Brick Bungalow Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 7 hours ago, scottshoemaker said: Yes. Filament (FDM) printing doesn't do a good job capturing the small detail required on minis. I do both filament and resin. FDM is great for structural prints and has excellent strength. Resin is very similar traditional cast resin, it can be delicate where the parts are fine. We could always just do one mini so can see if you like the quality. I quote rather have a set price because it's the labor to prep the files that takes time. If STL files are unsupported, I have to create the supports and verify it works. If the files are presupported I still have to verify they are appropriate. I'm finishing up a commission and I discovered the presupported files were not only inadequate and were giving me a near total print failure rate, but they were inappropriately placed so as to interfere with detail and left visible connection scars. Just PM me and we can work out the details. Awesome. Thanks. I'll try and research as much of that info as I can in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 Here is photo from the larger set of rocks I bought from @scottshoemaker. I am working on the barrels and crates..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 From a recent job for a client: 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor66 Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 Figured I'd post the custom wings he made for me. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinHead Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 7:56 PM, scottshoemaker said: From a recent job for a client: I am totally stoked to get these together and painted. Austin and Kenneth will be cleaned up and assembled this week. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Firstly I'd like to thank my clients who have graciously let me print for them. I've been getting a wide variety of models to work with and have learned quite a bit. The biggest thing I've learned is that most of the presupported models I've looked at are really inadequate. Every presupported model I've handled has at least required augmentation, and in several cases abandoned and I've requested the unsupported model to start from scratch. What does this mean for you? When buying models try to get packages that have both unsupported and presupported STLs. Sometimes you have to choose, and in that case go with whatever you prefer. When supplying me with models I prefer to be supplied the unsupported STL so I can prep the file adequately. When I'm supplied a presupported model, I will still process the model to augment the supports as necessary. Why so concerned about the supports? The first point is that for every print failure due to a support issue it means a rework of the file, as well as the lost time for the voided print and the cleanup. Printing the same file multiple time means lost machine time, which means you have to wait longer for your minis! No-one wants to wait, right? More importantly, sometimes the presupported file is oriented so that the support points are right in the middle of detail, or in a visible location. Sometimes this is unavoidable, however it's my job to provide the nicest looking model possible. You wouldn't like a sprue point in the middle of your characters face from a GW model, so you shouldn't have to deal with one here. If you've sent me presupported models it's ok, I can work with them to a certain degree. They do have certain limitations however. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I get the supported ones because I'm going to get my own printer eventually (really) and was concerned about learning how to add supports properly. I guess I'll discover that when I finally get my printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted July 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2021 Here's some progress from recent client jobs: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Glacius Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Scott just delivered 4 beautiful undead chariots to my door. Thank you very much sir! Very reasonable. I'll be looking through my STL collection to see what I need next. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted July 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 A clients mob of angry blobs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 A photo of the some painted columns printed by Scott! i highly recommend his services. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyork Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 7/31/2021 at 1:40 PM, Raindog said: A photo of the some painted columns printed by Scott! i highly recommend his services. those stones rock 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelharis Posted August 16, 2021 Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 Out of curiosity, do you have any experience in resizing STLs? I'm interested in doing some 15mm Blood Bowl for portability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted August 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, Kelharis said: Out of curiosity, do you have any experience in resizing STLs? I'm interested in doing some 15mm Blood Bowl for portability. Generally it's pretty forgiving on resin, not so much on filament. Just know you might lose detail. I would also recommend resupporting the resized stl. Don't resize supports. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 Whoops 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 A client's not at all Kroot Blood Bowl team: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted August 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 There’s a dugout crew too 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 A very specifically themed high elf mage Tiny hands 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Armored containers fresh off the filament printer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 A set of cradle style flight stands for Necron Arks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Very clever dust cloud flight stand for a custodes tank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteelyard Posted September 6, 2021 Report Share Posted September 6, 2021 Last few pictures are prints Scott did for me. Great quality, great service. I'm excited to talk to Scott about the next project as soon as I catch up. I saw some awesome rocks above and want to get some redwood style trees for a less industrial terrain. It's awesome knowing that I can rely on Scott for quality printing. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile Posted September 10, 2021 Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 I am delightfully satisfied with Scott's services. A gentleman and a scholar, he is. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottshoemaker Posted September 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2021 A set of thousand sons bits 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amado Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Just received my order from @scottshoemaker today. The quality, price, and service were all better than I expected going in. I'm afraid that now that I know this is an option, I'm going to start buying more .stls... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.