15mm Robots - PAINTED!

[Sangennaru]

I AM interested, would be fun for my upcoming Future Combat Robot book... 

Ehehe, that's good! But i think that, even if FUD for 15mm might be a little rough, it becomes too expensive for 28mm!

but well, it would be nice to have small robots in "dynamic poses" for larger bases gear krieg styled! ^^

[Sangennaru]

EXCITING news, my friends!
I received the package from Shapeways..... and they are MUCH above my expectations!!!!

I will write a very cool article - maybe more than one - on my website soon, but in the meantime i'll post you pictures!

You can see several TINY details that are not possible to be cast in metal nor resin, and .... just WOW. WOW. WOW.







Sadly, it's REALLY hard to make photos at a transparent material. It looks crispy in photos, but it's not that much in reality. As Agis said in another thread, FUD tends to suck color, so painting it might requires a few layers of airbrush base. But still. WOW. WOW.



Here is compared with a Khurasan model. Khurasan, the best 15mm scifi on the market. It looks like a blobby mass of lead, compared to the skinny and accurate robot. WOW.



Besides, i've received TONS of other stuff for scenery making and for my 1:1200 aeronef project, so..... i've PLENTY to photos to show!

Did I say WOW?

cheers
Jack

[Cherno]

It looks really good, especially at this scale.

[Sangennaru]

the tubes... the thorns, ... al those undercuts are impossible to have in a "normal" miniature. I'm just in awe.
The model itself was an experiment, i'm going to re-sculpt most of it with a more stylish shape, and add a lot of tubes, thorns and other OMG-ish stuff

[Agis]

Looking good!
For cleaning I strongly suggest an ultrasonic cleaner!

I got the tip here: http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/94828-x-wing-repaint-and-paint/

I bought me this one: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0044HEMHC/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and this Cleaner: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00B9B7CPU/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Best investment ever!

[Sangennaru]

hum, that's not a cheap buy... i'll remain with my dish soap for now, but that's interesting indeed!

[Agis]

hum, that's not a cheap buy... i'll remain with my dish soap for now, but that's interesting indeed!

True, but now I use it for almost every non metal mini! No more brushing, just one tip!

[YPU]

Oh the irony, I have an ultrasonic at my disposal, but its filled for precious metal cleaning so it would probably eat prints up something fierce.

[Mr. Peabody]

Ultrasonic cleaners rock and are well worth the money, but please, do not use isopropanol alcohol to fill the bath.

It's not worth the risk and there are other, more economical ways to use undiluted isopropanol as a cleaner in the bath of your ultrasound. Here are two links to give you some ideas:
From a technical site
From a hobby site

When I need to clean an airbrush nozzle or other fragile bit in alcohol, I put it in a small plastic cup, like I use to mix paint, and fill that with Isopropanol. That goes in my Ultrasound bath for a cycle or two.

Safety first and all that. [/public service notice]

[Sangennaru]

Well, it is surely a very useful tool, but for now i will have to wait for it. :S

Meanwhile:



The surface in some parts are a little crispy, but hey, it's 15mm, not 28! it's barely visible, and the whole piece looks splendid to the eyes!

[Agis]

Very impressive (and a great speed paint!).

[Relic]

Looks great. Still a bit grainy even in FUD?

[Sangennaru]

Quite. The problem is that FUD is porous. So, whatever you do, you can't just "fill" the holes, unless you pour a huge amount of acrylic.

But well, it's a 16mm high miniature, my thumb is a giant next to it! =)

[Barbarian]

The only problem is that is isn't castable.

[Sangennaru]

The only problem is that is isn't castable.

That is not a problem. That is the whole point of all this project. This model has shapes that metal can not have. And costs 50 cents.