The Heresy Girls Kickstarter was a small, low cost, project that provided .stl files and/or actual resin cast minis. I thought it would be a great opportunity to see how well my Snapmaker could print detailed miniatures in 28mm.
I have a fair bit of experience now with coarser topics like buildings, vehicles, bases, and terrain and thought the Snapmaker might have some difficulty with the finer elements on the humanoid figure. This turned out to be the case although I think its a limitation of the printing format more than a Snapmaker specific issue.
The test models are proxy female Eversor Assassins. The bases were 3D printed on the Snapmaker.
The Snapmaker at its finest resolution was unable to print invisible layers on the humanoid body and, due to the low melting point of the PLA material, options for sanding are limited.
I think I'm going to have to move to an SLA style printer to get reliable detailed models to print.
At any rate the first set of pictures is from the Snapmaker. Where printing lines were noticeable I dusted them with a blue and white dry brush to make them stand out.
I ended up liking the effect well enough and envision it as a visual distortion field. This might work well enough for some types of Sci-Fi troops like Assassins and Infiltrators but would be out of place in troops of the line.
Its also possible that the models could be rotated to reduce the print lines but the main problem seemed to be adhesion in some areas that led to distortion. The head of this model is actually the extra resin head that was included in the manufacturer provided model and was not printed by the Snapmaker.
This is the model as supplied by the manufacturer. As you can see there is a lot of detail that was missed or mangled by the Snapmaker.
I like the quality of the model overall. It required very little cleanup, details are sharp, the resin is flexible enough to survive use, and takes paint readily.
I got several files and reference models so I may do a few more test runs.
This set shows the models side by side and really highlights the differences between the resin model and the 3D print.
The 3D model could also pass for some kind of eerie undead... might be an interesting way to zombify some fantasy troops!
We're back from Tokyo and I'm starting to get back into the paint room. I think some Reaper War Pugs and a pile of Raging Heroes Blood Vestals might be next.
Back to the desk!
I ended up liking the effect well enough and envision it as a visual distortion field. This might work well enough for some types of Sci-Fi troops like Assassins and Infiltrators but would be out of place in troops of the line.
