3D Printed Action Figures!!

This is officially a dream project come true. Attempting to 3D Print articulating action figures + Resin Stacking!

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[oniaeon]

7:10 - An easy way to thicken a joint for a tighter pose on the 200% model is simple enough - thin layers of superglue. Just let it harden on the ball part of the joint before attaching the figure together if you don't want them in a pose permanently. If still loose, apply another thin layer of glue. Works on Gundam kits so it should work here :3

[Christopher_Gibbons]

Anybody else thinking how awesome fully articulated D&D minis would be?

[TheMonkeOfficial]

Honestly this combined with the silicone molding techniques is where I think the idea really shines.

[ConfusionDistortion]

A old trick used in the action figure scene to tighten up joints is to use Pledge acrylic floor gloss. It used to be sold under the "Future" line. People in the hobby use it for applying a primer, or clear coats to paint or mixing them to get a semi-glossy color. And as stated, it can be brushed into joints and left to cure, It will give the joint some added friction so the joint is tighter.

[ChannelS]

Very cool to see how far 3d printing tech has come. I'm definitely going to have to try and make some of these whenever I get a resin printer!

[Doug-tqry]

The first thing I ever resin printed was a articulated head I models for a custom Halo Mege Construx figure. It's kinda the reason I got into resin printing so I love seeing that a community is starting to form around articulated figures :D

[pwhite]

remember when you scale something up the joint relief distance scales up as well! if, for example, the relief distance was 1 mm then scaled up it is 2 mm! which puts it out of tight tolerance. Same thing will happen if scaled down you won't be able to assemble.

[jeancaceres]

A good advice is to print the figures without articulations, and then add kaiyodo revoltech or figma joints (ball joints) that comes in different colors. This would make the process easier for printing and will give the figures a high quality articulation.
May be you can print the articulation (ball joints) yourself?

[Bakamoichigei]

This is exactly the sort of thing I want more of from resin 3D printing! Detailed, highly articulated models! I'd design my own, but I'm simply not a skilled enough modeler... 😑

[stoissdk]

Tip: Run the prints under the hot tap right before pulling off the supports. Makes it a lot easier.

[OdinMakes]

That is a cool project! Thank you for the video Uncle Jessy!

[kq]

You can tighten the joints with floor polish. I've used Pledge Floor Gloss on action figure joints that are super loose. Works great, super easy and cheap! Sometimes you might need a couple layers (with drying time in between), but it does the trick. I first heard of the technique on YouTube from other action figure enthusiasts.

[onewaydown]

I had tons of issues trying to make some resin figure parts and add-ons. I just couldn't seem to get parts to fit and line up correctly. Whether that was just normal variances/shrinkage, or that also being increased with adding Tenacious, but I couldn't get stuff working with my Saturn. Had better luck with my Neptune, which I got after giving up on doing it in resin - lol.

[Rawstock]

Peg systems, like Glyos are ideal for joints; some use Lego pins. If you can adapt the joints to a peg, you get more flexibility in printing, replaceability and repairability, as well as interchangeability. Also, you can both wax and / or oil the joints more readily with pegs.

[Riverboat]

This is an AMAZING technique. Not for action figures, instead the designer could print posable minis on sprues. That would give us the option to create individual poses for every mini instead of being stuck with the couple poses that the current one piece mini model files come in. This is really an eye opener!

[andyiliff]

This makes me very happy! I need to get an Elegoo Mars printer.

[undeadmeats]

Post-cure you can make assembly easier by warming the parts with the female halves of the joints in front of a heater. Just makes the resin slightly softer!

[oohjon]

This technology has a long way to go before action figure manufacturers even in a small scale need to start worrying. However Jesse DeStasio of Glyos and Toypizza has gone on record saying he’s going to be doing 3d printed figures this year to sell.

[duogemstone]

varnish, sticky tack or a little bit of resin there are a lot of ways to fix loose joints, pretty much anyway you can thicken the ball joint or peg will work nicely

[Mandrake_Design]

I really like this action figure idea with this pre support frames. I design most of the time on my channel anime figures and have sometimes "problems" to arrange my parts. At the moment I stick the parts just together, I think I should also do some research how I can do action figures like the figma's. Thank you for the video, this gave me more ideas how to design/ arrange my own figures XD