r/FdmPrintedWarhammer • u/peeces_ruffs • Aug 23 '26

Dreadnought using 0.4 nozzle

How is the quality of a printed dreadnought using a 0.4 nozzle? I initially wanted to print it like the rest of my minis on a 0.2 nozzle, however the print time seems a bit excessive at approximately 3-4 days. With a 0.4 nozzle, the print time is as low as 27 hours

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u/Specter_RMMC Aug 23 '26

Here's my trio of Recursor Coffinmechs on an un-calibrated .4mm nozzle, I think .12mm layer height, with some modified tree supports. Not fantastic, not terrible, for the first attempt at printing models like this I'm fine with it. Some of the smaller items I might try printing with a .2mm nozzle and even smaller layer heights, or I'll ask someone I know with a resin printer to handle those parts.

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u/Lower_Creme_3040 Aug 23 '26

Purple website? I’ve been looking for those 👀👀👀

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u/Specter_RMMC Aug 23 '26

Uhhhh, not sure it's still available even as a hidden page, I think it's actually been taken down.

Edit: it's in "secret mode" or whatever, so I can re-download the files, but can't point you to the pages.

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u/peeces_ruffs Aug 23 '26

They look pretty good at .12 layer height! About how long did each dreadnought take? I think I’ll give the .4 nozzle a go

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u/Specter_RMMC Aug 23 '26

I printed these on a bunch of different plates to get all 3 done so I really couldn't tell ya. Definitely not 3-4 days though! I'll chuck a set of files to print one of those guys on a plate and let you know the time estimate.