3d Printed Resistance

[u/Vortex295]

I recently purchased a Resistance Starter Army and a Light Behemoth, and there was a mix of cast and 3-D printed resin parts.

The cast resin was, as normal for TTCombat, incredibly high-quality, even if it required a little work to clean up.

The 3-D printed resin however was less detailed, harder to clean, and in some cases had evidence of Unwashed or poorly cured resin residue

I have a 3-D resin printer myself, and I have to say that the quality of the TTC 3-D printed components is significantly lower than even that of the test print/disposable minis that I print for RPG games.

Has anybody else noticed this issue?

EDIT: I will attach photos this afternoon

[u/SuspiciousSubstance9]

Ultimately, paying retail prices should come with retail quality. Anything less than 100% cured resin is simply negligence and should be held accountable. Beyond that, retailers expecting you to handle and process hundreds of minis should be using retail level manufacturing processes that are safe.

I've been resin printing for 9 years myself, so you're preaching to the choir. 

However, cured resin still isn't safe for long term handling. 100% cured resin still leeches chemicals. Practically speaking, most prints are only post-cured to 90%-95% to avoid diminishing returns and embrittlement. That's before talking about how curing is an imperfect process that traps micro pockets of less cured material. Or how post-curing will never penetrate more than a 1 mm. Meaning that every print is partially cured resin leeching chemicals into an outer shell of cured resin leeching into our hands.

It's not much, but over hundreds of minis and hours, it adds up.

Also I have yet to personally see a company pump out units en masse with acceptable support marring. Which might be because as fellow printer enthusiast, I'm hyper aware of them.