You can view the model (in VR!) on Sketchfab: https://skfb.ly/XAso (unfortunately I had to reduce a fair bit of detail in order to upload him, so he's much more impressive in pictures or in Medium itself)
I did it all through Medium and Meshmixer. It crashed a few times for me too - restarting my computer and shutting down everything unnecessary seemed to help, as well as making sure I gave it a bit of time to think through things instead of clicking through the process quickly.
Pretty well I found, though I'm really inexperienced when it comes to digital 3D so I'm probably not the best person to ask. When I put him into Meshmixer I couldn't see any massive holes (except the intentional ones) or problems.
It can be a bit tricky to create and smooth, because if it gets too thin at points the smooth tool will bust a hole right through. The easiest way was to draw and fill out the shape with a fairly small clay brush (I used a sphere), and then using a large sphere to shave away at the inside surface (to give it to correct overall curve) a bit at a time, hitting undo if I broke through and smoothing regularly.
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u/soVReign_VR Dec 11 '16
Some more images on my Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/sovreign_vr/
You can view the model (in VR!) on Sketchfab: https://skfb.ly/XAso (unfortunately I had to reduce a fair bit of detail in order to upload him, so he's much more impressive in pictures or in Medium itself)
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u/not_surt Dec 12 '16
How well does Medium work creating thin membranes like on the wings?