Alien Ergonomics

[Blackhawk748]

Unrelated question, what printer do you use to make those? Cuz I want one.

[Aotrs Commander]

Unrelated question, what printer do you use to make those? Cuz I want one.

We use a Replicator 2, but you can get the same level of performance from a £200-ish Wanhao Duplicator i3 mini (we know, my mate has one and we are concidering getting on as ancillery to the main one if I have to be printing stuff instead of using Shapeways for sale). While the build plate is small, it is sufficient to print pretty mcuh anything for 144th scale, RPG-figure size infantry and all bu the largest starships.

The trick is that you need decent software. Early this year (because of my mate's Wanhao) we bought Simplify 3D, which was about a hundred quid, but the improvement in output was like having a new printer. So you DO absolutely want to spend the extra pennies for the software.

(Should be noted, of course, that to get the most out of a printer, you either need to be a CAD jockey or be prepared to learn.)

[Blackhawk748]

We use a Replicator 2, but you can get the same level of performance from a £200-ish Wanhao Duplicator i3 mini (we know, my mate has one and we are concidering getting on as ancillery to the main one if I have to be printing stuff instead of using Shapeways for sale). While the build plate is small, it is sufficient to print pretty mcuh anything for 144th scale, RPG-figure size infantry and all bu the largest starships.

The trick is that you need decent software. Early this year (because of my mate's Wanhao) we bought Simplify 3D, which was about a hundred quid, but the improvement in output was like having a new printer. So you DO absolutely want to spend the extra pennies for the software.

(Should be noted, of course, that to get the most out of a printer, you either need to be a CAD jockey or be prepared to learn.)

Neat. And ya, figured that i'd have to learn CAD, it goes with the territory.

[Tvtyrant]

Looks amazing! Good job!