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Ben Walton	20 Feb 2013 7:02 a.m. PST
Just wondering what material people order the Objects May Appear… 1:3000 ships in, is white strong or frosted detail? sorry if this has been asked all ready, I bet someone has.
Doms Decals	20 Feb 2013 7:24 a.m. PST
Definitely Frosted Detail, or Frosted Ultra Detail – the WSF material is terrible for small-scale fine detailed models.
McKinstry	20 Feb 2013 8:23 a.m. PST
Ultra detail. The WSF stuff looks horribly lumpy and uneven when painted.
Allen57	20 Feb 2013 8:26 a.m. PST
Frosted detail. Though I once ordered some 1/600 aircraft in WSF and did not find it as bad as others comment. YMMV.
Meiczyslaw	20 Feb 2013 10:17 a.m. PST
If you run Shapeway's material selector, the "low cost, high detail, high smoothness" entries are the fine detail plastic, and the frosted detail plastic. If you switch from "high smoothness" to "high strength", the strong & flexible plastic is your choice. I suspect for things with spindly little details that could snap easily, like biplane struts, the strong & flexible is better; but for most other applications, the detail plastics are better.
Ben Walton	21 Feb 2013 6:54 a.m. PST
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll go for the frosted detailed one, looking forward to seeing them in the flesh.
Meiczyslaw	21 Feb 2013 11:08 a.m. PST
Oh, and just for completeness' sake: If cost is no object, then high detail, high strength, and high smoothness is your sterling silver. Roughly seven times the price of the detail plastic. Granted, it doesn't look like many people offer the option, but it would be cool for certain spaceships.