Discuss sculpting techniques, methods and materials along with
3D printing, hardware, software, tools and materials.
Also molding and casting materials and techniques
Bioshock!!! My 2nd favorite game all time. (Riven being my first)
I had a resin printer on my list for a while and when the cheaper ones came out I got really excited to use them for small detail parts but it is not going to happen.
I made these pieces for my Bioshock fix
The rabbit is from thingiverse and I tried gold leaf (fake) on the edges. The poster was an image I found on the internet.
The pieces were printed on my Replicator 2 and I left the print lines on some of the pieces for the frame as they captured the washes really well.
Ineptitude-If you can't do something well, enjoy doing it poorly.
It does have a PDMS coating on the tray bottom. 2-3 resin bottles before you need to either replace or recoat the tray. They also offer a new longer lasting tray at a higher cost that is suppose to last 10 bottles of resin. This is all dependent on the concentration and density of your prints.
Here are a pair of parts I just got off the Moai yesterday. Printed clear, lightly sanded, and polished with Novus. Really happy with how they came out.
The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.
Zeiram wrote:Here are a pair of parts I just got off the Moai yesterday. Printed clear, lightly sanded, and polished with Novus. Really happy with how they came out.
Time to change your optician Larry - those contact lenses are well past their best . . .
A couple kaiju off the Moai. Printed Gigan in Peopoly Gray - still repairing some spikes that didn't survive support removal. Godzilla was printed in Peopoly Neon Green, which is clear so I shoved LEDs along his spine. I may or may not light him, but I have the option. Finishing cleanup on him, then it's on to the diorama.
Ant wrote:I'm trying really hard to talk myself out of the new Anycubic Photon - DLP rather that true SLA like the Moai, but at around $500 it seems absolutely unbeatable....
And I just failed. Arrived today
Not printed anything yet, just set up ready to go....
Just done a first test print - came out only an inch long cos I didn't want to wait, but still took 2h 20m
Quality is fantastic though!
Very impressed with the service from Anycubic - took less than a week to deliver from the warehouse in Germany with free shipping. Build quality is very good. The only thing that lets it down is the hideous fonts used on the LCD and some leftover Chinese even in English mode.
been tryin to get the hang of the anycubic photon... easy to use, but getting some wavey lines in my prints..was told it was Z wobble, so trying to get that sorted out
Where exactly are the wavy lines?
I've still not had a chance to do anything else with my Photon other than think of a few possible projects. Just getting up to speed with Fusion 360 for some more mechanical design, one of the things I definitely intend to do with it is get back to my TARS from Intersteller after stalling from milling technicalities. But that has lots of flat surfaces which I understand can be tricky (ironically).
Have you tired other resins yet? The Anycubic is expensive but RS here in the UK do a variety at £45 / litre which is much more favourable - just not sure if it's compatible yet.
Been really busy teaching myself ZBrush and it's been a blast so far. I think I'm improving fairly quickly. These are chronological showing the design and 3D print.
Forest Guardian
My take on a Babylon 5 Shadow...
...and a Vorlon
Dream's Battle Helm from The Sandman
And a Mars Attacks Martian in progress - planning to do a full figure of this one.
They may suck, but I'm having fun.
- larry
The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.
