This Is Everything You Need To 3D Print Warhammer Models

This is what you need to 3d print warhammer 40k models like space marines, admech, custodes and more with links below to a few pieces of equipment. There are a few surprise pieces of equipment that not everyone talks about which have really helped me 3d print that is perfect for beginners.

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Printers / Wash Cure

Resin

Nfep

Airbrush Kit (The kit I use)

This video was inspired from channels like Midwinter Minis, Goobertown Hobbies, WintersSeo, Say Hi Paul, Squidmar Miniatures, Miniac Painting, Black Magic Craft, Real Terrain Hobbies and Geek gaming scenics.

[battlebrothersam]

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[SpriteAndSmite]

Just this: don't be scared of 3D printing. Some people who are against 3D printing will always try to pound into your head how difficult it is, how often prints fail (which was only true for the very first printers lol) and how much more time consuming it is.

It is not difficult at all, but as any novel machinery, you will have to learn the process. You can expect good prints right away if you don't make it overly complicated.

Yes prints will fail from time to time, but 99% of the time it is due to bad supports. There are some super easy tutotials out there to optimize the process and software will only get better, to a point at which you won't even have to worry about supports anymore.

That 3D printing is time consuming is an absolute myth. Sure, you're not as quick as a guy who runs into a TT shop and drops the better part of his weekly salary onto the counter, but if you are patient and are sensible about printing time, you'll have printed an entire army in a few days. While you are out with your family/friends enjoying life, the printer is happily beeping and booping away and when you return, the model should be just about done. Now you only have to wash and cure it and youre done.

You know what is actually time consuming? Popping plastic parts out of a grid and meticulously glueing them together. With 3D printing, most of what you print comes out in one go and is thus less prone to breaking/popping off.

[bobmorris]

For failed prints stuck to the fep, I put a piece of support material I can get a good hold on and hold it in place it in the corner while I run a "print" of a box that's my full plate size by 1mm without the build plate attached. When it's done pull up the supports and along with it comes a sheet of cured resin containing everything that was stuck.

[nuzzelde]

I just got a mars 3 pro last week, so happy with it, so much fun to fiddle around with.

[markbedwell]

Just had my Saturn 2 turn up. Now the fun begins

[sapperb]

The Mars series is what I was looking into, but it's because I read an article saying it was the absolute best beginner printer for miniatures and it's in my price range you could get a mars 2 pro for 135 bucks on Black Friday but apparently the small build size is the only thing separating it from the rest of the pack

[faulerkaffee]

So the Elegoo Jupiter has this air filter do you need another protection against the resin steam or is it enough?

[MrThemilk]

Bought my first printer yesterday and can't wait for it to arrive. Gonna be printing all the things now! Thanks for the vids and advice for getting into this hobby

[aleixserra]

new subscriber from Spain that is starting into painting, nice work m8

[PantsReduction]

Mars 2 Pro bro here. I've run a shit load of resin thru it and I've found that the Fast + Tenacious is indeed awesome.

Edit: microfiber cloths are incredibly useful for cleaning your vat and stuff.

[DrVesuvius]

I can think of a few things.
Paper towels - you WILL spill or at least drip resin and need to clean things up. Kitchen rolls will do, but I'd pick up some big blue "shop" rolls, like the ones you see in garages.
Microfibre cloths - at some point you'll want to clean your resin vat or your screen and you don't want to use abrasive paper towels that will leave microscratches that will degrade quality. I've found disposable floor wipes do a great job.
A funnel and a set of paper paint filters - when you get a failed print (and you will) you might be left with fragments of cured resin floating free in the vat, which can damage your FEP film and even your screen. So you'll want to pour the unused resin in the vat back into the bottle, through the filter which will remove any solid chunks.
Coffee filters & old 2l soft drink bottles - once you've used IPA for cleaning for a while it will go very cloudy with resin particles. You can recycle this IPA by pouring it into empty clear plastic bottles and putting it somewhere in direct sunlight for a couple of weeks (even UK sunlight). The sun's UV slowly cures the resin which sinks to the bottom leaving the clear IPA. After a while you can decant the IPA through the coffee filter for reuse. I've got about a 50% recovery rate on my used IPA, which is better than nothing for not much work. The "baller" option for this would be a full distillation setup, which I've seen some people try, however boiled IPA vapours are a bit explody, so it's not recommended unless you really know what you're doing and have somewhere safe to do it.

[yodhanhunter]

Just ordered a Mars 3 Pro with the Mercury Wash/Cure combo. So psyched

[Joshleesmallin]

I started with an LD-002r which has worked great. Great price for entry then after 6 months got an halot-lite for the bigger build plate. They have been really good printers and I usually don’t have many failures but I usually buy cheap resin and have since learned you get what you pay for when it comes to resin. I love your channel!

[TheNapalmDuo]

Really good Video. Thanks for the whole information in a really funny way. Best wishes from Germany.

[OGSnoberry]

How necessary/important is a mask and/or a grow tent or other ventilation feature for the resin fumes? I wear gloves when dealing with mine of course, but using the Elegoo 8k resin it doesn't really have that bad of a smell. It's in our office, since that's the warmest room in the house, and I use the cover when it's printing. The Saturn 2's mini air filter also seems to do a pretty good job of filtering the air inside the printer housing.

[anno-fwxn]

Great Video, i would love a rundown from the pc part to the printing to painten.

[brianp]

An aptly timed video Brother Sam! I just picked up a new anycubic mono 4k printer because it was selling super cheap on the second hand market. Wasn't the printer I had planned on but for the price it was a no brainer. Got some resin and a wash and cure station showing up today and tomorrow and this video will give me a good list of stuff to pick up today while I wait. I also ordered the anycubic water washable resin+. Couldn't find any YouTube reviews of it so we'll see how it stacks up compared to the elegoo water washable that there are a millions reviews on

[herculeholmes]

I bought a pack of PFA (FEP 2.0) six months ago, but since I learned how to take care of the FEP, I'm still using the original FEP that came with my Saturn 2 - that was nearly a year ago!
I'm almost looking forward to replacing the film, but it's got months of life left in it yet.

[smoke]

I´m thinking of getting an anycubic photon 4k

[photoboyjet]

I have an original Saturn and a Saturn 2 that I purchased a couple of months ago. The Saturn 2 is even better than the Saturn. I have only had one file fail to print, and that was due to improper supports. Once I got it figured out, the file printed without a problem. The 8K resolution is absolutely amazing.