Thread 96438447

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>Last Thread: >>96326147

Has anybody printed Anvil Industry's Digital Forge (stls) before?
How are their pre-supports?

>>96438453
Yes, but it was a couple years ago.
Their supports worked fine.

>>96438447 (OP)
Holy shit, I'm famous. My photo is in the new thread title post.
Here's some more shit I printed.

>>96438653
very nice

>>96438447 (OP)
Okay. /3dpg/

I would like your help to find complete models for the imperial guard.

1st.
>Chimera with Heavy bolter, Heavy flamer, Muit-Las
2nd
>Baneblade and variants
>Hellhammer, Doomhammer, Banehammer, Banesword, Shadowsword, Stormlord, Stormsword, Stormblade.
3rd
>Leman Russ Battle Tank and variants.

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>>96438447 (OP)
Would it be feasible to hide a small resin printer from roomates? Like keeping it in a grow tent inside some furniture.

>>96439310
Learn2trannygram. I found a folder with every single guard vehicle there.

>>96439347
>Learn2trannygram. I found a folder with every single guard vehicle there.
I ain't gay.

>>96439310
Guard by solutionlesn has all of what you asked for.

>>96439435
If you weren't gay, you'd model them yourself. You're a faggot like the rest of us.

>>96439310
Stop this autistic bullshit already. You got all the answers in last thread already, including source and exact archive names + screenshots of included vehicles.

>>96439609
he didn't your just trying to say he did.

>>96439310
Here you are: aHR0cHM6Ly90aW55dXJsLmNvbS8yZjdwODM2cA==

I'm really happy about getting this Russ printed for a Friend's army. Been trying to find scans of the discontinued FW pauldrons for Blood Angels, but that's been a pain. All of what I find on cults either looks terrible or isn't the armor marks I want, and the only recasters I know who make this stuff are the types who take months to order.

>>96439650
Requires phone to sign up, nah uh not going to do that.

>>96440111
what the fuck are you talking about?

>>96440187
I think he thinks it's a telegram link..

>>96438653
What game is that for?

>>96440274
It's not for any particular game, but it was initially a 32mm model I guess. You could paint it as a statue as terrain maybe? The stl is by Flesh of Gods iirc.
I rescaled and hollowed it and printed it. Gave it to a friend and he painted it so we could gift it to another friend of ours who wanted a nicely painted guy with sword but didn't want something too crazy or over the top.
I think my friend did a great paintjob.

>>96440210
it's not a mag.

>>96440187
You are talking with either a troll, a retard or the worst ESL imaginable. Check last thread.

>>96440818
Indeed, it isn't.

>>96440818
>>96441061
Just check it since I was curious even I'm not sure what it is

>>96439650
>>96440111
>>96440818
>>96441061
>>96441364
it's in base64

>>96441811
Fuck you, sit on a rusty pipe and die

>>96439347
>Would it be feasible to hide a small resin printer from roomates
I think it depends entirely on the resin you use. Some have almost no odour, some absolutely stink. IPA mixed with almost odourless resin smells even stronger than a regular resin imo.
Aside from that, if you're hiding it from them, there is always a chance they'll discover it, at which point if they have no idea what it is because you haven't told them, they could mishandle the resin, spill it and try to contain the spill with their bare hands, get it on their hands and wipe it in their eyes, all kinds of life changing shit. Not a moral thing to do imo.

>>96439650
Damn anon how many STLs have you been hoarding?

>>96439347
Resin printers are very messy. You might be able to hide a small one like an Elegoo Mars 2 or a similarly sized one, but they will smell and also you will spill resin everywhere. It's inevitable. It's not a clean process, it's really messy.

>>96442263
>you will spill resin everywhere. It's inevitable.
No, it isn't. You have a skill issue.
>t. 5 years no spills.
>>96439347
You could run one in a rubbermaid tote, but it'll make noise like a gaming pc.

>>96438653
it was a crisp print in all its naked glory and worthy of the op. congrats.
>post printer/resin

>>96439447
it was the first result. thanks.
>forwarded to personal storage before gwendolin gets to it

>>96439749
>makers cult
fake and gay

>>96439310
Any update? Have you manage to find it. I want it for my jean stealers

>>96443330
>update
/3dpg/ is not your mother and wont spoonfeed you

>>96438447 (OP)
>>96438450
>TRY TO:
- Not make a new thread until old one dies
>We don't need to bump for attention here

>>96439749
>FW pauldrons for Blood Angels
post like a pic of what you want, I might have something

Working on an artscale rhino for necromunda with detailed interior that actually holds ten 25mm based miniatures.
Roughly 150% the size of a GW kit.

>>96443155
They are among the best creators tho

Biggest print I have done so far...not done printing it all yet. Still need to do the rider. Happy with it so far. All told, it is 25 pieces I think. The bike went together really well...little issues with the base parts not fitting snug against each other. Not sure if that's a fault of the printer or the STLs...Yes I will paint it...as soon as it's all printed up.

Printed on an Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Ultra and took about 750ml of resin to do that much.

I've been looking into getting into 3d printing for a long while now, and I've got some experience with slicers from having other people print for me. I think I need to just break down and get one, and I'm looking at getting a Bambu A1 for FDM printing. I don't have any sort of set up that would allow for a resin printer, and I need to keep my budget under $500. Is that a good place to start?

>>96444482
Yes, it's an excellent starting machine and pretty much plug and play.

>>96444482
I have a couple of friends who have A1s and they are excellent starter FDM printers.

>>96442333
He's a beginner. There will be drops of resin and/or alcohol. It's not a hobby you can really hide desu.

>>96443126
Thank you. I'm using an Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra as my main printer and a small Elegoo Mars 2 Pro as my side printer, for smaller bits or shorter prints. I also have an A1 Mini for terrain or basic bases.
As for the resin, I mostly use Anycubic Basic Grey. It's cheap but pretty brittle. Not great for minis but for these bigger prints or busts it's absolutely fine. I used to use Anycubic High Speed, it's fast but not really worth the price difference.

>>96444232
Why not just take the interior set from forge world that everyone says they have access and says is on theses telegram groups?

>>96439310
Have you got the forge world sentiel and both rocket pod, missile and forklift

>>96445182
The rarest kit even recasters rarely sell it and it's usually recast of recast.

Good stats

>>96445204
is it me or does the thumbnail look jizzed

>>96444482
If you're gonna print anything other than terrain and vehicles, learn how to presupport with resin supports. 0.2mm contacts, 2mm pillars. Tree supports leave terrible scarring that is in most cases unfixable.

Holy fuck 3D printing is fucking awesome
You've really got to see it to believe

>>96445976
I can't stop picking my models up and looking at them under a loupe
This is the kind of shit I'd dream about, think it was the most awesome thing in the world and then wake up and feel incredibly disappointed it was just a dream

>>96445157
nobody has the telegram models even the alleged base64 link is just a troll link.

>>96445150
>It's not a hobby you can really hide desu.
True. But not spilling anything has nothing to do with being new or not. Just with being careful. Some people cant drink a beer without spilling it. Others can. Simple as that.

>>96446187
True, but knowing myself, I can't imagine trying to hide this from anyone and being as tidy as possible. Not saying it can't possibly be done, just that I probably wouldn't be able to do it, and I've been printing for more than 3 years now. But I'm pretty messy and clumsy.

Show me more prints, guys. I am at home and can't print anything until Wednesday but I am preparing plates until then.

>>96445150
>cheap but pretty brittle
mix in some flexable resin in 1:5 ratio (20%) and thank me later

>>96444330
>makers cult
>among the best creators

>>96445157
Soulless. I'm doing it because it's fun and mine will be unique.

>>96438447 (OP)
Anyone have files from DMS miniatures? Been printing/painting fantasy for almost 2 years straight and want to paint some Space Marines. Came across this dude browsing around but trannygram isn't giving me any hits (at least the groups I'm in)
I'll also take any suggestions on creators/files that are good space marine dupes. All the shit on MMF is generally corny looking

>>96448414
Nope. No luck doesn't exist adios nobody has thr telegram link

>>96447560
Still need to properly hinge the top and side doors, also add the gear teeth to the backside of the treads on the interior, maybe also do something more with the interior door to the cockpit.
As is I could probably squeeze 11 or 12 gangers inside of it on 25mm bases.

>infinite printing possibilities
>everyone just wants to print GW clones or copies
Sad man...

>>96448414
How are you searching? Are you using wildcards? Also DMS is an acronym, you'll want to search the unique word

>>96449567
I mean GW copies are just better than proxies in everyway as they capture the grim aesthetic correctly while others fail at it.

>>96449567
It's not the aesthetic we hate, just the corporation.

>>96449567
I entered the 3D printing hobby with the sole purpose of fucking over games workshop and their ridiculous prices. I have printed over 3000 points of minis and counting, must be more than 1500€ of pirated plastic. You wouldn't download a tank? Well fuck yes I would.

>>96448498
Out of curiosity you do know that troops in a troop transport are more crammed than picture related?
You could actually fit 10 old marines inside the old rhino granted without a based and crammed like sardines, but that is and apc for you.
Maybe an open truck could work better for your idea than an oversized rhino?

>>96449567
On the one hand that's the market, people want GW product because it's too expensive and they actively want to screw over GW. You also see a lot of Battletech and D&D stuff because even if there's an official product, no one feels bad for Catalyst or Wizards. You don't see as many people printing Infinity because they'd rather buy the models from CB.
On the other hand, it's a long standing stereotype that 40kiddies are exactly the kind of people to barge into /3dpg/, ignore the warning about copyright lawyers monitoring the thread, and then get butthurt when no one links them directly to GW's own CAD masters. You probably won't see Mutant Chronicles fans coming in going "stl? stl?"

>>96450972
This. Also, GW refuses to sell me what I actually want (nuscale firstborn), so fuck them.

>>96450168
Thx anon was able to find files based off you post. Appreciate it

>>96451163
Escher ganger models are bigger than old marines (and mine are third party anyway) and a Rhino is capable of holding 20 normal humans in slightly roomier conditions. Yes, it is supposed to be pressed up shoulder to shoulder for space marines in armor, with weapons and powerpacks and the sergeant riding beside the driver.
I did go over this with a few different sculpts of marines and guardsmen both old scans and new minis, this is the size it needs to be at.
And it must be a RH1-N0, only something as old as a dark age of technology model could be sitting at the bottom of the underhive next to the sump sea in the remains of the old pre-crusade pre-hive city.
Made a couple changes here, gothic headlights and a change of exhaust stacks, these line up with the engines I placed inside, which came out of a full interior detail land raider file set. Then I put gas caps up front on each side, as the only place left on the model where fuel could go is in the sides next to the driver and passenger.

>>96451426
>>96451502
Just print it bro from the telegram you don't have

>>96451169
>and they actively want to screw over GW
Thats such an idiotic notion. I get that saving money is fun and i print proxies all the time, and also have spent hundreds on recasts, but to actually think GW would give a fuck is totally retarded.
They dont care, and why would you care what they think? Just get the minis you like.

> 40kiddies are exactly the kind of people to barge into /3dpg/
The most fun kind of posters here in these threads, as proven by this and last one. Most seem to be unable to even use google too.

>>96453275
Still mad nobody sent you invite links to the super secret forgeworld scan community i see?

I'm getting ragging but only on certain models
Some have a bit and most have absolutely none
I can just pull them off with tweezers and there's no detail loss

>>96453674
>but to actually think GW would give a fuck is totally retarded.
>They dont care
then why do entire accounts get purged from the internet because they they contain models that vaguely look like gw works? you sir are a complete twat, and an uppity twat at that.

>>96453838
Confirmed from working in that field for two years, they will slaughter you for making and selling *or even posting for free* anything vaguely warhammer 40k related or shaped if you're unlucky enough to catch their attention, they don't seem to care about fantasy much at all but yea for normal 40k they will destroy you for it

>>96453674
Not him but feel the need to chime in
>I get that saving money is fun
I don't care about saving money, I spend a couple hundred on STLs per month and have five 3d printers. This isn't about the money
>to actually think GW would give a fuck is totally retarded.
I just want hobbyist-friendly models in actually cool non-woke designs from a company that doesn't hate me. If that ends up hurting GW's bottom line in the process, that's a happy bonus and something I would enjoy seeing, so I can understand the anon saying he does it to fuck them over.
Also we've seen them panic and start giving a fuck before, with those yearly community surveys that asked "what do we actually do that you like" and "what can we start doing that you'd like", so it does happen. (Hint: they quietly pulled that survey as soon as times got good for them again.)
>They don't care
And that's the problem. (And it's also a big reason why it's fun to see them quietly crashing out about 3d printing and STL groups.)

>>96453888
>they don't seem to care about fantasy much at all
Now that the old world is back they are getting a bit more zealous. One of the biggest fantasy creators had 4 models pulled recently, from memory it was high elf dragon princes, dwarf king on shieldbearers, skaven poison wind globadiers, and something else. So they're definitely monitoring fantasy creators, they're probably just much less able to pursue claims on them.

>>96453838
>enforcing copyright and other rights is "caring"
They are just following the law you retard.

>>96453888
>anything vaguely warhammer 40k related or shaped if you're unlucky enough to catch their attention

So, how does someone even "catch their attention". Cults and MMF are both public plattforms. Both plattforms are stock full of Space Marine proxies, Guard proxies, Tyranid proxies, Tau proxies.. you name it.
Some get striked, other, that are way closer, are available for years.

>for normal 40k they will destroy you for it
Its weird, isnt it, because hundreds of creators do not even try to hide their stuff and sell it openly, but GW cant be bothered to act? How does this make any sense? Some files do not even try to change the names and blatantly name their stuff directly after GW things, and nothing happens.

>>96453890
Its clear from your post alone that you seem to think you are on some kind of war against a company and printing models creates good feelings for yourself, despite the ridiculousness of it. But if it gives you good feels..

>>96453974
In some cases. In many cases they bully smaller creators that probably will not fight back even though they are in the right.

I got a DMCA from them for some regimental bases that lets you use the smaller old warhammer fantasy bases with the new rules, that I uploaded for free. So, nothing of theirs copied, nothing they are selling themselves, not profited off.

>>96453986
Catch their attention as in just either get reported a lot or seen by one of their employees/shills
That is usually how it happens, it is mostly shills blowing the whistle on this kind of shit, the memes about the "leave the billion dollar company alone" shit is true
and big stuff not being taken down doesn't at all change the fact that stuff still constant and it's literally just luck if it's ignored or not

>>96454177
*still constantly being taken down and reposted like a revolving door
Very late here sorry
>>96454167
This too, shit kinda shit constantly happens where it's accessory type printables for outdated systems or rules and will still be struck down just for being adjacently related to warhammer

>>96454167
My assumption always was that if you name your stuff "Warhammer regimental base" then it will take trigger something. Either GW, some shills, but also some plattform internal defense mechanisms. That's why people came up with all those silly names to hide their obvious stuff, but if you enter Warhammer on those web stores, you still will find some things named "Warhammer something"
It's a weird topic, but a general statement like "GW is actively going after the STL scene" is not really a case. Some people are just really paranoid and also like to see themselves in the role of some underground resistance fighter

When chitubox tells me a print will cost you less than a dollar, it's bullshitting right?

>>96454338
Chitubox only tells you the volume of the resin for the model, provided you used the right resin price in the settings.

To get the real cost you need to consider additional resin that clings to the surface, power for the machine, cleaning stuff, curing power, ...

Is it ok for my cured resin models to look shiny like GW plastic?

>>96454363
This. Add 10 cents on top and you get your average price.
Is this something people actually care about? I don't think I ever entered a resin price there.

>>96454393
Mine can look reflective from specific angles; my assumption is the facets of the voxels are catching the light differently. If your stuff is shiny all over, it's probably resin that didn't get fully cleaned off. Not much you can really do at this point (you said you cured it). Is it a problem? Hit it with some primer and find out (I'd assume not).

>>96454453
I do; I don't worry about it for my stuff or stuff I'm doing pro bono for friends, but if someone outside my clique wanted something I'd at lest want to start looking into materials cost. Hasn't happened for resin stuff, but I've done it for FDM.

>>96454453
Idk man
I considered getting into historical wargaming before, about $1.375 AUD per figure, and yet chitubox is telling me I can print 48 equivalent sized figures for less than $1.375
It fucking boggles the mind
Granted I paid $145 for the sculpts but still
>>96454363
Yeah that's true
I've lost a ton of resin having to do vat cleans

>>96454531
You can buy a liter of resin for around 20€. One liter prints you around 50 28mm figures easily.
Sure there are some more costs, as anon mentioned above, but if you do not factor in the initial cost for the printer, just resin per single miniature alone is not really expensive.

>>96454578
I'm printing 18mm and slim 18mm at that
I've had 3 vat cleans, a ton of spills and printed over 100 minis yet I haven't even reached 2/3rds of my 1kg bottle, meanwhile I bought 6 of them
Idk how metal or even plastic companies can survive

>>96454587
I try to give more conservative numbers, but saying 1 liter gives you "a lot" of minis is probably a better statement than narrowing it down to 50.

>>96454660
Yeah it probably depends on style as well
Resin is so cheap it's really irrelevant
Idk why people say that resin is super fragile either, I feel like it's in some ways more durable than plastics

>>96453888
Fallout 76 has Khorne head gear.
>Bethesda, DO IT. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR.

>Games workshop, oh.. ..uh, um.

>>96453684
I mean so far i haven't seen anything to say you actually have a *community* let alone the files.

I have all the models ready to do my kitbash..

Happy, the ball has its own energy or life force, if you will. Its natural environment is in the hole. Why don’t you send him home? His bags are packed. He has his plane ticket. Bring him to the airport. Send him home. [beat] Send him home.
Happy Gilmore: I’ll send him home. It’s time to go home, ball. [putts; ball doesn’t go in hole] Son of a bitch ball! Why didn’t you go home?! That’s your home! Are you too good for your home?! Answer me!

I want to like Highland Miniatures but the models are just too soulless and I can't overlook that...

>>96454819
Well, there are other sculptors out there too.

>>96439310
We're waiting man for that juicy baneblade model, once we have the games workshop model we can begin.

>>96454819
I think some of their stuff is neat.

Their Orcs are huge though. I printed without checking and they're the size of army men.

>>96453674
>they dont care
>>96453974
>oh actually they do care
twat

>>96454788
Stomping on randoms with a ten ton boot is much easier than kicking another giant in the ass and somehow not getting in a years long legal battle over it

I've cut myself twice trying to get the prints off the build plate

been a process but I finally printed my feudal guard chimera with revised top piece

it's a kitbash from several kits from creators like StationForge and Moid3D, plus the steamtank from warhammer fantasy

Finally bought a 0.2 nozzle and some good pla+ for FDM prints. Need to keep tweaking but this'll be perfect for terrain and stuff like that.

>>96439310
>>96439310
I need a chimera have you manage to get the models yet?

>>96438447 (OP)
Is printing minis with A1 0.2mm nozzle possible or should I just find a good place for a resin printer?

>>96462430
I should elaborate can't find any gw chimeras on 3d printing sites that have extra equipment for bolter and flamer.

I found one but there's no attachments and its a proxy

>>96462472
If it's possible for you to go with resin then do that. FDM can be pretty decent if you know what you're doing, but if you want to print highly detailed stuff then it's just not gonna cut it. Heraldry is a big issue, even at 0.04mm it can't pick up such thin bits so things like sm chapter symbols look terrible. And you'll be printing at 0.08mm most of the time. I'm stuck with FDM myself and I wish I could do resin.

>>96462472
It's possible,but resin will give you better results. Fdm results are okay, but just okay.

>>96462472
Feasible, but lends better to vehicles and walkers on top of other doohickeys people print like terrain, markers, and measuring gauges. Smaller miniatures may need extra steps, take longer in batches and might look serviceable at best for games after painting. Heard some use both types for things like titan models.

>>96462606
>>96462430

Ah yes, Telegram. Truly a masterclass in accessibility and user-first design. First, you are required to hand over your phone number just to make an account. Not optional. Not skippable. Because, of course, the only way to stop spammers in 2025 is to force everyone to link their personal number to some sketchy app run out of who-knows-where. Clearly, nothing could ever go wrong with that.

And let’s talk about discoverability, or rather, the complete lack of it. You can’t just open a browser and see what’s going on. There’s no web interface, no public directory, no way to preview groups or verify if something even exists. You either install the app and blindly jump in, or you stay in the dark. It’s like trying to find a secret club that only exists if someone hands you a napkin with the address scribbled on it.

Meanwhile, in the threads, you have the usual cast of characters chiming in with their incredibly compelling arguments. "Just trust me, bro." No screenshots. No proof. No archives. Nothing. Just blind faith. And somehow, the only links that ever get posted are from the exact same person who has been asking for models for the last three threads straight. Almost like they're talking to themselves to make it look legit. Totally trustworthy behavior.

But yeah, go ahead. Download the app. Give them your number. Click that shady invite link. What could possibly go wrong?

Flawless system. Truly. Five stars. Would definitely doxx myself again.

>>96462152
How long did you print it? I'm planning to get a Bambu Lab A1 soon, and I'm curious

>>96463591
It's a fucking messenger app Anon. Do you consider WhatsApp shady too?

>>96463591
>Still seething

Post your telegram stashes, anons.
I have over 200GB of stl files downloaded, but this is just what I recently got and is still unsorted

>>96463591
>No screenshots. No proof. No archives. Nothing.
Hello GW rat. No, I'm not gonna show you all the channels you have not managed to take down yet. Gobble my cock you subhuman faggot.

>>96463879
LMAO bro... these are literally the same crusty-ass files from some 2014 torrent.

You had me thinking it was something big, and it’s just premium-grade DOG SHIT™.

Absolute comedy. Thanks for the laugh.

>>96463591
Reads like someone who is incredibly butthurt that they can't find the tg groups and is massively coping by saying "it's a smelly platform and I didn't want to use it anyway"

>>96463909
>2014
half the files he posted weren't available in 2020, let alone 2024. Cope harder

>>96463879
Its time to brag? I lost a external HDD with around 3TB of files last year, so this is my new SSD folder with "essentials". Because lets face it, nobody prints his whole stash ever anyway. So i only redownloaded some of the things.

Usually i forward it to my own group, then download it, and if its just "meh" or "nice to have" i re-upload it to another group for storage. Only things i really intend to print are in this folder. who am i kidding

In addition i also have some huge ass Mega Archive someone from telegram invited me to, but its mostly old stuff from 2020 to 2024. 15TB tho, so sometimes i find something i need there too.

>>96463591
>bitch bitch whine whine bitch whine
What's easy to find gets DMCA'd, and acting like we owe you shit means people will be more inclined to rickroll you than to help.

>>96463591
Feel free to use Mega, Discord, Torrents or any other form of filehosting Anon. Pick your poison. Nobody forces you to use whatever method.
Telegram is just one among many, but its popular and very easy to use, so many people prefer it over the alternatives, but its not the only option out there.

>>96464206
>half the files he posted weren't available in 2020, let alone 2024. Cope harder
No images, no models. Everything online is just the same old 40k STLs reposted endlessly. And now people are claiming there's this massive Telegram group packed with 40k files, yet not a single leak has surfaced? That doesn't hold up. Come on man at least tell me you've heard of Information Leak Theory the more people who know a secret, the more likely it is to get out. At a certain scale, it becomes statistically inevitable. This whole thing just doesn't add up.

>>96464588
>And now people are claiming there's this massive Telegram group packed with 40k files

Claimed who? Where?

>with 40k files
There is not one group, there are literally thousands of different groups.
Some are public, some are hidden, but were public previously, some are invite only and were always hidden, others are just hidden/private collections with 1-2 users.

Take pic related for example, its one of the public groups and you can easily find it and many others by just looking for "STL".

>yet not a single leak has surfaced?
Those leaks happen all the time, and they always show up in those huge public groups.

Someone scans something, or a group-buy happens for a kickstarter or some patreoon stuff, it gets posted in a private group, shared with people, shared with the next group of people and within 1-2 months, it shows up in the large groups too.

I get plenty of results if i just search for 2025-08, which means that last months patreons are already floating around.. so much about "the same old stuff". (that old stuff gets reposted constantly too of course).

The trick is not to join one group, but to join 100, so you always have alternative sources if a file gets removed from one of them. Also usually groups, especially the moderated ones, keep focusing on one topic, like "terrain", or "fantasy orcs" or specific IPs like Star Wars or Warcraft or specific 40k armies like Eldar or Black Templar.

>>96464489
>What's easy to find gets DMCA'd

Thing is, most things are super easy to find these days.

Nice try James.

>>96464672
>>96464674
Alright then, prove it. Baneblade, Hellhammer, Doomhammer, Banehammer, Banesword, Shadowsword, Stormlord, Stormsword, Stormblade. Drop the pics. Show the models, the parts, the attachments. You’re sitting on this mythical treasure trove and somehow can’t post a single file? Sounds legit.

>>96464705
>Baneblade, Hellhammer, Doomhammer, Banehammer, Banesword, Shadowsword, Stormlord, Stormsword, Stormblade.

Nobody but you cares.

>>96464705
first result for "Doomhammer"

>>96464714
Wow, shocking. No images. No files. Just more talk. Starting to think this "massive stash" is as real as female Custodes.

>>96464719
Those are just the models from cults3d and they are incomplete.

>>96464705
>You’re sitting on this mythical treasure trove and somehow can’t post a single file?

The last couple of threads you are whining about your autistic desire for those Forge World models, but you cant be bothered to do anything yourself?
Why should anyone spoonfeed you? Why should anyone give a shit if you think its not legit or telegram is shady?
People are printing some stuff while you are here, begging.

>>96464731
>they are incomplete.
Who cares?
Have you printed at least a part of them? No? Then why dont you start?

Have you contacted the creator and asked for the rest?
Why not?

>>96464738
>>96464738
Oh wow, people are printing? Incredible. And yet, somehow, the Baneblade family remains a myth. Almost like the majority of these threads are just random kitbashes and custom sculpts, not the sacred Telegram archive you keep hyping. Wild.

>>96464721
>Starting to think this "massive stash" is as real

Its was just a lie. It does not exist and nobody can provide the files you want. Bye.

>>96464746
>not the sacred Telegram archive you keep hyping

Who hyped it? Where? Its in your mind Anon.
Do you not realize you are pretty much the only person caring about some random ass FW scans?

>>96464757
>>96464765
Ah, classic. First it exists, then it doesn’t, and now suddenly I’m the one who imagined the whole thing? You hinted at secret Telegram drops, claimed people were printing, and when asked for proof, you bailed. Folded like resin in a hot car. At least I could 3D print that.

>>96464788
>First it exists
Said who? Where?

>You hinted at secret Telegram drops
Who? Where?

How about you finally provide some proof for your claims Anon.

>>96464809
Lmao, you’re really gonna gaslight now? You literally said people are printing and it’s just custom models, right after dodging requests for files. Now you’re pretending none of that happened?

Nice try. The burden of proof was on you the second you claimed it existed. I just asked for evidence. You couldn’t deliver. End of story.

>>96464855
Then thats the end of it. It does not exist.

>>96464855
Protipp: hide your phone number

Dogshit camera hides the layer lines, but this results are pretty good for fdm. Resin-style supporting is a massive pain in the ass but the scarring is so much easier to clean up that it's worth it.

>>96464588
I dunno what to tell you man, it sounds like you've made your mind up already to justify the fact that you can't find any of this stuff, but since I feel compelled to answer:
>No images, no models.
There are plenty, just nobody has posted any here (and I won't be doing because it's not my problem)

>Everything online is just the same old 40k STLs reposted endlessly
My 6tb drive (which is missing some of the stuff that's been released in the last couple months) says this is categorically false

>And now people are claiming there's this massive Telegram group packed with 40k files
Genuinely cute that you think there's a single group lol

>yet not a single leak has surfaced?
Why would anyone feel the need to leak stuff from a group, ask yourself what benefit that has to the leaker. As it stands, I've never seen a single leak either actually, which is pretty impressive given the membership numbers of some of the groups (tens of thousands)
To be fair, back a couple of years ago I did see lists of groups leaked, but those groups have all been nuked now and no such lists exist for the new groups since they're all locked down.

>Come on man at least tell me you've heard of Information Leak Theory
Respectfully that sounds like a bit of a midwit theory, like that phenomenon doesn't need its own name, it's self evident.
Just as respectfully, midwit theories like that do also sound like an intellectual cope for not having found any groups.

I do wish you the best in locating them if that's what you want. Every single group I'm in now is a result of the sticky from this thread for starters, and then weaponised lurking for months after. Not sure if that strat is still possible these days though.

>>96463879
Mostly sorted for mine, still sorting some and working on a lot of digital kitbashes

>>96464465
>>96467869
Based hoarders

I prefer digital kitbashes over physical kitbashes.

>>96463879
>>96467869
you are like little baby

>>96468731
I only save retro stuff it's very specific niche so yea not that much data :p

>>96468731
Sit your ass down boy

>>96468839
how many zipped up archives have you got

I have 6gb worth of STLs that I paid $400 for

>>96468909
Is it anything good?

>>96468933
Yeah imo best available both digitally and physically and can be printed in any scale
Nothing else out there so historical cashcows like me are easy pickings

>>96468909
I have hundreds of GB of STL that I paid $) for.

>>96468940
the 2nd edition boxnaught per chance???

>>96462472
>>96463398
Possible, but not ideal. I'm assuming you know this because you're asking in the first place.

I printed several Old World and One Page Rules armies on an A1 mini with a .2mm nozzle. Look for scans or remakes of super old models, their chunkiness is a boon here. There's also models specifically designed for FDM "supportless" printing. They'll look fine on a tabletop, but if someone picks one up and starts looking for the right things, they'll be able to tell it's printed. So don't expect to sneak into official GW tournaments with them. Otherwise, it's fine.

If you have specific models in mind, you may need resin. The One Page Rules official models are perfect examples of models designed specifically for resin. They're a bitch and a half to print on FDM.

>>96469168
Could you post some of your models? Painted or unpainted. I want to see what someone who's not a hobbyslop youtuber or a redditard can get out of fdm.

>>96469228
Sure, why not. Here's part of my 500pt Vampire Count army. Krell on the left is a scan of the model from the 80s or 90s. Necromancers are from HeroQuest. Wolves are shitty free random models. I couldn't find ones that I liked.

>>96469228
>>96469342

Here's some zombies. These are supportless free Arbiter Mini models. They're a bit off scale.

I kind of want to print highland miniatures at 15mm

>>96469397
>15mm
I printed off about 70 15mm miniatures for 5 parsecs from home, made a board, did a bunch of terrain and a 15mm scale shuttle with interior for them, and haven't painted or played them for going on 8 months now.

>>96463608
I have a Bambu P1P (or whatever the bare version of the one with the enclosure is) and I think it took me 13 hours with a 0.2 nozzle at the highest quality setting (0.06 layers?). It was likely overkill for a box but I'm still learning.

Filament printers have come a long way and I think save for ultra detailed minis they're a solid replacement for resin

>>96468998
No Napoleonic miniatures
I don't have any warhammer scans sorry

>>96463879
>and everyone who quoted it
dont bring waterpistols to a gunfight you babies see >>96357390

>>96469976
Understandable have a nice day, historical wargamer chad

>>96469168
I just want minis for casual play, I don't think I'll go to any GW campaign (not sure if there are many organized here), and I just don't want to give GW money lmao

How does the Mars 5 Ultra resolution compare with the Saturn 4 Ultra resolution in reality when holding them up close to paint?
Does it matter if I'm printing with 0.03 layer height?

>>96470582
Horizontal resolution between the two printers is unnoticeable to the naked (or even bespectacled) eye, you'd be fine with either.
0.03 is my go to. I did 0.05 when I started but that leaves visible layer lines on rounded surfaces. 0.03 can leave layer lines too, but to a much lesser extent that it's almost negligible, you have to look incredibly closely all over the model to even find one.
If you're planning on printing big units or larger models like tanks or monsters, you'll thank yourself for getting the Saturn. I started with a phrozen sonic mini 8k, tiny build plate, and could only print 5 models at a time. It was a revelation when I switched to a Saturn 2.

>>96468839
>>96468731
>trying to flex sub 1tb folders

>>96463879
All warhammer is sorted into folders by system and then faction
About a third of those warhammer factions are sorted into folders by unit type
All models for other games (gaslands, MESBG, etc) are sorted by game or creator and release where possible
All terrain is sorted by creator and release
There are further folders for 3d printer accessories, hobby accessories, game accessories, books and PDFs, paint range swatches and so on.

All files have been deduplicated using paid software to make sure I'm not storing 4 versions of the same file with two different names in english, one in spanish, and one in russian or whatever

About 2/3 of the whole drive has had its files renamed to the following convention:
>{creator} - {original filename} - {keywords e.g. unit name, armor mark}
So that I can search the drive for e.g. "tactical squad" or "warboss" and will get everything possible in the search results.

The archive is stored according to the 3-2-1 backup strategy:
>3 copies of the data
>stored across 2 different devices
>1 of which is in a different location to the others

In case of catastrophic loss of all devices at some unspecified point in the future, I've also created a physical backup of 18 of the factions, by which I mean I've printed, sealed, and stored 18 armies for future use.

>>96470720
I kneel.

>>96470782
Yet to see the actual models, trust me bro a blurry photo from cults3d.

>>96470033
>>96470665
>>96470720
Jesus christ
>>96470816
>Still seething
At this point it's clear you're either retarded or a Games Workshop employee trying to fish things to shut down.
Either way you're invited to leave.

>>96470720
>All files have been deduplicated using paid software to make sure I'm not storing 4 versions of the same file with two different names in english, one in spanish, and one in russian or whatever
How efficient was this of an improvement? What percentage of the files were duplicated? I'm thinking of doing this myself but it may not be worth the time. Does it also look inside compressed files?

>>96470902
It's useful to find out if people are using stolen files.

>>96470895
I think he is just an absolute autist.

>>96470916
they are all stolen in onw way or another. sorry bout your autism tho bro

>>96470720
I KNEEL
I KNEEL

>>96470255
FDM minis are fine for casual play.

Ask yourself this: Do you want to deal with resin printing? The health risks, the spills, and all those shenanigans? They can all be avoided, minimized, or handled. Just look at everyone doing resin printing here. You can do it. Do you want to?

If you do, get a resin printer. If you don't, get an fdm printer.

>>96470582
>>96470607
Hell, I print in .06 and .08 layer height, and the only shitty spots are the tops of spheres.

>>96471780
The thing with a resin printer is that I don't have a space for one. I probably don't want to put it in the same room I sleep in.

>>96471888
Then get an FDM. Bambu A1 Mini is the recommended bang for your buck printer for minis. There's plenty of advice and support for it on reddit. You can spend a bit more on the A1 standard for a bigger build plate for large terrain or figures.

>>96471888
>>96471942
And if shit changes and you find yourself with a bigger house and space for a resin printer, then just get one then and use the fdm printer for terrain, tokens, and prototyping.

>>96471942
I even have the A1 mini, that's why I specifically asked about the 0.2mm nozzle

Has he actually posted the Baneblade yet, or is he still claiming that random images of RAR files and folders are 'proof'? I could slap together some myself, toss those out as 'evidence'

>>96472000
Still the baneblade. You truly are some sort of retard Anon.

>>96472000
Statistically speaking, if anyone had this by now, they would've thrown it up on a throwaway site or even dropped a magnet link across the 3 different threads you’ve been lurking in. Newsflash, nobody’s got it. It just doesn’t exist, my dude. Move along. Just give up, you see that medieval Chimeria that anon's building? Dude’s doing it from scratch. It's a lost cause.

>>96471974
Motherfucker! Then yes! Why the fuck are you here? Go print some shit! Get the 0.2mm nozzle. Get the Fat Dragon Games profile and some supportless stl files; Arbiter skeletons on MMF are the benchmark model on reddit; post there on FDMminiatures if you need troubleshooting advice. Try printing in 0.05, 0.06, and 0.08mm layer heights. See which one is best for your filament. For supports go with organic tree supports, hollow base, set your z-distances at twice your layer height and dial them in from there. If you're already used to using your printer, then you can take it from there. Go make stuff.

>>96472000
You misinterpreted someones post and for 2 threads you demand people to spoonfeed you with files. Wtf is wrong with you?

>>96472156
> >>96472092

>>96439310
based one page rules friend

>>96472092
Nah, anon is a dick.

>>96463879
>IMPERIAL INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-imperial-infantry-fighting-vehicle-presupported-359694
>Enourmous Imperial Heavy Tank
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-enourmous-imperial-heavy-tank-presupported-389312
>Imperial Flamer Tank
https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-imperial-flamer-tank-presupported-401776

>>96472376
So there proxys.

>>96472402
Yes, Yes they are.

>>96472376
it will not satisfy his schizo brain. He is crying for muh original scans for almost two weeks.

>>96472547
>crying for muh original scans
And if he ever recieved scans he'd immediately launch in to bitching about how scans are shit.

>>96472418
>>96472402
>>96472376
Ah, so it’s finally come to light. The whole thing was just proxy models this whole time? Classic. All these "mythical archives" and “secret Telegram groups” were nothing more than poorly made stand-ins. Kind of ironic how so many people were hyping up this supposed treasure trove of 3D files, but when it came down to it, they couldn’t even produce an actual model. Proxy models, RARs, folders, none of it actually backed up the claims. But sure, keep pretending it’s just some big conspiracy to cover up the truth. It’s almost like nothing was ever leaked in the first place.

Now, I’m curious, are we going to get any kind of real 3D files or is this all just another round of smoke and mirrors? I mean, after all the talk about people printing these Baneblade variants, the best we’ve seen is some shoddy proxies that are clearly cobbled together from random sources. So tell me, who’s got the guts to finally drop the real deal? Or are we just going to keep pretending this is anything more than fan-made fluff?

Thanks for finally proving what I always knew to be true.

Still have not hinged the top or side hatches, keep seeing other details I could add like the drive axle and the gear teeth on the backside of the interior treads, but now I'm sure the hinging is all that is left.
Oh just have to decide on one of the headlight styles, I'm leaning to the riveted variety.

>>96472578
>proxy models
Anon a proxy is when you use a cardboard standee or a tonka truck to represent a miniature.
When you have a fully detailed model kit that you assemble and paint, that's not a proxy, that's a final product miniature that is not going to be replaced by "official" plastic.

>>96472547
>>96472578
lol

I found some really decent proxies for the new 40K steeljacks. The ironkin is from the set off cults however.

>>96470816
>Yet to see the actual models

All armies are between 1250-3000 points
Each army list was written from scratch using the 40k 3rd/4th ed codex or the Fantasy 6th ed army book
All armies are legal and conform to force org
(plus a few extra units or characters that I thought were cool)

Each army began with test prints to check and adjust models' scale before printing the rest of the army
All but 3 of the armies have custom sculpted and digibashed elements, some quite extensively
No presupports were used, all pieces on each build plate were manually oriented, (auto)supported, and then any remaining islands were supported by hand
All plates were ran through UVTools to close any voids or resin traps, so that no models leak or burst in the future
Any complex voids or traps that UVTools could not fix were manually fixed in blender
Various larger models were manually hollowed and then cured internally with a homemade UV diode

Every single part across all armies has been accounted for, checked, and reprinted where necessary, to ensure these armies are 100% complete in their current state and require no extra printing in future
The bitz that comprise each individual squad/regiment/character are sealed in their own baggy for ease of retrieval in future
Each box is bubble wrapped tight and labelled
Every army list is saved in my archive in CSV and TXT format
All .LYS and .CTB files, and all custom blender files and STLs, for every army are archived according to the 3-2-1 principle in case I want to print any more of that specific unit in future

At the end of the project I took this photograph for posterity
>20 armies (not 18 as I originally thought)
>150+ build plates (according to my spreadsheet)
>15kg+ resin (a custom blend for durability, after testing multiple mixes from multiple manufacturers)

And no I won't get any of the models out just so you can tell me you don't like my choice of STL lol.

>>96472376
>>96472578
No problem, mate. Honestly, hoarders are the worst. It’s like they get off on having something no one else can access, but never actually do anything with it. Real low vibe. Glad you’re seeing through it too.

They kept pushing it like it was the real deal, but the second I saw those file names, I knew it was all a scam.

>>96472578
>Thanks for finally proving what I always knew to be true.

Good. Then you can finally stop with this nonsense and we can continue to discuss about printers and proxy models?

>>96472578
>So tell me, who’s got the guts to finally drop the real deal? Or are we just going to keep pretending this is anything more than fan-made fluff?
elementary school tier reverse psychology lmao

>>96472658
see>>96470924

>>96470902
Guy you replied to here

>How efficient was this of an improvement?
Massive improvement honestly. I'm in a fair few tg groups so files regularly get posted in multiple of them and I just grab them all, or a file will be uploaded with a spelling mistake and then someone reuploads it with the mistake corrected, or someone will compress multiple files together so when you open the .zip you find 6 files you already had. Plus when you move files out of 'Telegram Desktop' into another folder, TG forgets that you downloaded that file so it looks like a brand new file next time you open the app, which made things even more confusing. I found myself opening so many duplicate files that I decided there must be some sort of duplicate checker out there that could automate it for me

>What percentage of the files were duplicated?
Hundreds of GB, but bear in mind I'm talking about a few TB of files too. Either way, definitely more files than I would ever have been able to manually sort through.

>I'm thinking of doing this myself but it may not be worth the time.
For me it was so worth the time. It even helped when moving everything to a bigger hard drive - I could 'copy' the files from one to the other, then run a duplicate check, and delete all the files from the old drive that came back as duplicates. This was huge peace of mind that I wasn't deleting anything unique, and that I didn't have to 'move' files and risk everything crashing halfway through.


>Does it also look inside compressed files?
Yep. It builds a hash of the file's contents, whether compressed or not. So the file can be a regular folder, a .zip, a .rar, whatever, and can have a totally different name, but if its contents are the same as another folder/zip/rar then it'll get flagged as a duplicate.

1/2

>>96472578
I can't tell if this is bait but I've dealt with people this autistic in online 40K groups before so I wouldn't be surprised if it's genuine.

>>96472774
Wait, Anon? Are you a normal fag.

>>96470902
>>96472732
2/2

It can also search through entire folder trees, so if you have a folder called like "02_arms", and then download a compressed folder called "space soldier builder" which contains another folder called "02_arms", then as long as the contents of those two folders are the same it'll flag them as a duplicate for you to choose which to move/delete.

You can then give it rules for which ones to mark for moving or deletion, or manually mark them yourself. Oldest file in each duplicate group, newest file, folder paths starting with "C:", folder paths containing the word "X", largest file size, smallest file size, mark only one file in each duplicate group, mark all but one file in each group etc.

You can also tell it to ignore entire file types or filepaths which is handy if you want to make sure it doesn't check or touch a certain place or thing.

It takes quite a while for it to scan terabytes of files (like, hours), but of course you're not tied to the computer during that time - so yes, massive time saver.

At the risk of being a shill, the one I used is duplicatecleaner dot com. About $50 iirc. Hope it's helpful!

>>96472732
Hillarious. So many hours spent on something you wont ever look again.

>>96472812
Hoarders, Am i right?

>>96472783
No I'm incredibly autistic and retarded but learnt how to mask it after highschool instead of delving into my autism to become a fat smelly neckbeard who throws tantrums on Sanskrit Silkweaving Forums about printable plastic dolls

>>96472812
>So many hours spent on something you wont ever look again
So true! Apart from when I looked through 14 old editions' army books to make army lists, I guess. And then when I looked through the archives again for those 14 armies' worth of STLs.
Oh, and then again when I decided to add 6 more armies to the project because I found some cool STLs online so went back to the archive to flesh out the rest of those armies, many STLs of which had been nuked from online by now.
Oh, and then when I went back to the archive to find an upgraded part for my printer that had worn out, so I wanted to print it again.

But those few times aside, yeah you're totally right!

Wait, and then again when I decided to print two tables' worth of terrain for the armies to fight over.
And then once more when I put all my custom sculpted and digibashed creations back on the drive so I can print extra units of them in future without having to do the sculpting again.

But other than that you're definitely correct!

Ah wait, and actually just last weekend when I opened up the color-graded paint swatches to decide on a scheme for one of the armies that I've now started assembling, so that I buy only the exact paints I need.

But other than that, yeah silly me huh!

Anyway good luck finding GW-compatible replacement part 63 for your tank or whatever it is you're doing here!

>>96472989
>Anyway good luck finding GW-compatible replacement part 63 for your tank or whatever it is you're doing here!
Thankfully you are sharing them, right? right? right?

he's not that's why baneblade guy is even here in the first place.

>>96472989
>so I can print extra units of them in future

Yeah, that will absolutely happen.

>>96472989
>Anyway good luck finding GW-compatible replacement part 63

Huh? I just print whatever.
Maybe you should kick GW out of your head. Them living there rent-free seems to have caused some serious damage.

>>96472376
>>96472578
>>96472664
>>96472819
Proof of the Baneblade? Look closely. That's your Stormlord. You're not going to find a better scan than this. I'm not hoarding anything.

The only reason this indian cocksucker is kvetching for scans is because he's a GW rat and wants to dmca the source, ignore this faggot.

>>96473231
What more do you want, i just showed you i have the model?!

>>96473212
Why not those?

>>96469348
The quality seems to be on par with mine. Do you have any painted ones?

>>96473238
What? I'm not the beggar guy. I have those files myself. The other fucker wants actual scans to take down groups that share them, happened once recently.

>>96473231
He is quite funny tho.
Personally i dont give a shit about GW-like vehicles. With miniatures, its sometimes hard to find a proxy that is actually looking better than the original, but imperial tanks?
Proxies like pic related look leagues better than GWs decades old plastic kits.

>>96473255
OKAY BEGGER

>>96473242
>>96473242
Your proxy seems to be different from mine, are you by chance using this? https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dark-universe-terran-dominion-super-heavy-infantry-support
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dark-universe-terran-dominion-super-heavy-assault-guns

>>96473258
I just print 1-1 remodeled replicas, though some of those proxies are cool I admit.

>>96473284
One of the biggest challenges is working with someone else's model when they've made changes or cut corners. The scale can be completely off, affecting everything from tiny details to major features like the tank cannon.

>>96473248
Nope, I'm still painting them. They're all primed. The zombies are mostly base coated. That's it. They're taking paint well. I used a wash on the primed models to see if layer lines would be an issue, but they were fine. The primer covered all of them except for the ones on top of the heads. If I were a good painter, I'm sure I could find a way to increase the body of the paint in those parts to hide that.

>>96473284
>I just print 1-1 remodeled replicas

I never got this mindset thb. Maybe because i rarely play Warhammer. But if i like a GW model, i can just buy it. But with my printer i can print all sorts of models that i cant buy in plastic.

>>96473595
I'm sorry, anon. we no longer sell that model anymore.

Buy our refresh kit
buy our new refresh kit
buy our new new refresh kit

or.

we've randomly run out of stock for 2 years on that model.

>>96473083
Already has actually. 3 of the 20 armies are expansions of ones I printed in 2023/4. First thing I did when starting this project was dig out the original .LYS files from the previous projects.

>>96473668
So what? Either recast or proxy is good enough for me in such cases.

>>96473668
>we no longer sell that model anymore
Maaaaan, I love the look of janky old warhammer. 4th and 5th edition had great stuff. I love finding scans of it. I need to find some old glam rock style wardancers and witch elves.

>>96473595
>GW
>buy
Sorry I'm not gay.

>>96473787
As I said, I don't really care about Warhammer and I have no strong feelings towards or against GW. If I like something, I sometimes just buy it. But often the proxies just look better anyway and since I play mostly mini agnostic games I can use whatever I like most anyway.

>>96473822
Understandable. I myself have developed a burning hatred for GW over the last two decades and I'd sooner eat my left nut than give them a single cent. They don't even sell most of the shit I print anyway.

>>96473744
bm8gZG9vbWhhbW1lcnMgaGVyZSBsb2wKaHR0cHM6Ly9nb2ZpbGUuaW8vZC9XdFhPbmc=

>>96473937
not him but same, my main motivations are 1) to print models that look and feel like gaming pieces (as opposed to over-detailed instagram-ready display pieces) and 2) to direct my hobby money to independent creators who actually value my custom as much as I value their work

>>96473963
I don't get it. It's just a sad panda.

Seriously though, let's fuckin gooooo! Thanks anon.

>>96472586
This is the size of the interior.

>>96473963
I think after the first time everyone realise you were an Indian scammer nice try

>>96474083
Try not to assume everyone in the thread is the same person m8

>>96474083
Take your meds and drink some water.

>>96474102
>>96474172
Same fag

>>96474268
no luck finding that doomhammer then?

>>96474268
Nah, but I am super on his side after he got me some Pointy Eared Battle Jiggers.

>>96473212
Guessing that's the closest we'll get to an actual post of a baneblade, been a very entertaining read so far.

It doesn't even look like a baneblade. >>96474314
It's just the one baneblade actually

>>96473963
>already 404'd
jesus christ how can GW be so fucking quick, it hasn't been an hour

I told you motherfuckers that they MONITOR THIS THREAD


what was it?

oh and to the GW employee reading this:
Your country (india/UK/pakistan) is turning into an orwellian dystopia and I eagerly await for it to start eating itself in a tasty civil war. You will lose your job and hopefully your life too.

>>96474435
It was a fine scale resolution scan of a doomhammer!

Lol no, just an elf. The guy may have taken it down himself since I mentioned it, he delivered, and then I said thank you.

>>96474515
>>96474435
bm8gZG9vbWhhbW1lcnMgaGVyZSBsb2wK
no doomhammers here lol


Translate base64 atleast try and look like a capable troll

People, I come to you in a time of great need. Been lurking for a while, sometimes posted useless shit in fa/tg/uy. I really want to find cauldron of blood for DoK. As I recently found out the scan exists. The guy who helped me wants it, and even if it's only in store, he'll probably buy it, we just need to find it.

>>96474599
Nah, if I look like a capable troll then someone might actually think they missed out on a doomhammer scan. I was just razzin ya. I don't want you to actually be sad.

Telegram doesn't like games workshop have the ability to request ips, phones now that they lost the court case abd the ceo got arrested? I'm not saying its a honey pot but its pretty clear its no longer secure

>>96474806
i too can talk shit on the interwebs to scare children

>>96475367
Then do it, lady. I'd prefer a creepypasta style shit, but a spooky conspiracy theory shit would be good too.

"and then James Borkstop sunk its fangs into the supple flesh of the indie creator! It drank deep of the artist's lifeblood too feed its dark urge to hoard minis that it has not produced in over a decade. After destroying the MMF library that upset its coal black soul, it slunk off into the night. It could be anywhere. It could even be... RIGHT BEHIND YOU!"

>>96474435
Link is fine. You have no idea what you are doing.

>>96475412
reddit called. they want their retard back
>>96475617
this. i got 4 scans

I'm getting very light ragging on a new printer

I'm trying to find the source of some models/STLs posted here a couple weeks ago. They were very pulpy/camp sci-fi robots and vehicles with a skull theme. Their faction name was cool but I can't remember what exactly. They were part of some larger model range of similar sci-fi campiness. Please does anyone know what I'm talking about?

>>96475752
No, reddit doesn't want me either.

I feel like Bilbo Baggins when he's contemplating keeping the ring with my 3D printer
I know I shouldn't but why not print far more miniatures than I could paint within 2-3 years?
After all, resin does have an expiry date

>>96476055
>resin does have an expiry date
I buy my resin 1 kilogram at a time, lasts a few months.

>>96475883
wanna post a picture?

>>96476006
Asking for baneblade stl, eh?

>>96476017
>i am so retarded not even reddit likes me
most truthful thing youve said all thread

>>96478297
I am tempted to post the models just to see what he will do, which model did he want?

So far, this is the only actual >>96473212 Baneblade we've seen across three threads. Everything else has been images from 3D print sites. At this point, I’m starting to think the person asking for the Baneblade model might actually be >>96473212.

It would say a lot about this thread and it's users if the person asking is the only one who’s actually posted a model so far.

>>96479222
So the person who asks for a certain model is the only person who actually gives a shit about it? That would be shocking news Anon.

made a custom plugin for my browser, what do you think?

>>96479222
>It would say a lot about this thread and it's users if the person asking is the only one who’s actually posted a model so far.
What would it say, anon?

>>96479519
Wait a minute...

How fucked would I be if I sold prints on ebay? I have bills to pay and I think selling some stuff on the side would help me here and there for savings.

>>96480977
To clarify, I am talking large vehicles in filament with or without primer

>>96479519
TAAAAANNNNKKKK
>>96480977
Frog image saved thank you

>>96480977
Depends a lot about what you are selling. If you make it clear that you are not printing on demand, but sell stuff from your personal collection you should be fine.

>>96480977
There are a bunch of creators that offer a merchant's license, which implies you're not allowed to sell their prints without one, but I don't know what kind of trouble you'll get in if you just did it anyway. Like whether your shop just gets nuked, or they can take legal action or what.

>>96480977
>>96481166
They changed the rules to sell the hypothetical mythical legendary baneblade scan of games workshop baneblade that's a no no.

If you sold your own version that's a proxy that's different enough that's a yes.

However to make a print that's acceptable and accurate you first need to navigate the honeypot of games workshop controlled telegram groups.

Good luck getting the files. I know nobody has seen the solstice guy since he went to prison..

>>96481269
Someone actually has to have the baneblade file first num nuts

>>96481269
You've got BDS (baneblade derangement syndrome) dude, seek help.

>>96481103
Ye welcome anon.

>>96481118
If I do something like, say, primed and pre undercoated "x" and have the description be a personally printed proxy project and sell it, would that be kosher? Could I do the same thing again everytime other time?

>>96481166
>There are a bunch of creators that offer a merchant's license
Need not apply in this instance, or at least I don't think the original modeler would have the balls to try and attach a license.

>>96481269
>However to make a print that's acceptable and accurate you first need to navigate the honeypot of games workshop controlled telegram groups.
>Good luck getting the files
Lets hypothetical say I have already gone past that stage and still scott free.

>>96481431
What exactly are you looking for here, anon?

Legally? No, you can't do that. That is specifically forbidden under IP and Copyright Law.

Practically? Sure, do it until the IP holder notices and sends a cease and desist. Then change the name of your store or change which creator you're printing from and do it again. Rinse and repeat. Chances are that the smaller creators won't even be able to send you an official cease and desist.

If you make a lot of money doing this, like over 10k annually, then report it to the IRS and pay taxes. Otherwise even the small creators can use them as an attack dog to retaliate. Bonus point here is that you can then list all your models, paints, printers, filament, and resin as business expenses.

>>96481712
I suppose I am looking for advice on whether it is practical and if I will I be super raped for it, but if I can operate until a C/D hits me for some reason that will realistically be enough time for me to pay off some big bills and go onto new things. I earn a decent wage as it is but I am forced to put savings away for a bill I need to take care of, but with something like this I can get over that hump quicker and enjoy life more if that makes sense.
>If you make a lot of money doing this, like over 10k annually, then report it to the IRS and pay taxes.
That's a good point. I am not sure if I will get to that point but with the prints in question I am going to see if I can get 80 a pop for them due them normally being just over half a grand non-printed, assuming I can make it practical and work to begin with. I have a test print underway as we speak for the largest section at 12 hours with the rest of the parts adding up in total to around 36-48 hours of print time at the very most. I guess I could also have a contact email or number included with orders in case of C/D and continue operating that way too with pre-existing customers, but I am getting ahead of myself there.

>>96481851
>if I will be be super raped for it
Only if you try to screw over a rapist like James W. or the IRS.

For selling an actual physical product, the IP will typically send a C&D and nuke your shop. Not a big deal if you're selling off something like eBay where you just set up another account. This is more of a blow if you're making money off of something like YouTube videos. If you really fuck them over, they might try to take you to court and sue you for all your profits, but this is usually only worth it at six digit profit levels minimum. Even if it comes to this, since you're the sole owner/operator, just stuff all the money into a bag and disappear.

The IRS on the other hand is the opposite. They know if you're making millions then you'll have the resources to fight/hide the money. If you're just making thousands, then they'll come for blood knowing you might not be able to afford a lawyer. They might also let you keep doing it for a couple years to dig yourself deeper and get some interest on top.

If you're super paranoid about the consequences and confident in the income, then you could get an LLC or something. Then when someone tries to sue you, you shut the company down and start a new one. Construction companies and contractors used to be really bad about this shit.

>>96481988
Thanks anon, I really appreciate the insight. I will take a look at tax filing for shit like that in case that does become a reality as I go on. If ebay is that flexible with account creation I think it should be smooth sailing and I am not a farm operation so I doubt I will ever hit 6 digits or something that vast anyway, but it's still good infomation to have on hand.

>>96482041
I don't know shit about eBay. That was just an example I pulled out of my ass. I know about IP law, not running a shop.

Hey anons, I just wanted to check something.
I only have one room to live in and I've got a resin printer that I only turn on when I leave for work. Is it safe to leave resin in the vat overnight if I'm sleeping in the same room, even if nothing's printing?
Can UV resin odour be toxic?

>>96482041
>>96482110
and remember

Only break one law at a time.
Don't get complacent.

>>96482198
I would not do that if that was me

>>96482198
No it's harmful and you will develop a sensitivity to resin which will prevent you from printing anymore and may even make touching all the models you printed unbearable for yourself
If you're happy taking the risk you can get a grow tent and an inline exhaust fan with variable speed to exhaust out of a window + a proper air quality meter
When you're printing/not sleeping crank the fan up to max and at night keep it low but still enough for the air quality meter to detect low VOCs since resin in a vat will still emit toxic VOCs
Make sure it's big enough so that you can do your wash and curing inside of the tent as well because IPA can be harmful if used in a room without good ventilation
I wouldn't do that personally though and I have a feeling even if you did the above you'd still get pretty high VOCs detected in your room

>>96482198
>Can UV resin odour be toxic?
Well, they sure as fuck haven't been proven to be safe. Now what the fuck exactly is in any given resin, how volatile those compounds are, how much they'll saturate the room and how nasty they are at the times and concentrations you're going to be exposed to... fuck knows. Dunno if anyone knows. But we are dealing with types of chemicals that tend to be known for causing all kinds of Fun and Exciting™ effects with long term exposure.
Also they usually stink like hell, you will not be able to avoid drips and minor spills here and there, and being a liquid that doesn't really dry up...

>>96482198
>Can UV resin odour be toxic?
I believe so. I'm really good with avoiding resin spills and handling equipment safely etc, never ever had a spillage or gotten any resin on my skin in kilograms of prints, but for a couple weeks or so I was haphazard with wearing my respirator when washing prints. The wash station was in a totally separate room to my printer (which is in an outbuilding on the end of the house so nowhere near where I was working, and I always wore my respirator in there), so I was only ever unmasked when dealing with printed but uncured prints and IPA wash tubs with resin in them, nothing else. Nevertheless, by the end of the couple weeks I started feeling mildly asthmatic any time I washed a print, and that feeling would last for a couple hours after I'd stopped working with resin and was no longer in its presence. (I don't have asthma normally either fwiw.) It's making my chest feel tight thinking about it now. Would not recommend.

>>96482198
Mine lives in my kitchen and I have no troubles.

>>96481431
>Lets hypothetical say I have already gone past that stage and still scott free.
Post yee baneblade

>>96483397
aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dWJlLmNvbS93YXRjaD92PVpwQm5nbUNwVXJV

>>96481851
Keep in mind that there are hundreds of other people doing the same thing. To think you would be the only one, and therefore sell a lot right from the start is unrealistic. Especially if you ask for more than 20 bucks.

>>96484560
Absolutely. But currently as far as I can see there is a gap in the market for certain models and the model I am testing in question is already so expensive that 80 dollaridos does not seem too unreasonble for size, or at least to me it doesn't. I just follow what I would buy personally as I used to do buy printed proxies or r'cast stuff and 80 is a price I would personally see as affordable for what you get, especially when an r'cast example is way more despite still being cheaper than the baseline price.

>>96482198
Ignore >>96482416, if you want to properly vent you will need a properly sealed housing and extractor unit with resin fume filter that you will need to replace. Venting out of a window without a proper extractor system or filter will just cause the fumes to filter back into the room via the window opening or remain in the printer tent/housing. If you can't put it in a shed or another draft free room you should write it off as long term passive fume exposure will fuck you up and the fumes can embed the resin into the surrounding enviroment.

>>96484820
Look at the size of those fucking tree supports

Half my prints fail when I lower the bottom exposure down by 10+ seconds
That probably means my leveling isn't perfect but should I care?

>>96485136
Unironically might be cool as-is for the impression of an overgrown terrain piece

Why does getting the right exposure matter?
Also why does the checkerboard area on my ameralabs town look warped + overexposed?

>>96485454
too much exposure and the parts get brittle, hot, and take ages.
too little and the parts dont get hard enough, sag, fall off supports, and generally fuck up your printer.

Hey i have issues with bigger prints sometimes warping or breaking. It only happens with vechicle parts that i hollowed out. Could too thin walls be the reason, or is there something else i can do to prevent it?

>>96485237
>That probably means my leveling isn't perfect
Not necessarily. It could mean the heavier pieces on your build plate, or the pieces with larger surface area per layer, are now losing the battle for adherence between FEP and build plate. Or if they're all failing on one side or corner then yeah it's probably a levelling issue. If you need the exposure that low so you can remove them from the plate easily then yeah it matters, otherwise you might be able to get away with it.

>>96485454
Exposure also matters because as the resin cures it expands, so too much exposure and you'll lose all the details on your mini as it turns into an amorphous blob.

All this baneblade talk made me download one myself. I dont care if its a scan or whatever, but i want to have a super heavy tank now.

>>96485482
>or is there something else i can do to prevent it?

Put supports inside

>>96485482
Depends how thin the hollowing is, and how big the parts are. If you're hollowing small thin parts to a great extent then that'd be a different issue to if you're taking an entire tank chassis and hollowing it to 2-3mm wall thickness.
As a general rule until you call provide more details or a photo of the warped part in isolation though, remember that due to the way the printer breaks the tension between the print and the FEP, it literally pulls the print off the FEP. So depending on the orientation of your print you may find it gets slightly stretched out twisted in one direction as it gets pulled in that direction hundreds or thousands of times, and it's no longer dimensionally accurate. Can be remedied with plenty of supports but will almost never be perfect.

Also bear in mind that if you use heat to get your parts off their supports (hot water, heat gun) that makes the supports more malleable but also the whole print, so there is a chance you'll affect the structure of the print itself while pulling it free from the supports.

>>96485513
I usually take parts of chasis and hollow them out to 2-3mm. It rarely happens during printing, mostly some time after curing. I just break supports off.
Another question is, do you remove supports before or after curing?

>>96485488
I printed 48 near identical models and only those placed on the left edge printed
I also happened to remember the left edge pulling on the paper more when I did the paper pull test
The reason why I tried fucking around with exposure is because I use a lot of force to remove the models and have cut my hand multiple times

>>96485454
Because you'll fuck up the detail on your prints. See the posts and holes on the left here? If you underexpose the resin will be a bit "slimmed down", with the thinnest posts (and bars along the bottom) ending up not existing at all. Overexpose and things bloat, filling up the smaller holes (and thinner regions between bars along the bottom). So this one here seems overexposed, as we see more pins than holes and more bars than openings.

> + overexposed?
How do you know it looks overexposed if you don't know what overexposure does?

>>96485468
>too much exposure and the parts get brittle
Considering all the extra curing we do post-cleaning I doubt the resin will be "overcured" straight from the printer without a truly atrocious overexposure.

>>96485499
It's a very cool model. I've printed myself 1250 points of lizard rulers guard, mostly infantry and artillery with a sentinel a chimera and a Russ. I've promised myself I'll paint it all before I print a baneblade, which is still the holy grail of guard models to my once-teenage brain due to one specific experience years ago.
Back when I played at the local GW every weekend, there was a guy who used to bring in 4 huge toolboxes, inside which were his guard army and 3 baneblades. This is before it was a plastic kit, so they were forgeworld ones. He was 30+ and lived with his mom and brought homemade sandwiches to the store so he could fund his baneblade habit. He would deploy them all in pickup games to stomp on newbies, and start crashing out if anyone beat him lol. In fact maybe he's the guy in this very thread. It was kinda funny overall but still very impressive to see them in real life, back when almost nobody knew what they were. Ever since then I've thought they're very cool so I'm looking forward to printing one too.

>>96482501
>>96482543
>>96482416

Thanks for the advice guys, I'll pack up the printer until I can afford to live somewhere bigger.

>>96483160
Would setting it up in a kitchen be safe fumes-wise? I used to do that in my old place but I don't know if my flatmates would be happy here.

>>96485528
Ah yeah it sounds like you can lower your exposure then, and given where the fails are it sounds like you've accurately diagnosed the issue.
One last thing to bear in mind is it could be a corrupt file. I once printed a full plate of marine torsos and literally only the very few on the left side printed, everything else failed with most being mysteriously cut off halfway up the supports. I resliced the file and it printed perfectly. Probably not your issue this time but just to pass on the knowledge.

>>96485454
To add to this anons >>96485533 >>96485537 very good description of the xp exposure test, you can also see the points in the very middle of the print do not form a perfect pair of points. The raised one bleeds into the area of the recessed one a little bit, and the recessed one doesn't touch the centre line. Another indicator of overexposure (but the bars and lines are the more fine-grained test).

>>96485499
Eww brother, what's that. proxy? It looks like a baneblade but that's it.

>>96485959
Looks like it is based off the resin kit. Pretty kino, but I prefer the armorcast style myself.

>>96486059
Pretty close.

>>96486069
If i recall forge world had the mars pattern that's it.

>>96486069
i-is that a baneblade..?? a BAneBLADE?? IM going INSANEEE SAVE ME GAMES WORKSHOP

>>96485959
>It looks like a baneblade but that's it.

What else should it do? As i said, i want a baneblade, that tank looks like a baneblade. Thats enough for me.

>>96485499
>>96485959
>>96486069
Yeah, it's not Forge World or Games Workshop. It’s some kind of fan-made kit. There are a few details that give it away, like the side sponsons and the large cylinder holes on the front of the hull.

H- H- HOLY SHIT, someone actually posted a model screenshot! It’s not a Games Workshop or Forge World Baneblade, but it’s still more than what the hoarders in this thread have done so far.

Would be classic irony if it turned out to be the same proxy model the hoarders have been claiming they have.. *Trust me, bro, my Baneblade model is real no proof materializes*

>>96485136
>>96485280
I thought it was overgrown terrain.

>>96485538
You saw that having a baneblade was the realm of a literal basement dwelling neckbeard who actually lives with mommy and stomps on newby kids for fun, who throws tantrums if he can't beat kids in a game, etc... That Guy of That Guys.
And from this, you came to the conclusion that baneblades are cool?!?

>>96485541
>Would setting it up in a kitchen be safe fumes-wise?
Sitting in a motor vehicle is unsafe fumes-wise.
Do you live in a city? The air you breathe is unsafe fumes-wise.

>>96485541
My kitchen window is open pretty much everytime i cook, so for me it would not be an issue, fume-wise, because the air in there is changing all the time anyway. If you rarely open your window, any room is problematic. If the window is opened, it takes around 10-15 minutes for an average room to completely change its air. So if your window is open while you print, there is no problems at all.

How your roommates react to having a printer with poisonous liquids sitting in the kitchen where you also make your food? Idk.

baneblade this baneblade that
okay, but anyone got Wakelessrex Satotta recons, shock infantry and apc or mechs?
although I feel a bit bad for stealing from non-GW makers

>>96486497
It’s kind of ironic that the raw scans of the Macharius tank are so easy to find. I guess that’s why they call it the ‘second generation Baneblade.’ Meanwhile, the actual Baneblade is just a sea of proxies being marketed as the real deal from Games Workshop or Forge World.

>>96486497
What are non-GW-makers?
Maybe show a pic of what you are looking for?

>>96486523
You still haven't explained why the "real" scan is so important.

>>96486421
It's a vertical print. I wanted to do it length ways intially but it has a modeled interior inside of the hull which means supports would be required for the roof and make it unuseble due to the sheer amount that would be generated between the deck to ceiling. Meanwhile with vertical you get wider hollow supports along the centre of hull that doesn't heavily cob web around the interior making it easier to remove.

>>96486408
>it’s still more than what the hoarders in this thread have done so far
Because it's one of the most easily locatable STLs on the most popular STL site, so none of us would have thought to post it, and in fact the baneblade autist said repeatedly he wasn't interested in STLs from that site. Keep up.

Who the fuck is this baneblade schizo

>>96486433
Reading comprehension anon

>>96486562
he did 3 threads ago.

Here’s why the Baneblade poster wants a raw 3D scan with no edits for 3D modeling and conversion:

>1. It keeps the real-world scale and proportions intact. Every component, from the cannon to the tracks, is >accurately represented in terms of size and placement. Many reworked models mess with these proportions, >changing how parts like the engine stacks or sponsons fit together, which can throw off the overall feel.
>2. The scan captures all the fine details, like wiring, guards, and gunners, that are easy to lose in a reworked >model. When you mess with a model, you risk changing small but important features that affect the look and >function of the build. With a raw scan, all those minute details are preserved, giving you a solid foundation to >build from.
>3. Starting with a raw scan means you’ve got the freedom to tweak things as you want without screwing up the >proportions or important details. A process model from someone else can change those details, mess with >scale, or throw off proportions without you even knowing. Plus, a lot of proxy models mess with the proportions >of components, altering the general shape and size, and throwing off the overall look."

>>96486722
>that are easy to lose in a reworked
I have this problem with using solutionlesn stormhammer it doesn't fit my games workshop baneblade kit and requires considerable effort to modify just to make simple things like bolters fit.

>>96486539
>What are non-GW-makers?
Should've worded differently. I meant any small business selling their own STLs.

Is it typical for faces for 28mm scale miniatures to lose their detail and have smushed faces, or am I not putting in the right settings or something? I'm referring to human miniatures for 40K, not the Space Marine faggotry, which are quite small.

I got a 16K printer, and most of my miniature models come out the same, where the face doesn't have features like cheek dents, as shown on the slicer.

Cute loli printer~<3 OOOUUHH

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lwDhKzEuUdw

>>96487082
Some of it comes because most resins are slightly translucent, so it looks like it is softer that it is before painting, but overcuring resin and bad supports, too much anti alias can lead to softening of details.

>>96487082
How about you show some pictures of what you are actually talking about.

>>96486597
Cope.
Seeing that should have been your sign that
A) gigantic forgeworld models are whale bait
B) 40k attracts losers
But rather your takeaway was "This is so cool!"

>>96487501
Excuse me. Isn't the baneblade kit a games workshop plastic kit?

>>96487775
yes, but in his autistic mindset, this is not good enough for him. He needs the warped and blistered FW version of it.

>>96487775
Anons story specifically stated this was back when it was not.

>>96487501
Still not getting that reading comprehension, huh? Maybe one day.

>>96487828
>>96487823
I think just a baneblade will do. I'm not interested in the forge world version as having a baseline for me to compare against is first above all else.

Goddamn it I need to stop being a volume addict and actually process my prints far better when they're still soft instead of tearing the supports off and curing them

If I do a 3 hour print am I wrong for assuming the resin will be hot enough to print again in a 10 Celsius garage or should I heat the resin up again?

>>96489960
Does your printer have a dedicated heater? I doubt the power output of an LED screen flashing once every 6 seconds will be anywhere near enough to match the heat loss of the resin over a period of 3 hours against 10°C outside temperature. Feel free to run the numbers, or better yet, directly measure the temperature of the resin yourself

>>96489960
I wouldn't bet on the resin staying warm for long enough to get through even the first print without issues. I mean, if it works it works, but if you have any problems then that 10°C will be suspect A.

>>96472658
Great project bud.