15mm Robots - PAINTED!

[Sangennaru]

Ok, my shop is now sorted.

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/thelazyone

If you can't wait for more pieces, you can still order those. I will although expand my range soon-ish, and will offer all the models with various head variants.
At the moment, i've also an uploaded set with 50 men, two per pose, just to show the slight difference in price! =)

However, the shipping is quite cheap (around 9 dollars, in two days from US to EU!)

There might be a problem, since i've to manually ask the production to bypass the thickness checks since their software is a little weird. However, if the orders are not too many (i hardly think so) i can manage do to this =)

[Conquistador]

Looks pretty dern awesome!

Gracias,

Glenn

[Sangennaru]

Ok, i've uploaded the last things, now everything i've done is in the shop!



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https://www.shapeways.com/shops/thelazyone

[Ajsalium]

I'm not into this...
But they look rather spiffy!

I've noticed that with those heads and shoulderpads they look very tau-ish. Perhaps you could prepare some 28mm versions to cater for WH40K gamers looking for proxies? Just an idea.

[YPU]

There might be a problem, since i've to manually ask the production to bypass the thickness checks since their software is a little weird. However, if the orders are not too many (i hardly think so) i can manage do to this =)

My CAD teacher mentioned that Shapeways is planning a service where you can print anything called "anyway" that allows people to order things that might not be printable. Mind I don't consider him the most reliable of sources.  

Anyhow, having a hard time deciding if I want to wait for further models or just order these now. Shipping is low like you say and I have a few models I need to order for smithing project anyway.

[Sangennaru]

I'm not into this...
But they look rather spiffy!

I've noticed that with those heads and shoulderpads they look very tau-ish. Perhaps you could prepare some 28mm versions to cater for WH40K gamers looking for proxies? Just an idea.

that is an idea, but there are some problems... mainly, a 28mm sized bot costs more than a Tau! ^^"
And yes, of course there's some inspiration in taus, even though the head is NOT tauis, but it comes from a Villain from Samurai Jack!

My CAD teacher mentioned that Shapeways is planning a service where you can print anything called "anyway" that allows people to order things that might not be printable. Mind I don't consider him the most reliable of sources.  

Anyhow, having a hard time deciding if I want to wait for further models or just order these now. Shipping is low like you say and I have a few models I need to order for smithing project anyway.

That's what i've heard from the shapeways team, so it should be quite true =) Let's hope they'll do it soon! =)


EDIT: I've also uploaded the whole platoon for the Sohei Mod!
https://www.shapeways.com/model/1714250/robot-platoon-sohei-mod.html

Two floaters, five bikes and 25 men for 37 euros!

[YPU]

Actually I wanted to ask, the boxes at the rear of the bikes. Some of them are open others are closed, what are they supposed to be? My only thought is airbrakes perhaps?

[Sangennaru]

Actually I wanted to ask, the boxes at the rear of the bikes. Some of them are open others are closed, what are they supposed to be? My only thought is airbrakes perhaps?

actually, bags.

[YPU]

Ah right! So your going for the comical Samurai jack side with half of them having their storage compartments hanging open. Nice.

[Sangennaru]

Ah right! So your going for the comical Samurai jack side with half of them having their storage compartments hanging open. Nice.

sarcasm?

Actually, i didn't think about  that... just wanted to challenge the 3D printing for something with very very "uncastable" parts... and i think that you can fill the opened bag with a rolled tent or whatever!

[Sangennaru]

...if you prefere, i can think to remove the bags for you, eh!

[YPU]

sarcasm?

Not at all, I must admit I'm not sure I would want it on my models BUT I do mean what I said. It gives them a very cartoony vibe and dynamic character. Something quite rare in hard edged models like robots, and hard to do in computer drawings. Simple touches can ad a lot. I can really imagine them as cartoon villains chasing some hero with their bags flapping open and closed all the way. 

[Sangennaru]

i didn't think of all that, but i got your point! =) I just felt that something behind them was mandatory, so i add some containers...
Well... what next? i should start working on some new 3Ds soon! ^_^

[YPU]

Finally got round to making my order. I'll let you know when it arrives. Not to pick a colour scheme... I think I will go for a traditional military green with bronze details. 

[cheetor]

These are wonderful.  Fantastic work.

li should start working on some new 3Ds soon!

There is a Future Wars thread about sci-fi civilian model availability around at the moment - they pop up from time to time.  I cant help but think that this technology might be a feasible way to make a cheap set of sci-fi civilians available. 

Maybe if the civilians wore hard edged mining armour or something that made them more printer friendly.  Waybe gas masks or welding goggles or something, items that reduced the need to sculpt natural looking curves.  Civilian models wouldnt necessarily have to be as detailed as actual protagonist models either. 

I dont know how feasible it is now, but its only a matter of time really I suppose.

When I look at your robots with the wide heads I keep thinking about the Phantom Menace Pit Droids.  I would love to be able to buy a set of your 'bots that were essentially robot civilians, each performing specific tasks (a bit like the old GW gretchin/grot/snotling ranges).

Its totally ridiculous, but I would particularly like to see a pair of those robots designed so that they could carry a small sheet of acrylic/perspex between them, like a pair of glaziers would carry a sheet of glass.  Then protagonists in Fist Full of Kung Fu games could smash the glass and use it as a weapon.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheetOfGlass



Im getting a bit carried away here obviously, but take it as a compliment.  Your work on these robots has fired my imagination