Halo armament prints (Page 2 of 2)

Well... Now seems like a good time to resurrect this thread..

Behold! A monument to unfinished print projects!
Oh, and a Filastruder that is still awaiting ammunition.

This is a crowd funding thing that I'm running: http://www.gofundme.com/bvi140 It's for pretty selfish reasons

Thanks!
Yeah sure,
I tend to just abuse my prints with automotive spray filler-primer, then perhaps a touch of bondo where it's needed, like on warped edges or glitches in the perimeters.
Then I usually go over the large surfaces with my orbital sander, and then the smaller detailed parts with a set of small files and sand paper.
The trick I've found is to add a layer or two to the final product. In most cases parts come out needing to look a bit less anaemic(?).

The painted battle rifle in the back there has perhaps 4-6 coats of filler on it just to even it out and create a solid feel to the finish.
It's probably not as necessary with the more expensive printers, but with the Z wobble we all experience I've found that a lot of work needs to go into fixing it up.

This guys thread details the process extremely well: http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/416 … dler-Build

This is a crowd funding thing that I'm running: http://www.gofundme.com/bvi140 It's for pretty selfish reasons