TBT! Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Does anyone out there have a 3d modeled minimate template? I recently picked up a 3d printer and have started to look at all of the custom potential it brings. Obviously a base minimate would be a good place to start & was wondering if anyone had already done the ground work and built a good basic minimate template that they'd be willing to share & I could use as a base to start from? Feel free to respond here or shoot me a PM. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I've done the head, torso, and crotch piece in OpenSCAD. Hands and feet should be easy enough but have not done them. Arms and legs are beyond my skill with this tool. Was going to try to teach myself Blender to do those but have not gotten there yet. If someone else has them to share I'd be extremely grateful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk13 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 You're going to make a set of Hobo Avengers, aren't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I never finished mine. I scaled the joints exactly, but they didn't function right when I printed them. I tried many different adjustments, but they never worked. Then the printer broke, and I gave up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 10 hours ago, pk13 said: You're going to make a set of Hobo Avengers, aren't you? Who said I didn't already? 1 hour ago, luke314pi said: I never finished mine. I scaled the joints exactly, but they didn't function right when I printed them. I tried many different adjustments, but they never worked. Then the printer broke, and I gave up. I wonder if that's a friction/materials thing? I was sort of amazed at how far the tech has come, mine prints like a charm and was pretty much ready to go out of the box. Care to share the files you have, If I can fix it I'll share back? T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I will see what I can dig up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Me too please. There could be a bagel in it for you if that helps sweeten the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Spider Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Dear lord, would it be possible to "scale up" said minimates once you get it down...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 17 hours ago, cylonchaney said: Me too please. There could be a bagel in it for you if that helps sweeten the deal. Well now I will definitely look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 So I was stuck indoors yesterday and made a minimate head... I'll do the torso next and then probably the crotch, hands, feet and the arms/legs last. That way I know all the sizes of sockets and will learn a lot about the tolerances of the joints as I go. The idea is to build parts that work well together but also work perfectly with real minimate parts. I am finding that there is a lot of variety in minimate joint sizing, using a 2009 FCDB minimate my head joint has perfect minimate snap on and off, most other torsos I tried are also good but there are some ( SF2 minimates for example) that it won't even fit into the neck. I can see me making a couple of variants that fit the fatter neck stumps better or perhaps a head that's something like .25mm smaller so that it can be painted and still fit hair/helmets etc. Is there a diagram/drawing out there somewhere with all the minimate dimensions from DST/AA? T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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