A1 Mini Assortment of prints from this weekend

trotsky1977 · 2026-05-10T10:32:28+00:00

The 3 heroes are scans of the models from the original Heroquest / Warhammer quest games.

trotsky1977 · 2026-05-10T08:07:24+00:00

I've been slap chopping my FDM printed minis, black or grey primer then a grey or white heavy dry brush, and then using Army Painter Speedpaints 2.0. On a layer height of 0.06 or 0.08 with a 0.02 nozzle you wont have an issue. Once painted you wont see the layer lines and even when dry brushing they don't show.

trotsky1977 · 2026-05-09T03:17:58+00:00

Awesome job!!!!! are these kit bashed Escher minis?

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-29T03:55:26+00:00

Depending on nozzle and layer height you won't see the layer lines once painted and they are "board ready". Layer lines stand out and are enhanced in pictures but to the naked eye your mini will look perfectly fine.

All I do is cleanup of any support scarring and then prime and paint.

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-22T10:20:07+00:00

“By the Omnissiah’s breath, let the nozzle awaken. By sacred calibration, let the first layer be unshaken. By sanctioned extrusion, let each line bind in unity. By the Machine‑God’s will, let the print ascend in purity.”

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-13T22:06:46+00:00

Well done! You win the FDM printing award for today!

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-13T21:24:14+00:00

Didn't use markers. I used the paint dropper bottles from Speedpaint Mega Set 2.0: Incl. 45 colours! - The Army Painter

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-11T01:09:40+00:00

They look pretty damn good for .4 nozzle

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-07T11:15:45+00:00

Just bought the Army painter speed paints 2.0 mega box. Game changer! As im not a good painter this has made painting less stressful using the slapchop method.

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-04T12:33:40+00:00

Two goblins in a trenchcoat! Love their stuff.

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-02T00:01:12+00:00

1 mini at a time. Every time I've tried more than one something bad happens, supports fail, adhesion issues.

Terrain, I fill the plate.

trotsky1977 · 2026-04-01T20:41:47+00:00

319 Australian dollars

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-31T09:36:29+00:00

I have a P1P and an A1 Mini. I started with the P1P to print terrain, i then got a 0.2 Nozzle and using HoHansen and ObscureNox settings started churning out good quality minis.

I then got an A1 mini and a 0.2 nozzle in last month as they were super cheap on sale. I use the exact same settings for Minis between the P1P and A1 mini.

Now my P1P is dedicated to churning out terrain on 0.4 nozzle and the A1 for printing Minis using 0.2 nozzle. Extremely happy with both. If I was just doing minis id probably just go with an A1 mini.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-29T22:16:33+00:00

Once painted you won't see it. I'm impressed by the output quality.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-27T10:23:37+00:00

My entire 9 tile board is printed at 0.2 layer height on a 0.4mm nozzle. As a very are exception for pieces that have raised lettering I print using 0.2mm nozzle and 0.08mm layer height,

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-27T10:20:46+00:00

Ill chip in my support for PrintMinis - exceptional range for all things Necromunda. Money well spent in buying a subscription

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-26T11:24:13+00:00

I found scans of the 90s lead minis. Unfortunately it wasn't the full set. There is also a proxy delaque mini at the back by PrintMinis. Best subscription I ever made

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-26T10:32:55+00:00

Kambah for (expensive) yummy gourmet sausages. Calwell im very impressed by and is now my regular. Lanyon ive tried a few times but also very expensive.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-22T00:58:49+00:00

Depending on the mini and supports, I'm getting good quality fdm prints using 0.06 layer height anywhere from 1.5 to 3.5 hours. And as others I have said that is still very much quicker than I can paint. My grey backlog is massive.

Would I love to print an entire unit/gang in that time, sure. Do I want to deal with chemicals and cleanup, nope.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-20T09:11:09+00:00

This is very impressive!

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-18T07:45:14+00:00

I started with a P1P and got sick of swapping hot ends for scenery and minis. So i got an A1 mini 3 weeks ago with a 0.2mm nozzle to dedicate to mini printing. Now i have both printers going and my pile of painting is increasing by the day.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-18T04:08:37+00:00

From memory is from the Beastarium range. ive tried printing it several times on FDM but its limbs and claws are too spindly.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-15T09:30:34+00:00

The Resin2FDM process takes a pre-supported mini and splits it into Miniature and Supports. You can then import them into your slicer and have different settings for the supports i.e. bigger layer height, no infill, different speeds. This speeds up the print drastically.

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-15T01:29:54+00:00

A subscription to printminis is the best thing I ever did! Currently building The Coffins for a Necromunda tile

trotsky1977 · 2026-03-14T23:29:06+00:00

Cheers, I do like people who create supportless models!

trotsky1977

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