What's on the bench 2022

[Mini Me]

Um, Sir......before you go, I have a question.......How are you going to get inside those "twin towers" to paint those lovely steps and other fine details etc? :thinking:

[Neil Merryweather]

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Um, Sir......before you go, I have a question.......How are you going to get inside those "twin towers" to paint those lovely steps and other fine details etc? :thinking:

[Tim Marlow]

Um, Sir......before you go, I have a question.......How are you going to get inside those "twin towers" to paint those lovely steps and other fine details etc? :thinking:

There’s always one isn’t there

[Mini Me]

yuk, yuk, yuk :tongue-out3: :tongue-out: :tongue-out2:

[minitnkr]

Dip'em, they're chess pcs.

[JR]

Crapintheback of Dragon's Stug IV Late Version

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Heaven , in some of the photos I thought it looked real ! Great work Steve .

[JR]

He’d need a crane to get in though wouldn’t he Rick. He’d never climb up on his own

If Matron turned up he'd soon be inside and the hatch locked !

[JR]

I had to make sure it worked properly in case it had to be sent back......

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It's VERY easy to set up, although I deliberately did it at work where there are lots of young people to help an old dinosaur if required.
Carefully following the instructions I first printed the test file they supplied, which is called ROOK. I was expecting a Warhammer-type crow but this is what came out...

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Do not adjust your phone or PC ,it prints upside down.
In this method of 3D printing the build plate moves up and away from the print screen by 0.05mm every time a layer is printed.
Another reason for building this at work is that they have the wash and cure station , which I haven't bought yet (it's another £130....).
Here are the finished articles, having been washed for 20 mins in IPA and then cured for 20mins in UV.

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As you can see, even in my not brilliant photo, the layers are not at all visible .
There was no support structure to remove from these files- but that is because they have been especially designed with overhang angles that don't require support, in order to show off the printers to maximum effect. If you look inside you can see a spiral stair and a helix , and these are things moulding just can't do in one piece.
I will print something more relevant to our hobby next, and with support to demonstrate to the uninitiated.
I have been using this technology for nearly twenty years at work and for a long time it was crazily expensive . But I have always believed the prices would come down eventually and not only have they but the quality has come up as well. Even 5 years ago a machine to build at this quality was around £6k!
This one cost £238....
Incidentally, I have no financial arrangement with the manufacturers!
So, I've said it before on this forum and I will say it again- there's no point in buying a 3D printer if you don't know what you will print with it. I have a professional reason for buying mine, although I will of course use it in my hobby. Also there is a lot of other stuff you need to know before you can get your money's worth out of it, if you don't love tinkering (I don't, by the way, which is why I have waited until now to buy one of my own).
So, I'm off to find something military to print.
cheers
Neil

Well deserved purchase Neil, with your previous experience in using these machines from the dark side you'll be able to produce some exciting parts .
The learning curve must be massive , most of us would have trouble finding how to switch it on, yet alone producing the program to print .

[Tim Marlow]

If Matron turned up he'd soon be inside and the hatch locked !

Quite possibly….but she’d struggle to get the needle through the chain mail John….

[Guest]

I would think that that won’t provide much resistance to a needle?

[Steve Jones]

Heaven , in some of the photos I thought it looked real ! Great work Steve .

Cheers mate. Have a great weekend

[Tim Marlow]

I would think that that won’t provide much resistance to a needle?

Ah, but matron uses a harpoon. She finds it easier to subdue the rabble with that rather than a needle….

[SteveH]

Definitely going with a sandstone look


Detailing once the matt coat has been applied
Then the figures!
more soon?
Regards
Steve H

[Isitme]

Allright you got me....
Apart from the Leopard the next build will be a Pavesi P4/100-30A.
That's my reply and I am sticking to it on the advice of my solicitor and analist....
Mike.

[Isitme]

I had to make sure it worked properly in case it had to be sent back......

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1169125[/ATTACH]

It's VERY easy to set up, although I deliberately did it at work where there are lots of young people to help an old dinosaur if required.
Carefully following the instructions I first printed the test file they supplied, which is called ROOK. I was expecting a Warhammer-type crow but this is what came out...

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1169126[/ATTACH]

Do not adjust your phone or PC ,it prints upside down.
In this method of 3D printing the build plate moves up and away from the print screen by 0.05mm every time a layer is printed.
Another reason for building this at work is that they have the wash and cure station , which I haven't bought yet (it's another £130....).
Here are the finished articles, having been washed for 20 mins in IPA and then cured for 20mins in UV.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1169130[/ATTACH]
As you can see, even in my not brilliant photo, the layers are not at all visible .
There was no support structure to remove from these files- but that is because they have been especially designed with overhang angles that don't require support, in order to show off the printers to maximum effect. If you look inside you can see a spiral stair and a helix , and these are things moulding just can't do in one piece.
I will print something more relevant to our hobby next, and with support to demonstrate to the uninitiated.
I have been using this technology for nearly twenty years at work and for a long time it was crazily expensive . But I have always believed the prices would come down eventually and not only have they but the quality has come up as well. Even 5 years ago a machine to build at this quality was around £6k!
This one cost £238....
Incidentally, I have no financial arrangement with the manufacturers!
So, I've said it before on this forum and I will say it again- there's no point in buying a 3D printer if you don't know what you will print with it. I have a professional reason for buying mine, although I will of course use it in my hobby. Also there is a lot of other stuff you need to know before you can get your money's worth out of it, if you don't love tinkering (I don't, by the way, which is why I have waited until now to buy one of my own).
So, I'm off to find something military to print.
cheers
Neil

Damn!!!! and there I was thinking it was an ice cream maker....
Still thinking about getting one, but basically for one job I have to justify it over cost. And as you say us dino's have to play catchup especially for stuff that will use CAD.
Mike.