How is the design made ?

a standard sculpting then scanning in 3D
b living model scanned
c full design in 3D wih software

How is it produced ?
a sculpted on base of a 3D software design, then standard molding
b all production made in 3D printing
c a master is produced in 3D printing to make a master, then standard molding
d design in 3D with computer sofware, full production in 3d printing ( this for me is the real 3D label )

Or is it simply a 3D scanning for boxart and adverts ?

c!

scanning isn't detailed enough yet. Forghi is correct, all of the design and sculpting is done in Zbrush or another sculpting program. It is then printed on a high resolution 3D printer like Maxx has for the master. The master is then used to make standard molds and you pour resin into them.

Nice to know that, it helps sort out so much confusion for me!!
Thanks for that!
Cheers
Jamie

Interesting, I always thought the figure was printed and you would always get a crisp print. I presume that when the mould gets passed it they would reprint rather than fix?

regards Zane

I have just had a couple of F88A2's done via 3D printing.
What I have found is that most of the detail is great, but some parts of the rifle's stock, have a "wood grain" look to them.
Anything that is "square" works ok in 3D, but if it is curved in any way, then you still need to do some extra work.
So before they are released, I will have to cast them in resin, fill the grain on the first cast, and then cast in resin again.

Cheers Jason

The printer is the biggest thing to look at. It is all dependent on how fine of detail it can print. You can get human figures printed that the woodgrain or stacking is only visible under magnification, so no fixing or filling is needed. I have seen printed figures fresh from the printer that are ready to be molded and cast after only clearing off the supports.

We've just taken delivery of our first unit at school - a second one is on its way. My initial thoughts are that a finer surface finish is a trade-off against time to produce. Also, the material used is quite brittle - I have yet to experiment with bench finishing, but I will keep you posted.

Steve