Another miniature print. This time it is Baby Groot. I use this also as a painting practice/test.
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Done a beach scenery for my baby groot. I am pretty happy with the result. I have never done any miniature stuff prior.
The base is 3D print, & took me 15 hours to print. It was designed in Catia.
Mini grass is from miniature company NOCH, sand was from a playground near my place. I use milky glue (seen in 3rd picture) mix with water to glue the sand. It was recommended by the hobby shop I went to. I bought the miniature umbrella from the same shop. In fact, it was the umbrella that inspired me to do a min beach scene. The only top side was painted, so I also painted the underside.
The advantages of shopping at physical brick & mortar shops as opposed to online. Support local business & you can get good advice from people who know their stuff. The glue is only 99 cents.
Took 3-4 hours to dry. I have some shells & found 2 small ones for the finishing touch.
The base is 3D print, & took me 15 hours to print. It was designed in Catia.
Mini grass is from miniature company NOCH, sand was from a playground near my place. I use milky glue (seen in 3rd picture) mix with water to glue the sand. It was recommended by the hobby shop I went to. I bought the miniature umbrella from the same shop. In fact, it was the umbrella that inspired me to do a min beach scene. The only top side was painted, so I also painted the underside.
The advantages of shopping at physical brick & mortar shops as opposed to online. Support local business & you can get good advice from people who know their stuff. The glue is only 99 cents.
Took 3-4 hours to dry. I have some shells & found 2 small ones for the finishing touch.
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Its fun, though its also hard work. But its easier are when you are having fun. Its a bit like team sport like basketball.Looks like you’re having fun
I also went back & redo the "helmet" hair of my captain marvel, its flat, boring & lack dynamic. I looked at some figurines for inspiration as well as hair tutorial. It is a massive effort but I think the end result is worth it.
I hope to show the final result soon before moving to the bodysuit
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You know what... As long as you don't it a "Brie" version.... I'll support it
I did post pictures, from imgur. Maybe high traffic or something hence the pictures are not showing on your side. Or do you mean updated Captain marvel. then no, I have no pictures, but I am working in the background.
Updated hair. Massive work, but I think it's worth it.
3D print key & hole design to test best setting for figurine assembly.
I made 2 sets with 2 different gaps (In Catia), one is 0.25mm all round gap, the other 0.35mm gap. Key angle is 5deg. The one with 0.25 fit tight, while the set with 0.35mm all round gap is lose & have translation & rotational movement. So the decision is going to 0.25mm.
I made 2 sets with 2 different gaps (In Catia), one is 0.25mm all round gap, the other 0.35mm gap. Key angle is 5deg. The one with 0.25 fit tight, while the set with 0.35mm all round gap is lose & have translation & rotational movement. So the decision is going to 0.25mm.
Almost done with the modeling/Sculpting. After this will be character rigging & posing for the final 3D print.
What do you use for rigging? I forget who, but there was a recent plug-in released that’s supposed to make it much easier.Almost done with the modeling/Sculpting. After this will be character rigging & posing for the final 3D print.
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Great, you know how to make a great looking cap marvel ass, glad you didn't go brie.Almost done with the modeling/Sculpting. After this will be character rigging & posing for the final 3D print.
Funny, becuase someone at Imgur where I posted the pictures commented why she has spider-man a$$. Damn, gonna admit Tom Holland has a nice a$$
I agree with Swede. Keep that ass, baby. Looking forward to more of your progress!
Thanks
Wasted one evening. The Rigging in Zbrush was god awful (like many things in Zbrush). Awful UI & unintrutive. It is the number one complaint, from people, since its introduction.
Rigging was straightforward, everything else is broken & hard to use. Pretty much sums up Zbrush. It's one of the few stupid S software where when you save, it doesn't save your entire work. The rig was saved as a different file when you save it (so are the sub meshes), & when I tried to reimport it, (following instruction to the letter) it broke. 5 hours of work wasted.
The weekend is completely booked, so I wouldn't be doing much work on this for until next week. Oh well.
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Pose done. I also convert it to 1:6 scale. It is harder than it seems, due to how bad Zbrush is at scaling. I literally export every sub mesh (Think like 30 total) to MayaLT, group them & scale them by 0.167 (1:6), then reimport all of them back to Zbrush. Took me an evening worth.
Then I posed her, but the rig that I spend like 2 hours making has failure, so I am unable to edit the pose anymore, not using the original rig that it. But I think I have enough "fun" with making rigs, & I think the pose is okay. Fine adjust meant is stay okay without a rig (just use traditional move/rotate)
Next will be a base for her. I have some idea but nothing concrete yet. Also the model need to be split (as its too large, 30cm or 1 foot tall without base), but I already factor that in when I design her.
Then I posed her, but the rig that I spend like 2 hours making has failure, so I am unable to edit the pose anymore, not using the original rig that it. But I think I have enough "fun" with making rigs, & I think the pose is okay. Fine adjust meant is stay okay without a rig (just use traditional move/rotate)
Next will be a base for her. I have some idea but nothing concrete yet. Also the model need to be split (as its too large, 30cm or 1 foot tall without base), but I already factor that in when I design her.
Can't wait for it to be finishedPose done. I also convert it to 1:6 scale. It is harder than it seems, due to how bad Zbrush is at scaling. I literally export every sub mesh (Think like 30 total) to MayaLT, group them & scale them by 0.167 (1:6), then reimport all of them back to Zbrush. Took me an evening worth.
Then I posed her, but the rig that I spend like 2 hours making has failure, so I am unable to edit the pose anymore, not using the original rig that it. But I think I have enough "fun" with making rigs, & I think the pose is okay. Fine adjust meant is stay okay without a rig (just use traditional move/rotate)
Next will be a base for her. I have some idea but nothing concrete yet. Also the model need to be split (as its too large, 30cm or 1 foot tall without base), but I already factor that in when I design her.
Last (Maybe) Update for the week for my 1:6 scale captain Marvel 3D print project. Base plate is almost done. The legs are there for stability purposes. I would love to make the baseplate larger without the need for the legs for that would exceed my 13cm max limit I set for 3D print. Yes, the character will be split, & the legs will be assembled to the baseplate.
Anyway, I added wrinkles to the suits, as well as reduce buttcrack & make it looks more like tight pants than yoga pants.
Anyway, I added wrinkles to the suits, as well as reduce buttcrack & make it looks more like tight pants than yoga pants.
Bought more stuff for airbrushing, I haven't even had an airbrush set...yet.
Mask with canister & goggles. Goggles look goofy like Doctor Octopus, but it has rubber seals (like swimming goggles) that provide more protection to eyes.
The hobby is getting expensive. The amount of things & cost for physical painting miniatures/figurines is pretty substantial. Maybe not as much as say photography where camera & lens can cost easily over thousands, but unlike photographic, many of the stuff like paints are consumables.
Next up I need to get an airbrush set, make an airbrush booth, get some paints, thinners & some punty for patching. Maybe some cutters.
Mask with canister & goggles. Goggles look goofy like Doctor Octopus, but it has rubber seals (like swimming goggles) that provide more protection to eyes.
The hobby is getting expensive. The amount of things & cost for physical painting miniatures/figurines is pretty substantial. Maybe not as much as say photography where camera & lens can cost easily over thousands, but unlike photographic, many of the stuff like paints are consumables.
Next up I need to get an airbrush set, make an airbrush booth, get some paints, thinners & some punty for patching. Maybe some cutters.
Cool video of Army Painter, one of the popular miniature/scale model paint companies.
I think one of the cool things about their paints (which is also true with other popular brands like Vallejo) is instead of off the shelf brand generic green, or blue, they have specific colors for irl application, like the specific army green for the WWII Tanks so you do not need to mix paint. Or dirt, or rust colors, so you can spend less time mixing color, & more time painting.
I think one of the cool things about their paints (which is also true with other popular brands like Vallejo) is instead of off the shelf brand generic green, or blue, they have specific colors for irl application, like the specific army green for the WWII Tanks so you do not need to mix paint. Or dirt, or rust colors, so you can spend less time mixing color, & more time painting.
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That's all for this week. It's time for a break. Next week focus will be on breaking the figurine to pieces & testing assembly joints for 3D printing.
The critical on will be the legs to the base, but that's a problem, for next week.
I spent yesterday afternoon in Catia updating the base. It was 10 pm when I finally got it done. As you can see, the support legs have changed. The design was inspired by the halo pillar of autumn pillar design. I have a Halo art book that I looked for inspiration.
The critical on will be the legs to the base, but that's a problem, for next week.
I spent yesterday afternoon in Catia updating the base. It was 10 pm when I finally got it done. As you can see, the support legs have changed. The design was inspired by the halo pillar of autumn pillar design. I have a Halo art book that I looked for inspiration.
I could never see your pics before but now they all show up just fine. That Captain Marvel has lots of potential.
Starting to make sub-assemblies, adding key/Keyholes, & fixing STL files for 3D printing. Should be done in the next few days if no major issue, then it's time to print test 3D prints.
Edit: Just dropped 400+ € on a bunch of items for airbrushing & painting.
Include:
Army Painter Paint set 140€
Airbrush set 89€
Air brush cleaner set
Air brush medium (for combine with acrylic paint for airbrushing)
Air brush cleaner
Airbrush spray cabinet 89€ (for ventilation)
Army Painter Color primer
Model building kit (hand tools for model bulidings)+ green cutting pad 30€+
Mounting Stand for 3D print filament
If include mask with canister /googles, hair dryer, & tripod (for youtube videos record) & all the brushes, & goodies I bought for this, I think I spend almost 700+€ already easily. If inlcude still the 3D printer too, then its over 1K€
Edit: Just dropped 400+ € on a bunch of items for airbrushing & painting.
Include:
Army Painter Paint set 140€
Airbrush set 89€
Air brush cleaner set
Air brush medium (for combine with acrylic paint for airbrushing)
Air brush cleaner
Airbrush spray cabinet 89€ (for ventilation)
Army Painter Color primer
Model building kit (hand tools for model bulidings)+ green cutting pad 30€+
Mounting Stand for 3D print filament
If include mask with canister /googles, hair dryer, & tripod (for youtube videos record) & all the brushes, & goodies I bought for this, I think I spend almost 700+€ already easily. If inlcude still the 3D printer too, then its over 1K€
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And some people don't understand why gay people exist....lol obviously joking but clearly his ass is WAY better than hers, I love pancakes but only for breakfast lol.
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