tundrayeti Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 Wonderfest in Louisville Kentucky. (2weeks) and the form 1 is a true SLA printer. The up 2 can't even come close. The layer thickness is 25 microns, hence the high print quality. I've been 3d printing for over 6 years now and it the best I've seen. Quote
Tober Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 I had some projects printed on the ProJet 3000 HD Plus recently, but still wasn't totally blown away by the quality - It prints at 32 microns. I would be interested in seeing 25 tho. Quote
tundrayeti Posted May 21, 2014 Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) send me the file i'll only charge for material and a small markup for machine wear and tear. Edited May 21, 2014 by tundrayeti Quote
Tober Posted May 22, 2014 Posted May 22, 2014 send me the file i'll only charge for material and a small markup for machine wear and tear. Thanks! I will PM you early next week after I get a chance to retrieve the file from home over the weekend. Quote
Mechanicmx78 Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 hi!.... it's solid works? woul tou share the file(s)?, i'm CNC teacher at the univesity and it will be great to build it on aluminun.... or make the molds for injection and/or thermo forming for some of my classes.... Quote
DarrinG Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 Put fist covers on that thing in tank mode! Always HATED that you could see the fists in the anime . . . Quote
tundrayeti Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 I'll post some pics Monday of the kit. Busy busy weekend lots to do. Once I get all the casting done, then I'll stop and take some pics Quote
MechTech Posted May 23, 2014 Posted May 23, 2014 That looks AWESOME EXO!!! I can't wait to get my hands on these! - MT Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 Looks great EXO, my favorite mode of the SPARTAS! Just needs the Guns & Cannons and we're good to go! Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 wow! 3d artists w/ 3d printing and hand machined models (whatever technique that means ... sounds hardcore custom)... everyone working together to make some great stuff... now there's so many 1/350 options to choose from EXO, where's that first born you promised? time to start cloning a baby in one of those Form1's... send it to Tundrayeti to manufacture or do it the Max and Miria protoculture way. lol ok, i'm looking at MT's stuff as well. that monster look good. the hover tanks look good in each mode. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 Wow, that tank mode is really neat. Totally different from the animation, but that's what you get without anime magic in real life, eh? What would you say was the hardest part about getting the VHT to look like that? Quote
sbantonelli Posted May 24, 2014 Posted May 24, 2014 I'm very excited about these 1/350 projects, but my wallet is already hurting. The hovertank is topnotch. The lieutenant's head is a great touch. Are you going to make a regular soldier's head too? That would really make my squad look great! Quote
EXO Posted May 24, 2014 Author Posted May 24, 2014 Wow, that tank mode is really neat. Totally different from the animation, but that's what you get without anime magic in real life, eh? What would you say was the hardest part about getting the VHT to look like that? I pretty much just moved the parts as the transformation goes. Trying to get it streamlined is probably the hardest part. But since this will be printed as one solid part and at a minute scale, parts colliding wasn't a problem. Actually it's a bonus to have them solidify with each other. The hard part will be making the parts transform in 1/72 scale, then you can't get away with parts running into each other. But when you build static models as opposed to transforming toys, you can still chop off parts to get that anime magic look. The biggest challenge will be at 1/48 scale when things have to transform and fit and lock from one mode to the other without the ability to reduce parts. Should be fun! Also the line art I have are so tiny, I can't ge a full view of the detail. The animation helps once and a while but even then they cheat a lot to keep it moving fast. I'm very excited about these 1/350 projects, but my wallet is already hurting. The hovertank is topnotch. The lieutenant's head is a great touch. Are you going to make a regular soldier's head too? That would really make my squad look great! I'll send them one without the wings on the helmet. That should pretty much do it. Like I said, at 1/350 the detail on the people will be a blur. These little guys are just accessories to the bigger ships that Neptune and Tundra are building with the idea that I'll turn them into bigger scaled model kits after. I also got a note that I forgot the Hovertank gun... which I totally did. I'll be adding that as I build the Tank mode. Quote
Felindar Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 I was thinking since people seemed to feel free to chime in with ideas what things would you be willing to shell out this kind of money for and 1/350th scale? The bridge and possibly upper works of the Macross The tip of the Datalus with a ramp down that could pose Destroids in. The rather boxy Zentradi shuttle The smallest of the spaceships from Southern Cross Quote
EXO Posted May 27, 2014 Author Posted May 27, 2014 Man I would want the bridge in 1/60... that would be awesome! Quote
yui1107 Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) AGCS/AJAX VFH-10A/B "Auroran" (fully transformable 3D-cgi, Stage 05)｜R-JETAN(nobuhikoのブログ) http://ameblo.jp/no-bu-hi-ko-ezo/entry-11833301778.html Edited July 30, 2014 by yui1107 Quote
MILKAUTICO Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 AGCS/AJAX VFH-10A/B "Auroran" (fully transformable 3D-cgi, stage 05)｜R-JETAN(nobuhikoのブログ) http://ameblo.jp/no-bu-hi-ko-ezo/entry-11833301778.html WOW!!!! oh lord heard my prayers!! Quote
Hoptimus Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 Never thought I would ever see that in actual living 3d. Wow. Pretty neat. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Hummina hummina hummina. Okay guy. After the VHT, THIS must be your next project! Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 I always wanted an AJAX, very cool 3D model! Quote
Major Focker Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 The bridge and possibly upper works of the Macross toyed with the idea a couple of years ago and got as far as doing a very basic Google Skechup model of the exterior. the various lineart were disagreeing with each other so i ended up taking photos of my 1/3000 SDF and traced over those. i've seen a couple of better 3D models but neither of the owners responded when i inquired about using their files.in any case, i wasn't really going for a super detailed 3D model since i just needed the basic shapes and surfaces, "unfold" it using Pepakura, print it like a papercraft model and use that as template for cutting styrene, then just scribe and add the greeblies/surface detail after. i settled on 1/144 since since at 1/350 the humans on the bridge would be unrecognizable and there were no 1/350 valks and destroids -- until now that is. in 144 scale, the bridge and antennae are something like 50cm tall if memory serves. at 1/60, well... where i got stuck is with the interiors. quite a bit of work to figure out the floor plan of the various levels, and even more challenging to scale it properly since there are no dimensions given in any reference material. i get the nagging feeling that if properly human-scaled the interiors as shown in the lineart probably won't fit in the exterior "shell". anyway, i haven't committed anything to plastic yet and this will likely be a project for my retirement in a few years. in the meantime i want to trial this papercraft-to-plastic approach on a Terran Battlecruiser since there are papercraft models already available. just as soon as i finish my 1:1 scale house model... Quote
EXO Posted May 28, 2014 Author Posted May 28, 2014 Should just pay that guy for the Ajax model! It's already done! Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 can it transform? or is that just a parts former or separate models for two different modes. personally, i'm looking forward to the hovertank. Quote
derex3592 Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 my wallet is going to need to rob several banks in the next year Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 my wallet is going to need to rob several banks in the next year I've got some Ski masks! Quote
EXO Posted May 28, 2014 Author Posted May 28, 2014 oh cool! Great idea! So we can go skiiing afterwards! Quote
neptunesurvey Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 Here are some pics of the Bioroid Assault ship. Forgive any imperfections, paints issues, and pics of the uncompleted kit. This has been a rush job, 3 days, so this is not one of my best paint jobs. Also, enjoy the pics of the 1/350 bioroids and hover tanks. The details came out really will in this scale. The finished model will be on display on Yeti's table at WF this weekend. Enjoy. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 wow forget the artists, that Form 1 is amazing! jk, really great stuff! Quote
EXO Posted May 29, 2014 Author Posted May 29, 2014 Looks great but it definitely needs a bit of sanding. wow forget the artists, that Form 1 is amazing! jk, really great stuff! Aha! Part of the robo-apocalypse! I knew it! Quote
derex3592 Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 I never ever thought I would see the day of Southern Cross models. Outstanding!!!! Quote
neptunesurvey Posted May 29, 2014 Posted May 29, 2014 You just need to find the right people and sell some of your organs. Quote
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