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(Warhammer fantasy battle - chaos spawn)

http://imgur.com/a/oCV7t

There was a little problem when trying to remove the wax residue. When I finally found the substance that removed the wax, it corroded the platic a bit too. This was a test subject anyway. The grain is so small though, that with a naked eye you don't see it that much.
These pics are very large compared to the real thing.

Anyway, I was very positively surprised by the level of detail. I'll be making more, when my work and kid allows me to.]]> turcca 2011-05-31T06:41:34-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28403&th=5422#msg_28403 Just posted the images on the Shapeways blog..

http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/866-The-3D-Printed-FU D-Abomination-at-65mm.html
]]> bitstoatoms 2011-05-31T07:47:35-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28405&th=5422#msg_28405 ]]> B1lancer 2011-05-31T08:32:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28409&th=5422#msg_28409 cloaca 2011-05-31T08:43:58-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28447&th=5422#msg_28447

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5 stars ! I'm waiting for my own batch of FUD -still puzzled why some arrived FUD models are near transparent and some aren't - in any case to really appreciate the extra fine details, a model probably needs to be sprayed with a thin layer of some nice color

]]> dizingof 2011-05-31T19:59:11-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28472&th=5422#msg_28472
What did you use to clean the wax residue off? I'm still trying to find a good solvent to disolve the wax out of some small models I have.

]]> stop4stuff 2011-06-01T15:04:04-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28514&th=5422#msg_28514 EDIT: I lost the fingers on the model. Not my fingers.

So no, I don't have a good solution for removing residue from wax.

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why some arrived FUD models are near transparent and some aren't

I believe this is the wax. I made a small hole to my mesh in order to have the wax melt out, but it was too small and the model was glossy, except where it wasn't hollow but solid. There it's quite clear.

And I agree with painting it - even spraying some fine white (or anything) paint on it will make it look much nicer.]]> turcca 2011-06-02T16:14:25-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28516&th=5422#msg_28516 but what was it you used?
So far I have tried several different products that do get to the wax, but also attack the printed plastic which leads to a failure of a vital component of the model. In case you're wondering, the model is a very small rubiks cube with 0.1mm spacing between parts, the spindles holding everything together are just 0.5mm diameter and it is these that fail - I have 2 cubes left from the last batch of 9 to experiment with One is currently soaking in a weak caustic soda/lye solution and another has had 4 days in an earwax remover liquid (but i think that needs a bit of heat to work properly)
]]> stop4stuff 2011-06-02T17:11:13-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28518&th=5422#msg_28518
Heat was the next thing in mind. So next model I get, I'll put in the oven, turn the heat up to 60 celcius and cross my fingers. Can go up to 80, before the model starts to soften.]]> turcca 2011-06-02T17:34:07-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28527&th=5422#msg_28527 ]]> gumball 2011-06-02T23:59:28-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28536&th=5422#msg_28536 gumball wrote on Thu, 02 June 2011 23:59
Has anyone tried WD40 yet?



Yep, and a few other things. I've started a seperate thread in Post Production Techniques - FUD wax removal
]]> stop4stuff 2011-06-03T07:36:33-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28564&th=5422#msg_28564
Ah, I was wondering why the first two pics were smoother and the third pic was a bit grainy. Hairspray. Still like you said, not bad considering it is very small.]]> Nane 2011-06-03T21:35:02-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28572&th=5422#msg_28572 ]]> sFsGaming 2011-06-03T23:06:35-00:00