The Gunslinger
I cleaned up and painted the hand cannons as well as a machine pistol style weapon. First picture shows the weapons against a 1/4" square grid. The revolvers are just over an inch long.
A) Injection Molded, B) Acrylate, C, Frosted Extreme Detail
Adding Paint
This next picture shows the parts once they have been painted with a flat deep green (Tamiya) and then glossed with Future floor wax. Future is used as a barrier to protect the base paint from subsequent layers of weathering. The wires are handles to make painting easier.
Observations here:
Observations here:
- The gloss paint really highlights the printing artifacts.
- The acrylate print has a softer look and the stratification artifacts almost look like wood grain.
- The revolvers were presumably printed in the same batch but at different orientations.
Final Product
In the final image, the parts have been weathered and had some detail paint applied. Is the detail on par with injection molded parts? No. Is it good enough? I think it is.
Get Your Giant Guns Here!
I've made the pistols available for sale on my Shapeways store if you fancy checking them out. They cost about $5 dollars each at the time of writing. I don't profit from it. Or download a 3d modeling package and make your own. Blender is great choice as is Fusion360. Both are free and there are plenty of tutorials online.
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