My 3d printed display base for a Staff of Ra Headpiece

[Toxic]

My Acme Artifacts Headpiece was in need of something to hold it up in a display cabinet and I needed an excuse to try Shapeways full colour 3d printing :rolleyes

I modelled it in LightWave 3d 9.6 and used MeshLab to convert it to a format ShapeWays could use.

I'm happy with the result however the colour shift from digital model to final product was more severe than I expected, You can see the digital model here http://www.shapeways.com/model/110551/base_to_display_a_staff_of_ra_headpiece.html
As a disabled person seeing something I build in a computer become a physical object is beyond awesome! Star Trek Replicators are Here at last :lol

 

[CustomCreations]

That is all kinds of awesome ;-)

 

[C0mmand3rC0dy]

pretty

 

[propologist]

very cool...

 

[smordant]

Looks very cool, is made of a material that would take acrylic paint easily?

 

[exoray]

I'm happy with the result however the colour shift from digital model to final product was more severe than I expected

Not really your fault, it's very common for the colors to shift when you go from a RGB monitor color pallet to a CMYK printer pallet...

Edit I do still like the final product, must have cost a small fortune to have that printed though...

 

[G17RDY]

Wait..3d printing....How was this done??, that is all kinds of awesomeness!!

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

3D printers are cool but I can see the grow lines so easily. Are you going to sand them down or do anything to hide them?

We printed a lot of stuff when I worked at McFarlane Toys and that was always something that needed to be done.

 

[cheech9898]

Very cool base. Is the printed color just on the surface or penetrate the surface so it can be sanded and keep the color?

I've always wanted to try Shapeways, but I've always had reservations since from what I can tell your model becomes open source for anyone to buy/print off the site. Not ideal if its something your wanting to do a run or keep it a 1 off item.

 

[Toxic]

Looks very cool, is made of a material that would take acrylic paint easily?

It should take paint ok, as I understand it the printing material is just gypsum infused with resin or superglue. A video of the printer in action and some information about the material is here http://www.shapeways.com/themes/full_color

or you can print with one of the other materials http://www.shapeways.com/materials/ white strong and flexible or white detail are supposedly best for painting

I'm trying to think of something to print in steel next

/edit some more info

for now I'll leave the lines as is, I can't sand it myself and I don't want anybody feeling guilty if they trash a $200 print

cheech I think the colour is a few millimeters thick, and when you upload your model you can tag it as private and not for sale

 

[exoray]

I've always wanted to try Shapeways, but I've always had reservations since from what I can tell your model becomes open source for anyone to buy/print off the site.

You have the option to deny anyone else from printing it except you when you upload...

For me I upload, print and then delete the model as soon as it's printed...

The 'detail' materials have the consistency of normal hard plastics, they sand and paint very easily and the build lines are VERY easy to knock down as they are very minimal, a few wet sand passes with some 600 or 800 grit sand paper and they vanish...

 

[Funky]

I want one! If you make these available, please PM me! Stellar job!

 

[duann]

Cool,

Can't wait to see more cool things 3D printed in full color like this.

great work.

 

[Ikariya]

Nice color!
That's the same site I used to make my latest prop! Great item resolution and the grainyness really fits the Indy theme well.