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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: CompanyB on September 09, 2020, 01:08:45 AM
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been awhile since I've posted. Super busy though with a new lineup of 1/48ish Sci-Fi speeders and hover vehicles.
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All 3D modeled in Zbrush, and printed to order :) No more casting and dealing with molds...it's now the future! Models are pretty much as you see here. No assembly needed apart from windscreens and roll bars.
More images here:
https://littlemetalspaceships.com (https://littlemetalspaceships.com)
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Can't see anything
Very nice. The cargo vessels are especially good
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Agreed on the cargo speeders/skiffs; they're great! 8)
I might be in the market for one, especially the last type (grey) :)
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I like them, it's just a shame you're in the States, as I suspect p&p would double the cost of the model :(
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I like them, it's just a shame you're in the States, as I suspect p&p would double the cost of the model :(
+1 to that comment, & before anyone asks, I do not have a 3d printer.
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I like them, it's just a shame you're in the States, as I suspect p&p would double the cost of the model :(
Its pricy but I'm tempted.
Shipping to Denmark comes to $22 for 1 speeder, 40 for all the speeders. Clearly bulk is the way to go, but customs the adds $29 + a fee of ~$10 and its... something I'll have to save up for.
Still tempted though :)
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Snazzy!
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Those are excellent. They fit the Star Wars theme quite well.
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Thanks.
I just shipped an order to Germany today. The large Cargo skiff and one speeder. Cost was $24 to ship, and I was told I had enough space/weight to add anther model for about the same price.
If anyone wanted to place a larger order with their immediate group of friends in a specific location, I'm all for that. I can even hand off a group discount. Luckily these are all resin, so they are not as heavy as similar sized kits.
These models are all print to order, so any scale is possible. I can also see if I can hollow any models that are requested and use a lighter resin, to get them to be a better weight for better shipping.
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These are all great designs.Love the yellow one.
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Any consideration towards scaling them down for 15mm?
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Sure. I'm sending a size test through now to see ho it turns out at a few smaller sizes.
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Maybe the future of the future is to be able to print in the customers country?
I know a few creators (3D Alien Worlds for example) use others (Don't Create a Scene) - maybe I need to set up a clearing house for suppliers and creators and call in PintBay...
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That is what I do here. I don't have the bandwidth to maintain and repair printers, let alone a bank of them. I'd rather be sculpting and I have a full plate of my own ideas, as well as pieces for game companies, small parts for miniatures sculptors, and a pile of commissions. I had an anycubic, but it kept breaking down.
I've partnered with a local expert that has about 8 printers, and a 16cmx16cm mars coming in this weekend. I'll even be buying another one for him to use. I buy the resin, he prints about 10 or so at a time so I have some stock. He's had 3 printers down at one time before...and is constantly printed new parts for the printers, ordering circuit boards and updates. Not something I really want to deal with.
The usual model is someone just buys the .stl and sends it to someone who can print. It would be easier to buy direct from the sculptor, and then I order a print at an agreed price and its shipped from the print shop. Ideally, the shop and the artist have the same printer, so the artist can slice the model and test it. Then I'd send out the sliced file - less work for the shop, raw model is copy protected as it's sliced! No mess, no fuss. Give it about 6 months when the V3 and V4 of these printers are out, and software is updated to really get good prints 90% of the time. The resin printers are almost there.
If anyone is interested in 15mm or 20mm versions, I think by default I need to print 12 at a time on the plate to fill it (same print time as one). so I may have a pile of these at several scales!
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Do you have an idea what the price point would be for 15mm prints? If we get somewhere in the reasonable-ish range I will probably buy one each of the scout, tandem and heavy speeders in 15mm. I assume cost would be no more than half a 28mm scale version?
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Managed to get a few prints at 20mm. Ironically, this is the actual size I modeled this vehicle at. I found an old Action Fleet R2 unit, and it fits perfectly in the socket! The kit will also include a printed R2 unit I created for this vehicle. I think pricing will be half of the larger model on all the vehicles. But they will also all include the needed decal sets and figures that the larger ones have. 15mm tests are next!
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Next to the 1/48 one and its R2
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Looks great at 20mm. Why the difference in roll cage between the two?
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I'd love to get one of those scout speeders in scale with the WEG figures. Really nice work on all of the vehicles.
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Looks great at 20mm. Why the difference in roll cage between the two?
The kit comes with both roll cage options and an R2 unit :)
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I'd love to get one of those scout speeders in scale with the WEG figures. Really nice work on all of the vehicles.
That's about 20mm? I'll have all my sci-fi models available in 15mm, 20mm, and heroic 28mm.
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The old WEG are true 25mm, only stuff I've found vehicle wise that fits well is the GZG 25mm range - figures too fit well.
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I do have this model. It's a stand in Imperial Transport hover ship, which is complete but I decided not to offer it. I think is too big to offer in 1/48. But it looks to fit 25mm and below.
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test print in fdm, though any future offering would be resin (unless anyone wants to buy the sample ;)
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That is what I do here....
I've partnered with a local expert that has about 8 printers ...
Just catching up.
The key thing here is the 'local' - folk still get stung by international postage that is currently going in one direction (up and up) and as the world sinks more into recession anything that generates sales should be looked at - I can understand there is a matter of trust over sales but I hope for international buyers this could be overcome.
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Just catching up.
The key thing here is the 'local' - folk still get stung by international postage that is currently going in one direction (up and up) and as the world sinks more into recession anything that generates sales should be looked at - I can understand there is a matter of trust over sales but I hope for international buyers this could be overcome.
I don't see why not. There would just need to be some extra work involved. Labels, packaging, correct branding. My only issues are branding. For example, my company B models are also sold by other companies. A lot of these models took a tremendous amount of time to sculpt or develop. But almost all references to the product refer to it being owned by those retail companies and not me or company B. This means additional sales are constantly being routed to those companies. Granted, the world of .stl files and such is completely different. But this is also pretty prevalent on sites like Etsy, where the same STL files re sold by different print shops.
Another idea, would be do also develop specific ranges of models for different regions. An intriguing partnership idea.
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Do you plan to offer the files for sale and download? There were a couple a few days ago but they seem to have been removed from sale.
Cheers.
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Eventually. I had the files up for a long time with zero purchases or interest. I'm going to reformat/Slice them at specific scales, and perhaps prep them with supports for printing. Though this a a large amount of work to tack onto my already bloated to do list!
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Branding is an interesting point.
One thought would be to add your logo and name to the bottom of vehicles and build it into trading agreements (style briefs are easy to create) if you wish. Others (Very Very few) gain a name despite only selling via others e.g. Kev 'the goblin master' Adams (https://www.goblinmaster.online) but I think that's a lot lot harder without social media driving it.
I'm in two minds over the regional figures - I love the idea of getting limited editions but in these days of international trade would this work or upset more customers? GW have broken the 'limited edition' idea with the 'make to order' process - maybe that is the way to go for regional kits? Available in USA / Canada in Jan then in ROW June or July or even a year later???
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Ok, test prints of the first four models are complete! and I actually have stock of all the 20mm versions pictured. Shipping is still being figured out though. Top images are my 1/48 speeders for comparison.
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I also have a few of the 15mm ones as well.
https://littlemetalspaceships.com (https://littlemetalspaceships.com)
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Wow, what a treat!
I’ve got my eye on the 15mm air hauler and the skiff (2nd and 4th from right, respectively).
Dan
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Nice.