Category: 3d Printing

  • Mold challenges

    Expanding my efforts with 3d printing, by branching out into silicon molds and epoxy replication.  First attempt is a rather large project to attempt to duplicate a set of rpg dice cases I am working on, instead of having to print each set.  So far, this is just the first of two parts, and the…

  • Star Wars: Legion terrain

    Spent a couple days working on terrain for Star Wars: Legion, specifically an Imperial Bunker by Upsidedown98.  Print was lengthy (about 36 hours), but not unreasonable for the bulk, and my printer has become rather finely tuned now, so the quality is pretty decent.  The piece is in two parts, the base plus a removable…

  • Video improvements

    Football season is upon us, and that means my younger son is hard at practice with training for his now 5th grade team.  One of the volunteer duties of the parents is that one person is asked/volunteers to film all of the games, for review by the coaches and players.  Not too hard, but something…

  • Eagles

    Got a bit distracted this week, while the kids were off at Cub Scout day camp.  We ended up being in charge of the pack flag, which has resulted in a number of crafty solutions.  The flag is a very large one, much larger than prior years, so first we had to find a bigger…

  • Crafting the sticks

    Continuing with my efforts from yesterday, 3d printing support posts for Star Wars: Armada terrain. I have been batch producing pieces for the support posts.  A typical set of 5 posts takes about 3 hours to print, so thru the day I have finished a couple of batches and have a growing collection of pieces. …

  • Have 3d Printer, will print

    Continuing my builds of Star Wars: Armada scenery, I am trying out an option to 3d print more pieces.  Previously, I had a solution for the various cardboard templates (asteroids, gas clouds, space stations, and debris), and I have model solutions for each piece.  What I was missing with the support rod for each, to…

  • Space Stations (updated)

    Continuing with my design for a space station model for Armada, I have what I believe to be a finished set.  Might end up throwing some paint on it, but the setup already looks pretty good.  Posted is a picture with an ISD Interdictor for scale and comparison.  Note that the base of the station…

  • Asteroids

    Continuing my efforts at 3d Armada terrain, I printed out a set of stands for the game, that match the existing published cardboard pieces.  In these cases, I can mount a peg (possibly plastic, likely a thin wooden dowel), and then the plan is a set of lava rock stones.  May or may not paint…