Careful selling anything related to the Big N using one of their trademarked characters. They have been known to be sue happy even to small sellers over anything with a trademark on it. Love the controller design, but the Mario and switch logo could be an issue if the Big N got wind of it.
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Definitely noted and aware. No plans to be any sort of serious seller online and such with that until I actually have the skills to design my own items.
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Nintendo ninjas will be in touch…
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I do need to actually sand these, just haven’t had the patience for it. Hot glue gun’s a little thick, so might need to stay with superglue.
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True dat. So many great fan projects cancelled because of them… Square Enix too, I don’t know if there are many Chrono Trigger fans in this forum but there was a very ambitious fan project which was attempting to remake the whole game in 3d with amazing character models and a revamped soundtrack, it was cancelled with a C&D.
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I gotta start saving my nickels & dimes.
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So any updates on the stuff you was making? Are you still gonna make the mini Rachnera’s?
(BTW I was notified by E2046 for payment for shipping on the Rachnera from them, once they ship her out, it takes about a month or so to arrive…super slow for some reason, I’m still waiting on Lina Inverse to arrive. Anyway once Rachnera arrives from them, I’ll check the package and ship it to you myself. )
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I have not touched it since I came down with that cough. Was planning on hitting it after work today and part of tomorrow (depending on how much sleep I get wuth the fireworks).
Yes, I’m still planning on that mini-Rachnera.
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Damn that looks great! Which 3d printer do you think is the best?
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I only have an Anycubic and it’s been wall-to-wall problems. So any company other than them.
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I feel like those problems increased ever since I sent that STL lol
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I printed 4 items last night. 3 worked, 1 failed.
I think I might bounce mini-Rachnera to the front just to see if it’s a file or machine problem.
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I’m actually getting some STLs for supporting a Kickstarter and I have no way to print them (I’m assuming it’s possible online?)
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There are a myriad of places that all offer to print it for you . . . for a pretty penny.
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I was just reading up on the next gen of resin printers in the medium to large sizes. Turns out my little printer was not designed for printing anything as large as this Akeno figure. It was designed for 28mm figures mostly, maybe up to a 70mm figure. Not the 120mm+ that I’m shoving down its throat.
Live and learn.
Now once I hit the mediums, then it can handle the pieces-parts to make Akeno. I’m looking in the $500 range, +/- $100.
The large ones I wouldn’t even have to do her piece by piece. Just a one-shot. Those start at around $750 and go up to that Peterbilt one I showed the other day for $1500.
Now, other benefits once I hit the mid-range printers:
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Most come with temperature control for the resin tray so don’t have to sit it on my reptile heating mat, or blast the a/c on it in the summer. The machine takes care of regulaing all that itself for optimum performance.
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It comes with a hose I can run into my bottle of resin for a constant feed. I don’t have to keep pausing to refill the resin tray. There is even a kit so I can Y it off and run 2 bottle at the same to for really large prints.
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The detail level on the bigger machine gets sick! I mean, you can see the wrinkles on a hag’s face if the artist put them in the STL–something that gets lost with my little printer.
Now with that said, I’m going to keep plugging away with current projects, but I will revisit them all once I get the next gen printer installed (next 90 to 120 days, depending when my performance bonus hits).
For those of you looking at the base model printers in the 4k resolution range, sure you can pick one up for under $200, but unless you’re printing a tabletop full of 28mm minis for your d&d campaign, I recommend saving twice that and shoot for an 8k resolution model. Better detail, bigger minis.
Remember, to be old & wise, you must 1st be young and stupid. I have a box full of half-printed failures from my own younger self’s stupidity. 
I think I’m going to blow a wad on that $1500 monster, but I need to see more about its competitors, and a few user reviews, not just the folks who it was given to for a review.
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Interesting, thanks for your info, will be useful for me when looking to buy one.
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When you do get one, check with me before buying any STLs. I may have already bought it and can float it your way.
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Found a use for the egg carton spacers (I get the box at Sam’s) so I can do mass assembly of my Pochita Army…
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@SquallMano free file.
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