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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 2:00:11 GMT
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Post by jennifer on Feb 11, 2016 15:26:48 GMT
That looks so gorgeous Meph! Very nice work all the way around! Those dungeon tiles/walls look really nice painted. I like your brick work with the occasional tan brick. Those spike trap tiles look awesome too! Those treasure chests are darn amazin as well -- I need to buy that kit, the soldiers, undead and some wizard/apprentices.
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Post by jennifer on Feb 11, 2016 15:28:46 GMT
Btw, you did a wonderful paint job on those treasure chest.. they look very real
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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 16:47:58 GMT
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Post by sgtslag on Feb 11, 2016 18:32:56 GMT
The only thing wrong with that Demon, is that the puny Halfling is still alive... Nice work, nice looking figure. He would find a home in my collection, no problem there. Cheers!
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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 19:31:43 GMT
GET IN MA BELLY!! That damn Halfling is bound and determined to get himself eaten. Following the lead of jennifer I had to take a stab at an Ice Toad. Going to make a few more of these for my Frostgrave game but I think they will do nicely. Had a hard time photographing it for some reason. The colors just didn't want to pop and stand out. Either way, I am happy with it and I think this printed model hands down blows away the handful of D&D Giant Frogs that I have.
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Post by tauster on Feb 11, 2016 19:56:54 GMT
Love the demon and the ice toad! ...and that halfling's fate: Reminds me a bit of the Lady Forscale, who got herself into more misadventures and dangerous encounters than I can count on all the fingers on the hands of my players. She just survives somehow. Or at least gets resurrected quite often.
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Post by skunkape on Feb 11, 2016 20:50:18 GMT
Very fantastic looking terrain pieces there! I'm so waiting till I can get my own 3D printer! I'd say your tiles look just as good as DF tiles Meph!
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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 20:51:14 GMT
At 1/10th of the price =)
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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 21:57:23 GMT
Earlier today I saw a blog of a guy who had gotten in on the first Dwarven Forge kickstarter. He bought 5 full sets unpainted and was putting them together. It looked impressive. So I decided to go check out the original kickstarter and see what he paid. They actually had a pack which is 5 sets in grey for $260 with free shipping. That is 150 pieces of Dwarven Forge for $260 back in 2012. That exact same set today on their site is exactly $299 shipped.
So if we buy 1kg of PLA for $25. That is $.025 per gram. An diagonal corner uses 16 grams, a 2x2 floor tile uses 14 grams, a 2x2 edge wall uses 24 grams, a 2x2 edge corner uses 35 grams. I know it's not accurate but just for kicks lets say that your average is 22 grams per piece, although I think that will be a bit high. Anyways at 22 grams per piece then 150 pieces would cost you $82. Much better imo than $299 and even those you will still have to paint.
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Post by baylorogrebane on Feb 11, 2016 22:17:29 GMT
Here is a little tip you might like. To get rid of those layer lines from the printer. Get a seal-able box, old paint can, biscuit tin or even a tupperwear pot that is big enough for your print to sit in and the lid to close. Line the box with kitchen roll, bottom, sides ect. now find a small cap from an old bottle and place in the pot. Put a small amount of liquid acertone in the cap, then place your PLA print in with it. NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ACERTONE! The acertone vapor will gently melt the surface of the PLA smoothing off the surface. you will have to judge carefully the effects and time and so on, so be careful. You will get better at it with time. Also don't touch the print whilst it is happening, carefully remove the cap of acertone when you think it is done, leave the lid off the pot then an hour later you can take the print out. this is good for natural things like monsters, or things that have a nice finish. If you have sharp edged details, then not so good. But hey, experiment and have fun, see what happens!
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Post by Meph on Feb 11, 2016 23:55:35 GMT
I have used acetone many times in my arcade restoration hobby. I will NOT be using acetone on my 3d printed items. Obviously a lot of people like the effect because you are at least the 3rd person to suggest it to me in a couple days but I hate it. About the only time I might use it would be on a creature such as a slime/ooze, or on a specific part of a water/lava/sewer tile. I think layer lines look much better than everything melted. That's just my opinion and obviously lots of people like it because they keep recommending it, but it's not for me.
I do appreciate the tip though. Acetone might have helped with the belly of my demon since it printed so rough, but if I am doing it with vapors I can't really control it. Would need to apply the acetone to the specific parts to do what i want it to.
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Post by curufin on Feb 12, 2016 0:10:31 GMT
Earlier today I saw a blog of a guy who had gotten in on the first Dwarven Forge kickstarter. He bought 5 full sets unpainted and was putting them together. It looked impressive. So I decided to go check out the original kickstarter and see what he paid. They actually had a pack which is 5 sets in grey for $260 with free shipping. That is 150 pieces of Dwarven Forge for $260 back in 2012. That exact same set today on their site is exactly $299 shipped. So if we buy 1kg of PLA for $25. That is $.025 per gram. An diagonal corner uses 16 grams, a 2x2 floor tile uses 14 grams, a 2x2 edge wall uses 24 grams, a 2x2 edge corner uses 35 grams. I know it's not accurate but just for kicks lets say that your average is 22 grams per piece, although I think that will be a bit high. Anyways at 22 grams per piece then 150 pieces would cost you $82. Much better imo than $299 and even those you will still have to paint. I love those numbers.... However, I have a few more for you. If you were to build an extruder.... that same near $20 investment in PLA pellets would yield 2727.27 grams instead of the 1000g off the spool. Just saying...
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Post by Meph on Feb 12, 2016 0:15:03 GMT
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Post by curufin on Feb 12, 2016 0:33:28 GMT
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Post by baylorogrebane on Feb 12, 2016 14:08:02 GMT
I have used acetone many times in my arcade restoration hobby. I will NOT be using acetone on my 3d printed items. Obviously a lot of people like the effect because you are at least the 3rd person to suggest it to me in a couple days but I hate it. About the only time I might use it would be on a creature such as a slime/ooze, or on a specific part of a water/lava/sewer tile. I think layer lines look much better than everything melted. That's just my opinion and obviously lots of people like it because they keep recommending it, but it's not for me. I do appreciate the tip though. Acetone might have helped with the belly of my demon since it printed so rough, but if I am doing it with vapors I can't really control it. Would need to apply the acetone to the specific parts to do what i want it to. I get what you mean, I have used it a few times but the results are so variable that at times it just isn't worth it. If the layer lines are really bothering me then a quick grout with some artists/modelling paste, then a quick run over with a damp cloth. Sometime they even just disappear with a paint undercoat so its not a huge issue. But the acertone applied direct dose give an odd result, great for re-posing small things.
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Post by skunkape on Feb 12, 2016 16:47:15 GMT
Earlier today I saw a blog of a guy who had gotten in on the first Dwarven Forge kickstarter. He bought 5 full sets unpainted and was putting them together. It looked impressive. So I decided to go check out the original kickstarter and see what he paid. They actually had a pack which is 5 sets in grey for $260 with free shipping. That is 150 pieces of Dwarven Forge for $260 back in 2012. That exact same set today on their site is exactly $299 shipped. So if we buy 1kg of PLA for $25. That is $.025 per gram. An diagonal corner uses 16 grams, a 2x2 floor tile uses 14 grams, a 2x2 edge wall uses 24 grams, a 2x2 edge corner uses 35 grams. I know it's not accurate but just for kicks lets say that your average is 22 grams per piece, although I think that will be a bit high. Anyways at 22 grams per piece then 150 pieces would cost you $82. Much better imo than $299 and even those you will still have to paint. I've gotten in on their Kickstarters, partly because of the chance to get some pieces for less money than their original sets, but also to help DF get their product started. But I agree with you, the 3d printed pieces is the way to go. One issue that I have with DF pieces is the height of the walls, I've always made my pieces with 1/2 height walls, except for where I've got door or wall features. Been doing that for over 10 years now, but I still like the DF pieces. Haven't decided on whether I'm going shorten the DF walls or not!
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Post by Meph on Feb 13, 2016 15:53:32 GMT
I just got an email for their next Kickstarter which will go live next month. While i'm not big on the price of Dungeon Tiles since I can print them, I wish I had gotten in on the City Builder kickstarter. That stuff looks awesome. I am anxious to see what their next one is. I might have to spend a little money. It looks like it might just be a castle builder. We'll see. www.dwarvenforge.com/ks4/
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Post by tauster on Feb 13, 2016 17:59:51 GMT
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Post by stroezie on Feb 13, 2016 19:30:31 GMT
Hey guys, just stumbled accros this kickstarter /description
Maybe something for all you 3D printer enthousiasts out there?
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