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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Sci-Fi Small Skirmish Games => Topic started by: gregmita on July 25, 2021, 07:46:31 AM

Title: [Stargrave] Codebreaker and Casecracker
Post by: gregmita on July 25, 2021, 07:46:31 AM

I've started painting some resin 3D printed miniatures in addition to my original FDM figures. In this case, a codebreaker and a casecracker for Stargrave.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NU0Zl3I-BE4/YPzTY3nLOBI/AAAAAAAABxE/tLOcpLRX6nQfeIJfl1KvXMM3KHOcLYAdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Triss.jpg)(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YUadATDtbL0/YPzTYF-Lq0I/AAAAAAAABw0/wsgiNiPZctAkWq7gmrxp7d9DiayQjdvDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Triss%2BBack.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DyoVVikVp4/YPzTYcA9ZCI/AAAAAAAABw4/4UfQdxRpgXU4v_20n3qrObFYNOW6iM-jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Dwarf%2BMechanic.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uajyd-bORt4/YPzTYTRHLEI/AAAAAAAABw8/JlbMeJ0ulrc5mgjsbN67QbJ0VEhBzAx7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Triss%2BDwarf.jpg)

More at my blog here (https://172minis.blogspot.com/2021/07/codebreaker-and-casecracker.html).

Title: Re: [Stargrave] Codebreaker and Casecracker
Post by: Seal on July 25, 2021, 07:21:18 PM

Very cool. Well done. 👍🏼

Title: Re: [Stargrave] Codebreaker and Casecracker
Post by: Desert Scribe on July 25, 2021, 08:12:01 PM

Very nice! Are the 3D prints harder to paint than traditionaly cast figures?

Title: Re: [Stargrave] Codebreaker and Casecracker
Post by: gregmita on July 26, 2021, 06:46:50 PM

Thanks guys.

Quote from: Desert Scribe on July 25, 2021, 08:12:01 PM

Very nice! Are the 3D prints harder to paint than traditionaly cast figures?

Resin 3D prints can be used as is, no difference with regular miniatures. They might be a bit brittle depending on the resin, but that's not different from working with cast resin.
FDM (i.e. filament spool printer) miniatures have a lot of print lines, which can be a pain if you want them to look good. I find that I have to brush varnish over them to cover up the print lines before priming.