11.04.2011

3D Prints: The Good and the Bad

I've found what I believe to be the best 3D printing service out there for small scale models.  The company is called Lightbeam3D and their work is undeniably the most detailed and finished I have ever seen.

Here's the latest test print of Major Hammerfaust:


You can't see all the details but no worries, it's the wrong height so I have to re-print it.  This is a very detail oriented process but I promise all of you, it will be worth the time it's taking to get it right.

The other cool thing I discovered is...


I can start planning prints for our 15mm lines...

-Steve
Posted by The Mad Robot

4 comments:

  1. CorvusNovember 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    impressive!

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  2. MartinNovember 4, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Looking really good!

    What about the graininess and/or layering you can sometimes see in 3D printing?

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  3. The Mad RobotNovember 4, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    No layering that they can really detect. Obviously some details like rivets won't reproduce correctly so some re working will be necessary. This was just a test to see what happened.

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  4. John Bear RossNovember 6, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Great stuff.

    Best,
    JBR

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