3DPrint

a very simple secret: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince happy halloween everybody! this year’s costume was special to me. while i … Continued

spent the weekend on final touches. this project came together pretty quickly but definitely one a rewarding costume to make. here are some details. the grand total of this project is $145 (PLA filament $60, paints $40, props $12, fabric $18, … Continued

watching stop motion footages for costume reference and drafting in marvelous designer 6. next few days process will go fast.. starting by importing my standin model AND costume head into MD6 as an avatar. i’m tailoring the costume to fit me but more … Continued

first time using Bondo907 to smooth the surface. it worked like modeling putty, sets fast and sands easily. for the large surface smoothing, i think this is the best way so far. I just hope that I never have to do this … Continued

100 hrs and 150m PLA later, temporary assembling 13 printed pieces. This is probably my most favorite and most nerve wrecking moment because i’m constantly asking myself 2 questions “would I fit in?” and “would my wearble design keep the integrity of … Continued

the time has come! for the life-size printing 🙂 i’m getting a good hang of splitting the pieces and print ready with min overhang issue with max printable area . also i’ve noticed the crack on Rocket’s print where surface was so … Continued

measure once, twice and three times… both myself and digital myself. putting my VR previous into test… i export the entire head mesh and read in Cura knowing that it won’t fit in UM’s printable area. this way I can see … Continued

I do my sanity check with a smaller scale maquette. years of experience tells me that what I model in 3d software is not what I get till I hold in my hand physically. 2d templates and photo reference are already distorted … Continued

small size test prints in Ultimaker2 and Ultimaker2+Extended. this time i ordered enough ColorFabb filaments. I chose to use 0.4mm nozzle for the face plate to catch small details and 0.8mm nozzle for hair. 0.8mm nozzle lays down more PLA than 0.4mm at … Continued