Reply To: [unofficial weekender] I hate terrain!

[danlee 22443xp 1]

This week’s pledge is to do September’s Raging Heroes print. October’s release included a “Nagash-like” model which required about 6 prints, but I thought “why not?”

 

I was doing so well with my year’s challenge then today I broke my 3D printer. FEP film life is so variable. I keep an excel sheet of all my 3D prints (I’m that sort of person). My first film for this printer lasted 30 prints, the second 80, then this one failed at 28. I foolishly ignored the warning signs (not 100% perfect prints) and then when it failed it got a hole and resin flowed on to the LCD screen. Now I need to replace the screen which means waiting a week or two for the part to arrive. FEP films are so cheap I need to remember to swap them every 20 prints or so and avoid these problems.

 

• Spraycans. Colour primer, varnish or sealer. What’s your take on them? – I have tons of coloured primers. I used them for my Mythic Battles: Pantheon paints to speed everything up, and since them haven’t used them. I usually just prime black or wraithbone these days. I don’t varnish unless they’re board game pieces that I’ll be handling a lot. Most of my other models are just for display so no varnish required.
• MDF Terrain: prepare it properly or just slap the paint on? – Never used MDF terrain.
• Snow on terrain: what do you like to use most for large pieces? – Never done a large snow terrain piece.