@hopper1999 I’ve access to both resin and PLA printers, and while resin has a couple of extra steps compared to PLA, I wouldn’t consider it painful. I’ve come to appreciate resin’s ability to show detail even in very small scale. For me its worth the extra steps to clean and cure, for those results. What’s great is there are so many free units available, with some simple editing/converting you can quickly build cool armies.
As for casting, while I haven’t casted any A&A parts yet (still building my unit library), I have casted a lot of 3.75 action figure parts. I’ve gotten best results using a syringe and pressure pot. (I converted a old paint pressure tank). You inject your mold, and then put it under pressure, I’d do around 30psi, to help the resin into the thinner parts of the mold and prevent bubbles. It also helps, when making your mold to put it under pressure as well. I’ve found it helps prevents bubbles in the silicone and between the silicone and the part being cast.
I plan on using casting to duplicate units I already have, that I can’t find stl files for.
Industrial Complex, Naval Base, and Air Base 3D Printed Game Pieces
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I was not a big fan of the small paper squares, so I designed some actual pieces that can be 3D printed. If you have a printer or know someone that does, I am posting the links for the files.
Free to use/enjoy! The originals were designed big, so I ended up scaling them to 50%. You can see both sizes in the picture. The factories have the ability to hold chips to mark damage… and its possible to create one base factor with switchable stacks to indicate capacity.Industrial Complex
Sea Base
Air Base
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@atbot Awesome! The ability to hold chips/damage markers is a really cool innovation!
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@vodot Thanks!
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