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Padrino

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  1. 11 hours ago, RedTiger95 said:

    So is the MCU license done, done? Or on definite hiatus? If we get no releases next year I'll start getting worried.

    I was gonna ask this but I am not sure I wanted to hear a definitive answer. 

  2. 2 hours ago, cylonchaney said:

     

    I don't pay for 3d models. I download free ones and make my own in some cases. I have not seen a SHARC paid or free. Quite a lot of work goes into creating these models and if one is selling printed copies it makes business sense to keep the model to themselves. If anyone knows a free one please share.

    There are models of many many vehicles but they are solid miniatures. (There is a mini sharc) If you have 3d modelling skills, you could hollow out the cockpit and make a canopy and seat, and upscale. I think that's how a lot of the 3.75 scale models that are out there now were created. I'm pretty sure the stinger above was created this way.

    As far as recommending a printer, it really depends on you. I tend to buy really cheap ones. It can be a hobby in itself to tune an upgrade a cheap machine to get quality prints and I enjoy it. Others might prefer to spend more and get a better out of box experience with less fiddling. Having said that, the industry has matured and even low end machines print pretty well compared to my first printer. I suggest getting one that has a large community around it. Even better if you have an experienced friend who has the same one. Not a recommendation, but the Ender 3 is very very popular and much copied. This means that there are ready made mods to solve many problems and lots of places to get advice on the net. Definitely a lower end machine though.

    Please also note there is a pinned thread in the Custom Creations and Artwork section where I've started to add links to models that work well with minimates. I'll add the Stinger and Vamp at some point.

     

    Thanks! I am aware of how hard 3D modeling can be and its a bit much for my old brain to learn right now. I appreciate those who with the technical and artistic finesse to turn these out. Especially when they are MM sized!

    I got burned (metaphorically) by some bad 3d printers when they were in their early stages and stayed away since the. I will definitely look into the Ender 3. I appreciate people with personal experience given the expense of some of these machines. 

  3. 4 hours ago, DSTZach said:

    They cancelled Toy Fair, so our huge poster went unused. We would have had control art on display, even if it wasn't for public consumption. I believe the first Gallery Diorama will be revealed in May, with the Minimates in June, and the Vinimates 2-pack for SDCC possibly sooner. 

    On a side note, any chance of releasing more control art, even for the figures that have already been released? I always liked the design process and I thought alot of those pictures were fun. 

  4. 6 hours ago, Onyx_6 said:

    Gargoyles would be amazing. Built in variants too as each could be done again in stone grey.

    I was actually thinking the delay in announcement might mean baseball Minimates. With the lockout in progress it wouldn't have made sense to announce mates not knowing when the games would be back.

    gargoyles would be amazing!

     

    baseball, not so much…

  5. 3 hours ago, HellfireSamurai said:

    Does anyone have the MCU Doctor Stranges from both the Doctor Strange wave & the Infinity War wave & if so could they tell me if the spell hands are the same opaqueness or if the Infinity War is more translucent than the original?

    Thanks for any input.

    just from looking at minimatedatabase.com, IW Strange's spell hands look less opaque

  6. 1 hour ago, spidermatt said:

    Well let me be the first to have Zach say im way outa the ball park. I say its Castlevania box set! 8 or 16 bit style. I forget what those old nintendo games were styled as. Maybe like the Marvel zombies set we could get a flaming skull creature as an accessory. ?

    I know in my heart that this is not true but I would buy the s#!% out of this set!

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