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2017/02/22 11:21:36
Subject: Ended - PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
PrintableScenery.com are running their 3rd kickstarter project, 'Time Warp'.
Already the kickstarter has passed its funding goal, currently running at NZ $41,820 with 360 backers it has so far unlocked 7 stretch goals, and with 25 days still to go it is likely many more stretch goals will be unlocked.
This 3D printable scenery kickstarter follows on from their previous kickstarters 'Winterdale' and 'Apocolypse Ruins' and their Indiegogo campaigns 'Winterdale 2' and 'Rampage', all of which were phenominally successful. After 6 days 'Time Warp' is beating all the previous campaigns.
The 'Time Warp' campaign has three basic sets of 3D printable models, 'Time Warp - The Americas', 'Rampage Castle', and 'Time Warp - Europe', all three can be backed as seperate entities (NZ $60 each) or in combinations of any two (NZ $90 each combination), with the combined 3 sets level set at NZ $130 (which is likely to be the most popular. (There were 200 'Early Bird' pledges for the combined all 3 sets at NZ $115 but these have already been taken - though look out there may be the odd one that drops, so if you are a backer keep your eyes open.)
JBSchroeds wrote: I'm interested, but I've got some questions. Do you know what kind of considerations the designs make as far as:
needing supports?
overhang angles?
detail size?
mesh resolution?
These things will greatly impact how easy a file is to print, the finished quality, and the time-to-print.
For example, if the files have embossed details smaller than ~0.3mm planar and ~0.1mm thickness then most consumer-level printers will not be able to print them at full detail. And if there are overhangs of more than ~45deg then you have to start printing supports which will increase print time and, depending on if you have a dual extruder and/or what material you are using, decrease final print quality.
Yes, we sure do. When we design the models we design them specifically for 3d printing. We work to get the model to look great and print perfectly. As with any manufacturing process,we need to take the production machine into account when designing.
99% of our models don't need supports to print or we build in supports that can be easily removed without damaging the model. For example, The lifting gate prints with the gate in place, held with tiny built-in supports thus allowing the model and the gate to be printed at the same time without supports. This youtube video shows how we make the Necro Sliding door.
The printer will also tolerate a certain amount of span across a gap. This allows us to do things like use window frames as supports. Also, some architecture is self-supporting such as the medieval gothic arch. (maybe they knew something back then)
If we do need to put supports in a model then we put them where they don't affect the look of the model. like underneath hidden parts
Our mesh resolution is high so quality is limited to the resolution of the printer. High quality is a layer height of .1mm and standard quality is about .2mm. Layer height refers to the vertical resolution (Z) of the printer and not the X-Y resolution. The X-Y resolution is not really an issue as the printer can move in any X-Y increment during printing.
More important is the accuracy of the printer, If the printer lays down the lines perfectly on top of each other then you can't see the lines. Accuracy is related to printer speed and printer design quality. For example, a Davinci 1.0 has very low accuracy compared to a Prusa i3 Mk2 which has amazing accuracy and produces unbelievably good prints. You can speed your printer up for quicker prints with less quality. http://shop.prusa3d.com/en/3d-printers/59-original-prusa-i3-mk2-kit.html
The image below is a print from the Prusa i3 Mk2 printed at .2 without supports. The braces of the posts act as supports when printing and the foot planks are printed separately
These are the some of the 'walkways' which are part of the new campaign
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2017/02/22 21:26:07
Subject: PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Yes, that's correct the resolution is determined by the layer setting which can be as low as 0.05mm on the Prusa i3, I should have said "The most apparent quality setting is the layer height"
Machine Nozzle size is different to maximum resolution because it's related to the heat - flow - speed - pressure) so you can print .005 mm accurately with a 4mm machine nozzle size.
Anyway, you don't really need to worry about this when printing, just select, Low - medium or high quality.
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2017/02/25 20:01:18
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Any films of your team printing this scenery out, and scaled next to a figure?
I called 3D printers as the way of the future. Your team there- Just set a standard in the craft. Well done, and will be seriously watching this one...
I see a business opportunity in the future.
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2017/02/25 23:20:39
Subject: PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Good job guys! I had seen this on reddit, and if I hadn't just blown my load buying the printer itself I would be all over it! as it stands I need to satisify myself by printing some of the free terrain thats available.
The fluff is like ketchup and mustard on a burger. Yes it's desirable, yes it makes things better, but no it doesn't fundamentally change what you're eating and no you shouldn't just drown the whole meal in it.
2017/02/27 20:29:42
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Over the weekend the 8th stretch goal unlocked, a 'Carribean Shack'. The next stretch goal is at NZ $50,000 and are 'Windows for Castle walls'.
The polls have been running for future stretch goals as well over the weekend, Matt has said he hopes to publish the results tomorrow (Tuesday), when these are published I will post the details.
One other great piece of news that came in 'update 3' is that information will soon be available about further free bonuses and that these will include a Catapult, Trebuchet, and a Ballista.
Still 20 days to go with this kickstarter and already nudging NZ $47,000.
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2017/02/28 09:48:25
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Overnight Matt from PrintableScenery.com has announced that the 'Castle Hoardings' will be included as a bonus item in the Rampage Castle System.
With still over 18 days remaining of this kickstarter the campaign is just NZ$1,070 away from unlocking the 9th stretch goal, 'Castle Windows for all Wall Sections'.
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2017/03/03 12:02:52
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery - New stretch goals announced
The 'Castle Windows for all wall sections' is now unlocked, that was the last of the original stretch goals. Now chasing down the new stretch goals, the first of which is 'The Ruined Chateau'.
Overnight in an update Matt from PrintableScenery.com announced yet another bonus item, a 'Soul Burner'.
This can be fitted with a 'tea-light candle' or the flames from the Relm Portal for effect.
Next stretch goal, at NZ$60,000, is the 'Log Cabin'.
Also in the latest update (#8) a 'Ballista' was introduced as a new 'Freebie Bonus Item'.
In the same update we were given a sneak preview of the prototype for the Rampage Heavy Wood Walls and Hoarding Roofs that will be included in this Kickstarter.
2017/03/08 09:49:16
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery - New free Ballista ! :)
@JBSchroeds - Until Matt replies (and likely contradicts me ) I think it would be safe to assume from what Matt has said in previous campaigns he is likely to have used PLA.
The idea of using ABS may well be an option for the Demogorgon and other such figures so that it could be smoothed with acetone as it does not look like there are any really sharply designed angles in the design (such as you get with buildings, etc.).
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2017/03/09 23:11:46
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery - New free Ballista ! :)
Stretch goal #11, the 'Log Cabin' looks like it is unlocked as the pledge level has just passed NZ $60,000.
Next stretch goal at NZ$65,000 is 'Castle Ruins (Walls, Battlements and Floors).
Earlier today Matt at PrintableScenery.com posted the following:
"I have set up a time to do a live feed via Kickstarter. If you have any questions about the new Rampage Castle, Time Warp or anything else related to our 3D models or '3d printing in general' please join in.
LOS ANGELES, United States, California
2:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017
3:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017
NEW YORK, United States, New York
5:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017
6:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017
LONDON, United Kingdom, England
9:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017
10:00p Sun, Mar 12 2017"
I have checked with Matt and he confirms that non-backers are also welcome, so may well be a chance for those interested in the subject but not yet presently backing to get a better understanding of the subject and gather news and views from 'the horses mouth' as it were. Just click on the link above and register to take part.
2017/03/11 06:44:10
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery - New free Ballista ! :)
The 12th stretch goal, 'Castle Ruins - Walls, Battlements, and Floors' has just been unlocked.
Next stretch goal is 'The Farm with outbuildings' at NZ $70,000.
Here are some more pictures of the 'Time Warp - The Americas' Bank (already unlocked) I have managed to find:
Also just 22 hours until Matt from PrintableScenery.com holds a live kickstarter feed for anyone with questions about the new Rampage Castle, Time Warp or anything else related to our 3D models or '3d printing in general' please join in. (I have been told you do not have to be a backer to take part.)
The newsletter is listed as will be containing the following:
- Free Models
- Tips and tricks on 3d printing
- Latest file updates
- Special offers on 3D printers and filament
With 6 days still to go (it finishes at midnight on Sunday, UK time) this is still on track for being their most successful crowd funding project to date.
Matt at PrintableScenery.com has announced another Bonus Item, a Battering Ram!
This means that the free Bobus items now include a Ballista, a Catapult, and the new Battering Ram.
In Update #11 Matt also says " I think that we need one more siege engine, and this time something big ! " The betting within the backer community in the comments is that it will be a 'Siege Tower'. (Some glimpses of it may just have been visible over Matt's shoulder in the recent Kickstarter 'Live Feed' - viewable on replay at:
https://live.kickstarter.com/printable-scenery/live-stream/time-warp-3d-printed-scenery-kickstarter-update . )
With just under 5 days to go the 'Miners Shack' is, at the time of writing, just NZ$742 away from being unlocked.
After the Miners Shack that unlocks at NZ $75,000 the remaining listed stretch goals are:
- NZ $80,000 'Advanced Wooden Stairways'
- NZ $85,000 'The Stone Barn'
- NZ $90,000 'Rundown Store / Jail'
- NZ $95,000 'Operational Drawbridge'
Also announced is that either one or both ships from previous crowdfunding campaigns will be added ('The Frigate' and the 'Viking Long Boat') as an 'add-on' for those who missed the opportunity of acquiring previously.
Few are doubting that all the present stretch goals will now be unlocked, and even possibly more stretch goals announced over the last few days remaining.
2017/03/16 09:06:30
Subject: Re:PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery - New free Battering Ram! :)
Last 48 hours to go. (Finishes 12:00 midnight GMT UK time this Sunday.)
16 stretch goals unlocked and over halfway to unlocking the penultimate stretch goal, 'Rundown Store / Jail', then just another NZ$5,000 till the last one, the 'Operational Drawbridge'.
Oh, and presently just NZ $15,214 to beat the record of Matt's last kickstarter, 'Apocalypse Ruins' which finished at NZ $102,844.
Matt from PrintableScenery.com has just announced the release of the 'Siege Tower' as a bonus item (for all those pledging at any combination levels or the 'All-in' pledges.
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2017/03/19 14:04:09
Subject: Re:Only 10 hours remaining - PrintableScenery.com kickstarter - Time Warp. 3D printable scenery
Well over NZ$100k now pledged (all stretch goals have been unlocked) and Matt from PrintableScenery.com announced in the kickstarter 'comments' earlier today that there will be one more 'Bonus Item' for backers of any of the 'combination' level pedges (NZ$90) and the 'All-in' pledge level. This looks like it will be extra walls, etc..
) I think it would be safe to assume from what Matt has said in previous campaigns he is likely to have used PLA.
