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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: Tell me of Shapeways |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:57 am
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The renders may look good but actual prints usually have layer lines on them even in FUD and HDA.
FUD is brittle while HDA is more soft and flexible or almost as brittle depending on how well it was cured.
Good for custom minis but not really for an entire army. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 2:08 pm
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| I use tissue for the transparent part. I have some transparent plastic but they're too transparent. I think it's the flashlights being too focused it shines through the tissue. I'll experiment but natural light beats battery power.<snip> Try some cloth outside the tissue, maybe? Maybe t-shirts or s... |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 8:37 pm
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| I use tissue for the transparent part. I have some transparent plastic but they're too transparent. I think it's the flashlights being too focused it shines through the tissue. I'll experiment but natural light beats battery power. I paint then wash then repaint several more times with the same colo... |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 12:23 pm
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| There are non tactical flashlights? :D I think I got this. Black background is very nice and vibrant but white background looks more representative of the actual miniature. Taken outside without additional lighting. Indoor ambient light is too dark so any light I shine on the box cast a shadow. Used... |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 8:29 am
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I used 1 light on each side, but they're not the same brightness.
They were outside pointing at the box.
I used flashlights because that's what I had, they create a good shadow
I'll try again when there is sun. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 9:23 pm
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My first attempt using lightbox.
Same lights setup, 2 lights from the sides.
Black and white background Super Macro mode + cropped.
Normal mode was very grainy, not enough light? Taken at night, maybe I should wait for daytime.
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Black background looks too bright.
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 8:33 am
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| FXD is as brittle as FUD and the slight increase in detail isn't worth the price in crease. for 6mm or maybe up to 15mm FUD is good enough. HDA is Black High Definition Acrylate. It's almost as good as FUD in details, a little more flexible, much more suited to humanoids but takes a lot more to opti... |
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Forum: Terrain Topic: Trees! |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 6:20 am
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Replies: 22
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For dead trees, twigs would be the first thing I go to.
Will need a good cleaning and sealing before painting so you don't get anything growing out of them later. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 6:12 am
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| Thanks for the suggestions and the link. The images in the original post were taken using the crop method. I feel they're not as sharp as super macro. I should do a proper experiment and compare super focus and cropping. That's a lot of things I'll have to explore. Also sounds like I need to study h... |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 9:56 am
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| Yeah, the camera is a digital camera but the focus box when in super macro mode is really small about the size of the base in your attached image. Anything outside that box is blurry. For now I am quite happy with bracing my hands on a stack of books. But I have also been thinking about a light box ... |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 10:53 am
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I was going to do all gray but wanted to try something different, it should be easier to paint lighter gray over these.
Going to do all gray for the male version. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 2:49 pm
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Bracing onto something really is much better, thanks all.
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:07 pm
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| Thanks for the ideas, I'll give the books idea a try first. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:38 pm
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I'll try bracing against a chair or something first.
I noticed camera shake most when I'm trying to press the button, the button is pretty heavy. |
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Forum: 6mm (and 8mm) Topic: 3D printing Legion II Ersatz Astartes |
| Echoco |
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Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:49 am
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| Thanks for the tips. Figured out where the Macro function is. These are a little better, still suffering from shaky hands so only these were clear enough. Of all the prints the lower part of the backpacks were the lease consistent some printed well others missing whole section. They were based on a ... |
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