u/soldat21

I’ve been testing the snapmaker U1 as a multi colour miniature printer, using the 0.2mm nozzles.

The profile is not perfectly tuned yet, but the results are pretty good. Especially for people like me who struggle with painting minis…

Honestly in my opinion, this type of miniature is totally acceptable for DND or tabletop games.

Both models were printed at 0.07mm to save time.

The reason I’m testing different filaments over the classic eSun Pla+ HS and SUNLU pla + 2.0 HS is because they can’t be chemically smoothed, but regular PLA can. Let me explain.

I recently learnt from “Another Day Miniatures” that some regular PLA can be smoothed with glue (check out his video on YouTube) and I had some Prusament laying around, so I decided to test it. It turns out that Prusament can be smoothed and the results are quite good!

This also leads me to think that multi colour prints can be smoothed if they are regular PLA, and then “washed” with a brush - without the wash getting into the layer lines.

There’s lots of potential here, and I’m going to continue testing.

I’ll be updating you all with my testing, and if you guys have any recommendations for different experiments I can do, let me know!

I've wanting to test colour printing of FDM miniatures for about 6 months now - ever since Bondtech INDX was announced. I really thought it could be the future of FDM miniatures. Unfortunately INDX has been delayed a lot and I haven't had a chance to test it.

In the meantime, I got my hands on the Snapmaker U1 with 0.2mm nozzles, and printed this 4 colour miniature. Honestly it turned out way better than expected, and in person it looks even better!

This was my first print with the machine - no benchy, no test print, I just hit send and went to work after the first layer went down.

Basic details:

Snapmaker U1

Custom print profile (based on my 0.05mm v1.1)

Matte PLA / Pla+ mix

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Hi everyone,

So when obscurenox released his new updated version 2.0 settings I kind of took a break from updating or testing my 0.05 mm profiles further.

But recently I thought to myself: let’s see if we can push the boundaries of 0.05 mm.

So I decided to test, test, test, and printed 25+ of the same model, just with different settings. The two biggest settings I’ve been working on is speed and support removal.

The results: I’ve gotten the printing speeds to be within 10% of obscurenox’s profile and did this torture test to see how easy it would be to remove supports. Honestly it was super easy!

I think the model turned out pretty well - this is without any post processing: no heat gun, no filler, no cutting / scraping any of the pieces hanging off.

I will also see how post processing goes. I have a few ideas that will hopefully make it much easier to paint miniatures in the future.

Stay tuned!

Printed on: Prusa MK4S

Filament: Sunlu Pla+ 2.0

Settings: custom v1.1

If you have another printer and would be willing to help me test, please let me know :)

799,20€ for fully assembled and free shipping

Or

637,10€ for the kit with free shipping

Honestly, as someone with a MK4S, I can say that this is a pretty great deal as the MK4S is an incredible machine.

I guess I don’t have to wonder which drybox has Ultraglow in it!

After some feedback from the community, I updated my Arcs - Court and Influence Holder.

Change log:

•Name changed from court deck -> court row (to match the rulebook)

•Card slots improved, cards now tilt further back and don’t fall forward.

•New design

Of course it’s 100% free! Download it here.

I’ve pushed back my Arcs Ultimate Upgrade release to go back and fix some of the older models, but keep your eyes peeled, it should release soon!

I’ve been silently working on improving my 0.05mm profiles, especially on bedslingers.

I wanted to provide close up shots to not hide anything. This model was printed with supports, no post processing except removing said supports.

I’ve been working to make facial features more visible and recognisable, and I believe there is some progress made on my part.

28mm model

0.05mm layer height

Mk4S

Sunlu PLA+ 2.0

One more to go! Waiting on Suit to finish that Core One Mini project!

I would say, even printer definitely has its own strength, and I’m really happy with them all.

I wanted to test how colour mixing would work on more organic objects and not just cones - the result is, well you can judge yourself.

I don’t have orange loaded in my Prusa XL and got a mostly satisfactory orange colour through mixing - the shading looks good, but I could lower the layer lines some more.

I can’t claim all the credit, I took the SVG files from Orcaslicer and then edited the files to add the lines - 50mm for the c1 and 90mm for the XL.

Looks much cleaner imo!

So I’ve had an old MMU2 sitting in my drawer for a long time, and when I considered upgrading it, Prusa no longer had the upgrade kit available for purchase.

So I said I’d just wait for the INDX.

After the delays in March, I seriously reconsidered upgrading it, but found no good guides and resources, so I gave up.

Until last week! I ordered this kit from blue rolls and spent hours dismantling and getting every spare item from the MMU2. I also printed all the MMU3 parts on my printer. I was so happy!

Then I realised I was missing some parts. Specifically the new plate cover, o-ring, collets, m3x22 screws, and a silicon stopper.

Man was I bummed. I immediately considered ordered the spare parts from Prusa, but I wasn’t even sure if the MMU motors worked, so I didn’t wanna spend any extra money.

So out came my trusty Prusa XL and cad skills, and I printed the plate and o-ring (TPU) as one piece on my XL along with a TPU stopper.

After a lot of fiddling, and a firmware update, I have a perfectly functioning MMU3!

I just want to mention here that this is the incredible nature of Prusa devices. I took a 8 year old technology, printed some new parts, and bought 34€ worth of parts and have a brand new 350€ multi colour system. Which other printer brand can claim to be THIS upgradable and repairable?

Decided to throw in a few filaments on my Prusa XL and test out the new full spectrum.

All I can say is wow.

He’s wearing a Prusa shirt and I even saw his employee badge!

Jokes aside, u/tommy_prusa3d was kind enough to give me, and a couple of others, a tour of the Prusa factory. He even took some time after his shift to go with us to a local pub and share some crazy cool stories!

It’s really great to finally have put a face to a name, and honestly, I can say he’s a really down to earth guy.

We’re definitely lucky to have him in the subreddit with us to answer all our silly questions!

(Reposting for shorter version)

Saw this one on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX5Ieo1Ru3_/?igsh=MWd1aXR6M2ljMTZxNw%3D%3D

Thankfully the wife approves 😅