That is so cool, how is it coming along?

Yeah this sounds amazing!

@The Creatures Corner it's coming along slowly, I'm doing all this at work on my lunch, so I only have a few minutes to work on him. I have his head, neck, and chest all done. I'm now working on his fingers and hands. As well as the ball joints for his arms and legs. That's about it so far.

@@adambonilla6534update? 😅

Dude you gotta make a video on it

Thank you!

Thank you!

I believe you’re talking about the foot sander. I know it sounds crazy but it’s seriously the best sanding tool for prints!

It’s one of these: amzn.to/3JJxTAR

Thank you! The file was originally from Hex3D’s Patreon (not sure if it’s still available) www.patreon.com/Geoffro But Galactic Armoury has a very similar file available: galacticarmory.net/collections/busts/products/general-grievous-bust-3d-print-files As for dry brushing, it’s a painting technique where you put some paint on your brush, then dab that brush into something like a paper towel until you have a very small amount of paint left on the brush and that’s what you apply to your piece. Typically it’s done quite light handed as well. I assume it’s called “dry brushing” because your brush is practically dry with how little paint is on it. There are a bunch of KZfaq videos on the technique by people that have probably done a way better job of explaining it than me.

@@MMsPropShop thanks ...have just ordered a foot sander

@@MMsPropShopI have almost completed the mammoth printing task however I found a fault with the two base files and that is the inside base texture, the from is very textured where the back has almost no texture at all. I have started all the sanding and then painting on watered down wood filler and the results are so far very good

I believe you mean one of these: amzn.to/3JJxTAR

@@MMsPropShop Yes I do (and I never would have guess where to find them ... 😄) Thx a lot!

I completely get it, finding stuff in Canada can be interesting at the best of times as well. The only place I’ve been able to find it here is Home Depot (I think Amazon might have sold it at one point as well but I can’t remember). In theory though, any colour changing wood filler should be the same texture. You can’t exactly colour change the gritty, wood particles that typical wood filler has, so any colour changing stuff should be plasticy. Not sure if that helps but I hope you’ll be able to find something similar that works.

@@MMsPropShop thanks for your fast reply. Yeah, it's challenging to get supplies in some countries haha. I think I'm a bit spoiled from working at Weta for a while. Atm I use builders bog for much of my filling. It works well, but since it's 2 component stuff, it tends to go off too fast. I found the stuff you showed on Amazon, at least a brown version, but it shows "not available", so I'll need to find some other stuff easier to get here. I'm working with 3d software (and peinters) only since xmas, all self taught, but I had to cleanup some masters back at Weta, also using bog. You can check my channel here if you like, to see some of my (traditional-made) personal projects. Thanks for your videos, I'm enjoying them a lot and they give me some serious inspirations and ideas.

It's one of these electric foot sanders: amzn.to/3JJxTAR

Thank you! The head and some of the pieces I’d originally printed were done on an Ender 3 pro, the larger pieces like the collar were done on a CR-10s (with a 0.8mm nozzle), the neck and non resin printed pipes were done on an Ender 3 V2, and finally the resin printed pipes were all printed on a Elegoo Mars Pro 2. Whew, that was a lot lol Right now the printer that I’d suggest to anyone would be an Ender 3 V2. I know there are newer models now but the V2 is the perfect combination between quality of prints, machine upgrades, but still at a reasonable price. I might do a whole video on what I’d recommend to add to the base model as there are a few things that I’d consider necessary additions. And yes, I use Fusion360.

@@MMsPropShop Thank you SO much for the intense reply! I didn't expect that. I'm a noob to this although I have done plenty of military models in the past. This printer you suggest, it will print everything that is required for this bust? Um.... is Fusion 360 hard? Ive never done 3d. Thanks again SO VERY MUCH!! I took a picture of Grevious eyes that this guy had put on his presentation, although he didn't do it like the pic, I would love to share it somehow.

You’re welcome! I’m always happy to talk shop. The collar piece would have to be sliced into 4 as opposed to 2 pieces, but yes, the rest of the pieces will fit on an Ender 3. They’re such popular printers that most model makers now split their files up to be able to fit on that size of printer. There’s definitely a lot to learn when it comes to Fusion360 but I find that it’s a pretty intuitive, well designed program. The good thing is that you can basically google how to do anything in Fusion360 if you can’t figure something out and there will be tons of information and tutorials to help you. I probably only know/use about 10% of what it can actually do.

What do you think of this printer? Longer LK5 Pro? It can do a full size helmet. What add ons to the Ender do you suggest? Did you buy your plans for Grevious on Etsy? And THANK YOU again so VERY much!!

Oh another question. Which rezin size did you use for Grevious? 1.75,,,,,,,,?? Is there a brand that you prefer for the resin? Will I always have the "threads" showing on the model after it prints then it needs to be sanded? (please note: I AM A TOTAL NOOB ON THIS)

It really depends on what types of projects you’re interested in building. Typically people start with a filament (FDM) printer first and then consider getting into resin (SLA) printing later unless they’re someone who’s mainly interested in printing something like tabletop miniatures. The good news is that 3D printers are cheaper than ever, especially if you’re not interested in getting the newest model. Even if it is within your budget to buy both, I’d start with one so that you’re not unbelievably overwhelmed with all of the things you need to figure out/learn. They work almost in the complete opposite way so it really is like learning two completely different skill sets.

@@MMsPropShop Ty! I have been pouring over video after video on these printers as of late and appreciate the feedback! Btw, I love your work and the effort you put in to make them look amazing! I always got flak for my attention to detail on work I did working for the corporate world, mainly because they wanted to save a buck...lol. Seeing you do this has inspired me to jump into something I have always loved, STAR WARS and my artistic side combining them to learn to make some of these awesome projects!

I actually printed all of the resin pieces on a Mars 2 Pro. All of the pipes I basically had standing up right for ease of printing so the build plate size really wasn’t much of an issue as long as the height was still ok. I believe I did all of the pieces over 4 or 5 print jobs.

@@MMsPropShop oh wow never thought about slicing them that way lmao thanks!

They are a part of Hex3D’s Patreon page but Galactic Armory has very similar files available.

It’s from Hex3D’s Patreon.

I’m not looking at taking on any custom figure work at the moment, sorry!

It’s actually a foot sander. I have a whole video planned that should be up soon talking about it because it has easily become my favourite and the best sanding tool for PLA that I’ve ever found.

@@MMsPropShop That is so interesting! What brand is yours?

Whatever Amazon had. Not sure if there is really a brand.

@@MMsPropShop Ah okay, really looking forward to that video!

For this project it was a combination of a Creality CR-10s, Ender 3 and an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro for the resin pieces.

As in printer size or scale of the model itself? Model was 100%, printers were Ender 3’s and a CR-10s for the collar parts.

Everything on an Ender 3 Pro except the collar which was done on a CR-10s.

@@MMsPropShop Thank you!!

It’s one of these electric foot sanders: amzn.to/3JJxTAR

No, sorry!

Most likely not. I really have no desire to build another and he’s staying as part of my personal collection.

Thank you!