"Shapeways textures" Topic

I'm painting a sopwith triplane for a mate but its got a very odd finish compared with the other planes from Kampf. It sort of had a wood grain texture.

Any tips with this. I worry that if I sand them down to much it will take of the detail but they do need some sanding!

No, they need to be replaced.
This is a flawed production. Shapeways knows it happens sometimes.
If he made this purchase within the past month or so, they will replace it. He needs to write to customer service at the Shapeways site and send them a photo of the bad texture.

They don't make corrections after an order is 'old.' If you're stuck with it, sand just a little but see about sealing it with several layers of primer. In fact, priming them is a good idea, even if the surface texture is perfect.

Visit the Wings of Glory Aerodrome and do some searching in their forums. They are big on Shapeways planes and you'll see lots of guys posting their painting tips (as well as others complaining about Shapeways and reporting good results when they send pix.)

If you cant get a replacement you might try using GWs liquid greenstuff on the model. It is designed to fill surface blemishes on resin models and might work for your problem.

Al

Or perhaps an old trick from foam model R/C planes. A mix of baby powder, Future, and water can be an excellent all purpose pore filling goop. The question is whether or not it would stick to the 3D printing material. Oh – and wear a mask when you sand off the excess!

Doug