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Posted: Wed Jan 12th, 2022 11:00 pm |
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Almostretired
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Thanks for the feedback. Great to hear of your success with the printer. I have SolidWorks each year for free thru the EAA, (EAA dues are only $40). Haven't used it much lately, used it for other off topic projects, never for modeling, so maybe I'll give 3D-printing a go, as I have some appropriate software. One of my nephews 3D-scans stuff regularly, with a phone app. but he has an expensive phone, too. The public library in my daughter's town, supposedly has 3D-printers for patrons to use, you just pay a little for the plastic. Last year I was looking into 3D-printing classes at my local community college, that's where I learned SW several years ago. In my state, tuition and fees were halved for me, after I broke through the 3 score birthday barrier. However, having survived this nasty bug once already (I got it after my 2 jabs !), it has me cooled a bit on another class, at least until things settle. The figures are what especially appeals to me, I am trying to model in On30. It seems available O scale figures are all too pricey for my wallet, nice ones start at $5 a pop and all the really nice ones are $9-10. Cheap ones look like blobs. I tried some 1:50 figures that seemed reasonable, but they are too small. What I don't understand is, that going to other scales, real nice figures are much more reasonable, especially the 1:35 military figures. Do you want to post some pictures of your work ?
____________________ Mark from Illinois |
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