| mashrewba | 29 Jun 2015 1:19 p.m. PST |
It's 'Jake the Peg' with his extra leg. |
Roderick Robertson  | 29 Jun 2015 1:35 p.m. PST |
That feller needs a comic sound effect. |
Rifleman Harris  | 29 Jun 2015 1:42 p.m. PST |
Trust me, I'm no relation! |
| Rifleman Harris | 29 Jun 2015 2:02 p.m. PST |
I wish my photography skills were good enough to give you a sense of the crispness of these figures. If you've seen them at shows this year, please chime in. |
rmcaras  | 29 Jun 2015 2:45 p.m. PST |
Forrest, it doesn't spell the end of sculpting, but it reveals a major, new opportunity for designers to create new sculpts via a new method. Learning curve? Yep. Initial challenges of cost and inefficiency in learning curve? Yep. But, for those who pioneer and persist, like you, the war gaming community may on the cusp of a great new era of specific ordering of figures by the public…..and an explosion of availability! The future looks bright! |
| Rifleman Harris | 29 Jun 2015 3:08 p.m. PST |
Agreed. Hand-sculpting will be around for a very long time; the speed and quality that can be attained by hand is still amazing. This is just another medium an artist can choose to work in, and one that requires just as much artistry--the computer will not sculpt the figure for you (I create all my own dollies from scratch and rig them rather than relying on Poser, etc.). It does mean that I'll never drill the end of my figure with a Dremel and then get Super-glue in the wound ever again, and if I screw up during mold-making, I can print another copy and try again! |
 Virtualscratchbuilder | 29 Jun 2015 4:06 p.m. PST |
I first read this as "knuckleduster 36D". I have to get out more.
Nice figures though. I mean, nice minis.
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| OldGrenadier at work | 30 Jun 2015 4:18 a.m. PST |
If the learning curve includes three-legged figures, then it must be a long one! ;) Seriously though, very nice figures, and I do get that the one mutant is just showing the variety of poses that is available via 3D printing. |
| Rifleman Harris | 30 Jun 2015 5:55 a.m. PST |
That's right--he's a fairly dynamic figure that gives you a good sense of the capabilities (and also a precursor to more "weird west" figures that I'll throw in from time to time). |
 aegiscg47 | 30 Jun 2015 6:38 a.m. PST |
I've seen some miniatures recently produced by a Form 1+ resin 3D printer and the amount of detail that you can get with that is pretty amazing. |
| Rifleman Harris | 30 Jun 2015 7:03 a.m. PST |
I looked at the Form 1, but it just couldn't give me the crispness I needed at 28mm. At the end of the day, it was still a hobby-grade machine. The one I'm using is used in the jewelry industry and gives me smooth, razor-sharp detail on every surface with no banding or layering effect at all. It also cost as much as a new car! |
 chicklewis | 30 Jun 2015 9:50 a.m. PST |
I really admire you, Rifleman Harris. I was lucky enough to be first employee of 3D systems, the company which invented 3D printing back in '87. I never imagined that such lovely figures would ever be designed and built on the tenth-generation 3D printers. |
| IronDuke596 | 30 Jun 2015 9:56 a.m. PST |
Hi Forrest, Did you utilize this new digital method for the War of 1812 pirate gunners? And speaking of War of 1812; when and what can we expect in the near term? And I echo rmcaras' remarks; well done for taking this plunge to make figures much better. |
| Rifleman Harris | 30 Jun 2015 10:02 a.m. PST |
The 1812 range will remain traditionally-sculpted for now. Speaking of which, I have DC militia, more Maryland militia, and Virginia militia on the table right now. New releases are a couple of weeks out.
Thanks, Chick; if you're in the Midwest, get in touch with me and I'll show you the operation! |
| IronDuke596 | 30 Jun 2015 12:31 p.m. PST |
Outstanding! Re: "DC militia, more Maryland militia, and Virginia militia." I await the release with eager anticipation! |
