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Nicely done. I wouldn't have guessed that was with contrast paints. That sounds like it's a back handed compliment but it's not meant to be, lol.

 warboss wrote:
Nicely done. I wouldn't have guessed that was with contrast paints. That sounds like it's a back handed compliment but it's not meant to be, lol.

Hahaha ^^. Well, I'm trying to use Contrasts in a bit more controlled way, to see how much I can get out of them, so that's good xD

This is a wonderful thread. Thank you so much.

Cheers man, glad you like it

Yeah, that looks pretty nice painted up.

I may also hold out for the pro. The array should give better definition at the edges (effectively giving it a bigger build area for minis) and hopefully the inbuilt carbon filter helps with fumes.

Argh... so there is a really good deal.on The epax x1 and I was going to get it, but now there is the elegoo mars pro.coming out. Does anyone have any opinions on which would be better? The Mars Pro I can probably get for.cheaper than the x1, but the robust build and purported z stability and pre-levelling of the X1 is of intest to.me.

Any opinions either way?

Well, not really knowing how the Mars Pro will turn out, but knowing for a fact that the x1 is a great machine... only possible problem is that it uses a propietary film instead of fep, which might be harder/more expensive to replace.

Another good option would be the kelant s400 which is both bigger format and really reliable. The d200 is also a great option, having much more potent LEDs which makes it way faster than the Photon/Mars.

Been testing a novelty filament, of the "stone effects" variety:




I... might need to test it on an actual building or scenery stuff, but... I really wouldn't mind putting something like that directly on a table, with no (much) further processing. And that would be fabulous.

As long as you're looking for a clean looking stone that has kept up, I think that works just fine as is without any further processing. If you're looking for something more worn in like an ancient temple or stonework, a copious dirty wash of cheap craft paints and some glue and flock would do and only take a minute or two for big pieces.

 warboss wrote:
As long as you're looking for a clean looking stone that has kept up, I think that works just fine as is without any further processing. If you're looking for something more worn in like an ancient temple or stonework, a copious dirty wash of cheap craft paints and some glue and flock would do and only take a minute or two for big pieces.

Yeah, that's more or less the idea. I really need to test this further....

I've been busy working in a book this christmas holidays, so I haven't been printing too much stuff... until this weekend, that is, in which I've been mainly testing some stuff from Patreons, but also something different.

The different thing being a mini designed with online tools to be a Shadowrun decker:



...yeah, the skin colored resin doesn't really "do" photos >_>. Let's try with a bit of ink:




Well, not perfect, but better, and at least you can see a bit of it and the 'deck.

Then I tried to print one of The Makers' Cult Patreon new Vase Mode Terrain models, seeing as they print really fast by dint of being vase mode:



This gate is really big, yo



And as it's printed completely hollow, it printed in about 2.5 hours and used like, 40 grams of plastic, if that. To print this as they are supposed to I'd need to use a 1mm nozzle, but I made do with my regular 0.4 one.



Then I printed some Reptilian Overlords' Heretic soldiers:



...once again, skin color doesn't like photos, so there:







They are amazing, TBH, even if I still need to print the shoulder pads!

After that? Titan-Forge Miniatures' Samurais:










I call this one Hida Sumasshu ^_^




Truly beautiful minis, tbh, and they look to scale well with other minis I'm interested in:



So all in all, not too bad for a weekend.

I'd say that was a productive printing weekend. I like the shadowrun mini as well. Ok, boom(box)er! Is that his cyberdeck? I don't know which era of SR you play or is he a 2074 hipster who turned his commlink into a retro cyberdeck?

Does Titan Forge sell stl files? I've been a fan of their komainu samurai cavalry for a while.

 warboss wrote:
Does Titan Forge sell stl files? I've been a fan of their komainu samurai cavalry for a while.

They have a Patreon that you get STL files monthly. I think they sell them "retail" as well, I'm just not sure off which site.

I haven't seen any store yet, but yes, they have a Patreon.

Those feudal guard look great, where are the files from? Yours or a 3rd party?

The print lines actually look like grain in the metal and work for those figures.

Those Samurai are totally awesome!! Came our great!

 Albertorius wrote:
I haven't seen any store yet, but yes, they have a Patreon.

I couldn't recall the site, but I managed to find it. Still is way cheaper to get in on the Patreon though.

I don't even own a 3D printer at the moment, but I might just join to get the files for when I do.

Thanks and I'll go take a look. This is the physical model site I was referring to.

http://titan-forge.com/dragon-empire/243-komainu-spearmen-cavalry

I've started painting the stuff I have from SW Legion, and I found Skullforge Studios, a Gumroad store that sells gorgeous alternate models and unreleased stuff, so I bought these three to test:

Leia in rebel commando garb:






Mara Jade:






And an Imperial field officer:






As I said, absolutely fantastic. I'll be buying more stuff in the near future, for sure.

...and as I was already filling the printing bed, I also printed the Mando:

Soooo goood...

It's crazy how detailed the models are, the tech has come so far.

MrH86 wrote:
It's crazy how detailed the models are, the tech has come so far.

Also remember: this is a print made in a $250 machine and not even at it's full resolution: that's printed at 50 microns/layer in all axis. It can go as low as 10 microns on the Z axis.

Show off! In the time you've been doing this, I've only supported half of a 40mm tall model. Lots of great Star Wars figs there. Do you they have "counts as" fan rule for them in Legion?

 warboss wrote:
Show off! In the time you've been doing this, I've only supported half of a 40mm tall model. Lots of great Star Wars figs there. Do you they have "counts as" fan rule for them in Legion?

Oh that was one day

The new units and special characters do, many are just "count as" stuff, to avoid duplicates and such.

This week I've been messing around some more with SW Legion stuff:



I ended up printing two of that one, plus four E-Web heavy blasters, plus bases. so it's been kind of fruitful ^^

The only thing I've cleaned up and prepped is a pair of E-Webs, you know, for gaks and giggles:





And I've finished a very rough and dirty scheme for one, to test the way I want to paint them:

very nice & thanks for the info on Skullforge Studios!

Some more Legion minis:

Krennic



Imperial Patrol Troopers, I'll be using these guys as recon troopers








And a First Order sergeant

So I painted the officer in the livery of the stormtrooper corps.

...I got bored with the uniform and made kind of a hack job, though ^^. I really need to relearn how to do good black cloth, it's been so long.

That's actually quite a good job of it, especially on the boots. The difference between black cloth and polished black leather comes through very well.

The only thing I would suggest is either going in with black and cleaning up the highlights and deepening the shadows, or giving it an overall black glaze to accomplish much the same goal.

Still, nice job regardless!

How easy is it to remove the supports? These look fantastic.