Mig Eater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I've been making 3D models for use in computer games for about 20 years & got into 3D printing about 3 years ago. Here is a collection of some of my 3D print model projects & a preview of a few 3D models that I recently made & plan to print/build in the future. Panzer IV Ausf.K 3D printed a new upper hull & turret to convert a Dragon Panzer IV Kugelblitz kit into Ausf.K paper panzer variant. T92 HMC 3D print/scratch built project I started as part of a group build but couldn't finish in time & then lost interest, will hopefully finish some day... T-55/S-75 Kit bash project that included 3D printed drive sprockets & rear mounted cable drums. K-Wagon WWI German super heavy tank, two prototypes were under construction when the war ended & soon after scraped. I've finished designing the 3D model & plan to start printing/build it early next year. Internal frame that will be printed with a plastic FDM printer, it will then be "skinned" with plastic card & then all the bolts added by hand. Smaller detailed parts that will be printed with a resin printer. PzKpfw Mauschen Early concept version of the German Maus heavy tank. The 3D model is finished & I've done a few test prints of the tracks & wheels which came out fine. Thinking of printing & building this over the Xmas holidays. Exploded view of the hull parts, most of which will be printed with a plastic FDM printer. Tracks (which are workable) wheels, suspension & sprockets, all of them will be printed in resin. Exploded view of the turret parts, will be a mixture of plastic & resin printed parts. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Excellent work! Out of interest, are the designs size specific, or can you just reduce the scale to 1/48 or 1/72 easily. For example, do parts need to be redesigned to make them less fragile in a smaller scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Gorby said: Out of interest, are the designs size specific, or can you just reduce the scale to 1/48 or 1/72 easily. For example, do parts need to be redesigned to make them less fragile in a smaller scale? Depends on the shape & size of each part, some parts would scale fine, some would need to be merged together & others would need to be redesigned. In some circumstances it might be easier to just make a completely new 3D model from scratch in the new scale. Edit: I forgot to mention in my first post but all my models are all in 1/35. Edited July 25, 2020 by Mig Eater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I have a feeling you might be quite good at this I'm very impressed, and that German WWI tank looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Those look seriously splendid - lovely detail (& the exploded view is a great way to show the work that has gone in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlow Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Beauties... Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Great work, very impressive. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Eater Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) My latest 3D printed work, the Iron Helmet from the game Skyrim, I made it as a birthday present for a friend who is a big fan of the game. While technically not a "model" & more a prop/cosplay piece I thought I'd share anyway though 😅 I downloaded the 3D model for the helmet from Thingiverse, the stand was my own design though. The helmet is split into 9 parts, each part took about 24 hours to print. It was then slowly glue together one part at a time, waiting another 24 hours for the glue to fully set each time. I then spend a few weeks filling & sanding down as much of the print lines as I could, because of the uneven surface it was a pain & I couldn't get it as smooth as I would have liked 😕 Painting was done with acrylics, I used a black metallic colour as the base for the helmet & then dry brushed various metallic colours making them progressively lighter until I ended with silver paint. The horns were painted with the same method using various light brown & buff colours. It was given 2 coats of gloss varnish to seal it all in & then weathered with rust coloured enamels for the helmet & dark brown oils for the horns. It took 2 months to make in total & was finished a week before their birthday. The stand is made from wood with an aluminum rod, the diamond shaped dragon logo & the rounded top were 3D printed. Edited January 3, 2022 by Mig Eater 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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