minifigvig Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 i smell a business venture! a 3D printing company called Gold Standard Toys (GST) producing a line of 2” block figures called LittleLads ? with all the weapons and accessories a collector could ever want but fr, after seeing @davypenn’s giant ‘mates i’ve also been thinking more and more about what 3d printing can do for this line and i keep revisiting the thread because i’m excited to see what’s being made! keep up the good work fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 5 hours ago, buttheadsmate said: I always read this thread & I continually ask myself why the avenue of 3D printed Minimates isn't fully exploited . As always I probably need to explain that I'm not patronising or criticising those people who are making such fantastic 'pieces' , no way, I am in awe. I am questioning quite why someone hasn't fully exploited what must be considered to be the future of Minimates ? That's a question . I think it's mostly due to the extreme niche nature of our community. You can get some great parts on Shapeways, and I know Nervous was working with someone there who designed some things for him, but for the most part I just don't think there are that many designers that are working on Minimate customs the way there are, say, Legos. The one real advantage that I think you would have with 3D printing Minimate parts is that it should theoretically allow you to have tampos printed directly on them. I remember talking with someone (Luke or Nervous, can't remember who) about that, and the big problem with printing directly onto Minimate parts is that these days even the blanks are usually painted rather than just colored plastic, and they won't take a printed tampo the way plain colored plastic would. So theoretically you could 3D print your own torsos and then print a design right onto them. Far, far outside my area of expertise though. And I could be wrong about all of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I have the 3D printer, but I have no design skills. My attempts at recreating something at Minimate scale was a disaster. Aside from an 8 inch MInimate just for kicks, I would love to have the design for some of the larger Minimate pieces (hulk hands, hulkbuster armor pieces, etc.) to be able to print them at a slightly larger scale to fit on 2.5 inch and 3 inch Minimate bodies. Hulkbuster should be close to 13 feet tall, which should be closer to 4 inches, or the bulked up pieces on a 3 inch body. Same for Hulk on 2.5 inch body. But, yes, sadly there are not a lot of folks out there creating accessories for Minimates in the 3D realm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 7/23/2022 at 12:43 PM, Tribble_WC said: Lol, got side tracked. The sizing was a little off, but it prints pretty smooth. Could be better, but for $4.40, I'm not complaining. I've just got to work out the kinks to get the size of each file to match up. Any updates? On 4/7/2022 at 7:58 AM, Mattallica said: not great ,ive made a few small items, tried to make a few others that didnt turn out well, but havent really had a lot of time to devote to figuring it all out to be honest. Any updates? On 7/26/2022 at 4:22 PM, Onyx_6 said: Curious for details on the outcome of this. I have been tempted to buy that file for a while, but I recognized it was stolen photos, so I wasn't sure. Started working on that Cylon Raider yet? Any other mate related prints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 24 minutes ago, cylonchaney said: Started working on that Cylon Raider yet? Any other mate related prints? Sadly not! 😂 I have been sewing lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribble_WC Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 So, for $5, I got 4 files of various minimates parts and none of them are sized to go with one another. I've been working off and on on getting them scaled to match one another. Seems like every time I think I have it, something else doesn't match up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylonchaney Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Tribble_WC said: So, for $5, I got 4 files of various minimates parts and none of them are sized to go with one another. I've been working off and on on getting them scaled to match one another. Seems like every time I think I have it, something else doesn't match up Bummer. Just a thought. Blender is free and there are plenty of tutorials on Youtube. It looks daunting at first. But the workflow you'd need to learn is actually not too hard. For example, if you have a poorly fitting shoulder joint, you can create a sphere slightly larger than the existing one and merge it to the model. so that the ball on the end of the peg is now slightly larger. I've followed a couple of tutorials and now use Blender for some tasks. It's much better at merging things than the tool I was using previously. Even just the tiniest bit of skill with CAD or 3d modelling really open up the power of 3d printing. I get such a feeling of accomplishment every time I look at one of my Raiders. The little bit of workflow above would give the skills to mashup models. If you want a Buddha with a Predator head and have a model of both ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribble_WC Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 I will definitely look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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