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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: Lascaris on 24 March 2021, 01:02:16 AM

Title: Samurai castle is complete
Post by: Lascaris on 24 March 2021, 01:02:16 AM

Around August of 2020 I started 3D printing a samurai castle as a gift for my brother. His job was painting it and putting it on his table for a game, whenever Covid allows. Early in 2021 the full castle STL files were released by 3DAlienWorlds and I was able to finish printing the whole thing. After roughly 1,100 hours of printing, and 11kg of filament, here's the result. We're both pretty pleased with it and hopefully will get a game in sometime in May after we both get our vaccines.

(https://carnivalempire.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/pxl_20210320_192817389.jpg?resize=438%2C438)

(https://carnivalempire.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/pxl_20210320_192825296.jpg?resize=438%2C438)

(https://carnivalempire.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/pxl_20210320_192838686.jpg?resize=438%2C438)

(https://carnivalempire.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/pxl_20210320_192806177.jpg?resize=438%2C438)

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Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on 24 March 2021, 03:00:04 AM

WOW!!!!  :-*

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Post by: marianas_gamer on 24 March 2021, 06:02:41 AM

Looks great! :-* :-*

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Post by: Sgt_T on 24 March 2021, 07:37:35 AM

WOW indeed.
I would love to see some close ups of the castle if possible.

T.

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Post by: fred on 24 March 2021, 07:47:39 AM

Looking good!

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Post by: BZ on 24 March 2021, 08:04:14 AM

Looks awesome! How envious I am right now...

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Post by: pws on 24 March 2021, 08:22:53 AM

FANTASTIC!  :-*
 
"1,100 hours of printing, and 11kg of filament"
For the castle only?
Plus painting it, plus the figures, plus painting the figures and all other diorama elements?
So... about 2000 hours for all?

I could not even think about spend all that time/filament just for one project. I really admire your determination.

GREAT JOB!  :-*

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Post by: Muzfish4 on 24 March 2021, 09:35:50 AM

Awesome!

Is it based on any particular castle?

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Post by: Hammers on 24 March 2021, 09:36:36 AM

Truly impressive!

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Post by: The Voivod on 24 March 2021, 10:41:58 AM

Man, that's a gorgeous building/table.

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Post by: JBaumal on 24 March 2021, 02:22:14 PM

Wow! Stupendous! Amazing! Inspirational!!!

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Post by: Lascaris on 24 March 2021, 02:46:40 PM

Answering the questions:
Not based on any particular castle. I sketched out the design based on the available  STL files from 3DAlienWorlds to make it big enough to "show magnificence" without totally dominating the battlefield.

With regard to the effort my brother and I have been painting mini's for roughly 35 years. We started Samurai maybe 20 years ago so the castle was the only additive part for the period. Even though there are quite a few Samurai on the table they would be dwarfed by the horde of Napoleonics or ACW we've painted. :)

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Post by: orc on 24 March 2021, 07:57:04 PM

 :o :o :o :-*

Amazing Castle...and awesome samurai armies too!!! very inspirational thread here...!!!

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Post by: enionline on 09 April 2021, 12:12:20 PM

Beautiful!

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Post by: Grumpy Gnome on 09 April 2021, 01:37:23 PM

That is a stunningly epic table. You have every right to be proud of the hard work you have put into creating that world in miniature.

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Post by: powerfrog99 on 11 April 2021, 08:40:08 PM

Awesome table  :o :o

Maybe we can have a few detail shots of the castle ?

Thanks

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Post by: Dowvoovoo2 on 14 April 2021, 11:56:33 PM

 Bloody hell! That’s great!

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Post by: mikos khan on 15 April 2021, 03:38:15 AM

Incredible!  That is the best Sengoku set up I have ever seen. 

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Post by: Seal on 15 April 2021, 09:10:32 PM

Simply fantastic!!   :o