3D printed droids 18mm

[zrunelord]

Hello again all,
These are from Papsikels.
I must say that they do some very nice & diverse droids/robots. Great for scifi & cyberpunk.
Will post more of their models.

https://castrarunis.blogspot.com/2022/07/yet-more-robots-18mm-from-papsikels.html







Thanks
Z

[Pictors Studio]

Those look great.  Your paint job certainly does them justice.  They would be good for Infinity. 

[CookAndrewB]

Ok, very cool, Z. Good to see you getting your print on!

[gregmita]

Great paintjob! Papsikels definitely makes a lot of good robots.

[zrunelord]

Thanks all,
They are indeed good for infinity , also.

One of the best ways I found to paint resin minis ( I use WW Elegoo grey ) is to wash the mini with a dark shade ( I use home made blue black ink mix ). No undercoat.
Then I drybrush with a light grey. Then apply paint /washes /contrast . Main problem is that resin minis are by nature , fragile so drybrushing may break off parts.

Here are some more by Papsikels. I agree Papsikels make some great droids.

Cook 3d printing does open a lot off venues & we are spoilt for choice. plus the kitbashing fun one can have. For e.g. the heads of these scuttlers would make great humanoid heads if scaled down.





Z

[War Monkey]

Wow! Those are all great!

[CookAndrewB]

Awww, they had babies! Nice work on the scuttlers.

How long are you curing your prints? While I tend to have some angst about fragility while removing supports from thin or delicate parts, after curing I find the figures to be incredibly durable regardless of how thin the parts are. I've been warned off of over-curing as it can tend to make the resin very brittle. I usually run my curing station for 3-minutes, rotate the figure 180 degrees, and cure for two more minutes. The final durability is hard with just a slight bit of flex, using Elegoo water washable resin. 

[Cacique Caribe]

Z

I’m salivating!

Dan

[zrunelord]

Thanks all.
Glad you like them ...here's more.

Cook , 2.5 to 3 minutes each side in the Mercury curing station, But this depends on the thickness as I had some Mech miniatures that cracked after some time due to uncured resin inside.

After ( some !!!) tinkering I found that my Mars 2 Pro works best with 3 secs exposure time & 60 secs bottom exposure time. 60 secs bottom lift speed seems to work well also, with nothing left stuck to the FEP.

I feel that sometimes resin 3D printing is a " keep your fingers crossed " affair.

E.g. I printed a mini successfully in one job then used the exact same model ( including the same supports ) in the next print & it failed !!!!

Or

For example, pausing a print job  is supposed to work "seamlessly", right ? At least that's what they say .....  well in my case, I ended up with plate full of half marines, just legs  ...
I learnt my lesson ... always top up resin before starting a job. It is also time consuming & messy, even if very rewarding when successful.
 I now always drain the tank & clean FEP before each job using a kitchen silicon scraper ( I think I changed my FEP around 6 times due to small stuck bits damaging it  )

Not complaining , just trying to help others with my experiences .

Any way more from papsikels. Some were kitbashed , all had ankles & guns strengthened.
 As you can see 2 shields did not come out properly. Fixed them with card. Some have layers showing but these don't show under the naked eye.
Lovely minis.















Z

[CookAndrewB]

Looking good. Man, I can't print and paint this fast. Even if I run a couple of plates every other weekend I end up with a backlog of printed stuff that isn't getting painted. Still cheaper than buying minis and not painting them though

I have never had any real issues with resin sticking to the FEP. I alternate three reservoirs, and always run them pretty full before starting a print. In fact, I just changed my first FEP the other day. A bit tedious, but it came out well enough. I usually run 2-3 plates of prints through before dumping whatever is leftover and thoroughly cleaning the reservoir, and I never scrape the FEP. The last bit of cleaning, even with water-soluble resin, is to wash the reservoir with rubbing alcohol. I've taken to dumping excess resin in a sandwich baggie and running it in the curer for 5-10 minutes. I was trying to put it outside in the sun to cure, but that only works in the summer and not on rainy days. Sacrificing a sandwich bag for a no-mess cleanup is an easy choice.

[zrunelord]

Thanks Cook.
Useful tips. Noted.
Here are some more droids.
Bombshell minis.
Quite nice Pulp genre minis.. Metal mini is a 15mm from  08 ( now Pico )

[War Monkey]

Some great droids there! the little guys in the last few photos do you happen to have mor information on them? I checked Pico and they didn't seem to have them listed. Bombshell has some others list but seem too tall.

[zrunelord]

Thanks.

The metal mini is the one

https://www.magistermilitum.com/sf-1513-nvl-new-vistula-legion-command-characters-x6.html

He's the one on the right ,a pilot of some sort.

The Bombshell Droids are these. They had a 50% sale last week, might still be on.

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-bots-hlpr-whlr-222680

Z

[sir_shvantselot]

The papsikels stuff is gorgeous and you paint it well.

[has.been]

Loving your work, especially the scratch builds.