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Soooo, I’ve mentioned my Ma.K stuff a few times, but here’s a pic of what I’ve worked up in 6mm in 3d for the SAFS Mk1 and Raccoons.
12 poses for the SAFS and 6 for the Raccoon (including some with Panzerfaust). Not sure if I will do SAFmkIII and Raptors yet, we will have to see how these print up. But the Krote, PaK Krote and AFSmkII are done and am almost done with the PKA, Gustav and Konrad. Also have some Sandstalkers and Dollhouse in various stages of completion. Lots more to do! Photos will arrive as they are done.
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
So here’s an early version of the Krote and Pak Krote with WIP PKA and multi-sides of the AFSmkII. Since this was done I’ve made the AFS a little less chunky, and done a long-barrel version of the PakKrote. The back of the head is totally different for the 2 versions, wish I had taken a shot of that at the time. I”ll get a better image in a week or so when I get back from out of town.
And here are the almost-done SDR bubbleheads. I’m hoping they come out well enough in print to be able to tell the types apart! After the thin base has been added they will end up being about 9mm tall. This puts them in scale with my DS 6mm infantry which will be used as the canon-fodder infantry.
I may change the Konrad a little to have a more projecting canopy like the newest version of the big model.
I know it’s not the original, but it will be easier to tell apart from a Gustav as well as looking more like a stepping stone to the Melusine. Maybe I am going to far for 6mm size? Part of me worries, part of me doesn’t care!
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
And yes, I prefer the earlier, poorly-transliterated form “Shutoral” over “Strahl.” I’m hard core.
I usually just use SDR to avoid the whole argument (I’ve seen 12 page forum threads that get acidic over all of that!)
Here’s pair of shots of the 2nd Gustav pose I’ve worked up (the first being just a plain old boring standing pose).
Hope to hear soon how the SAFS print as that’ll give me some guidelines as to what poses work and which are to difficult. (I’m sure I have more than a few that are too complex).
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
Nice Gustav! And yes, people who don’t call it the “Shutoral Demokratische Republik” have every right to be incorrect if they want to be.
And here’s the classic Heinrich standing pose! (Might do classic PKA claws at some point if this prints well)
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
I finally bought a 3d printer for home, and settled on the Epax X1. Super easy to use and has given some decent results. I don’t plan on using it for making masters, just for prototyping and making sure things work before spending on having masters pro-printed.
That said, my first 2 sets of prints have been run successfully! The first run was a couple sets of AFS mkII in 4 poses, Krote and PaK Krote. Second set was PKA -H (Heinrichs) in 3 poses, Grief and Jerry. They came out well, a little soft though. Not sure if that is my settings or the limits of printing something so small. But what are words without crappy pictures? So here they are:
As you can see, not very crisp, and the color of the resin makes it hard to discern detail. BUT, you can see the canopy lines on the Heinies and chicken walkers. My dad just passed away, but after I have dealt with some affairs I will do a slapdash paint jobbie on some of these and decide if I am going to stick with home-grown (literally) or send them out for pro-printing (which could make each 6mm figure about $5-$8! May not be worth it).
"I saw this in a cartoon once, but I'm pretty sure I can do it..."
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