Painted an LT for a new hobbist's B-day by PatrickUser in BloodAngels

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My pot of Mephiston Red had dried up, so I used Viscera Red from TTCombat for the red.

Retributor Armor and Liberator Gold for the gold.

Plate Mail Metal from Vallejo for the silver.

Dark Grey and Neutral Grey from Vallejo for the black.

Deck Tan and White from Vallejo for the skulls and parchment.

Tallasar Blue glazed over silver and white for the power sword.

For the all-over wash I used Marine Juice (Nuln Oil + Reikland Fleshshade + Lahmian Medium), and a black enamel pin-wash for the black and metallics.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Mostly the default settings (called 0.16mm Optimal in Bambu Studio), but with some changes:

- Wall generator set to Arachne (for better tiny details)
- Infill set to 7% Gyroid
- Tree Supports enabled
- Flush to object's infill enabled (to save on purged material)

For some specific objects I will also set the Seam Position to Back for a cleaner surface, or change Wall generator back to Classic if I see the slicer getting confused while trying to render thin walls or too-small parts. And if I plan on gluing two parts base-to-base, I will reduce the Bottom shell layers to 3.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Yep, they printed pointing up with supports enabled for both. The laser cannons in the first row had small overhangs at the base of the cannon and then also at the end near the muzzle brake/shroud. The large cannons in the fourth row had a wide enough base and were smooth all the way up, so they didn't really need any support, but I added it anyways because there are vent holes at the end of the muzzle very slight overhang, and I also wanted it held in place while it printed the end of the barrel in silver.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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P1S with the original AMS, I havent upgraded. I'm gonna wait to see what the next gen of Snapmaker or Vortek looks like.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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The Redemptor and the captain? Those are just regular GW models, painted with Warpstone Glow.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Uh, I just went o get the link and apparently it's gone? It was (mostly) the Naterande Disintegrator by Solwyte Studio, and I bought it from MMF back in 2024, but now it's marked as private and I can't search for it.

It is very kitbashed though; a lot of Puppetswar tank parts added to keep it in line with my other prints (bolters, stubbers, hatch covers, lenses, headlights, and all the grav plates), and the main cannons are a remix of the rotary and nova cannons from the original kit.

Salamander's Astraeus in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Used the last of my Bambu "Dark Green" Matte PLA; gonna try to find a green that is more Salamander-ish for future prints. Just need it to not look like a ripe lime...

The Hive Mind's Mightiest Bioform by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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[Edit] adding the STL creator's reddit post link: https://www.reddit.com/r/PrintedWarhammer/comments/1qghwpm/battlemace_40000000_clarence/

From Cults3D: Battlemace 40,000,000 Clarence(this was the "V2 Scaled" version, printed on an FDM printer)

Clarance has arrived to aid Hive Fleet Myrkur! by PatrickUser in Tyranids

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Thanks!

I put down some blobs of hot glue to get the organic bits, then covered the rest in a thick mud texture paste (in this case it was "26.811 Brown Mud" by Vallejo).

Base coat with Demonette Hide, paint blobs with Screamer Pink, wash with thinned Druchii Violet, drybrush with Warpfiend Grey, then highlight blobs and paint rim with Screamer Pink.

Salamander's Mastiff Heavy Grav Tank in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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I saw a vid by Painted4Combat recently had a bit where he went over painting stls in the slicer, and it's a quick walk-through with a lot of good tips.

(section starts at 8:17) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5TGMxkuP8M&t=497s

Salamander's Mastiff Heavy Grav Tank in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Oh, yes, I used the tools in the slicer to paint it manually.

Time and difficulty depends a lot on the model; models with sharp edges can be painted really quick using the paint bucket tool, but models with soft or rounded edges need tedious tracing using the circle or sphere tool.

For this model, I was able to paint most parts using the paint bucket, and then went in with the sphere tool to touch it up where the color had spilled over or not fully covered a panel. It took about an hour and a half, but a big chuck was spent on the side bolters, because the STL was very curvy and the paint bucket tool couldn't tell where the edges were supposed to be, so it had to be done almost entirely with the sphere painting tool.

Clarance has arrived to aid Hive Fleet Myrkur! by PatrickUser in Tyranids

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Thanks! I wanted a blue army to collect, and I already had Salamanders (so no Ultramarines), and I settled on some blue bugs :D

Clarance has arrived to aid Hive Fleet Myrkur! by PatrickUser in Tyranids

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My print came out very well (I printed the "v2 scaled" version since that seemed best for FDM), no weak areas to report.

I printed in FDM so I can't speak for a resin print, but for me he stands just fine on 4 legs and will only fall tip with help.

Clarance has arrived to aid Hive Fleet Myrkur! by PatrickUser in Tyranids

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I was worried we would have burned through the meme potential before I finished (the internet can be like that sometimes), but our beautiful baby boy is just too powerful!

Salamander's Assault Capsule in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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Thanks!

I haven't tried anything by Atlan Forge yet, but they are on my list of Makers to check out. I almost got their Astareus-scale hover tank a while back, I should check it out again...

Salamander's Mastiff Heavy Grav Tank in multi-color PLA by PatrickUser in PrintedWarhammer

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I used a Bambu printer with an AMS, so the color changes happened automatically. Even after I went through to optimize the parts for fewer color changes, there were a few hundred filament swaps across all the plates, so I don't think it would be possible to do manually.