Do you have lifting corners? Are you spending time on post print clean up? STOP USING BRIM in your slicer! This is a very simple part. It’s just a triangular prism but when you try to 3D print it, or more importantly print it at scale. There’s a number of challenges around these three corners that I will show you a solution for today. So this type of part is a very simple part, this is a very simple example that we’re going to use but we’re looking at these sharp corners. Sharp corners when put down on the very…
Glenreagh Mountain Railway So I’ve kick off the new year with my first work travel and sales meeting. I must say it was a great meeting, I wasn’t shown the doors within the first five minutes. Instead the meeting lasted close to three hours! Very very productive meeting was had. No I did not sell a damn thing but I did get a personal tour of the local historical railway in my customers town to which he was a board member of. Glenreagh Mountain Railway, known as the GMR, was established in 1989 as a heritage tourist railway at Glenreagh,…
My Path To Remote Ops Living in rural Australia and being of the younger NMRA generation does have its draw backs; Three hours to the closest model railroad club and very few peers of my age. However as the saying goes, you only get out what you put in. Being introduced to model railroading as a seven-year-old and only moving away from the hobby when girls and cars became of more interest, I quickly rejoined when I had a son of my own. In the space of ten years technology has taken a large leap. When trying to find answers…
Top 5 Airbrushes for Miniatures and Models Iwata Media Eclipse HP CS First up is the Iwata-Medea Eclipse. This is an airbrush with a 0.35mm needle and drop-in self-centering nozzle. That combination makes it excellent for applying smaller details. This is also a gravity feed gun, which makes it all the more appropriate in that capacity. The Eclipse CS is designed specifically for spraying heavier acrylics and medea textile colors, without losing definition or clarity. Despite being gravity fed, the cup is still a decent size at 1/3oz, meaning you won’t constantly need to change paint. The spray pattern is…
Best Airbrush for Miniatures and Models Are you thinking of adding an airbrush to your models and miniatures painting hobby? Airbrushes help speed up your painting and with practice you can achieve some great results with them. With airbrush you can prime your minis indoors all year round in whatever color you want. You can use an airbrush for everything you do on your minis and models; basecoating, varnishing, priming, stencils, highlighting and many more. Airbrushes are a bit expensive investment for your hobby. There are so many choices that may confuse you. So I have created this detailed guide…
