tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post1329544485571654437..comments2024-03-04T05:26:22.273-08:00Comments on Propnomicon: Elder Thing IdolPropnomiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-55456715070326504862020-01-09T03:51:34.184-08:002020-01-09T03:51:34.184-08:00There is a low-tech way those striations could be ...There is a low-tech way those striations could be there (if we agreed to ignore the fact that we know it was 3D printed). It could have been cast in a cuttlefish bone. The result would be close, with the natural layers showing. <br />Ministry Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371311035484536985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-78237088240189468622020-01-07T16:52:16.770-08:002020-01-07T16:52:16.770-08:00I think the paint job is great, but I find the str...I think the paint job is great, but I find the striation distracting too. I generally use my cheap resin printer for detail parts to avoid the striation as resin printers don't normally have that as a visible issue, but it has a small build area (115mm x 165mm x 155mm)(I printed that exact miniature for a friend with it a few years ago, search "elder thing" on thingiverse for the model, there's a couple versions but the first was back in 2016 uploaded by Hermes_aile who gave credit to the artist Darbadar aka Joel Joan Gillet Llagostera). For anything larger I have a large delta printer (275mm diameter x 385mm high build area) that does a great job, but I have to spend quite a bit of time finishing the parts to where I'll be happy with them; PLA gives better prints than ABS in general but ABS can be smoothed with just a little acetone vapor. There's a ton of tutorials out there on "finishing" 3D prints, but like any prop it just comes down to what level of finish the person is okay with. All in all I think Fogbank Minis did a great job painting it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205481593737384029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-82681991725835625682020-01-07T07:51:25.121-08:002020-01-07T07:51:25.121-08:00You're not a jerk for noticing. But is striati...You're not a jerk for noticing. But is striations an issue? <br /><br />Striations would certainly be a negative for any figure competition. Something for a RPG sitting on a table? Probably not as noticeable, and I wouldn't have bothered working harder on it.<br /><br />The figures I've done in PLA for competition have had the striations puttied over, and the entire thing sanded flat (Speintz figure; Reaper forums). It was a bit of work to do that. But the results were worth it. Judges commented that they didn't realize it was 3D printed until they noticed the little display I had of the "before" pieces. Link to the WIP is in the name/URL.<br /><br />With the lower prices of resin printers, this striation problem will become less of problem for smaller figures.Pegazushttps://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77068-speintz-3d-printed-custom-mech-2017-reapercon-entry-mad-dash/&tab=comments#comment-1623872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-90750001669187359492020-01-07T06:17:10.550-08:002020-01-07T06:17:10.550-08:00You're not wrong.You're not wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com