Comment on What is the level of detail possible for 1:72 figures with PLA?
ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee 8 months ago
1:72 of what? A 5’9” man?
You can get decent detail out of PLA filament printing but if you are talking really small the better option is to use a resin printer.
Yora@diyrpg.org 8 months ago
But resin printers also seem like they are 10 times as expensive. Which is why I am asking if anyone can help me to find out how detailed PLA actually gets at that scale.
Linuto@lemmy.world 8 months ago
This is a popular misconception, resin has become very affordable in recent years; see my other comment.
Yora@diyrpg.org 8 months ago
Then the unhelpful gatekeeper on Mastodon was not only extremely rude, but also talking complete nonsense.
Thanks.
Anafroj@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
I have both a resin printer and a FDM printer, I can confirm the price difference exists, but is not prohibitive (resin is about 2x PLA). The difference of quality is mind blowing, though (in favor of resin printer). If you’re building an army, I assume you will have many pieces? If so, the difference of printing time is also mind blowing in favor of resin printer. The resin for that being that if you print 10x the same mini or your build surface, with FDM it will take 10x the same time (the printing head must move to cover each point) while with the MSLA (resin printer), it will take… 1x the same time. That’s because each layer is flashed from a PNG image, so all points of a layer a created at the same time.
An other thing to know, though, is that resin printing is way more messy. You will manipulate toxic products, that you can throw in the sink, we need gear to cover your hands and face, and resin ends up everywhere and is near impossible to clean. But it’s worth it, especially if you’re into minis. :) FDM, on the other hand, is unbeatable for functional prints (because those resin prints are damn fragile, and tend to not be perfectly at the scale you designed).
IMongoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The Internet do be like that.
My only suggestion is to look at health precautions with resin printing, I’m pretty sure ventilation is absolutely necessary and the liquids hazardous, but I too could be talking nonsense.
Linuto@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You are welcome! I know there are many serious miniature painters who still don’t find the quality of a 4k resin printer acceptable; I am not one of them. However, even pro miniature painters are content with 8k printers which can still be reasonably priced when on sale.
ArbiterXero@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It doesn’t.
You could make a figure where you can see that it’s a man, but you’re getting no face. You’re getting no sword, no details at all