"3d printed steam tank" Topic
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| jack c | 10 May 2012 12:53 a.m. PST |
would like to show you my 3d printed steam tank. printed by shapeways. I designed it to use it with my 20mm warmaster army link hope you enjoy it |
| Cherno | 10 May 2012 12:57 a.m. PST |
Wow, the detail is indeed impressive, especially for 20mm. The stepping effect is almost unnoticeable. Perhaps I will give it a try too sometime :) |
bracken  | 10 May 2012 1:12 a.m. PST |
Pretty darn cool! It looks fantastic! |
| clibinarium | 10 May 2012 1:30 a.m. PST |
Wow that's pretty cool! Do you need a lot of know-how to do the 3d design? |
| Goose666 | 10 May 2012 2:44 a.m. PST |
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| ordinarybass | 10 May 2012 11:31 a.m. PST |
Looks awesome! How much smaller is it than the original metal model? I'm really looking forward to when 3d printing comes down in price. Ordering one at the pictured quality/resolution costs $50 USD! Still, it's an excellent model and you clearly have a skill for 3d model making. |
| Mithmee | 10 May 2012 12:14 p.m. PST |
Now you gave GW another thing to go after. |
| Cherno | 10 May 2012 1:59 p.m. PST |
Well it might cost $50 USD to print one, but having a professional artist do it could cost three times as much. And you could always try to get your investment back by casting it up in metal and selling it :) |
| ordinarybass | 11 May 2012 6:16 a.m. PST |
Cherno,
Great point! 50 (or even more) is a great price for a prototype if the quality is good enough (which it looks to be) for casting. |
| Lion in the Stars | 11 May 2012 2:02 p.m. PST |
Yup, that's why the industrial professionals call them "Rapid Prototyping" machines. Though I'm still jealous of the setup Jay Leno has in his garage: a 3d laser scanner and a 2-material printer that can print a working chain in a single operation. Though Jay said that it has already paid for itself in restorations, since he can laser-scan a rusted manifold casting and then tell the computer what wall thickness the piece is supposed to have. Then he takes that printout to his metal caster and says "Make me one of these." Saves a lot of money at the caster, since they don't have to make a master. |
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