"Modelling conversion possibilities of this....?" Topic

Apologies if this has been shown before – but while expensive, it looks as though it might have a number of applications for figure conversions, some scenery making (wattle fences etc)scenery (trees?)

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Haven't seen it – interesting device.

This was shown before, back when it was in the Kickstart phase, but it seems to be available now! Thanks for the reminder:)

It looks like it doesn't have enough detail for figure conversions, but it could have plenty of terrain-making applications.

I'm still trying to work this thing out. Has anyone seen any results from the KS buyers? I can't stop thinking it's not much different to a piping bag of icing sugar, and it's not easy to get professional results with them. What applications could it be used for that plastic rod or wire wouldn't do just as well, if not better? I know I'm coming across really negative, but I don't get it.

Depending on how well it starts and stops, an extruder like that might be good for making bas-relief drawings on walls. I currently use a craft liquid latex dispenser for this. My guess is the extruder would not have the issue of messing things up during drying time.

If you can just do a daub at a time, it might be nice as a rivet placer, as well (again, I currently do this with liquid latex).

I also do lots of other miscellanea with liquid latex … I guess it would work for that, too. Detail work like the designs on this might be an option:

I have one of those.
It's quite tricky to use and I haven't really figured out how to make anything useful with it, if it is at all possible.

There is a noticable delay between pressing or releasing the button and the extrusion starting or stopping, so it would be useless for making rivets. I only have ABS plastic which is less sticky than the PLA option but I doubt it would be possible to do any intricate details with it, even if you could make the plastic stick to the surface.

Trees, bushes, fences and tentacled beasties are probably possible. By accident I even managed to produce a flying spaghetti monster :)

It looks to me like you have a hot melt glue gun with a tiny nozzle, but without the control.
Has anyone ever tried sculpting with a hot melt glue gun?

Looks like it should be filled with flavored sugar and used to make candy.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

John, members of DM Scotty's Forum use Hot Glue for sculpting on many different projects. However, such sculpting is always done on top of an armature of some sort: cardboard, wire, overlaying a miniature (adding a layer of 'slime', if you will), etc. This thing appears not to need an armature to build upon. Cheers!