"More 3D printed 18mm Napoleonics" Topic

Good evening all,

As you know, i'm interested in seeking out the latest wargaming innovations, and 3D printing is possibly going to be the next big thing for the hobby

I've been sent a couple of sample photos over the past few weeks from a chap producing his own range of figures in Belgium.

Plenty of photos over on my blog

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As always, comments, feedback and suggestions are welcome

Regards

James

Those are very nice. I might have to try printing up some figures.

I like it!

Wow!I am impressed

These are really good. Are we seeing a game changer here?

Impressive work – very interesting! I am thinking about getting a few specialty figs printed and this certainly increases my interest

Wow! I was not expecting those to be so good.

These look like resin printed figures. Resin printing is different than the plastic 3d printing as they don't have the striation lines that plastic does, and the printers are very reasonably priced. Resin is considered a hazardous substance and the clean up is nasty according to my brother who just bought one. There is a Swedish company that does 3d resin figures too. Lots of unique ACW poses available.
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Very nice! This might be the thin edge of the wedge for print at home miniatures.

do they have necks?

Now they just have to solve printing in different colours so they don't have to be painted – that will be the death of traditional figures.

My micrometer says the diameter of two-euro piece is 25.70mm (1.011in); that of a one-euro piece is 23.22mm (0.915in)

I am really excited about the 3d resin printing.

Project Wargaming's videos are inspirational:

Youtube – Project Wargaming

Hi, I have been printing resin figs for almost a year now. I barely notice the smell of resin. Mainly when I remove the cover of the mars when it has completed the prints. Even then it's minimal. Cleanup is a little work. But nasty is not a word i would associate with resin printing. Especially since you can get resin that cleans up with water now if you chose. Once they solve the issues with slicing and supports becoming auto generated with high success everyone will own a resin printer and replicators will be here.

Thanks.

John

Recent modelling sent me on a tangent:- current 4pounder vs into a 6pdr- but exactly what does a ANXI 6 pounder look like? Are those outside TOL really the thing?

Seems a ready market to hit the absentee models in gaming. And not all of us will be able buy purchase printers; so we'll still contribute to someones profit.
regards d

Hopefully those 3 d designers will do better research and match conventional ranges like Perrys, AB or Sho Boki in quality.

BillyNM, not the death of traditional figures but a wounderful relase for wargamesr from the tedium of paintaing. Modllers that want to paint can do, so but those of us that hate painting will be released from the druddgery. A whole new brite future, what is not to like?

@vonW

I don't think hobbyist 3-d printers need to match the quality of commercial offerings. There should be room for all. The manufacturers you have listed have invested effort, time, and money into their offerings and they should enjoy their rewards.

Of course if someone – maybe new – can match their offerings then perhaps they'll go and work for them?

Room for all? Room for all?

Reasonable/Liberal sentiments on this forum….perish the thought.

Next thing they will allow folk who have never thrown a dice (or at least not for 40 years in my case) to show their figures, that never move between a shelf and a box in the attic.

I think von W was just saying that the best current manufacturers deserve an income from all their talent and research. If inferior products meet a need for some buyers…fine, just as you said.

Hey! I'm all for not having to paint figures.

I am sorely tempted to get an Elegoo Mars Pro, however, my commuter car (15 years old, 180,000 miles) is being fixed, MOT'd and serviced so I will be too boracic for a little while.

Those look pretty good -- how much for the file use and to actually print them and can a person print 50, 100, 200, 300 a day ?

Russ Dunaway

ANXI 6 pounder

Steal the barrel from a 6 pounder Liechtenstein piece and mount onto a Gribeaval 8 pounder field carriage.

No need to mess about with firing/travelling trunnion positions.

are those bases integral to the resin printed figure?

Or are they printed, like "typical" bases we see on cast/injected molded designs?