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They are awesome, I wish I could give them out but I can't. I have no idea where the creator is hosting now, so it will be up to you to find them :(

@@NatesMiniatures touche =(

Thank you for giving me the kick up the bum I needed to get back into the swing of things haha

Thanks mate, it was a fun project

It is expensive for sure, hopefully it can come down in price over the year. But it can be a hard pill to swallow when you think about cost per print.

Thanks mate ^_^

Good idea, I will have to look into that. Thanks @cyphertheory

Thanks for checking it out mate Yeah I cleaned out the VAT because I was just going to use the Saturn 3 for the rest of the video. Other wise I don't empty the VAT out either and just do the VAT clean. I was just annoyed at the failed print and was done using the HG for that video XD

Thanks for the question @DWSP101 but I only sculpt for fun, and I doubt I will ever be good enough to make for others.

I’m in the process of working for a tabletop RPG similar dungeons and dragons and mix over with Warhammer of a virus like plague, reminiscent of kind of resident evil but I’m not sure what timeline I’m putting it in yet either medieval fantasy or modern city style of the 1950s kind of reminiscing of Cthulhu like in the very early stages of producing this stuff, although I do have an immense amount of game mechanics so far created trying to streamline it for two different versions to a complex version for gameplay how the game is intended to be played, which is very hard and second version of the game is meant to be streamline version for more simplistic game mechanics of trying to survive And I’m trying to find concept pieces to create for all the different monsters and the people that you can pick between and different races with different classes and stuff like that. And cements amount of work and I’m only one person doing all this although I tend to get about 30 pages in a week and I have around 127 pages of rough draft practically done and I’m trying to go for a 400 page book, including custom magic items and all kinds of stuff like that, but I only recently started to think that, using STL files to create actual miniatures with trying to set up my own 3-D printing business coming up in the future I’m trying to find someone who would be decent at being able to produce an STL concept file and I can use that later to have it more refined as well as learning 3-D printing on a extremely fast pace scale at this moment trying to learn every little concept in and out resin cost legal. I’m pretty much trying to buy myself create a whole new tabletop adventure game. similar to Cthulhu tabletop games with sanity, but at the same time, easy enough like DND with more open, ended choices, and how you wanna play filled with random encounters and main storylines, as well as its own unique game mechanics to differentiate it as well as trying to steer away from copyrighted and licensed stuff, it’s literally gonna probably take me about. I’m guessing in realistic terms of being a dad of two kids and trying to tend to all kinds of other things two years to finally complete everything including getting everything set up for manufacturing producing shipping and possibly a go fund me if I feel like I’m big enough for that.

Thanks mate

Excited to send them out mate, it was fun printing them out. Hopefully the post is not too rough with the delivery, oh and the amount of tape you need to unwrap is crazy XD

@@NatesMiniatures 🤣

Thanks mate, if you are new to Warhammer 40k it might be best to buy some models from eBay cheaper first to see if you like the painting side of things. I know for me when I got a 3d printer I don't buy minis from the store anymore.

@NatesMiniatures Honestly, the more I look at the painting/assembly aspect of it, I think I will try one of the starter sets. I appreciate the advice. 👍

@@tmgpurify3458 have fun mate :D

haha maybe one day

Not stupid at all, since this video using hot water and just dunking them for 20 seconds or so makes it so much easier to remove the supports. But the idea you put forward sounds like it would work as well. Not 100% sure with the freezing because then I am guessing the rest of the model might also be super brittle but it would need testing.

@NatesMiniatures yes, I would imagine if you could localize the heat to one spot, it might work great. Maybe with an electic lighter? I will test it out!

@@CanuckHam Let me know how you go, careful of the fumes obviously.

@NatesMiniatures Hey Nate! OMG it works way better than I expected. My process is as follows: Freeze uncured miniatures after a wash (about 3 hours), bring hot water to a point where it's just about to boil (small bubbles appear but do not float to the suface), dunk model in hot water fully. Wait about 10-20 seconds. Remove supports. Resin Used was waterwashable.

@@CanuckHam Very nice, I have also tried something. I decided after washing my miniatures to leave them in a sealed tub where there was still some ipa. Honestly I forgot about them for a day, but when I pulled them out the miniatures were fine but the supports just peeled away like a hot knife through butter.

HeyGears is that company BUT I have tested a basic Anycubic Standard Grey resin in the Ultracraft and it works fine.

This is true

That's fair

There are FDM printers that use PLA, that is a hard plastic but you will not get the details that a resin printer can offer.

Sorry mate I can't share the link for these files brother. GW is always watching, this is why I am now going to use creators who don't make 1:1 sculpts from now on. It will allow me to share the creator with all of you in the future.

Glad you like them! RedMakers make some awesome STL files. Might even get some more printed in the future to build a small army.

That is a good way to look at it, being able to scale them to a size that you are good with so you can paint them is a great idea.

That is a good reason not to have a resin printer, good ventilation and making sure you have the right PPE and you think about how you will go about containing resin spills around the room. It is still a chemical that needs to be handled with some care.

Fantastic! Welcome mate, make sure you stop by MyMiniFactory and check out what they have on offer.

@@NatesMiniatures Will do! Thanks a lot!

I have a bit of a lisp, I was actually saying space dwarfs.

The black paint is a primer, it basically helps the next layer of paint to stick to the plastic other wise it can scratch off kinda easy.

Thank you @TargetCat that means a lot. I am happy as long as people just get to enjoy the hobby. I don't like seeing extra barriers that prevent people from enjoying the wargaming hobby (expensive minis is one).

I will probably try that on some larger models, I had this Chaos Dwarf video in the works and I never finished the army because I dropped the main lord on a winged bull mount and it shattered lol. I should of pinned it, for some reason I was holding the wing when painting it and the glue just gave way lol.

Most probably

What happened with lore?

Oh yeah, it is bloody expensive. And though it is great in the prints you can get out of it I still love my older Elegoo Saturn 4k. I am not sure many people will buy it if they are like me and think of 3D printing as a cheaper option then buying in stores.

@@NatesMiniatures Was thinking of getting a resin printer, but I'm not sure if I should get the saturn 4k for 160€ used or the new saturn 4 for 300€

Nice! I would say you can get a Elegoo Saturn 2 8k for cheap but if you can get a Saturn 4 for 300 euro that sounds like a good deal. As far as quality goes the Elegoo Saturn 4k can get really good prints, 6k screens tend to get a little better but that is usually where it stops. from 8k to 14k you will not really notice a difference in quality unless you look through a macro lens while painting. So if you can save yourself some money with the Elegoo Saturn 2 I would go for that, and it has been out for a long while now so you will have a lot of information on problems that arise from time to time. Also the screen replacement on that printer should be a lot cheaper then a Saturn 4

@@NatesMiniatures the elegoo saturn 2 seems to be sold out everywhere in europe. But I can get a refurbished one from elegoo for 220€

If you can buy brand new I would go with that. On the Elegoo website for Europe you do have the option of the Elegoo Mars 4 MAX, that is basically a Elegoo Saturn but with a 6k screen. Same build plate size, I have one of those as well but I have yet to print anything on it as of yet. I think that would be a good choice, it is a 9 in build plate like the Elegoo Saturn 4k. And I from the website it looks to sell for around 229.99 euro. eu.elegoo.com/products/elegoo-mars-4-max-msla-resin-3d-printer-with-6k-mono-lcd Buying it brand new gives you Elegoo warranty as well.

I do think 3d printing minis that look like GW minis is becoming a lot easier and harder to truly shutdown.