All,
I'm ramping up for a Cold War campaign and I needed forces, so I went and got me some 6mm 3D-Printed armies from Bashytubits over on TMP; he was great to work with, allowed me to tailor everything exactly as I wanted it. Production was very quick, they were in my hands in no time, and I've finally gotten them painted up and wanted to show them to the world.
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The whole mess: I've got Soviets (bottom left), West Germans (bottom right), Americans (top right), and British (top left). If you squint real hard and don't pay attention to the mismatched paintjobs, I could pull from the three NATO members to make some Canadians, too, sort of.
The 3D-Printed troops come on a stand about 60mm x 30mm, with either 3 vehicles or a gaggle (14) infantrymen on it. They took awhile to clean up but look nice, were easy to paint up, and I appreciated the fact they came on a base.
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Armor of the Soviet hordes!
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West Germans.
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BAOR.
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And the Yanks.
To see a bunch more pics, please check the blog at:
https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2020/05/6mm-cold-war-3d-printed-armies.html
Another batrep coming up tomorrow, this time my first run out of the Osprey "Black Ops" rules.
V/R,
Jack
Look good - Which rule system Jack ?
They look nice. Did you get many mold lines?
Intrigued to see how Osprey Black Ops rules plays out in 6mm.
Impressive horde Jack!
I'm not familiar with the vehicles - but there seem to be quite a lot of print lines on some of the Russian kit
This 3d printing thing is seeming more and more tempting (not that I need more stuff to store and paint)
Looks nice!
:-bd =D> :-bd
Okay, I'm impressed
Quote from: mad lemmey on 27 May 2020, 09:21:17 PM
Okay, I'm impressed
So am I :-bd
3D printing in 1/300th scale is looking like the way to go for any future ventures in that scale......if you have a reasonably capable 3D printer or access to one.
Hey, thanks everyone, I'm glad you like it! The collection will definitely work for what I'm trying to do.
Ian - I'm probably going to stick with Cold War Commander.
Orcs - Yeah, if you zoom in you can see a lot of striations, but it's all about your tolerance for such things. My plan is to play big battles, probably on a 6' x 4' table, so won't even see that stuff at tabletop distance.
James - Sorry for the confusion, Sir, I'm playing Black Ops in 15mm, not 6mm. I was just posting photos of this stuff while mentioning I'll be posting a Black Ops batrep tomorrow, which was played in 15mm.
These 3D printers use some sort of plastic or nylon or something, and so the detail can be a bit soft and the striations are definitely present, but I've seen photos of some minis done with the new resin printers and they are absolutely amazing.
V/R,
Jack
How much do they work out at per vehicle, if you don;t mind me asking?
Nick - All told, it's about the same as ordering HR in the States, which charges 40% shipping and handling, though it does include bases, which I have not taken into account. From my perspective, HR is a shade nicer in quality, but this was much faster (I received in less than two weeks from ordering), and I wanted to see what 3D printers could do in 6mm. One last aspect: you don't have to assemble anything, but cleaning these things are a real @#$%!!!
V/R,
Jack
Those really are rather spiffy ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Thanks, Phil!
V/R,
Jack