Vote NO on Prop FO

[urumomo]

I got this thing off Amazon 3 years ago .
shipped in a little zip-loc baggie , thrown into the Amazon envelope , so it arrived with the club snapped in half . Great job !

I came across it early November while organizing stuff and decided I'd repair it and make it a quick , brush painting project to get back to the bench .
Har -- never anything quick around here .
It didn't look too bad clean-up / prep-wise until I put the mag-glasses on and started in .
Covered in that topographic map print artifact .
Either terraced or fields of parallel ridges --- everywhere . Everywhere .
Took forever .
After finally getting it primer'd , there is still crap I have to Fix-In-Post with the coatings stage .

The company no longer has a presence on Amazon ,
don't remember what the price was : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG9HQCT2?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1
According to the internet , Hill Giants are 16 to 17 feet tall and average 3500 pounds , although this one looks pretty well fed so , maybe more ?

He was also covered in divots from where the scaffolding was snipped away .
The underside of the club was a sea of it .

I did a ton of knife and chisel work on his outfit to further delineate that transition and both his hands required a lot of filling and re-sculpt .
also thinned out his skirt so it wasn't a foot thick .

Pre- cleanup shots after reattaching the club :

 

[urumomo]

 

[urumomo]

He would barely / rarely stand without toppling over ,
so I added a piece of 1/8" brass rod into the end of the club for a counterbalance ,, and a drop of CA under each heel .
Completely stable now -- he can even wobble without toppling .
He's getting glued to a base , though .

Drilled out in 5 steps , 1/16" thru the 1/8" bit

 

[urumomo]

Prior to any cleanup , only the club repaired here , sans counterweight :

 

[urumomo]

After some endless scraping and CA filling , but still in progress :

 

[urumomo]

One coat " satin " primer ( hi-gloss satin , apparently )

I added a lot of detail to the club , but the gloss on the primer hides it -- it will be revealed in the end !

 

[WtShark]

Amazing! Looking forward to seeing you move along.

 

[urumomo]

I've had enough of the 3D cleanup fun --- I'm good thru the next decade , at least .
If I acquired another 3D printed figure , I'll gladly pay top-dollar for a higher resolution print .

 

[BarleyBop]

One coat " satin " primer

I dunno, either easter chocolate gone wrong or mud wrestling escapee!

 

[urumomo]

It's perfect for the brush painting .
There are still print lines , in places like How did I miss that ?!
I knew there would be .

I forgot how bad the hands were until I was uploading those photos .

BTW , I've had these mag-glasses for a couple years now and they're fantastic .
When I ordered them I wasn't too sure how comfortable they would be , but they are indeed very : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBVFQSM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1


MERRY CHRISTMAS !!


Excellent use of computing power , and all the finite resources that make it possible :

 

[BarleyBop]

those photos .

...looks pretty awesome! You get a prize for that prep work, I wouldn't have had the patience... and by all accounts, I'm a patient man.
Are the magnifiers heavy, and can they be worn over glasses? My old low tech cheaters have served me well; last summer I sprung for some clip-ons, but they pull my glasses down my nose!
A Merry Christmas to you too ... and a Happy New Year!

 

[urumomo]

They won't work over glasses .
Not heavy at all ; really comfortable

I had that the overhead lights off and just the desk lamp pulled down right over the bench , working at the edge of the light so I could get bright , raking light across the surface -- and still missed some .
His face , head , all those skin folds were covered in ridges and terraces .
There was also what looked like scratches that ran around portions of the print - like if you scored it with the tip of a razor blade .
So much fun .

I can obliterate what's left with the paint-work . It's those tiny , parallel ridges in a few spots .
I ain't doing any more scraping !! especially since I'd need to re-prime and it's rattlecan .

 

[Cameron38]

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Good job mate, well done.

 

[urumomo]

Thanks , now on to the fun part

 

[Pantherman]

One coat " satin " primer ( hi-gloss satin , apparently )

I added a lot of detail to the club , but the gloss on the primer hides it -- it will be revealed in the end !

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Alot of work done but he looks great. Pantherman

 

[Airborne01!]

I'm impressed by your dedication mate; I think I'd have consigned him to Weight Watchers or the 'Meet my .22'! category.
Steve

 

[WtShark]

"BTW , I've had these mag-glasses for a couple years now and they're fantastic ."
I was going to ask, does anyone know of a good pair of mag glasses?
I had the Harbor Freight visor for a while, but it was ok, but the LED's were crap and the lenses were poor quality.
Then I looked on Amazon, but the most powerful lens I could find was 3.5, which is what I've been using for a year or so, but sometimes I'd like just a bit more magnification to see things like mold lines or others. I'll give these a try.
Thanks!

 

[the Baron]

Momo, I apologize for asking, but I don't get the reference in your thread's title. What's Prop(osition) FO? I don't remember any from the news, and I went back through the thread to see if I could find it. I'm probably going full Asperger's on it, which I have been known to do sometimes.

 

[urumomo]

Prop FO is the complete opposite of Sufficient , and , it gives the magic donkeys direct access to the lake water .
It has Big-Ass Lobby's hoofprints all over it .

Vote NO !
Prop FEE and FI were defeated , and this one will be also .

 

[TimM63]

I've had enough of the 3D cleanup fun --- I'm good thru the next decade , at least .
If I acquired another 3D printed figure , I'll gladly pay top-dollar for a higher resolution print .

He looks like a filament print job. For any figures it has to be resin print all the way. Far more detail and no layer lines.

 

[mcs1056]

Prop FO is the complete opposite of Sufficient , and , it gives the magic donkeys direct access to the lake water .
It has Big-Ass Lobby's hoofprints all over it .

Vote NO !
Prop FEE and FI were defeated , and this one will be also .

Well, THAT cleared it up!

 

[urumomo]

• Fa from faich (fa!) "behold!" or "see!"
• Fe from Fiadh (fee-a) "food";
• Fi from fiú "good to eat"
• Fo from fogh (fó) "sufficient" and
• Fum from feum "hunger"

 

[Steve Ski]

The detail in this 3D print is decent, minus the resin marks and clean-up, but ya, tiny. So, how's it goin now? There's a lot of potential for a ton of flesh work on this lil piggy, so I'll be interested to see how you work it. Ruck On Bby!

"BTW , I've had these mag-glasses for a couple years now and they're fantastic ."
I was going to ask, does anyone know of a good pair of mag glasses?
I had the Harbor Freight visor for a while, but it was ok, but the LED's were crap and the lenses were poor quality.
Then I looked on Amazon, but the most powerful lens I could find was 3.5, which is what I've been using for a year or so, but sometimes I'd like just a bit more magnification to see things like mold lines or others. I'll give these a try.
Thanks!

Shark, I've been using separate glasses from readers.com, 2.75 thru 6.0 magnification. They've been working great without the bulky frame hanging on the head. My buddy in Jolly 'Ol England sent me a pair of 8x, but my nose gets in the way, lol. However, the magnification is incredible at 8x, just so ya know. Check it out, you might just decide against bulky headgear, and they are way cheaper.

P.S. Just checked, they no longer go above 3.75, need to do more research, sorry, Bro.

Ok, check here: https://www.americanreadingglasses.com/blog/ultimate-reading-glasses-strength-guide/
and here: https://www.eyeneeds.com/high-power-reading-glasses-4-to-10X/

 

[urumomo]

The detail in this 3D print is decent, So, how's it goin now?

I think it's a cool figure and it will definitely be fun to paint .
I sprayed a paint mule , inside of a 1/35 Brummbar , with that same primer so it will be easy to play around with colors / opacity .

I've started working on the dead tree that will accompany him on the base , , using a small olive jar lid for that ; about 2-5/8" diameter .
the root I'm using is pretty cool as-is , but I'm thickening some of the branch bases with acrylic gel and then airbrushing it .

The base kit , as supplied by Mother Earth , very hi-res print :

 

[scalebuilderchad]

Those layers you see in 3D prints are unavoidable as far as I'm concerned. I have a 3D printer and no matter what I do I can't completely avoid them.

You can rotate and tilt an object to strategically hide those layers at best.

Nice work removing those layers lines, and I appreciate the efforts you went through to make him balance out. Most people would have put pegs in his feet and glued him to a base instead.

 

[urumomo]

What is the feedstock for your printer ?

 

[scalebuilderchad]

What is the feedstock for your printer ?

"Feedstock"

Not sure what that is.

Layer thickness?

If you mean layer thickness. Most people that are trying to print a little faster to save money, will print with 0.05mm layers.

When I print, I use 0.02mm layers.

Even at 0.02mm you will see those layers lines. But it takes a bit less effort to remove them.

 

[urumomo]

you're in fabrication and don't know what feedstock is .
what kinda plastic does it use ?
what machines produce the highest resolution prints and what material do they use ?

 

[scalebuilderchad]

you're in fabrication and don't know what feedstock is .
what kinda plastic does it use ?
what machines produce the highest resolution prints and what material do they use ?

The 3D printers use a liquid resin that is cured with UV light.

So what happens is the build plate sinks into the resin vat and stops at 0.02mm above the bottom of the vat and then there is a screen that flashes the shape of that layer of the print and cures the resin.

So basically a 3D print is 0.02mm thick photos stacked up to form your 3D item and that's why you see layer lines.

 

[urumomo]

You're saying this Hill Giant was printed that way ?