I have some new collaborations in the works. A new resin terrain piece for 15mm scale. These are made by a friend of mine and I have put them in the shop. Resin is a bit pricier than plastic, mainly because it is much more time consuming to make. I am guessing most people know this already, but it is a huge difference in cost to make.
Here is a shot with a scale reference;
And something I dry brushed a bit;
This was made using a 3d printed master and a lot of smoothing to get a mold ready product. I know there are some who claim that 3d printing can make mold ready masters, but the results are still rough form the ones I have tried. I used Shapeways, a company in Texas and a local guy to get printings done. They are costly and the results are still a bit fuzzy. Take a look at this hover tank close up. This is a resin cast of a mold made from a 3d print. When looking at the print in the semi-clear frosted detail material it does not look too bad. But zoom in on a resin model and you see lots of areas that are fuzzy.
Still learning and tinkering with this.
I have been asked about the size of the snap fit walls, so here is a pic of that;
I sent the infantry out to a 3d printing company because I want to make sure the parts fit together before I make them. I know they will be fuzzy but all I need to now is does the head fit on right.
Well, that is all the news for now. I am going to do another controversial post in the future about how kick starter is changing the dynamic of the cottage industry. I want to gather my thoughts on that one before I open my mouth and insert my foot.
One last thing- in the spirit of the holiday I have enabled free shipping on the web store for all orders over $30. This is for US customers only. Overseas shipping has gotten really costly and I wish there was some way to ship for less. Unfortunately that solution has eluded me.
Have a great Holiday everyone!
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