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[SalmonGod]

It's getting there.  Working on it off and on all weekend.  Not as far as I wanted to be, but I wouldn't say I'm doing badly for only my 2nd serious attempt ever at humanoid anatomy and first attempt at working it freehand.

[Ameablable]

This is for D&D you say?
so are you gonna make him doing an awesome pose then Use a 3d printer and make a model and paint it?
'cause that'd be awesome!

[wierd]

There was a slashdot thread about this very subject not long ago. (3d printing in the consumer space)

There was (imho) a useful post for someone considering sinking cash into a 3d printer for artistic purposes. It suggested buying an Ultimaker, over getting a makerbot, a thingomatic, or a reprap, and linked to a blog demonstrating build quality.

That's sufficiently high for a "largish" D&D playpiece, but not for a small one, or at least, not without manual cleanup with teensy tiny tools and a big magnifying lens.

I have actually wanted to get into making minis for people, but don't have any connections, and so haven't invested a lot in equipment or supplies. (Surprisingly, leadfree casting at home is reasonably easy. I made a 99% tin pendant as a test piece. I gave it to a friend of mine. I should ask for pics.)

Sadly, 2000$ (or more) for a decent consumer grade 3D printer is too rich for my blood.

[SalmonGod]

A friend of mine recently got a Printrbot.  He's been improving the build quality of the machine over the last month or so by printing out upgrades for it.  Last I saw, it was capable of some pretty nice detail.  I'll probably have him print out a couple models for me over the summer, and he wants to make a print of my old Cacodemon model for himself.

[wierd]

That's cheap enough that I might be able to afford getting one.

What kind of upgrades did he need to print?

[SalmonGod]

Don't know.  I haven't seen the machine myself.  I just know he's talked about how it can be modularly upgraded with parts that it can print out for itself.  I've seen three different things that he's printed out, and the layering is definitely getting smaller and more detailed.

[wierd]

It sounds gearing related, specifically with the stepper motors, but I could be wrong.

Meh. I have so may hobbies already.. it's probably spend most of its life turned off in a corner drawing dust.

(Eg, right now: I have a hammock I am making, I have pixel art obligations in another thread, I have started blueprints for that medieval set of looms, and I have my normal job related tasks. I have too many interests, and not enough time.)

[SalmonGod]

I have too many interests, and not enough time.

Right there with you.

One thing I'd love to do, but will probably never have enough time for:  Run an epic community fort and then turn it into a 3d-illustrated comic.

[Euld]

Although organic things aren't my forte, I gotta say you're kicking ass    Very nicely done!

[SalmonGod]

My wife just finished up her last week of school.  More interruptions. 

Just finished making this.  Only took a couple hours.  My brother is cosplaying as Zidane from FF9.  This is the dagger that Garnet uses to cut her hair.  Our friend with the 3d printer is going to make this real so he can carry it around as part of his costume.

[SalmonGod]

Mucked about with Doom for the first time in a year or so tonight.  Gave Project Brutality my first quick try.  Having issues with special effects causing slowdowns...

The reason I'm bringing it up here is I've been depressed as fuck and lacking motivation to do much of anything with what free time I have.  Been wasting it on stupid shit.  Doom is making me feel like picking up ZBrush again for the first time in 3 years to make some HD sprite sheets for the Doom monsters.  Something that game has deserved, and I've wanted to do for a very long time.