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So where do you get your figures grown?

Discussion in 'Digis - Digital Miniatures 3D Modeling' started by Jeff, Jun 26, 2014.

  1. Jeff Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Hi All,

    So I have a small figure company and had been talking to some new sculptors, and they have pointed out that they can also sculpt digitally. I just wonder where I would get the figures grown, and who are the best growers? Any help would be most welcome.
  2. RKapuaala Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    If you are just starting out, I would try shapeways. It is the cheapest for the best results. Since they are cheap you can afford to print a concept piece for hardly anything at all if you make the piece hollow and no greater than 4 inches using Frosted Ultra Detail. You get a fairly decent print at a cheap price to more or less check to see 1 if it is printable and 2 if the 3D object looks as good in real life as it does on the monitor.
    If it works for you then you can either have it printed at a more expensive printer that gives you better resolution and finish, or you can go the route that I do and clean up the shapeway print so that to use as a prototype for making molds.
    Shapeway prints that are hollow with a .5 mm wall thickness in their highest resolution material (frosted ultra detail) that are no more than 3.75 inches tall will run anywhere between 19 and 30 dollars a print. That is why it makes sense to me to at least do the concept print through them. The major draw back is that it can take anywhere from 10 days to 20 get your print back from them. If time is an issue you may want to consider purchasing your own printer so that you can save time debugging issues with your object before sending them to a printer for a final copy.
  3. MAX.I.G Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Latvia
    I can digitaly sculpt and print on my printer, you can see my profile, please write me on artromance@gmail.com or skype: Sled_na_peske
  4. Jeff Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Can Shapeways print a 1/32 scale figure. That is the scale we most commonly do. And thanks for taking the time to help educate a novice
  5. RKapuaala Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Yes, they can print any scale up to 1:12 with ease in Frosted Ultra Detail. They have some material guidelines that you might want to review. Here is an image of a 1:35 scale figure they printed for me in that material. arab-3.jpg
    This is one of their earlier prints. It is a solid print no hollow spaces and I had not learned at the time how to clean these figures well. But, it cost about 13 bucks to print and I mainly did it to check the integrity of my file for printing.
  6. MAX.I.G Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Latvia
    My prints on Envisiontec mini multilns
    [IMG][IMG][IMG]
    Tom W. likes this.
  7. RKapuaala Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Max, Beautiful. How much are your prints?
  8. MAX.I.G Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Latvia
    40-60 euro soldier in 54 mm. But if pose very complicate with lot of ammunition may be more.
  9. RKapuaala Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    If I was in Europe I would definately use your service for the finished proto.
  10. MAX.I.G Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Latvia
    I work with USA companies, even regualar post work well. 7-10 days for parcel.
  11. Jeff Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Max those prints are stunning. That jointed figure is brilliant. What a great idea for a mannequin all those holes give puttty or clay a palce to bite.

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