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Hobby-branded stuff is always overpriced, so I picked this up for curing: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JGG5CH4 I haven't given it a thorough test yet, but it's 24W of all-around coverage.
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I am now the proud owner of a Phrozen Mini 4K resin printer. It's an easy setup, and ventilation was just a matter or pointing the printer exhaust at my airbrush fume hood. My first batch of three runs was mostly successful. I had some issues with the base plates not adhering, fixed with sanding the build plate, and some where I got a base plate but nothing past that. Still, I got 13 nice prints of counts-as WH40K Imperial Guard from the Azadi Death Front Kickstarter. I'm sure I can work out the print reliability issues by adjusting slicing settings and resins. The quality of the prints is amazing, so I'm happy already.  
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aldantefax posted:What resin are you using, and could you elaborate more on this setup? I do want to pick up a resin printer and MyMiniFactory has a deal for premium subscribers on getting a 4k or mini Phrozen, but since I'm in an apartment with pets I'm super leery about any toxic chems and such to the point where I don't even run my airbrush inside. Those were with the water washable model gray resin, and default settings. I'm going to play with settings, and then try the regular resin when my bottle of the industrial strength alcohol shows up. Fumes are a concern, that is toxic and you're going to want to keep pets clear of it. My fume hood for my airbrush is a pretty good extractor, soI just pointed the printer exhaust at the front of the hood and that takes care of the fumes during printing. When there are uncured prints out, they stay under the hood until I can get them under the nail light. You'll have fume issues with any resin printer. If you can arrange a workspace in front of a window, then a fume hood should do for both airbrush and the printer. That's not counting any pet concerns of course. I'd recommend a 4K printer if you go resin, you'll pay about a $110 premium, but the higher resolution has to be worth it. The fabric folds on these prints are as good as any cast mini I've ever seen. Ditto for, say, the teeth on chainswords. Verisimilidude posted:Nice! I got the same printer, currently printing at 0.035 layer height with 3s for layer time and 40-45s for base time. I have far fewer failed prints now! I will give those a shot and see how they go, thank you.
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Oh cool, a 10% discount code for Phrozen ! $99 is the cheapest shipping ? gently caress that, Amazon here we come.
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So I tried the newly suggested settings for my 4k Mini. Things print much slower, but they print !  and some 15mm. These will need much more care to remove from the supports than this first batch got. 
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w00tmonger posted:Oh hey a 3d minis thread I didn't know existed! Started a side business on Etsy selling Minis back in February and things have been going crazy with it! I've got my eye on some of those as well, although I'm thinking about scaling the building sets for 8mm Adeptus Titanicus; I played a lot of Space Marine back in the day but had a lousy terrain collection. Now I can fix that. For rules I just backed One Page Rules on Patreon, they distribute PDFs at the end of the month, so see you in this thread, https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3253037
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You'll want some terrain with that, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wowbuildings/wow-buildings-liberates-italy-3d-printable-stl-files This modellers previous project is the one that makes me wish I'd gone for the larger 4K printer to start with, but I can just barely get their buildings onto the 4K mini scaled to 15mm. There are some buildings in the Italy set I really want to get printed, like the ruined town from the stretch goals.
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Mix of SF and fantasy, plus rules to use them with, https://www.patreon.com/onepagerules/ Cyberpunk/mecha stuff https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1166861615/cyber-library-20 WW2 Terrain. I've got their Kelly's Heroes buildings, and they're very nice. I'm very keen on several of these models. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wowbuildings/wow-buildings-liberates-italy-3d-printable-stl-files
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I'm really glad people mentioned the magnetic flex build plates. I just tried my first non-water washable resin. Super sharp results, but the two bases I printed did not want to come off and I think I gouged hell out of the plate surface before I switched to an Xacto blade. e. An assortment of banner tops, fancy weapons, heraldic devices , and fancy pauldrons should do well as a kickstarter. Hook up with an established store like https://www.myminifactory.com/ to deliver product so you don't have to screw around with Dropbox of Google Drive transfer limits, and I can keep most of my stuff in one place. mllaneza fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Jun 11, 2021 |
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Bucnasti posted:armature You're going to want to adjust your auto-correct, this isn't the first post I've seen this happen in.
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Bucnasti posted:3d printed minis are in that same place traditional minis were for a long time, a mostly male dominated hobby, and sexy ladies sell better right now. As more women get involved both at consumers and creators the feedback loop will change and we'll see more representation in 3d sculpts. The big difference is that the product cycle for 3d printed minis is weeks instead of years and the changes can take place much faster. They're coming ! https://40emperor.com/collections/army-deals/products/azadi-death-front-full-army-deal These did well in the Kickstarter, and they're available aftermarket now. I've got the full set, and they're very nicely sculpted Alternate Guard, with excellent supports. I haven't printed the vehicle yet, but the infantry came out very well even at 0.05mm layer height.
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Bucnasti posted:Not a patreon but a cool KS of lady soldiers. Those are really nice models, I'm painting some up right now ! They should be a good match for anyone's take on a Guard army: plasma gun, grenade launcher and flamers for heavy weapons, plus mortar and lascannon support, and 2 vehicles. These prints were my very first batch on my very first printer, a Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K (excellent printer, wish I'd bought the bigger one). This is water washable resin printed with a layer height of 0.05mm.    I'll also
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Bucnasti posted:Also today I discovered that printing bases is like cheating, I want to throw out all the piles of basing materials I've accumulated over the years. And on a resin printer, bases print relatively instantaneously. Although you WILL want a flex plate.
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Bucnasti posted:Yeah if MMF is smart, they'll highly incentivize the early adopters, and make transitions as seamless as possible for users. Most of my model maker Patreons and Kickstarters are fulfilling on MMF already. It beats the hell out of Dropbox or GDrive links, and people can't share links and break the downloads. One KS campaign even gave up on their own storefront and went to MMF. I'm building up a very nice content library with new material just showing up monthly, so I hope MMF doesn't screw up and go under.
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aldantefax posted:So, I have four or five FDM printers that I am planning to get up and running (or sell) and I'm wondering what would be good to create for different kinds of props to use at the gaming table that aren't strictly just containers and minis. Since the majority of what I do at the moment is online, I have been craving adding an actual physical component back into it to better represent the kind of gameplay that I want to present and experience. Part of that I think is some kind of camera rig to use, but I'm wondering what other related 3d-printable stuff that I can make that can help in service to that 'combining physical and virtual space' thing that I'm angling towards. Is this crazy talk, or are there any items which might be useful for that (camera rigging aside)? Well... status effect markers, Hold tokens, and suchlike can be simple designs easily printed.
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Paradoxish posted:Anyone have any good recommendations for Patreons or other sources of 40k-appropriate 6mm stuff? Kind of interested in trying to proxy up an Epic army, but I haven't found been too successful at finding anything particularly good. Thingiverse has an excellent assortment of epic scale 40k things. I've found a good BFG patreon, but nothing in 6/8mm. I did find some 6/8mm gothic terrain though, https://grimdarkterrain.com/ They do a monthly subscription for their new releases.
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Speaking of BFG minis, I just got a notice that The Maker's Kult on Patreon has Soul Forge Studio as a guest modeller, and they're doing an Imperial Escort in 1/5000 scale: Which looks totally sweet. https://www.patreon.com/soulforgestudio
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New Kickstarter, female heads for 28/32mm figures. 10 Euro for 30 STLs plus stretch goals, total of 44 heads by my count as I post. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keta-minies/alternatives-females-heads-stl-for-tabletop/description
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Doctor Zero posted:I like Papsikels a lot. They have both ‘inspired by’ and originals. Third on Papsikels, the ones I've printed have came out really sharp. They're solid designs too.
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w00tmonger posted:some sort of container you can swish models around in alcohol and a uvlight To be more specific, an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner (your prints and the alcohol go in a ziplock which goes in the leaning bay), and a UV nail light.
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Say, quick wash and cure question. I love the idea of putting the whole build plate in to wash and then cure. But how much should I be worried about the parts of the models in contact with the build plate ? Won't the underside of the bases need a quick cure pass after they're separated ? Is it worth removing a heavily supported model from the build plate and curing it loose ?
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User Everclear. One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me... I actually just stepped in to post this link because goddamn that's a clever idea for a terrain piece, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keycapas/hobbit-holes-pay-what-you-want
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Springfield Fatts posted:Besides the good "view public posts" tip some of the bigger 3d modelers will have links to their Thingiverese / Cults3d / whatever accounts in the "About" tab on Patreon where you can download some sample models for free before committing money. https://www.myminifactory.com/ recently launched "Tribes", which seems to be a more transparent subscription option than Patreon can be. It's also a super handy site for fulfillment (monthly or Kickstarter) so I'm wishing them the best and cheering every modeler that moves to their storefront.
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Speaking of One Page Rules, they just put up a 50% off sale on MyMiniFactory.
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I may have gotten drunk and put a deposit down on a Phrozen Sonic Mighty 8K. How badly did I screw up ?
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Deviant posted:oh i forgot i was in the non-generic 3d printing thread. Aren't a lot of cosplay parts "supports" of some sort ? 
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I'm glad I took care of the power supply when I swapped a Phrozen Mini4K for a Mighty8K. That probably wouldn't have worked at all!
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queeb posted:I've been a printing and painting machine the last week Ladies and gentlegoons, the King of Terrain for the week has been crowned!
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w00tmonger posted:The naming thing backfired hard, but anything with logos will get you nailed hard. I'm just glad they don't find the guy making Epic scale STLs on Kickstarter until well after the project funds and I have my STLs. He's done not-Necrons, -Tyrranids, and -Death Guard so far. This winter is kicking my rear end. I have my new printer set up in a well-ventilated area, but it hasn't been as warm as 55F in ages.
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Doctor Zero posted:As long as you don’t make the designs too close to the original model, they let that slide. 3dArtGuy did a Not-Thunderhawk and GW told him to change some things to make it more distinct from the original. That was it. This guy flew way too close to the sun. So long as GW keeps popping him after I download my STLs, I'll keep backing his stuff though.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Quick edit: It sounds like the terms that go into an item search like on etsy are safe to use, so I could put all the stuff I wanted in the search terms and then just very safely say "Space Army with German Traditions" or whatever, and that would be safest and still get all the traffic I need? This company seems to be getting away with it, take inspiration from them. https://www.trolls.cz/collections/6mm-infantry I have some of their not-Necron 6mm and they're pretty good quality.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:I just run an air purifier and crack a nearby window with my mars 2 pro and it seems fine, I don't think I'm gonna get cancer or anything Mine sits next to my airbrush's fume hood, so I've got active ventilation to the outside, and everything that comes out of the printer goes right in the fume hood for processing and then right into the wash and cure unit. I also stay out of that room while the printer is running.
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moths posted:You could probably make a killing by producing dungeon tile set bundles of whatever the current D&D module is. A line of generic tile sets with add-ons for the custom areas need to run a module would be a good idea.
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Ez8 posted:Is there anyone out there doing Epic 40k stuff similar to what Forest Dragon is doing with 10mm fantasy stl files? Red Nebular on Patreon does a bunch of tiny ork stuff, SF and fantasy both.
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The cheap version is long-tail alligator clips and some styrofoam to push them into. More useful for holding parts for airbrushing, but could work for assembly helpers.
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it's been 45-52 degrees and humid for months. I want stable, warm conditions so I can dial in my Phrozen Mighty 8k and leave it for months.
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Slyphic posted:I didn't see anything like that in Chitubox when I was looking at it (I only have the basic version). Is that a common feature in full versions of slicers? It's in there somewhere in the post-slice options. New PC or I'd check closer.
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Doctor Zero posted:Add a medium support to the bottom of each foot. I bet that will do it. And you don’t need to rotate that. It will be fine the way it is, I bet. Rotating it will make it print faster though.
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Tiny Chalupa posted:I honestly don't know wtf I did to "fix" the issue. "We don't know why it broke, and we don't know why what we did fixed it, but at least there is symmetry." -- Me, at work, every couple of months.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Sometimes at work I say to myself "How did this even work in the first place?" We had another one. An instrument control application started freezing up after launch, if it would even bring up the GUI without killing the process and relaunching. Fiddling with the SQL Server services got it working again. Good thing too, the vendor could only offer a re-image and reinstall.
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