madSculptor Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Long time lurker, first time poster. So I'm waiting to start a new job and decided to brush up on my 3d modelling skills as I've let them go a bit rusty. I fancied a helmeted DW libby and this is where I've got to so far. Modelled and rigged in Blender. Still adding details and tweaking him before I start prepping him to print. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looks very cool :tu: ..... and I want one. Seriously ;) Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Rage Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looks nice, particularly like those shoulder pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Cheers guys. Thinking of adding hussar wings to make him fit in with my DW sergeants who all have them. Bit undecided. I nicked the idea for the shoulder pads off a conversion I saw on here yonks ago. Text says roughly in pig latin "Those who write in the margins shall fear the emperors's wrath". Well he is a librarian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 All done Added a couple of purity seals and spent a day prepping it for print. Should get him back in a week or so. A none knock kneed Belial next methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Chaplain Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Looks great! I'd love to see you take on a chaplain render at some point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 hmmm... that was my other possibility, a DW chaplain / interrogator chaplain. I'm just neatening up the base mesh at the moment and rerigging a couple of bits to prevent print issues in future. Gives me an opportunity to do a cool helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 So I finished rejigging the base mesh and rigging to make it a bit more manageable and made a start on a chaplain head. The hood is rubbish at the moment but the head is getting there. Going to redo the shoulder pads next. I'll keep the same style, but change it around some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MordentHex Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Multi part? I would think it would be so, just make the extra bits options to add later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yep, I've kept it as modular as possible to limit the amount of resculpting I have to do. It also gives a much better result at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 FInished messing about with his armour. I've made it a little more angular on the breastplate, legs and arms to give him a slightly different look. Blocked in the cloth bits which'll all be redraped once I pose him and started adding in where I want the detail to be. Think I'll do his weapons next and start working on a pose so I know where I need to detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The fact alone that you used Blender is enough to make be a big fan of your work :wub: Seriously though, nicely done Librarian. I'm curious to see the actual printed result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Blender's fab! It's stupidly powerful once you get used to it and I do most stuff in it now over 3d studio (and its free!). Only exceptions are zbrush for if I need to do mega detailed organic stuff and sometimes 3d coat for when I just can't boolean something together in Blender. From past experience the print should come out o.k, though there'll be a bit of finishing to do and some inevitable loss of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Wasn't happy with the head so redid it as a more conventional skull mask. Still not quite right, but getting there. Did the crozius and blocked out the pose. I think he's coming along nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokisSword Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very nice modelling there. Are you printing via Shapeways or another service? I'm currently building my own 3D printer specifically for miniature printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Shapeways for this. Commercial print services are still too expensive for something that's just for fun (for me anyway), if I was making masters rather than a one off I'd probably use a jewellery wax printing service like Niagara falls (I've used them for jewellery making) or find a service with a perfactory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokisSword Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'll be really interested to see the output from Shapeways as I've yet to find a decent thread where people have provided pictures of the original 3D models and then decent photos of the resultant miniatures. I've seen various threads where people have complained that the quality of Shapeways Frosted Ultra Detail had dropped and was no longer suitable for 28mm scale. (I'd assumed this might be a drop in process quality to increase speed due to demand outstripping their ability to print) - I'm hoping you can prove me wrong! I'm building a UV resin based printer, with hopefully a 10 micron resolution X Y Z (see www.buildyourownsla.com). Really interested in this topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 I've not noticed a drop in quality, my last print from them was a complex ring prototype and came out fine despite pushing the design limits pretty hard. One thing I've noticed though is that hollowing out models which people do on shape ways to reduce the price can have a pretty bad effect on quality because of the resin / support material interface, which is why I've printed this one solid. Also printing in pieces rather than as a solid model generally helps and getting a smooth transition between areas of high and low resolution when decimating. All that said, we'll see when it comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Was just reading that DIY SLA forum. Wish I had the hardware chops for something like that. Anyway, todays progress. Started to bling the armour up and added a bionic arm. Shoulder pads and bionic arm based on the Inquisitor Drogan character from the Space marine game. Also got the cloth draping in roughly the way I want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Pretty much done. Going to wait for the Libby to come back from the printers to check on level of detail on the embossing etc. before I fuse this one together, but pretty happy at the moment. One or two areas that need finishing off like breather tubes for his helmet and will probably add a few rivets. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokisSword Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very much liking the finished Chaplain. My single criticism would be the seam along the top of the armour where it has been mirrored. Do you have any examples of previous miniatures that you've had printed by Shapeways. With regards to the home made SLA, if I manage to get decent results I'll happily open it up as a bureau service for B&C members. I'm slowly acquiring materials as my budget allows, but hoping to have it working by July/August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Yeah that seam's annoying. Can't get rid of it until I apply the mirror modifier right at the end (I've tried, it resists, grrr). Not got any minis to show at the moment as I'm terrible at remembering to take photos and most of my stuff is in storage, however the Libby should be despatched today, so will have him by the middle of the week. Would definitely be interested in using you as a bureau if you can get up and running. Can't wait to see what you can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madSculptor Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 This just arrived from the printers A quick sneak peak before I undercoat him (when it stops raining). Pretty happy and will take a decent photo once he's undercoated and its actually photgraphable (I faill at taking photos of tiny transparent objects) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LokisSword Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I have to say, from what I can see that looks very very nice. Looking forward to seeing it primed when we can see all the fine detail. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disease Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 That's looking very promising. I think you should speak to greyall about production mk1 terminators. You will make a killing from B+C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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