Antman
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(except for [MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION] wanting to touch others inappropriately.....:doh![]()
Your wife likes it big boyeeeeeeeeee.:wink2:
(except for [MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION] wanting to touch others inappropriately.....:doh![]()
Every time I have been in meetings with actual "concept" designers they wear:
Skinny slacks
Open collared button down tops (yes I said tops instead of shirts)
loafers with no socks (apparently a rule)
lots of piercings and tats
ponytail or hair colored a color not found in nature.
These are not Levi's wearin', mud on their boots, faded t shirt kind of guys sitting around drinking a beer.
Get the drift? If you want to be one of these guys then by all means go for it...
I will say their concept and thinking is way beyond my skill set.
So [MENTION=74347]Silvr Bullet[/MENTION] was awesome enough to proto the model I need to make an adjustment to the thickness. It stands a little to high off the truck. It does look pretty damn cool though
Teaser:
As long as its smoothed out, Im in. That looks awesome!
Looks really good! I am not familiar with the materials that are used in the 3D printers but was curious if they can be sanded smooth?
[MENTION=74347]Silvr Bullet[/MENTION] was nice enough to print up some prototypes to get a feel of scale to help speed up the process. That is what you are looking at. We would be waiting another month without his help. I am not sure what type of printer he has. His material is sandable. You could always plasti-dip them tooI digress.
I am still waiting on a Shapeways print made with "Strong & Flexible Black Plastic" which comes in a "slight matte" to verify its finish. Of which I will post pics when it arrives next week. I paid just over $20 for the print including shipping. Obviously printing in silver or gold is going to cost more than $20.
Okay I will reiterate what I am doing here. I am not making a bunch of these and selling them. I am simply designing the model and setting this up for everyone as a thank you to the community. You will pay whatever it costs for Shapeways to print them, I am not making anything out of this venture (aside from a couple of prints).
You will go to Shapeways, choose how many 3d prints you want, what color, and what material you want it made out of.
There are about two dozen different materials you can choose from. You can get polished plastics to brass, or hell bling it out with 18 carat gold.
See link:
3D Printing Materials: Plastic, Metal, Ceramics and More - Shapeways
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Looks really good! I am not familiar with the materials that are used in the 3D printers but was curious if they can be sanded smooth
The material that is used on the prototype from the 3d printer is just a hard plastic. The lines that you see are from the actual printer laying down layers to build up the height. They are 100% sand able and paintable. I would assume that shapeways has really high end printers, so their machine may actually not leave lines or they have another process that will sand them smooth if you order them in plastic. If anyone wanted the out of metal or a really hard material I think they laser etch them. 3D printing is still very new to me so I hope this helps a little bit. Thank you for doing such a great job on design work on these badges Momo, you are really going to like the finished product when you have them on your truck!