Thought this community would like my WIP X Wing - 3D printed - files not my own and designed by Dark Fire Designs
Posted Jan 3, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC
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Looks great! I just got a resin printer haven’t set it up yet. How much material did you need for this? Cost? Just curious.
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Don’t think I went over 500ml of grey resin , which was 30 odd pounds
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Thanks. Came out great and you did a nice job on the paint as well! Good work!
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And the files were 18 dollars , roughly 12ish quid for us brits
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I wanna buy a 3D printer but I don’t know where to start I’m looking for one that can 3D print Star Wars models (legion sized)
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Fdm is the easiest and cheapest type. Im a fan of ultimaker but theyre expensive
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Depending on how much you want to spend the photon series is simple to use and does great quality for miniatures of all varieties
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Do I need a computer to work it I have a laptop would that work to use?
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You don’t need anything high spec but you will need it to just ‘slice’ the files , it’s very simple to do , I recommend this video to explain https://youtu.be/rAUCfU-i0yI
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Chitubox is what I use and it’s free , the printer will come with software to use also , I find using chitubox to support the files and orient them is best and then import that into the provided software for your printer for the best results , as the one provided if specifically set up for your printer , don’t worry it’s no way near as daunting as it sounds , I’m only 2 months in and have got to grips with it
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Just got a resin printer for Christmas and im totally gonna print one of these. Looks great.
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This looks like a really nice print, what printer do you have? is it an FDM printer?
No I have an anycubic photon s , only had it for 2 months now and I’ve gotta say that the files these guys provided were perfectly set up , no adjustments on supports needed , every part printed to near perfection , I’m no expert with printing at all and this is my first printer so can recommend these designs enough
any chance you could send me the link? i can't see it on the DFD gumroad shop, but maybe i'm looking in the wrong place!
edit: ignore me! i missed it while i was looking through the whole lot, and its not listed as x-wing, but found it now :)
No problem dude , happy printing !
That is interesting, i have an AnyCubic Photon as well, i assume you needed to print this in multiple parts then?
Yea came in multiple parts , not gonna lie it took about 2 weeks of 1 print a day , around 6-8 hours per print for the large components but was totally worth it