3d printing, converting and painting Astra Militarum tanks: Chimera

Follow most steps from the support tank article. In fact, I am reusing the tank bodies here; I just created new magnetized options. Don't know if I'll ever need more than my two existing Chimeras, but I created four extra turrets, just to be sure.

3d printing, converting and painting Astra Militarum tanks: Hellhound

Follow most steps from the support tank article. In fact, I am reusing the tank bodies here; I just created new magnetized options.

3d printing, converting and painting Astra Militarum artillery tanks: Basilisk, Wyvern

Continuing the Astra Militarum tank backlog, here's the remaining artillery tanks. These have big, and I mean really big, guns, so the small magnetized gun mounts could not hold them. I had to devise a different method. Follow most steps from the support tank article.

3d printing, converting and painting Astra Militarum support tanks: Hydra, Deathstrike, Manticore

It's been a while since I painted my nun-piloted tanks and I got the craving for more. However, I don't just want to paint a regular tank black and insert some nuns. Coupled with my new-ish 3d printing obsession, this lead me to experiment with the little open back transport vehicle the nun kickstarter included. Add in a few elements, and here comes the artillery.

Creating and painting a Lord Solar Leontus conversion for my nun Astra Militarum army

Let's not beat a dead horse. I dislike the new GW models for being way too busy/crowded, not to mention their price tag. But this idea has been floating around in my mind ever since the Lord Solar came out. Here goes Mother Solara Leona, zipping around the battlefield in her open topped transport. Let me assure you, it is at least as safe as riding a horse.

Painting magic portals (using a wet palette)

Introduction

One of these 3D printed portals has been sitting in my backlog for about a year now. I just had no idea how to start, with the specification being a dungeon view on one side, and a forest on the other, both patchy - as through a portal.

The 3d printing saga comes to an end

After about a year or so that we purchased a 3d printer, it was still going nowhere fast, despite numerous improvements. But the final replacement part had arrived.

Green stuffing 3d printed giants (and more)

Introduction

A bit late for our DnD campaign, the giants were finally ready. Well, not quite. They looked quite bad. But I wanted to fix them up as much as possible. Here goes nothing.

3d printed giants

Introduction

We finally have something produced by the 3d printer!

Spoiler: it's not as good as I expected it to be.

Even more 3d printing adventures

Introduction

With the enhancements done last time, the printer was now working acceptably. However, "acceptable" levels of accuracy are note enough when printing, let's say, miniatures!

More 3d printing adventures

Introduction

It looks like by the time we finish all the games where I wanted to use this, it will be done.

Building a 3D printer (part 2)

Introduction

The adventures continue (still no end in sight).

Building a 3D printer (part 1)

Introduction

After some misadventures with 3D printed miniatures, a group of friends decided that we need a 3D printer. I joined in. Suffice to say, things got way more complicated than we expected.