Pushing the Makerbot whilst awaiting Form2

[southerngfx]

I'm a long time digital sculptor in the UK and I've been getting my models printed for years. My First personal machine was the Makerbot Rep2 and I've recently decided that it was time to move on up and settled on the Form2 due in November. While I've been waiting (not so patiently!) I decided to really push the Makerbot with some creature sculpts. These are some of the results. I still get horrific banding with my MB but I decided to ignore that and put some time in on the post process with sanding, my Dremel and actually getting round to painting some of these latest models.


-A selection of raw prints with various settings and print positions. I get best success with the MB If I lay the busts down on their backs (face up) and pretty much always use rafts and supports.

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-130mm Demon Bust raw off the printer. I gave up shelling out my models as the PLA is so cheap and I like having them full of the honeycomb. I've started drilling out the bases and embedding little steel bars for weight and stability.

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-This image is a series of angles from the Demon head. At this stage he had a quick rub down with paper and wire wool and a couple of coats of primer. I often dip the busts in acetone for 2 or 3 seconds to melt the top layer. I've killed a few prints by allowing acetone to seep into the honeycomb and they dissolve internally over a few days

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-Getting a nice powdery finishing on the Demon by this stage. First touches of paint added then a bit more clean up. I generally have three or four on the go at once.


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image limit reached so tbc...