| Scott MacPhee | 30 Oct 2018 5:29 a.m. PST |
What … what am I looking at? Is this model in its finished state? |
| czfq2b | 30 Oct 2018 5:34 a.m. PST |
What scale is being shown? As the resolution lines take away from otherwise nice model. |
| JimDuncanUK | 30 Oct 2018 5:56 a.m. PST |
Looks pretty rough to me. |
ScottWashburn  | 30 Oct 2018 6:30 a.m. PST |
Fresh out of the mold, obviously :) |
 Silurian  | 30 Oct 2018 6:43 a.m. PST |
2.8cm sPzB 41 Schwere Pnzerbuchse 41s always give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. (but seriously, cleaned up, these will be pretty nice. And a good price) |
| Zeelow | 30 Oct 2018 7:05 a.m. PST |
A free roaming ectoplasm experience. |
| JimDuncanUK | 30 Oct 2018 7:07 a.m. PST |
Is this from a 3D printer? |
| PrivateSnafu | 30 Oct 2018 7:26 a.m. PST |
Complete lack of pride. Puked out. |
| DinOfBattle2 | 30 Oct 2018 7:45 a.m. PST |
Wow, that is embarrassing. |
| dwight shrute | 30 Oct 2018 7:54 a.m. PST |
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| Winston Smith | 30 Oct 2018 8:12 a.m. PST |
I dislike cleaning flash from figures.
This is not a good advertisement. |
| Timmo uk | 30 Oct 2018 8:17 a.m. PST |
I agree – this is not a great way to advertise the model but at least it might give an honest image of what folks are likely to expect for their money. |
| Tigerjlm | 30 Oct 2018 8:27 a.m. PST |
Ouch, that is a model that would best be printed in parts. Orientation is key to reducing effect/notice-ability of print lines. A smaller extruder would help too. |
| 45thdiv | 30 Oct 2018 9:52 a.m. PST |
I thought it was for a GW chaos army. |
| Who asked this joker | 30 Oct 2018 10:48 a.m. PST |
This gun should have printed much cleaner than that. Me thinks the printer needs some settings tweaked. |
| NickNorthStar | 30 Oct 2018 10:58 a.m. PST |
Gosh. Some marketing advice wouldn't go amiss here LOL |
| Mithmee | 30 Oct 2018 11:03 a.m. PST |
Come on put it down to battle damage. But it legs supports look like they came from a very large spider. |
| Forager | 30 Oct 2018 2:14 p.m. PST |
Looks like my puppy got a hold of it. |
| BuckeyeBob | 30 Oct 2018 2:22 p.m. PST |
Did Editor Bill ask the advertiser if they really intended to showcase their product this way? Was a suggestion made to either showcase a product ready for painting or, if such a rough model was intended to be shown, that some explanation such as "right out of the printer but easy to clean up to painting condition" (and having a picture of one ready for paint) be included in the ad? |
| nnascati | 30 Oct 2018 5:29 p.m. PST |
What gets me is that the manufacturer has not spoken up to defend his product. |
 Bobgnar | 30 Oct 2018 9:29 p.m. PST |
Maybe it is just covered with vegetation as camouflage. |
| Narratio | 30 Oct 2018 10:58 p.m. PST |
Hmm. As a follow on from the Shermans that were posted a week or two back I'm beginning to feel that 3D printing is not the 'Wave of the Future' we were led to believe. |
| Tigerjlm | 31 Oct 2018 3:54 a.m. PST |
To be clear, FDM and Resin printers are not replacements for current model manufacturers but a lower cost addition to the marketplace. |
| coopman | 31 Oct 2018 8:03 a.m. PST |
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| Who asked this joker | 31 Oct 2018 8:10 a.m. PST |
To be clear, FDM and Resin printers are not replacements for current model manufacturers but a lower cost addition to the marketplace. Never a truer statement. I can print a 1/72 scale medium tank for under $2. USD I am trading prep time for money. |
| coopman | 31 Oct 2018 10:36 a.m. PST |
Maybe we should wait for 3D HD to come out. |
| dwight shrute | 31 Oct 2018 1:46 p.m. PST |
two hours spent on filing or covering print lines even on mimimum wage just doesn't work out . |
| Part time gamer | 31 Oct 2018 10:50 p.m. PST |
Tigerjlm
To be clear, FDM and Resin printers are not replacements for current model manufacturers but a lower cost addition to the marketplace. I can appreciate that, but I have to agree w/ the comment,i.e., If your going to advertise a product, you'd want to do your best to make it look its best. |
| Tigerjlm | 01 Nov 2018 4:01 a.m. PST |
@Part_time_gamer, I absolutely agree. Butler needs to work on their product promotion. Especially since they promote variable scales, they should be identifying what they are showing us in the pictures for reference. I checked out their website and it also lacks clarity. |
| gunnerphil | 02 Nov 2018 1:14 a.m. PST |
dwight shute you say two hours cleaning does not work. I have prepared BPM products in a lot less than 2 hours. But I accept that now I am retired I am time rich, money poor. As opposed to when working when I was time poor money rich. Everyone here has different budgets and time constraints. BMP product are a lower cost alternative. They are not as sharp as modern resin or plastic, but compared to most metal 15mm they are far better and easier to prep. |
