Bandai 1/144 Snowspeeder with canopy detail set and AT-ST
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He doesn't have them available yet... Trust me, I've been keeping an eye on his store...lol... Age of Plastic on Shapeways... I'm following his and 308bits...
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Yeah, same here I have his Shapeways store bookmarked
I was looking for them at imaterialise.com since he mentioned that site
That service does seem more expensive than Shapeways. Not sure if it is better, or just different. Never got anything from there
Yes sorry - I perhaps wasn’t specific enough! I’m developing this design. It needs test prints to determine if the sizes are correct, and that takes ages!
I don’t use imaterialise at all, but I’d love to see other services that provide decent quality printing along with maintaining a storefront as well.
I don’t use imaterialise at all, but I’d love to see other services that provide decent quality printing along with maintaining a storefront as well.
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I picked up some troops and a gun turret.
I am hoping to do a diorama of that scene where the speeders go whizzing by over the trenches
The troop set is amazing, there are 15 in the set and all are slightly different poses which is nice.
Also the details on them are amazing (although the gun barrels are extremely small and fragile and must be handled with care)
I quickly painted up a few to test out colors and experiment with white primed vs grey primed. No real difference in the end, but it take less painting, washing and highlighting to paint the grey primed ones
I had a pair of F-Toys speeders. The are just tiny bit larger than the Bandai one, but should not be noticeable. Although the shape is a bit different and the canopys are noticeably different.
I am going to need to pick up some more Bandai speeders and the canopy upgrades
And some the Bandai AT-AT and AT-ST for size comparison
I am hoping to do a diorama of that scene where the speeders go whizzing by over the trenches
The troop set is amazing, there are 15 in the set and all are slightly different poses which is nice.
Also the details on them are amazing (although the gun barrels are extremely small and fragile and must be handled with care)
I quickly painted up a few to test out colors and experiment with white primed vs grey primed. No real difference in the end, but it take less painting, washing and highlighting to paint the grey primed ones
I had a pair of F-Toys speeders. The are just tiny bit larger than the Bandai one, but should not be noticeable. Although the shape is a bit different and the canopys are noticeably different.
I am going to need to pick up some more Bandai speeders and the canopy upgrades
And some the Bandai AT-AT and AT-ST for size comparison
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Yes, they are very detailed for their size without being over exaggerated for their scale
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I also got this message after ordering a set
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Take a look on my Facebook about details. Thanks and best regards"
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Although your snowspeeder pilots were quite good as well
Ah, that guy. His ads are vaguely disturbing for some reason, but he does excellent figurines. I think the key thing about them isn't just that they're detailed, but they convey the sense of a living person pretty well. It's really tough to make a plastic figurine that doesn't look like a tiny mannequin.
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Yes they do look quite natural
Thanks for pointing that out!
I didn't notice it before, but I agree it would make a difference.
I will try that on the next one I do since I am planning on doing 3 or 4 more
My only concern would be the Shapeways material and if it being to brittle will cause a problem. I can always test on the one from the other side I have that I didn't use
You can slice and saw Shapeways plastic if you want. However, it is definitely brittle. For that reason I only recommend using the finest-tooth razor saws (ie: JLC saws, not X-Acto razor saws), and use the sharpest knives but only in a whittling motion.
However, in the case of the flaps I wouldn't use those techniques as you don't have enough control for such fine detail. Careful filing down the leading edge with a flat needle file is your best bet. The parts can withstand a bit of that, no problem. They're as thick as they are simply because any thinner and they get rejected by Shapeways' rules for print thicknesses.
Here's some info I've written on the topic:
Getting Started with 3D Prints - The Age of Plastic
However, in the case of the flaps I wouldn't use those techniques as you don't have enough control for such fine detail. Careful filing down the leading edge with a flat needle file is your best bet. The parts can withstand a bit of that, no problem. They're as thick as they are simply because any thinner and they get rejected by Shapeways' rules for print thicknesses.
Here's some info I've written on the topic:
Getting Started with 3D Prints - The Age of Plastic
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I figured they were the thickness they were due to limitations. When getting that small in scale you have to make some compromises
yes, that is the scene I am shooting for
Are those the 1/48 version of the figures, or are those some other kind?
I was going to use the Star Wars Legion stuff for 1/48 since it was pretty close to 1/48 (these aren't mine)
