"Shapeways materials?" Topic
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 richarDISNEY  | 27 Jun 2012 7:57 a.m. PST |
I am thinking of placing an order with Shapeways, but I am confused on the materials… Frosted Ultra Detail
Frosted Detail
White Detail
White Strong and Flexible
and all the metals… What is the difference between the materials? (yea yea yea… I know the difference in the metals…  )
Which is the best for gaming?
Thanks!
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| Jeff Worley | 27 Jun 2012 8:21 a.m. PST |
If you want to paint it rD, go for Frosted Ultra Detail. Nothing else is worth the effort. The sintering lines on the metals stand out a little more than the plastics, so the lines will pick up a drybrush more agressively. White detail and below are very grainey in texture. Even with Frosted Ultra Detail, you'll probably pick up a few sintering lines, but they can be smoothed down or painted over depending on how obtrusive they are. |
| boy wundyr x | 27 Jun 2012 8:49 a.m. PST |
I go for FUD for pretty things like 1/600 and 1/300 aircraft, but am ok with WSF for spaceships and land ironclads. A really good coat of spray paint as primer helps with WSF. FUD is closest to resin-like in texture, WSF has a texture to it, as Jeff mentioned. The difference in price right now though means I'll always at least think about WSF as an option. Here's a couple pics of some WSF land ironclads, painted up:
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| Schogun | 27 Jun 2012 10:46 a.m. PST |
Weird. I wrote a response, previewed it, then went back to edit it and the whole thing changed to some rambling about Battletech! |
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