels Minis.

“The Mark VI Supremacy-class starfighter, also known as the ISF interceptor or simply the Mk VI interceptor, was a model of fighter used by the Sith Empire during the Great Galactic War.
The Empire utilized this model of starfighter during the attack on the Republic shipyards in the Sluis sector and the Battle of Alderaan. Darth Malgus also made use of these vessels during the Battle of Ziost and the Sacking of Coruscant. The Mark VI had minimal shielding and was very lightly armed.” from starwars.wikia

Star Wars - The New Jedi Order
“The Yuuzhan Vong ("Children of Yun-Yuuzhan", also called the Chosen Race, and sometimes incorrectly abbreviated to Vong, which implied that one was disowned by one's family and one's gods) were a sentient species which nearly destroyed the New Republic, and were responsible for the deaths of nearly 365 trillion sentients during their invasion of the galaxy.” Wookiepedia
For me the Vong story line was simply the best of the expanded universe so far. I know that many did not liked them and think that they are not fitting into the SW universe, for me they were a very believable villainous race.

Yuuzhan Vong Yorik-et aka a “Coralskipper” - Shapeways design by Mels Minis.

"The yorik-et, referred to as a coralskipper or skip by New Republic forces, was the Yuuzhan Vong version of a starfighter during their invasion of the galaxy.
The yorik-et was a bioship made from yorik coral, since the Yuuzhan Vong despised mechanical technology as an abomination. It was grown instead of manufactured so no two coralskippers looked alike. Despite this, every coralskipper shared some basic features, such as a dark canopy, and a triangular body. The coralskipper's pilot could communicate with the craft via a special mask called a cognition hood at the cockpit." from starwars.wikia


I could simply not resist the urge to do a small conversion. The wings are old plastic GW Dark Eldar jetbike parts covered in Milliput, giving a rough surface by poking in the Milliput with a sculpting tool. Best thing - the Vong are very good printed in WSF! The rough surface works fine since the Coralskippers should be rocklike...
So the two blue Skips are FUD while the brown conversion is based on a WSF print.

More: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html



cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Nottingham

Those Sith Interceptors are breaking my willpower down. I might have to have another look at shapeways...

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Biloxi, MS USA

 Captain Jack wrote:
Those Sith Interceptors are breaking my willpower down. I might have to have another look at shapeways...


There's some really nice stuff on there.

You know you're really doing something when you can make strangers hate you over the Internet. - Mauleed
Just remember folks. Panic. Panic all the time. It's the only way to survive, other than just being mindful, of course-but geez, that's so friggin' boring. - Aegis Grimm
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Nottingham

 Platuan4th wrote:
There's some really nice stuff on there.


Indeed, and recently I have noticed they are starting to run Ultra detail which is much better IMO, The price of the Freighter sized ships is still putting me off some, even though I'm really hankering for a YT2000

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Berlin

The Inquisitors TIE Advanced from “SW - Rebels”,
again an after market Shapeway model by Mel’s Minis, highly recommended!


We truly live in great times for modelers and gamers alike, so many model choices of great quality!

more: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Nottingham

AAN, I assume these are ultra detail prints?

Looks like I'm broken anyway and will be ordering the Jedi fighters, a Sith Interceptor and a Chiss clawcraft...possibly some other bits too.

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Shadeglass Maze

Just catching up here - I really love that B-wing conversion (and repaint, of course)!
   
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Berlin

All Frosted Ultra Detail, more expensive, but worth it!

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Berlin

Hi again, 1st website update in 2015!

A happy new 2015 for all of you! Keep healthy, all the rest comes by itself...


SWTOR Sith Fury Interceptor and Mk VI Interceptors - all by Mel’s Miniatures


SWTOR Imperial Fury Interceptor - the ship all Empire Force sensitive player eventually get in the MMORPG.
Shapeways design by Mel’s Minis.

“Featuring an advanced hyperdrive and state-of-the-art sub-light engines, the Fury is the most versatile starship in the Imperial fleet. Though initially designed for high-priority military missions, the Fury has become a favorite among Sith Lords and the latest models have been engineered accordingly. The Fury’s angular design combines the maneuverability of smaller Imperial fighters like the Interceptor with impressive armament that rivals some of the Empire’s larger military vessels.
The Fury also features a newly designed set of ‘strike foils’ that remain down for travel but can be expanded in short range combat to maximize the ship’s agility and range of firepower. On the interior, adjustments have been made to match to the luxury and aesthetics demanded by the Sith. No expenses have been spared.” from the SWTOR homepage. (http://www.swtor.com/holonet/starships/fury)

More pics here: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

I played a game with the model using the Decimator rules for the Fury, worked nicely!

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Berlin

Another SWTOR era fighter, the Mk IV Interceptor with closed wings, looks even better IMO!


And a group shot.


more: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/x-wing.html

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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United Kingdom

I've been on the fence for a while now, but seeing how these FUD prints turned out I might well take the plunge on the Flying Brick and Ebon Hawk. I was hoping that Mel would eventually be persuaded to scale down a few of his models to fit with Starship Battles but now I think I will approach it from the other direction and collect the ships I need for RPGs etc in the X-Wing scale.

Damn this is going to be expensive!

   
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Berlin

LOL...

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Scotland

These models are awesome. I think I'm going to start with the Ebon Hawk and go from there. Not sure I want to use the X-Wing rules though if I threw together a game, I might need something more!
   
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Berlin

I have to say after a couple of games I like the X-Wing system!

cheers and keep on gaming, Agis - http://www.adpublishing.de

 
   
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Mississippi

Yeah, this thread has made me decide to dive in and try out some of Mel's stuff.

Have to admit, I'm grabbing a couple of the Clone Wars era Y-Wings in the low grade material, to see how rough it it. If the detail is really horrible, I'll use them for wrecks or target practice and know better next time.

Grabbing a few more at higher details, crossing my fingers for how this all turns out.

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Mississippi

AAN - you mention putting the models in an ultrasonic cleaner - any that would you recommend?

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