Zirrian's Work in Progress

[zirrian]

Great! so, does it take very long to print a tank? and can you print more than one soldier at a time?

Really depends on the size, an M10 was around 8+4 hours as not all parts could fit on my printer's bed, and I think the most figures in 1:72 I've printed simultenously was 19.

[Xantippos]

I see, so it is something that needs some time. Do you leave it overnight, or it requires a certain amount of supervision every now and then?

So the 19 soldiers took around 12 hours then?

[zirrian]

I see, so it is something that needs some time. Do you leave it overnight, or it requires a certain amount of supervision every now and then?

So the 19 soldiers took around 12 hours then?

No supervision, and the soldiers take a lot less time as they are shorter - abot 4-5 hours.

[Susofrick]

Great thread and great figures!

[zirrian]

Well, the game was promptly lost and I've yet to take pics of my Soviet army, so while I get around doing that, my current project - 10 day group build for anything British, I'm building the IBG/WaW A9 Cruiser. So far base colors are sprayed, time for the details now.

[Xantippos]

So cool! I need to get that one, I only have the Hasegawa Cruiser and the early desert version by Altaya.

[zirrian]

So cool! I need to get that one, I only have the Hasegawa Cruiser and the early desert version by Altaya.

It's a great little kit, went together very nicely. I can recommend it totally

[CliosPaintingBench]

Loving the current tank builds, you have a very realistic painting style with the chipped paint and muted colours, hope to see more progress on the current vehicle!

[zirrian]

Loving the current tank builds, you have a very realistic painting style with the chipped paint and muted colours, hope to see more progress on the current vehicle!

You can see it finished in my Gallery thread in a moment

[zirrian]

Trumpeter's LAV-R built yesterday evening...not a difficult kit, got in for half price which is nice. I plan to paint it in a desert scheme for Iraq/Afghanistan. I saw that many were in the three-tone NATO camo, but I did not make any modern US vehicles in desert yellow yet, and I don't like masking the three tone camo...

[Xantippos]

Looks very tricky indeed. I have grown to rather hate Trumpeter's kits, tremendously complex and long to build. I have the turreted version in a diecast model by Altaya.

[zirrian]

Looks very tricky indeed. I have grown to rather hate Trumpeter's kits, tremendously complex and long to build. I have the turreted version in a diecast model by Altaya.

I found quite the opposite, they are easy to build, greatly simplified with just a handful of fiddly bits. Maybe I've built one too many Dragon kits to be bothered by them This was a quick build, home office with some free time.

[zirrian]

Some more printed goodies, hopefully soon on my painting bench - Kyoushuneko USMC and Japanese, printed at 80%. Very fun figures.





Also, Wargames Atlantic started their own digital releases, and one of these was an Ansaldo tankette which I have promptly printed - as the tankies uniforms were the same, I can use them as Hungarians too with a different paintjob, which is nice!

[blacksmith]

those printed soldiers are really nice. I guess you have a 3D printer at home

[zirrian]

those printed soldiers are really nice. I guess you have a 3D printer at home

I do, best hobby investment since I started

[zirrian]

UM ZiS-2 with printed gunners, painting done, varnish and basing to do.

[Peter]

That looks allready fantastic without the basing! Niceeeeee!

[zirrian]

That looks allready fantastic without the basing! Niceeeeee!

Thanks Peter! Still need some tufts, and for that I want to wait for the base ready and PVA to dry, but I'm pretty happy with it already.

[Rich W]

This looks really good! Looking forward to the finished result!

[zirrian]

Every once in a while I come out of hibernation and paint something...



Zvezda T-34-85, hopefully can finish it tomorrow.