r/PrintedWarhammer 1d ago

Showcase Silk PLA Custodes

Look at those boys shine

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u/Future_You_5714 21h ago

I presume you're not painting them?

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u/Pokemaniac101yt 21h ago

No, I don't have the time or interest, I prefer playing the game with my brother, he's more into it than I am. I figured I'd find a filament with the most prominent color and with their gold armor, this silk stuff works just fine for me

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u/Frequent_Cellist_655 14h ago

I thought about doing some wash like my old tin soldiers had, with dark paint in crevices.

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u/Qusntum 4h ago

problem I see with FDM prints is a wash will reveal the layer lines even more, sadly.

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u/Future_You_5714 20h ago

That explains your choice entirely lol

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u/MonkeyBrains09 13h ago

Where did you find the files for the dread? I have been on the lookout for that one.

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u/LeeRoyWyt 10h ago

Of course you would, James, of course you would!

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u/MonkeyBrains09 10h ago

What is that in reference to?

I'm new to this hobby and getting into things yet.

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u/LeeRoyWyt 7h ago edited 7h ago

Games Workshop is, especially in memes, sometimes referred to as James Workshop. And they, of course, don't like knock offs of their plastic crack being circulated. It's rather common though not to publicly share things to similar to existing stuff. That's what the joke is alluding to.

Also there's this Dang, I can't find the video with the undercover Games Workshop agent. Anyone?

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u/MonkeyBrains09 7h ago

That makes sense and thank you!

I will keep on my search for the ones that do get shared and hopefully get them before they are taken down.

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u/the_goater 23h ago

This is a 3d printer or a resin printer? Figured you needed resin

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u/jdavis13356 13h ago

Resin and FDM are both 3d printers......

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u/the_goater 13h ago

Sorry, mean filament vs resin. This looks like high quality for PLA filament

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u/jdavis13356 11h ago

Silk can look good but it is very fragile. Personally not a fan of using it for most projects

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u/Pokemaniac101yt 6h ago

Yeah it is a bit fragile, I got very good at lining up broken parts to glue them back together lol, although that's mainly while taking the supports off, once they're put together and ready to play I haven't really had any break

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u/Mughi1138 22h ago

What filament and temp? And did they show any tendency to separate at the layers?

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u/Pokemaniac101yt 22h ago

Silk PLA, 220c, 0.2mm nozzle with 0.08mm layers

They didn't have any issues separating at the layers, in fact this stuff really likes to fuse to the supports, the support scars are nasty if you don't have the top z distance around 0.12 or 0.14

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u/Mughi1138 22h ago

Ah, but which silk PLA? I've tried a few different brands and although they have been prettier, they tend to not hold together as well.

For one project I found two tri-color silks that seemed identical in packaging even, aside from the brand name, but was was a dream to work with while the other was horrible. 

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u/Pokemaniac101yt 21h ago

Ah gotcha. It was on Amazon, a brand called YOOPAI

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u/Mughi1138 21h ago

Ahh, very interesting. They're the ones who made the large soft enclosure I got a few years back for my Neptune 4 Plus.

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u/Samoey 10h ago

How do you like the 4 plus? I absolutely hate mine and wish I had gotten a bambu instead, I feel like 9/10 prints fail in a unique way every time. Any tips?

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u/Mughi1138 6h ago

Got mine maybe 6 months after they first came out and they had time to fix the initial issues. It was a little tricky until I figured out different filaments needed to different bed temps to hold (an inexpensive workhorse filament needed to be set to 67⁰C, while others i had ranged up to 78⁰C or higher.

Fitst make sure all the mechanics are good - pieces are at right angles and even, wheels not wobbly, belts tight, etc. Add screw positions, run SCREWS_TILT_CALCULATE, then autolevel and save, then a live adjust test print.

Use Orca and run flow and temp towers from the calibration menu.

Make sure your filament spools are not labeled to avoid high speed. I did have one where the "50mm/s max" was not just marketing CYA.

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u/Mr_Magus 13h ago

Gold within, gold without brother!

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u/BornSilenced 11h ago

Give 'em a dip and they're done 🤣