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Post by drake on May 30, 2013 14:28:03 GMT -5
drake: Pure terminator type heads or half human, half robot? What about hooded stuff, doesn't that fit in there somewhere? -Steve I like Paradill's idea...hooded heads with tenticaly bits would be awesome ;D |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 21:08:59 GMT -5
Hoods with implants...planning has begun  Here's a teaser, arms are back on track. Test run came today, I hope to have the whole set out by July 1st. Legs will be shortly after.  -Steve |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 12:21:41 GMT -5
The Azog Treadbike will be available next weekend. Here's a picture of the first test cast, more to come...  -Steve |
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Post by Narric on Jun 4, 2013 5:16:14 GMT -5
You seem to waste a lot of resin with this castings. Have you considered ways of reducing the resin amount?
If you have the 3D printer yourself, why not include a fuller sprue frame?
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Post by Cosmic on Jun 4, 2013 6:19:21 GMT -5
He doesn't do the casting, and its the same way FW do theirs.
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Post by Narric on Jun 4, 2013 6:49:36 GMT -5
He doesn't do the casting, and its the same way FW do theirs. Explains why forge world is so expensive. It still seems wasteful. is there no way to reduce the waste? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 8:13:35 GMT -5
I do all of it. The only thing I don't personally do is the 3D printing because the machine my printer uses is very expensive. About the casting, there really is no other way to do it. I use a vacuum chamber and a pressure chamber to ensure there no noticable bubbles and there has to be a well of some kind to keep the overflow of resin from spilling out. That' s what you see as the lump underneath the parts. I might do it a little different than FW but I believe our basic approach is the same. The kind of "waste" you see there has nothing to do with FW pricing...trust me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 8:16:43 GMT -5
Also, the size of the sprue frame is small because if the molds were any bigger they would be hard to work wirh.
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Post by Cosmic on Jun 4, 2013 10:36:12 GMT -5
My apologies, I honestly didn't know that. Ignore what I said, Narric |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 16:41:41 GMT -5
No sweat, Cosmic |
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Post by Narric on Jun 5, 2013 11:06:35 GMT -5
Alright then. Sorry for bugging about it  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 13:55:25 GMT -5
Narric: No problem man. Most people don't know how these things are done so it never hurts to ask. The main reason I think FW is so pricey is because the process is very labor intensive. With as big as they are, that's where a good part of their costs lie. -Steve
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Post by commissarbob on Jun 6, 2013 21:52:46 GMT -5
Yup. I work with resins quite a bit where I am employed and yeah, while the resin is somewhat expensive, a gallon of each half goes a long way. Labor is most likely the primary culprit behind the high cost, along with mold costs as depending on what specific material they use not only can it be fairly expensive, it will also degrade with each cast and over time making it necessary to replace periodically.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 10:52:38 GMT -5
Happy to announce the release of our first small vehicle, the Azog Treadbike...  It is available for purchase HERE. -Steve |
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Post by Cosmic on Jun 7, 2013 10:57:35 GMT -5
Yeeeeeeaaaaah!
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Post by 3ff3ct on Jun 7, 2013 13:58:18 GMT -5
Hmmmm.... Is it possible to get one without the rider? I'm thinking it'd look good with some rokkits and big shootaz tied onto it.... And spikes. And skulls. Gotta have skulls.....  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 14:19:16 GMT -5
I am considering that, also having the driver sold separately as well. I'll need a week or so to sort out whether I'll be doing that or not.
-Steve
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Post by RocKStaR on Jun 7, 2013 18:14:14 GMT -5
How about some helmets to go with your grav chute and rifles on the first page plus those berets. I would definitely buy some "Spaceship Soldier" themed stuff. Oh and I would go nuts for some female miniatures,they are hard to find and highly sought after. If you would consider this maybe also consider some "Spaceship Soldier" themed females...  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2013 20:03:55 GMT -5
Grav chutes and rifles are both at the printers so maybe some new heads are a good idea.
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Post by RocKStaR on Jun 7, 2013 20:50:27 GMT -5
I'd love to see some heads. I'll definitely get some of the rifles though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2013 9:34:49 GMT -5
So thinking of these hooded heads, seems like the hood will have to lay in a way that would require some cutting back of the torso collar. Are you guys ok with that?
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Post by Paradill on Jun 14, 2013 10:41:28 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind some torso trimming if the head was good enough quality
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2013 10:55:51 GMT -5
Well here's a rough I just did this morning. It's very simple but it gives an idea of where I'm at with it. I'd love some feedback, more tentacles, less tentacles, any other specific details?  Also, a preview of a new set of Bandaged Heads...  -Steve |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2013 11:41:32 GMT -5
Removed: Something like this?  I do a lot of modeling in Blender and then fine tune and render in Zbrush. -Steve
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Post by Paradill on Jun 16, 2013 5:54:31 GMT -5
Loving the tentacled head! Though a couple of variants such as one with eyes completely hidden by the hood and one with oversized bug like bionics would also be cool. But I'm very happy with that design, I'd buy it.
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