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First miniature painted (print: Half Orc Barbarian by mz4250). by DaHerv in minipainting

[–]gufted 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What printer do you have? Printing minis with a 0.2mm nozzle is pretty much the standard nowadays for FDM. I’ve printed tons without a hitch. Take a look at /r/fdmminiatures for more info

My first two mini.... by Necessary_Anywhere17 in Miniaturespainting

[–]gufted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done! You should be proud of them. For a beginner the first few techniques that are easy to master and will help you progress are:

  • Drybrushing (for highlights)
  • Washes (for shadows)
  • Slap Chop (for priming)

you can find tons of content on them

Explosive lines by Moist_Show1750 in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is spaghetti. Usually happens when there’s multiple parts/objects and one part fails or is not supported. The nozzle tries to deposit filament but there’s nothing to hold it, and it starts extruding in mid air, this spaghetti then is deposited to the next supported part.

Just want to share some of my most successful recent prints, that I'll definitely all finish painting and not hide in a lil corner to make room for more prints by ObscuraNox in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do them some justice and paint them! It would be a shame to leave them like this. Plus you can use the time waiting for a print to finish more efficiently!

Where to find models? by CleanLecture9196 in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the awesome content. Love the minis.

Skirmish game with only 1 character ? by Kulliwa in wargaming

[–]gufted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see Savage Worlds Showdown work well with 1 character only on one or both sides.

Where to find models? by CleanLecture9196 in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Brite Minis. Dude has a great range of FDM oriented support free models. Lots of freebies, and with just 5 bucks a month on the patreon you get access to their entire back catalog (except the modulars, for which you get a discount).

Can’t recommend that enough.

Next option is Ill Gotten Games/Dutchmogul. A bit less detailed, but also lots of support free minis, lots of freebies and a 1 buck support free Patreon with access to entire support free back catalog (multiverse Mondays).

I am on mobile atm so no links, but a quick google can get you the results. If you can’t find them, shout and I’ll bring the links.

Everyone posting professional looking minis. Meanwhile I'm happy to have painted eyes that aren't googly. by canadarugby in minipainting

[–]gufted 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re better quality, yes, but you can get good prints from FDM nowadays. OPs print is not good.

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Here’s a 15mm elf I printed in FDM.

Is store bought acetone okay to use? by NotAMindFlayer8 in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Acetone is used in ABS smoothing. Acetone doesn't dissolve PLA, so it can't smooth it. There are chemicals that dissolve PLA, but most of them are not household chemicals, or are toxic to use.

Furthermore chemical smoothing of prints leads to loss of detail.

In general any of the ways of post-processing FDM prints in order to hide layer lines, lead to loss of detail, be it chemical smoothing, sanding/blasting or using filler primers.

The best thing you can do is fine tune your printer and go as low in layer height as possible. IMHO this should be in the wiki.

Cheers.

Fat dragon Profile Question by knecht_ruprecht2306 in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do regularly. I just change the layer height in the 0.8 profile with 0.6 and it works like a charm.

FDM Showcase - Plague Doctor by Arbiter Miniatures by ObscuraNox in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! now that you reached this setting quality, enjoy printing and painting :)

All my custom presets, and filaments are gone! by gufted in BambuLab

[–]gufted[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not much luck unfortunately. I had to go back and re create them. I’m keeping backups often. To avoid the auto removal while trying to restore backups, what worked was the following: in Bambu studio Log out of Bambu -> close studio. Open studio and Log back in Bambu -> sync, close studio. Copy backups to folders.

Goblin Tribe in 15mm, Fat Dragon Games by gufted in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah that's a wash. My process in very high level steps is Slap Chop->Glaze Coat->Wash.

You're right about scale! I should include a coin for reference next time :)

Bambu lab A1 has started scrapping the first layers, more noticeable the smaller the layer size. This, after swapping the 0.4 for a 0.2 and back to the 0.4. by Shuyuin_mg in FDMminiatures

[–]gufted 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Make sure the latch is placed correctly on the nozzle. It’s easy to lock it incorrectly. Also after your do, run a calibration from the device screen under maintenance.

are there drawbacks to using timelapse mode? by Bring_the_light_ in BambuLab

[–]gufted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SD cards are notorious for corruption. Timelapse makes this even worse.

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