Any 3D print frens here? I've recently gotten myself a Bambu A1 to supplement my resin printing setup (a Saturn 4 Ultra and a battered old Mars 3 Pro which is honestly in need of replacement) and I'm having a blast with it. Managed to make a Figma joint clone and printed it in Sunlu PETG and it works! Still working out kinks before I call it done (on 3rd iteration) but still, having a hypothetical endless supply of joints is pretty awesome.
>>11758607I have a resin and fdm printer but have never printed a figure before because it feels like too much stuff to assemble and paint that ultimately won't be very durable. I like printing dios and props but they take up so much space. Kinda the reason I don't print much anymore because I just don't have space to keep all that stuff
>>11758841Damn, you could have easily build dioramas traditionally out of wood or foam and learned a new skill but instead spent a hefty sum for a glorified paperweight that doesn't even see a return on investment. Computer has to do everything for your kind these days huh?
>>11758607I got into resin printing a few years ago and made a bunch of things and while painting them life got in the way and the craft room has been practical abandoned for the last 3 years.
>>11758842Are you trying to make a generational argument in /toy/ of all places? A place where most of the posters are older gentleman with disposable incomes. The chances of the guy you are talking to being the same age or older than you is pretty damn high. And you think the kids these days insult flies here? Also if you learned to read that anon is talking about making figma joints. Would you like to demonstrate how to make those out of foam and wood since you are so skilled?
>>11758842I know this is bait but whatever. I’ve made dios from raw materials too like I made some Mos Eisley buildings with foam and wall spackle. They probably look better and more realistic than what you could 3D print. But for some things you want to have a cleaner and more precise quality like Death Star walls which would look sharper 3D printed than made with foam or whatever. And both accomplish the same thing so not sure why one is a paper weight but the other isn’t but I suppose that’s just retarded baitposter lack of logic.
>>11759335>And both accomplish the same thing so not sure why one is a paper weight but the other isn’t but I suppose that’s just retarded baitposter lack of logicOh I guess you meant the printer is a paperweight. Well again no because it produces things of value. As for return on investment, it’s actually cheaper in long run to print yourself than buy prints from Etsy or wherever. I’ve also made money from designs I made myself which I needed the printer to test.
>>11758607I got Bambu H2D a couple of months ago, and it's such a blast. Ability to bring stuff from your screen to reality is extremely satisfying. Currently I'm working on vehicles to ugrade my Metal Slug display. Want to get resin printer in the future too, as I plan to make detailed shelf dios for each large line of figs I have.3D printer wont completely replace styrofoam and such, just enchance it. Doors, vases, furniture they can all be printed in perfect quality.
>>117586073D printing sounds like the PC gaming of toys. Instead of just saving money buying toys the traditional way, I have to look at parts or builds of machines that probably dont do what I need. Then I end up printing things that don't work out and have to throw those away. I really want to get into it though, so I can print simple accessories at least
>>11759679That's where you ask in threads like these for pointers and beginners' advice. I think /3/ also has a 3D printing thread up most of the time, so there's another area on here to check. There's also a shit-ton of tutorials online (if you don't mind some foreign accents). As for the daunting trial and error, remember that the cost of a spool of filament for FDM is usually around $30-$40 on amazon, and said spool can make a shit ton of little things like figure accessories and a figure's worth of plastic multiple times. If you've got the cash down the road, there are also filament melters that you can chuck your failed pieces into and they'll repurpose it into filament again.3D designing is also something with lots of tutorials and sites to look up advice on (including the /customs/ thread). If you can design but lack a printer there are sites and private 3DPrinting folks who will print your STLs for a charge too.
>>11759704why is it theres so many guides out there and support and tutorials yet nothing ever seems to ha e a long lasting plastic quality like an old 80s toys? Even heman toys dont fall apart like so many3D printed crap does
>>11759704>filament meltersThis is what I needed to hear also. But now im thinking about the quality of what i make since they can be melted, and also how toys already come with a bunch of accessories i never use.
>>11759752>like so many3D printed crap doesESL much?
>>11759771what matters is 3d printed sloppa is seen as crap at a convention no one wants to buy because its all the same fragile, low quality shit
>>11759784>fragile/gunpla/ thread says hi.
What is the best resin printer for figs? And best resin?
>>11759784>all the same fragile, low quality shitI dunno, this board seems to feel a toy is inferior if it isn't fragile and low quality. Something robust enough to be played with is proof of ham hands and thus morally inferior.
>>11759957I'd recommend an Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra as a starter printer. For resin I would highly recommend Resione's tough resins; Tough 74 or TH-BJD (same stuff but fleshtone instead of grey).
>>11759784Garage kit figures sell for hundreds of dollars. Why so much seethe over something you can easily ignore and not care about instead? Did 3D printing hurt you in some way?
>>11760002This. I love my Mars 05 Ultra. Cleanup is kind of a pain but the results are amazing.Don't waste your time with PLA, those layer lines are a joke.
