3D printing and digital sculptures, the future of modelling?

[JR]

Very cleaver Neil.

[Steven000]

I have a 3d printer with 0.4 nozzle, layers of 0.1-0.2mm

Totally unusable for scale models that small.

You need a 3d printer that cures resin with a laser. (Not cheap)

[BigGreg]

i find the 3D printing fantastic... BUT... what i don't like.. or i didn't like was the layering that you see in the finished product...
is it still the case that you see those "lines" in the printed item... if it's the case i prefer my ols school kits in plastic..

[Guest]

It depends a lot on the material and printer resolution. I’ve got some 1:72 scale wargames models that clearly show the layers, but I also have these figures that don’t seem to have any at all:



Though I still haven’t painted any of them, so I can’t actually say whether or not layers will show up after all … Though given that the figures are translucent, I would expect layers to show up clearly already on the unpainted models.