@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.
Board Game Pieces
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Hey guys check out this video of my painted AA Board Game pieces if you’d like :) watch?v=S_nenbvmPX0 on Youtube ……I can not post links i guess
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pm me and i will post links….in the correct section…not here…this is for AAM
here is his link:
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Here is another link that teaches you to paint AA pieces…
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Cool standard bearer! Good stuff all-around. :-D
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Hey guys, I have been working on a custom box to house my units and I think it looks pretty darn cool. A link will be posted soon since I am unable to post them.
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Here is KJBush’s link for the game pieces…
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Great box!
But way too small for people like me…
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yeah it is for 1942 so i really dont need it to big…and like i said in the video i really wanted it to fit in the game box :) just easier to me
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You got your German cruisers and destroyers reversed, but no biggie. Those paint jobs are incredible. Painting the national emblem so perfectly on each piece must have been so painful to do.
Well done!
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Yeah, it was really hard to get them the way I wanted them to look. I am glad I decided to go with painting the symbols because it’s more gratifying then slapping a sticker on the pieces……in my opinion.
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