Painting Cargo Piles made with my 3D Printer
One of the first things I created when I set up my 3D printer were these cargo piles. These were designed by Printable Scenery which is a New Zealand based company that creates all kinds of assortments for 28mm tabletop gaming that can be printed on your home 3D printer.
I printed these using Prusament PLA on a 0.01 layer height which is considered high detail. Each piece took between 1 to 3 hours to print. These need only a minimal amount of cleanup to get rid of any flak.
Initially I undercoated them with a brown primer spray paint which I had laying around.
For this paint job I only used 5 colors which were 3 different browns, a flesh color, and an off-white color. I then applied a wash over the entirety of all the pieces using the army painter brand "Dark Tone". This adds all the shading and also makes them shiny as a consequence.
After waiting for the Dark Tone to dry which took around 24 hours I then painted on a Vallejo Matt Varnish to remove the shininess and add another layer of protection (from scratches/chipping) to the models.
I'm pretty happy with how these turned out. The print quality is great and they were quite easy to paint. Visually appealing yet nothing over the top that would detract from the main visual elements of a tabletop board.
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Nice, I still need to get around to painting my prints. They look great!
I think that is the bane of most people in this hobby, mountains of unpainted models :)
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Cheers mate!
That's really cool, a lot of work involved, must be rewarding to see all the pieces finally come together and finished!
Cheers mate!
What a great result! What scale is it for?
Thanks, its for 28mm scale.
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Very cool, cheers!
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Wow thanks, I totally wasn't expecting this...
¡Hola @sanctus! un gran trabajo, se ve muy bien, gracias por compartirlo, ¿en que juego lo usaras? te felicito por tu voto curie, cariños y besos.
Thanks @celinavisaez I will be using these pieces as part of a fantasy port/city i am building to play skirmish RPG's in as well as dungeons and dragons.
I've been wanting a 3D printer for a long time, @sanctus, and the more I see people like you use them and then create things like this, the more I feel l need to get one. :) Simply amazing.
Now, will these all be going into table top games? If so, which one?
And if you don't mind me asking, which 3D printer do you have? And what do you think of it? It seems to be creating magnificent pieces that you can enhance to the point of realism.
Amazing. I'm pretty impressed with this. Congratulations, too, on the curie.
Hi the printer I'm using is a Prusa MK3. We haven't decided on a specific game, but it will likely be frostgrave, mordheim, DND, pathfinder or a mixture of these.
Thanks for the comment, and goodluck with your prints if you ever get one.
Just looked at the MK3. Looks like it's winning awards just like it's predecessor did, and the price point doesn't seem that bad (especially if you get the DIY kit), particularly if you can make some money with it.
I'll keep that one in mind. Thanks for letting me know what you used. Very helpful.
Hey, this looks great sanctus! Quite original craftsmanship is an art far above the ordinary, art always seeks to illustrate the love we feel by passionately devoting ourselves to what we like, that's what I see in your work. Since when do you do these cool things?
Congratulations, greetings!
Thankyou @fernando.lubezki. I've been painting miniatures on and off for around 20 years.
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