I thought I'd finish assembling a part assembled mech today. This one is more or less finished apart from a pilot and the shoulder-guards...see? I haven't forgotten about the Tunnel Fighter army:
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Once I had got so far with the pink mech, I decided I'd start my Neo-Soviet conversion...so I began chopping and adding a few bits of plastic and this is where I am at with this one:
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I view this one as an itch I had to scratch...I saw the new Blood Angels dreadnought and thought that the gun arm would make a good turret...so I had to give it a go. Please remember that this is really WIP at the moment so the general shape of the thing may change...but there you have it...it is indeed, a start :).
The Beetle-Bot death-scooters have progressed a bit further. Gaps have been filled, a pilot has been partially built and the fairings are nearly finished...but I thought I'd break up the monotony with something different tonight so no pix just yet.
Here's a couple of questions for you...
If you were buying a bunch of resin vehicles that had been produced by 3d printing, would you expect the 'stripy effect' to be removed prior to it being cast or would you be prepared to remove all of the lines yourself?
If you were a miniatures company and were selling 3d printed models, would you remove the 'stripy effect' prior to casting or would you just cast it and let the punters remove the lines?
I think that 3d printing has a huge part to play in the future of war-gaming and model-making products but at this early stage in the game, would having to clean off all those lines, or even seeing miniatures on a website that had those lines present, put you off buying them?
Do the pictures generally 'exaggerate' the 3d printing lines to an extent where you would be uncertain of what quality you would get?
Feel free to comment on this...and anything else that you see on here for that matter!!!
Yesterday, I took my first anti-malaria tablet prior to going to Kenya. That meant no sleep...so I am feeling a bit fragile today. Roll on next Tuesday when I have to take another one...
See you through the arched window!
The Beetle-Bot death-scooters have progressed a bit further. Gaps have been filled, a pilot has been partially built and the fairings are nearly finished...but I thought I'd break up the monotony with something different tonight so no pix just yet.
Here's a couple of questions for you...
If you were buying a bunch of resin vehicles that had been produced by 3d printing, would you expect the 'stripy effect' to be removed prior to it being cast or would you be prepared to remove all of the lines yourself?
If you were a miniatures company and were selling 3d printed models, would you remove the 'stripy effect' prior to casting or would you just cast it and let the punters remove the lines?
I think that 3d printing has a huge part to play in the future of war-gaming and model-making products but at this early stage in the game, would having to clean off all those lines, or even seeing miniatures on a website that had those lines present, put you off buying them?
Do the pictures generally 'exaggerate' the 3d printing lines to an extent where you would be uncertain of what quality you would get?
Feel free to comment on this...and anything else that you see on here for that matter!!!
Yesterday, I took my first anti-malaria tablet prior to going to Kenya. That meant no sleep...so I am feeling a bit fragile today. Roll on next Tuesday when I have to take another one...
See you through the arched window!
