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If you follow me on Twitter or are my real-life friend on Facebook, your feed has been inundated for the last two weeks with work in progress pics of numerous 3D printed robot action figures. I can announce today that I will be participating in the Rise of the Robots show at FOE Gallery in Northampton, MA on February 8th, where my new line of robot figures will be debuting under the name Prometheus Rising Heavy Industries. I will add a new tab or section to the site for just Heavy Industries robot stuff and likely give PRS a little more mecha-centric makeover in the coming weeks. For now, here’s some pictures… let the mecha goodness soak in.
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I have not had time to print anything in a few weeks due to work, but the nice thing about being busy is that I can set the printer up in the morning and come home to finished parts. The latest figure out of the printer is the latest version of the Bounce Tortoise version 2 in six inch scale. It’s awesome.
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I made some pretty heavy progress on the Allaround this week, including getting weapons modeled and a second, just about final geometry print built. There are two minor fit tweaks left, but from the outside, these are the prints as theory case going to be. Next step for these two is some sanding and painting. The next step for the Allaround project is to order more joints and more plastic filament for a small production run…
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The Wear Puppet EVA-WP-4000 Allover is a power suit design from the classic 1980’s Japanese mecha series Galactic Drifter Vifam. It’s a dumpy, simplistic design with a lot of charm. I recently got a new modeling book with some Vifam lineart in it. When I saw the Allover, I immediately thought ‘I could totally make that’ and began figuring out the basic shapes and whipping up some models. I changed some bits and details along the way, coming up with my own variant I nicknamed the ‘Allaround’. Read on to see how a figure goes from shapes on a screen to a plastic toy.
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This 1/18 scale Bounce Tortoise is the first fully finished printed figure made on my UP! Mini 3D printer.
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On Monday I received a package. I attended MakerFaire NYC back in September, and was blown away by all of the consumer-grade 3D printers being shown there. I had been looking at Makerbot Industries’ offerings, which are something of a standard for the home level 3D printer market, but they are still out of my price range. Makerbot’s machines also are a bit large for the space I ave available. Then I saw the AC Gears booth, where they were showing the recently debuted UP! Mini from UP! 3D. AC Gears is a tech retailer in New York City, and they had a coupon for UP! 3D’s two printers. I was so enamored by the look, size, and quality of the UP! Mini that I went and ordered one as soon as they went live.
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I recently finished this vintage Japanese soft vinyl garage kit of the Studio Nue version of the power suit from Starship Troopers. The Powered Suit is an iconic mecha design in Japan, and you should read my review of the kit over at CollectionDX for more info and some history.
If you just want big pictures of a chunky mecha kit painted up, continue reading…
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I don’t have anything to report yet on getting the Bounce Tortoise into resin because I ave been busy with work and commissioned models, but something amazing did show up in the mail yesterday. When I learned that Shapeways competitor i.materlise offer 3D prints in solid brass, I was intrigued. When I saw the example prints on their site, I knew I had to have one. The process for 3D printing to brass is to 3D print the wax and do lost wax casting. The result is polished and plated, with a variety of finishes offered. I went for the high gloss polished gold plating, and the results are stunning.
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I will have a review and full write-up of this sweet vintage kit on CollectionDX hopefully soon, but I literally just finished the kit tonight and wanted to get some quick shots posted. Proper studio shots to follow.
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I was sent EMCE Toys’ DIY Mego style zombie kit by CollectionDX to review. The review is long, informative, and full of pics, so you should go read it at CollectionDX! These higher-res shots give you an idea of the results.
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