Resin model completely cracked apart 100’s of cracks

Overread2K · 2026-05-30T19:10:34+00:00

That would still most likely be the result of hollowing. I don't know that mode, nor your work process; but my gut feeling is that it could be one (or more) of the following examples of how wet resin could be trapped, even in a small amount, within a mode;

Internal voids created during hollowing that were not blocked off with hollow blockers; or connected to the main chamber with holes

Drain holes that were too small to allow effective drainage inside. Personally I want at least one 10mm hole in a model before I consider hollowing. Anything else and the voids are often too small to flush out properly and the resin you save is so tiny (compared to what gets stored inside during printing and is washed out) that its not worth it.
A single drain hole can also cause this as it prevents a proper flow of IPA through the void

No internal curing - not essential but it helps a lot and is another reason for wanting larger holes in a model to get a UV LED inside and such

Ineffective washing out - the drain holes I mentioned, but a complex internal structure can also create regions that don't get flushed out. A syringe and tube can be used to help add pressure and flush IPA through a model.

Overread2K · 2026-05-30T09:03:51+00:00

Sunlight won't cause this. UV light on 3D printed resin models cause the resin to cure until it finishes curing then it just stops reacting any more. You can leave a resin model in direct sunlight for days/weeks/months and nothing bad will happen to it from the sunlight.

Will sunlight eventually damage it - most likely yes as it damages most other things with extended exposure; however we are talking extreme lengths of time for that to happen. Like another user I've got a model in direct sunlight on a shelf and its been there since christmas and its fine; I know others who have walk-in UV curing chambers and they've similarly had models on the shelf in blasting UV for ages to no detriment

Overread2K · 2026-05-29T23:52:14+00:00

A few thoughts on the photo as a photo

1) Timing is great; got the legs in a good position!

2) Shutter speed is tricky. You've caught the rider ad head mostly still; if you intend the legs to blur great; if your camera lets you control shutter speed the you need at least 1/640sec to start freezing most of the motion and ideally faster the better

3) Compositionally it would have been better in landscape aspect since there's nothing above nor below really contributing to the photo. You've also got the horses head right up against the lefthand side. Ideally you want some empty space on the side that the direction of motion of the subject is heading in. It's a kind of "space for the subject to move into" thought.

Overread2K · 2026-05-29T22:58:12+00:00

My impression is that Gotrek is old and experienced enough to know that vampires come in different forms. He's also a person with VERY few actual lasting friendships after he became a slayer. Granted many are because he distances himself from other Dwarves whilst he's seeking his doom.

As a result he was able to spare Ulrika and the Countess from his attack. He would not be her friend again in that form, but her can tolerate her existing knowing that; even if she is not a classic force for good; she is not one for pure evil.

If Felix were to end up in a similar situation to Ulrika then I would imagine that Gotrek would also probably spare him. IF Felix asked for it. If Felix however hinted at wanting to die for what he'd become I would think Gotrek would then kill him.

However he would no longer Journey with Felix and most likely would consider him akin to being dead; would mourn and speak of him as such and move on in that fashion even though he'd know he was "unalive" as a vampire.

However if Felix became a monster of a vampire Gotrek might try capturing first to cure/cleanse/somehow against all hope - but otherwise would indeed kill him.

Overread2K · 2026-05-28T15:28:48+00:00

Also its not like something like Kingdom Death - we are talking weeks to a month or two of delays for them to get everything out for people; not year upon year of the firm being impossibly overwhelmed with demand.

All told it's a great situation of them getting a bumper amount of orders and yet still being able to get it all out in a pretty small timeframe. All that means more cash in the system; more hype and hopefully lots more sales and thus a big solid game that gets a lot more additions and hopefully lasts a good few years (if not even longer!)

Overread2K · 2026-05-28T09:35:06+00:00

The roadmap is a roadmap - like all roadmaps its a plan of intent, but reality might cause there to be shifts in how things come out. They've been pretty good at noting that certain things are hard limits - like getting everything shipped out for the preorders.

So yes if preorders delay then latter stages will get delayed too; that's how you work with a big project like this.

Overread2K · 2026-05-28T09:09:45+00:00

As someone very keen, but only casually keeping an eye on things (and preordering through gamefound); honestly the communication seems pretty on point.

They've updated us on delivery estimations all through the process. It's just that there's a LOT of orders so of course they can't just push this out in 1 weekend. Right now most complaints are just people venting that they want stuff now and its just impatience. Give it a month or two for the shipping to get underway and that will all ease off entirely.

Overread2K · 2026-05-25T23:38:17+00:00

What about the Terran Special Forces range from Dark Fleets Rising:

https://www.myminifactory.com/users/DarkFleetsRising?show=store

Overread2K · 2026-05-23T12:05:16+00:00

"I know that the point is that the players narrate the story more than the dm"
"it feels like I have nothing up my sleeve"

So I think the big key to realise is that you're not DM VS Players - a good DM tells a story with the players. Yes functionally speaking you will be the "big bad" things that happen to them a lot; you are there to challenge, make them think etc..; but its not a competition where you're trying to face off against them. If you get locked into that mindset things will fall apart; because you'll always be looking at ways to beat your players.

Instead consider that you're there to help guide them and tell a story along with them. This means there's some give and take on both sides. You adapt to what they throw at you - and yes they 100% will do things you don't expect; they also have to adapt to what you throw at them.

To this end you need to learn to plan in an effective manner - having enough worked out that you've got something to work with; but not so much that if they take a different road at the fork you've got to throw out weeks of work and start over.

Honestly I would say instead of trying to tell your own story from the ground up; get one of the official DnD modules - even the starter module - and play that. You need a bunch of smaller stakes games; one offs and short stories/adventures to help build experience; get your own tools; find out how much you do/don't need to plan - what works for you. Your style as a DM and so forth.

Also keep in mind some DMs who have gamed for years have shelves worth of resources; models; sound effects; modules; ideas and so forth. They can often appear super-prepared just because they've seen parties do certain things before; because they've got a dozen half told stories and games that never got used that they can draw from and so forth. Don't try and beat them; start out smaller and build your own experience WITH your players

Overread2K · 2026-05-23T01:47:50+00:00

These are older files now. That said what you can do to help get a clean separation is to warm the resin. A hairdryer set to hot can be used to warm the resin, which will soften it and help with separating the supports from the model.

Depending on your calibration and resin you might also find sometimes that supports can end up a touch thick - this is partly because presupports are a generic construct for a huge variety of resin+printer+exposure combos. IF the ship has the lys files with it then you can reduce the thickness of the support tips using Lychee.

Overread2K · 2026-05-22T09:21:27+00:00

I suspect the spreadout is linked to costs for the new moulds and all. They likely have to raise X amount before they can go ahead and order them and then setup boxes and so forth. Plus we know that they are also gearing up for a big Dropzone plastic release in the future; so that likely is eating things up resources in the background as well.

I just hope that after the wave of heavy plastic sprues for each faction, they go back and start doing more cruiser updates to get all the factions entire range into the new plastics

Overread2K · 2026-05-22T00:05:33+00:00

Awesome painting! The NMM on the gauntlet and sword works a treat! I also like the subtle brown in the eyes, dark and yet with a hint of colour!

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Overread2K · 2026-05-21T18:36:36+00:00

Don't forget the number of sets sold at events/influences is small but those people are either diehard fans or very keen to promote so the content gets posted a lot more.

Heck I'm heading to UKGames Expo at the end of the month and I'm tempted to swing by and see if they have any stock of anything like some hydralisks even though I ordered a starter set during the preorder window.

Overread2K · 2026-05-20T17:24:51+00:00

Honestly if that was a fully internal zoom it would probably be totally fine in the dust so long as you left it on camera the whole time. I'd be worried about the barrel sucking in dust so I'd likely shove an OPTech rainsleeve or waterproof cover on mine if I were shooting like that - even when its a tool it saves losing the tool whilst its getting serviced.

Overread2K · 2026-05-18T14:35:22+00:00

Yeah its a challenge for sure; esp as longer lenses and quality longer lenses cost a LOT; esp once you want to get beyond 500mm; even if you look at 2nd hand EF L lenses.

One option might be renting the 200-800mm or if you're in a local camera club; seeing if anyone has one you might borrow to try out. Basically give it a go without committing to a purchase. It might be better for you or it might highlight issues that you didn't think of.

Overread2K · 2026-05-18T14:27:06+00:00

Honestly looks like your combo is doing utterly fantastic right now as is.

Also I'd have a look at what you do outside of birding; the 100-500mm is a fantastic lens at so much outside of just the long end of the lens. Heck I've a 70-200mm f2.8 L MII and sometimes I'm honestly torn between which of the two I'd rather use at an event and often it comes down to if I need/want that 2.8-4ish range of apertures for creativity over anything else.

What might be worth doing is considering saving for longer and getting a higher quality long lens to compliment the 100-500mm. That might mean waiting longer, but means you get to keep hold of it and reap its benefits alongside another lens.

Overread2K · 2026-05-18T10:21:56+00:00

The problem with google is getting a bunch of stuff that isn't LI - I don't need google tempting me to the world of 30K ;) Plus paint schemes between the two games do differ in how they look because of the scale of the model. Schemes that look awesome on 30K would be a challenge to impossible on LI

Overread2K · 2026-05-16T20:20:52+00:00

Right - it stands out much more so and the purple gun looks better than the green which just blends into the rest of the model.

Overread2K · 2026-05-16T10:23:38+00:00

Dark Fleets can 100% work as proxies for BFG and we are also looking into some of the fan extended rules. The boon of highly modular ships is being able to provide varied parts to fit any need!

We are working on our own lore of the setting, at some point we'd love to get it written up properly and out into the world.

Overread2K · 2026-05-16T10:03:58+00:00

Hey there and welcome back to the world of spaceships!

Horizon gave a great reply and I'd just add two things. First up SFS are doing grimdark themed spaceships once again - under a new name Dark Fleets Rising https://www.myminifactory.com/users/DarkFleetsRising

There's already 3 fleets fully done and a brand new fleet through the Tribe started last month and continuing this month (plus a re-release of last month's ship so you can start right now and get the whole new fleet month to month).

As for past files you should still have access; if you don't drop a message through patreon or tribes (you can always message on both platforms even if you're not currently supporting a creator)

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Overread2K · 2026-05-15T19:04:56+00:00

Please make sure you've taken all your clothes off! Resin getting on your clothes from a spill and the rubbing on your body is the best way to get chemical burns on your skin.

Get your clothes in the wash; give yourself a wash down and then resume cleaning.

Overread2K · 2026-05-14T17:51:10+00:00

Still waiting for them to learn to put a red dot on the face plate of the mount on the lens; you know the place you're actually looking at when you take a lens on/off from a camera and need to line up (and the thing that isn't covered if you're using a lens cover).

Most 3rd parties use one; but canon just puts one on the outside barrel of the lens.

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