discussion Are there others here 3D Printing?

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I got my first printer as a gift from the GF Christmas 2019, a great little Ender 3 pro, within a year I bought a resin printer and the hobby took off for me. I now have 2 FDM ( filament) printers and 3 resin printers which are going almost 24/7, so much so I have sold of most of my stash of kits as I have no time to build them.
So please tell me I'm not alone here I'm just starting to dabble in Fusion 360 as a want to design my own stuff in time and would love to hear from others about there ups and downs in 3D printing.

Cheers
Ade

 

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Paging @Neil Merryweather

 

[Steven000]

I bought an FDM printer (Leapfrog Creatr) when it just came out (I think 2010+), it was fun for diy projects but useless for scalemodeling.
So at that time a big investment which never payed off. Today the resin printers are taking over, I like to buy one in the future but all the chemicals and cleaning make it look a bit messy at the moment.
Cheers Steven

 

[outrunner]

II'm just starting to dabble in Fusion 360 as a want to design my own stuff in time and would love to hear from others about there ups and downs in 3D printing.

There is an American guy called Will Pattison on Youtube with some videos on his trials and tribulations with Fusion 360, he does ramble on a bit but may be interesting although I would not know as it's all way over my head.

Andy.

 

[AlanG]

I've been holding off on it for ages now as the layering you get with some printers has made it useless for some of the items i wanted to make. But looking at the newer printers and taking advice from Luke at Geek Gaming on YT, it looks like they are getting there now. I personally think this could be the future of our hobby for the most part.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I've been holding off on it for ages now as the layering you get with some printers has made it useless for some of the items i wanted to make. But looking at the newer printers and taking advice from Luke at Geek Gaming on YT, it looks like they are getting there now. I personally think this could be the future of our hobby for the most part.

Layering is really only an issue with FDM printers now and there are plenty of ways to smooth those out. Resin is the way to go when your printing at layer heights of 0.02 you see no lines.
Luke's a funny one to watch for advice on 3D printing to be honest, go back two years on his videos and he was dead against it, but now companies send him machines and resin he's all for it. Your better off looking up Uncle Jessie or 3DPringtingPro and leave the scenery to Luke

Cheers
Ade

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

There is an American guy called Will Pattison on Youtube with some videos on his trials and tribulations with Fusion 360, he does ramble on a bit but may be interesting although I would not know as it's all way over my head.

Andy.

I actually started to watch his videos, but I'm the type of person that learns through doing rather than watching, that said I still struggle to keep up with him lol

Cheers
Ade

 

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Ade
I got myself an Anycubic Photon about 2 years ago but have to admit that I've not actually used it yet. I've been messing around with shapr3d on my iPad, which is really intuitive software and easy to learn. I haven't yet discovered how to convert those files into 3d printer ready versions yet but, to be honest, I've not given it much time or effort. This is something I'm looking into though as this would open up a whole world of conversion possibilities for me.

It's funny, this topic came up a couple of years ago on the forum and there seemed to be some real reluctance to get on board with the tech.

It is a formidable tool in the armoury though if you can master it.

Cheers
Paul

 

[AlanG]

Layering is really only an issue with FDM printers now and there are plenty of ways to smooth those out. Resin is the way to go when your printing at layer heights of 0.02 you see no lines.
Luke's a funny one to watch for advice on 3D printing to be honest, go back two years on his videos and he was dead against it, but now companies send him machines and resin he's all for it. Your better off looking up Uncle Jessie or 3DPringtingPro and leave the scenery to Luke :smiling3:

I'll check him out. Luke has changed since he started his business. Whilst i understand the shop promotion from him as it's his livelihood. I miss his videos about finding really cheap products to use instead of the mainstream stuff.

He's just done a vid about 8k resin printing and i can honestly say that if that is the standard then it'll be all i ever need to make aftermarket stuff.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I'll check him out. Luke has changed since he started his business. Whilst i understand the shop promotion from him as it's his livelihood. I miss his videos about finding really cheap products to use instead of the mainstream stuff.

He's just done a vid about 8k resin printing and i can honestly say that if that is the standard then it'll be all i ever need to make aftermarket stuff.

Yeah I liked him when he was doing that, even made up my own washes and even now ordered stuff from his store.

I can see a time where if you are missing a part from a kit they will ask if you have a 3D printer and then send a file out to print your own replacement.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Hi Ade
I got myself an Anycubic Photon about 2 years ago but have to admit that I've not actually used it yet. I've been messing around with shapr3d on my iPad, which is really intuitive software and easy to learn. I haven't yet discovered how to convert those files into 3d printer ready versions yet but, to be honest, I've not given it much time or effort. This is something I'm looking into though as this would open up a whole world of conversion possibilities for me.

It's funny, this topic came up a couple of years ago on the forum and there seemed to be some real reluctance to get on board with the tech.

It is a formidable tool in the armoury though if you can master it.

Cheers
Paul

My skills only extend to designing and printing my own glue and paint holders, I really need to get my head around designing the good stuff.

 

[Jim R]

As someone who has difficulty with our new toaster this 3D printing lark is totally beyond me.
Do you think that this technology will supercede resin casting among the aftermarket providers? I know that already there are places selling 3D printed stuff. Some 1/700 scale ship extras for example.
Jim

 

[AlanG]

Do you think that this technology will supercede resin casting among the aftermarket providers?

I actually think it will Jim. The level of detail you can get now is amazing. Also if you find a fault in the mould in casting you'd have quite a bit to do to make a new mould. With a drawing it could be so much quicker to change something.

 

[Jim R]

I can see how an aftermarket producer could justify the outlay for a high end printer, the prices for 3D printed parts are high. It is perhaps an expensive "bit of fun" for the average modeler. Having said that I'm one of the worst, according to the missus, for buying stuff that gets used once and then gathers dust.
Jim

 

[AlanG]

How 'easy' it is to get to grips with the programs available for these printers? I would love to design something (ok ok ok quite a few things then) but have no idea where to start.

 

[wotan]

I know many people here follow NightShift on youtube. His latest model is an entirely 3D printed resin kit. I suspect this is very much the way of the future.

John

 

[Steve Brodie]

I would love to , as have seem some busts not available commercially but as 3d files :-(

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I would love to , as have seem some busts not available commercially but as 3d files :-(

What genre of busts? I have access to a lot of Sci-Fi / Marvel ones.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

I know many people here follow NightShift on youtube. His latest model is an entirely 3D printed resin kit. I suspect this is very much the way of the future.

John

Just looked at the AMX kit, man as a resin seller I'd never send out a model with supports still on oh and there are a load of tanks available so its not the first full resin printed kit out, There is a nice Abrams with additional mine plough option that I wouldn't mind getting.
The supports come off much easier if soaked in hot water after printing and before curing as well

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

As someone who has difficulty with our new toaster this 3D printing lark is totally beyond me.
Do you think that this technology will supercede resin casting among the aftermarket providers? I know that already there are places selling 3D printed stuff. Some 1/700 scale ship extras for example.
Jim

Honestly if I can do it anyone can.
Start with small steps get a printer and do the basics, then as you learn you'll soon know how to resize objects, cut them up and even start creating your own items.
The beauty of 3D printing is you can print a figure or bust over and over and there is no mould that will degrade, you can resize them easily so you can add figures to your 1/48th plane and then resize it to go with your 1/32.