aeryn
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Update 8/21 - Ship tray start! And inquiry....
My hubby and I are making a kick-arse box for our Firefly game that HAPPENS to be filled with all sorts of goodies and props as the components holders.
First up? Card deck holders.
These are the furthest along, so I figure I'd show them off first. Those who have played the game, and especially with all the expansions, know that it gets unmanageable how many decks of cards there are. Not only do you need all the decks of cards easily accessible, but their discards as well. I designed a hinged card deck holder in Sketchup and printed them out on our Taz5 printer in eSun PLA+.
Fun story! Did you know that printer filament is susceptible to humidity? We live in colorado in what's technically a high-desert climate, so rather low relative humidity. Until we had the wettest summer in the time we've had the printer and my poor filament started to soak it all up! 3 successive weird fails on a filament that we don't get weird fails on? Time to buy a pound of dessicant.
3D Printing on the Taz5. It took 3 tries to get my prototype right. The back has to be glued into place, as printing-in-place yeilds too fragile of a part.
Testing testing.... successful!
Sandable primer-filler coat (this stuff is best!), filler (drywall putty), use up all the random mostly-empty black spray paints from around the house. Then, Ace-brand "Chrome Aluminum" paint. To be done: Weathering, rivets & adornments, and some sort of indicator as to WHAT is in each box.
My hubby and I are making a kick-arse box for our Firefly game that HAPPENS to be filled with all sorts of goodies and props as the components holders.
First up? Card deck holders.
These are the furthest along, so I figure I'd show them off first. Those who have played the game, and especially with all the expansions, know that it gets unmanageable how many decks of cards there are. Not only do you need all the decks of cards easily accessible, but their discards as well. I designed a hinged card deck holder in Sketchup and printed them out on our Taz5 printer in eSun PLA+.
Fun story! Did you know that printer filament is susceptible to humidity? We live in colorado in what's technically a high-desert climate, so rather low relative humidity. Until we had the wettest summer in the time we've had the printer and my poor filament started to soak it all up! 3 successive weird fails on a filament that we don't get weird fails on? Time to buy a pound of dessicant.
3D Printing on the Taz5. It took 3 tries to get my prototype right. The back has to be glued into place, as printing-in-place yeilds too fragile of a part.
Testing testing.... successful!
Sandable primer-filler coat (this stuff is best!), filler (drywall putty), use up all the random mostly-empty black spray paints from around the house. Then, Ace-brand "Chrome Aluminum" paint. To be done: Weathering, rivets & adornments, and some sort of indicator as to WHAT is in each box.
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