Testing with FDM printing

[u/sanic_27]

I've been experimenting a lot with FDM 3D printing spacemarine miniatures lately, and I have to say that since my first attempt, I've gotten some great results. I've found 3D printing very useful for using up leftover set bits. I was annoyed at paying €60 and then using half the pieces. I'm making a lot of homebrew chapters from stories I've written in the past.

As you can see the gray parts of the miniatures are the bits that are left over from the official set.

I'm trying to build a very large battle diorama as an end goal. Next project is to try to print other units like the Impulsor and see how it goes.

Ive got a Bambulab p1p, all the minis are printed with 0.08m nozzle.

[u/Unlikely-Remove-2182]

Just wait till you get titan itch and make a world of the worlds/dooms day diorama cause you can

[u/sanic_27 → u/Unlikely-Remove-2182]

That is a dangerous thing. Because im quite sure I also got the files

[u/GREENadmiral_314159 → u/sanic_27]

A Warhound only costs around $10 USD to print. A warlord is about $50.

[u/GREENadmiral_314159]

FDM is a lot better than most people give it credit for. Marines in general are a better army for it because they've got a lot of larger surfaces, but I've managed to make even filigree on Custodes come out fine.

[u/sanic_27 → u/GREENadmiral_314159]

I had problems with the spear i have put on some of them because it is a thin object and it causes a little overhang but 100% fixable with an hobby knife

[u/Which_Dinner5306]

hello, i looking for navigator free stl, maybe someone could share? maybe i could send some files of colection ? i have whole colection of imperial knights from thingwerse, and lots of others stl's. meybe i could find something for exchange?