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I'd say it's equivalent to resin models, though there are a couple of different resin materials to choose from that will change how flexible it is. I tend to print small scale, and the 6mm tank turret barrels are as fragile in resin as they would be plastic from retail. The model itself can also affect this, as a 28mm model shrunk to 6mm will have thinner components than one designed with smaller scale in mind. As for ventilation, I find the ipa more offensive than the resin, fwiw.
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Verisimilidude posted:does anyone have any good base STLs they can share? I want to start printing some bases but I haven't had any luck finding solid, varied bases for different terrains (for free that is) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4789742 Here's a quick one that's sized 32mm rounds but you could rescale. I'm sure digging around some search terms on thingiverse could find others. If you want blank bases you could easily mock up anything you need in tinkercad. I made a movement tray in like 10 minutes.
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This going to sound weird, but does anyone have a use for all the waste resin printing creates? It's lovely just tossing all these support structures. I used a few to model 6mm ruins as they surprisingly come off well as fallen skyscrapers with some texture and pigments. And I know it's the same as the pile of sprues you toss when clipping plastic models, but I dunno, it feels different when you're the one making the waste.
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Apr 4, 2021 19:51
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The Baumann posted:I started using eco resin recently which makes me feel better about the waste. It’s compostable so I just leave it on the side and add it to the pile. drat I wish I'd know about this. I just got a bottle of regular grey and happily would of paid more for the eco version. Well, now I know going forward.
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Apr 4, 2021 21:05
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Been going buckwild since I got (most) of my printing issues addressed on my Photon S. Some 6, 12, 20mm vehicles and some "Space Battle" minis for a non-SW Legion project I got going on. I also got a small pack of the March to Hell wwII figures and I'm mixed in the results. It's fine for 15mm or 12mm like I planned on doing, but the figures are just way too chunky for anything larger. Even upscaling to 20mm was just too weird to sit next to my existing collection. Maybe if you were wholly using those figures it would work, which 60 euro-bucks for a full army's worth of stls isn't a bad idea, but even next to some of the more heroic scaled manufacturers like Warlord they would stand out.
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Apr 10, 2021 16:41
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OnePageRules' patreon / shop has versions of (some) Space Marines Sisters of Battle Necrons Tyranids Fantasy Dwarfs Tomb Kings Lizardmen (some) Skaven and I think now they are working on some weird steampunk Empire mishmash and Demons. Here's their free model page to give it a shot. They have a lot more on their MyMiniFactory page. Also this guy on Thingiverse has a shitload of 40k designs for free.
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Apr 12, 2021 20:20
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Fyi OnePageRules has a 70% off sale going on through the 17th, code TAKEITALL on mmf.
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Apr 13, 2021 20:22
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jesus WEP posted:i just got my printer. test file getting churned out as i type! I'm convinced it's a legal requirement for any 3d modeling software that you must at some point produce at least 1 titty model.
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Apr 20, 2021 12:10
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Gonna attempt my first 'big' resin print tomorrow. Outside of increasing supports, hollowing + drain holes, and maybe slowing the lift speed down is there anything else I should consider?
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Apr 22, 2021 00:10
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Mikey Purp posted:I'm looking for a good source of AoS terrain, ideally elven flavored rather than the huge number of generic ruins that I keep finding. Has anyone found a source that fits the bill? I'm phone posting but 3dalienworlds.com has some elf both fantasy and scifi stuff.
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Apr 22, 2021 20:37
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Finished my first thicc print. A scaled up Grand Admiral Thrawn I plan to paint as a gift for a friend. His 28mm original for scale. Unfortunately the back of the model has quite a few pits from support removal. Can't you make your own filler by mixing green stuff and ca glue?
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Apr 23, 2021 23:32
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It is, the 6-inch figure I posted last page took my Photon S 24 hours.
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May 3, 2021 22:18
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drat this dude does some beautifully dynamic models. I'd also add Seven Years War / French Indian War https://www.patreon.com/madox_historicalminis
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Jun 7, 2021 20:28
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I was just a cheap shithead and kept the box it shipped in. Cut the flaps, slip it over it and bingo it fits it perfectly.
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Jun 25, 2021 12:40
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Speaking of flex plates, I'm about to start printing a bunch of 6mm infantry strips. Anyone recommend a good flex plate for a Photon S so I can pop those suckers off easier?
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Jul 19, 2021 12:45
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Hell yeah, just finished two platoons for SW Chain of Command, all 3d printed.  Special thanks to FFG being so loving expensive they got me to decided to just get a 3d printer instead of paying for the pleasure of using their models for a different, better game.
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Jul 25, 2021 22:52
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Bucnasti posted:What is Star Wars Chain of Command? Google is only turning up the card game. If you look on Facebook there's a group that has the homebrew platoon force ratings and support lists. They got the Rebellion era ones and are tweaking a Clone Wars list now. There's also a full conversion for Combat Patrol (a different WWII platoon game) that's pretty good also. You can download that directly from that game's website.
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Jul 26, 2021 14:44
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Any advice on printing bases? These are just 40x25mm with 1mm lips around the edges but this is the third time they've failed to print. I've relevelled and even tried printing them at an angle to no avail. Don't think it's a suction issue as the base layer prints fine, it's the walls that don't form.
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Jul 30, 2021 15:28
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Oh hell yeah I was just looking for decent Ork warmaster models.
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Aug 7, 2021 16:40
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It's impressive yeah but that guys uses hundreds of dollars of equipment every video and at this point must be 100% sponsored by Model Scenics. I kind of lost interest in that channel when it seemed every every video was "I just used my home laser cutter to easily" or "chemical bathed my own brass etched details."
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They're definitely out there. Mel the Terrain Tutor has been doing that for like a decade at this point. LukeAPS started that way, but a trend with these guys is to get some following then pivot to the hustle of selling their own poo poo. Which I understand, chase that bread, but it means I really lose interest in their projects if it's one big ad for something.
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Aug 12, 2021 13:54
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Anyone have a recommended scrape...thing for cleaning the fep / getting failed prints off? I think the stock one that came with my Photon S is at the end of it's life and all chipped to hell. Also anyone got a favorite reusable resin filter? I tried a cheap metal coffee strainer but that took hours to drain.
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Aug 23, 2021 16:35
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Would lowering speed help smaller models? I'm shrinking some pre supported 15mm to 10mm scale and I keep having connecting support break failures too.
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Aug 27, 2021 13:57
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Is recalculating supports a pro only feature in Lychee? I'm not seeing it as an option when I right click, though these were pre-supported models so maybe I cant.
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Sep 4, 2021 22:41
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White primer, Vallejo specifically, is such a pain in the rear end through my airbrush I don't even gently caress with it anymore. If I'm zenithaling I just basecoat black or grey and use white ink as my shader.Bucnasti posted:I use contrast paints over an airbrushed pre-shade to paint almost the entirety (excluding metallics and effect paints) of my plague guard , including the vehicles. That's a cool not-BTR. Could you go through this process? I'm about to start some Soviet vehicles and this would speed it up.
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Thanks for that. Never considered spraying contrast paint. I've got an issue that's cropped up with layer separation, as seen below  I've always had some issues with support connections, to the point where light supports never, and I mean never work regardless of how small a miniature it is. The raft prints fine, the supports are there, but the contact points consistently fail unless I overdue it in support thickness. The models above are 10mm and you can see almost none of the supports are making actual connection. Is this a layer or speed setting or something else? I'd like to get it fixed as I have a big 15mm project on the horizon but I don't want half my models missing legs or arms.
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The Demilich posted:Flesh Eaters Where have I seen this before...? 
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Sep 20, 2021 06:14
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Sydney Bottocks posted:It actually doesn't! Here's the article that convinced me to slap a mini on its' base in 3D Builder before printing (with very few exceptions). drat I wish I'd see this before printing mine. I'm dreading how to get these situated for painting because me usual dab of ca glue on a pop stick won't stand up to drybrushing with those tine feet as the contact point.
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Nah gently caress it man if you have an alternative source let it out.
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What's the easiest software to use to alter stls? I've got a set of models that are in one large strip too big for the build plate and I'd like to break them up into individual ones for print placement.
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Nov 30, 2021 15:06
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Hell yes brother. I'm grinding my way through a couple hundred tiny Orks myself. Drybrushing is your friend.
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Dec 2, 2021 13:59
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Post pics in the GW Specialist thread, we need more Warmaster representation in there!
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Agreed. I have an old Photon S and when I think of upgrading I realize my print schedule is basically set then go to work. Never really need things to be faster than 8 hours so I'm set. But that wash station has saved me hours of clean up and poo poo spilling everywhere.
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Anyone have sources for Epic scale Necrons? Seen just about every other faction out there but these guys.
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Verisimilidude posted:My flgs is looking to get into Star Wars Legion. Is it feasible to print an entire army? You can and I did. Twice.
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Henry Turner launched his follow up to the Napoleonic kickstarter Europe Asunder. This time it's cavalry. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ageofadmirals/europe-asunder-2-cavalry-of-the-napoleonic-wars
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Just did my first run using Siraya Tech Fast and they're coming off the goddamn plate as hard as if they were cured. I had to break out actual sprue cutters to get the supports off some 15mm infantry. I assume I'm over exposing which is baffling as I went with the community recommended exposure time (Photon S, 10s). Looks like I'll be running some tests tomorrow.
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EdsTeioh posted:Ok, so maybe I'm dense or old and don't get how Patreon works, but I've looked at a few of these accounts and I can't actually tell what you get with these. Like what I see here is "join and get access to X amount of models" but I can't actually see what they even look like. What am I missing? 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. As to the guy who was looking for Epic 40k stuff, I can't recommend OPR's models. I'm finding them too spindly for 15mm, I can't imagine going down to 6mm without having a nightmare of snapping parts.
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Doctor Zero posted:When you hit Autosupport it uses your current support settings and also the support density slider. Yeah I would. I'd also appreciate some notes on rescale presupports. I think some have options to reconfigure supports if you rescale but I have no idea of knowing which models are actually able to do that in Lychee. Just throwing it out there is it ever worth paying the fee for pro if I'm just a casual hobby printer? Haven't missed it so far.
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I really need to just set aside a few hours to figure out some 3D building basics using Blender or something. Tired of wasting resin on these huge integrated bases on resized minis.
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