BUILD THREADS.

[Rhaven Blaack]

It is common knowledge that posting build threads are greatly encouraged, regardless of the medium/material (i.e. paper/cardstock, plastic, resin, metal, 3D Printing, etc.). I was once asked in a conversation, not too long ago: "How would one post a "build thread" with a 3D printed model? Especially since many projects are a "single" print (one and done, as it were)." I thought that that was a very good question. The answer to said question is also just as good, and it is simple. IF one is a 3D printer and is printing small projects that are "single" prints (i.e. figures, small vehicles, and various components), one can start off with where the .stl file was obtained. make a quick reference to the printer and printing material that is being used (i.e. filament, resin, etc.). Then post a few photos of the printing process. Post photos of the cleanup. Post photos of the painting process. Post photos of the finished print. Then make a follow-up post about what the print will be used for (i.e. gaming, model, diorama, construction or repair of something else, etc.).

If you have any questions or concerns about what to include or not include in your thread, please contact me, @zathros, or @Revell-Fan, we will be able to help answer any questions that you may have.

Just remember, this forum it meant to be a place to have fun and enjoy the hobby of building models, sharing information, tips, and techniques with each other. So, HAVE FUN!

 

[zathros]

I have made around 10 aircraft. Some came out good, some fantastic, some horrible, as I am teaching myself the hobby. The problem is the prints, like a 18 tube Pan Pipe I made took two days. It looked beautiful, I couldn't get a toot out of it, and I must have been one of the first, because all the people after me said they could not get it to play either.


3D printing requires a large initial investment, if you want a machine (around $1000) that's build tough, the multi colored filament machines look like a great deal, but they waste so much filament purging the nozzles of the previous colors, you can end up using more filament that is a blend of colors than used on the actual model. My next investment will be an air brush, as I think it the long run, it's cheaper, and you can do (well, maybe you, not me) a better job painting the model.

When it comes to making working mechanisms, like nylon gears (you have to make sure you printer says it can do that), then color isn't an issue, and there are lots of things you can make. So when do I take a pic, I have to figure out a way to shows continuity, and also print errors, where you lose the model after 8 hours of flawless printing because it didn't stick to the table, the bane of 3D printing.

To make some PETG filament parts, I had to wrap my machine with a quilt, to get the temperature high enough!