Modern Russians vs. US

[M4A3E8]

Hey all,

I 3d printed the vehicle. There is a little more to the story. Another poster (sotek486) had a 3D Print of a LAV III done for his Canadian Project. After seeing that I was inspired! I want the most modern Russians to go against the most modern US. To accomplish this I need models to represent the latest in Russian Vehicles. I contacted sotek486 and asked who he used to create the 3D Model. He graciously introduced me to his model designer and I commissioned him to create a Kurgurant-25 for 3D printing. He did an exceptional job and within a week I had want a wanted! I next went to Shapeways to have it printed but ran into 3 weeks of trouble trying to get it printed. Finally, I decided to purchase a 3d Printer and have a go at it myself. Success! It took a while to learn and make a good print. The journey was very educational and totally worth it. I will warn people who want to do the same that it is an expensive endeavor. I will be doing more vehicles in the future (thinking about doing the Bumerang next). I have both turrets for the Kurganets-25 and have been really pleased with the results. I did find that painting 3d Vehicles are a little different to paint than regular models because of their “layered” texture.

I plan on using the APC version to outfit 3 Squads and the IFV version to be the Platoon HQ.


Kurganets-25 IFV


Kurganets-25 APC

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Very nice.

[carlos marighela]

And if you tire of it as a model you could use it to grate parmesan. 

[Elbows]

Are you planning to do any Tigrs or Typhoons etc?

[M4A3E8]

I would love to do the KAMAZ-63968 Typhoon-K MRAP next. It would be a great vehicle for all kinds of scenarios.
My problem is that I need to find dimensions for the vehicle before I can get the artist to create it. Anyone know a source for the dimensions for this vehicle?

Thanks

[Elbows]

While it's 3D, the guys at Bohemia Interactive have a not-Typhoon in their game, ARMA 3.  I could pose some soldiers near it and you could take a look if you wish.

Decent picture of the driver here:

[axabrax]

Any chance you'd be willing to print out another copy of the Russian ATV in 28mm  at a price? Would let you recoup some of your investment...

[sotek486]

Bolt Action Modern rules v3.1 and army lists here:  http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2017/03/bolt-action-modern-army-lists-v31.html

These take into account the changes in BA WW2 v2.0.

Jay

[Ulu Elsomalien]

Finally, I decided to purchase a 3d Printer

Wow, youre commited. Which one did you buy (because working on small scale like this need great layer precision) ?
Cheers

[M4A3E8]

I got the Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer. Works great. Not a high end printer at all yet it does an amazing job! At least I think so. I will post several other vehicles I have done over the weekend.

[Ulu Elsomalien]

I got the Prusa i3 MK2S 3D printer.

Thanks. I backed a TIKO (FDM) and it seems to me it's not going to end well (another failing Kickstarter). Did you have any knowledge about 3d modelling/3d printing before buying one (I mean : is the Prusa i3 any good to start enjoying 3D printing and miniature related creation) ? I'm wondering if SLA printer isn't a better choice (higher cost for higher precision and smoother surfaces) for 28mm or 1/56 scales.
Cheers

[M4A3E8]

I had no experience at all with 3D anything! I just did little research and jumped in. My advice is to pick a less expensive 3D Printer to learn with. There is a lot to learn. The technology is still very touchy. You have to mess with a lot of settings to get everything to work just right. Once you get the hang of things you will be much better informed to figure out your next printer to buy.