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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #30 on: 05 February 2018, 20:13:22 »
Those are for two different events. The NAIS is our Thursday event:
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The New Avalon Institute of Science is the premiere center of learning in the entire Inner Sphere. Its efforts at recovering lost learning and technologies have made it the envy of many of the other great powers. Now, at the end of the Fourth Succession War, the Federated Sun' great beacon of hope finds itself under attack by unknown raiders. Will you preserve learning or strike a blow for the forces of darkness? All miniatures and materials provided.
That currently has ten seats still available.

The cargo ship is for our Friday event:
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It is March of 3067 on New Avalon. The battle between Victor's Allies and Katherine's Loyalists has been bloody. Seeking a way to save countless lives in the assault on Avalon Island, Victor tasks Archer Chistofori and his Avengers to attack the port town of Portsmouth disguised as Victor's main force. Will Archer's Avengers survive the hammer that looks to befall them or will the loyalists see through the ruse? All miniatures and materials provided.
That currently has eight seats still available.

We also have an Open Tournament on Saturday (eleven seats available) so if you want a sneak peek at what Origins and GenCon will use in the Open, there's your opportunity.

Sunday concludes with an Alpha Strike event. That event only has four spots left out of the sixteen we set for it. That's the one which will have the dropship.
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The FedCom Civil War is coming to an end on New Avalon. Victor and the Allies have won. But until Katherine is captured, the war will not be at end. Katherine has one escape route left: a dropship off planet. But that same route is known to Victor and so a race for the drop port has commenced. All miniatures and materials provided.

And, of course, the whole weekend we have Grinder going with the new 2018 lists.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #31 on: 05 February 2018, 21:27:45 »
Thanks GWA!

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #32 on: 06 February 2018, 10:54:58 »
So those left handed Wolverines . . . I told Gideon I would dispose of the GenCon one for him but never heard back . . .


Seriously, that ship looks really neat.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #33 on: 06 February 2018, 11:52:12 »


Here's one the Locusts


And here's a really odd view of a Battlemaster.

So, looking at getting into 3-D prinint myself soon, with the Locust et al, how much of what we are seeing is what was printed versus what needed to be cleaned up?

I.E. is that Locust exactly what it looks like post printing?
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #34 on: 06 February 2018, 21:46:24 »
I am so impressed. I've been working with my 3-D printer (a rather cheap chinese kit model) using sketch up to make buildings and a union at 1/285 scale but my resolution isn't nearly good enough so the results have been abysmal so far. It's encouraging to see someone succeed at making terrain.

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #35 on: 06 February 2018, 22:42:15 »
So, looking at getting into 3-D prinint myself soon, with the Locust et al, how much of what we are seeing is what was printed versus what needed to be cleaned up?

I.E. is that Locust exactly what it looks like post printing?

So that's printed on a Form 2 which is a $3500 SLA printer. SLAs will (almost) always needs supports. so something like this:
https://formlabs.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-stereolithography-sla-3d-printing/, I removed those supports and cured the locust per Form's instructions (ie under a UV light). That's it. There's still some nubs on the model that needs to be cleaned up, but yea that's with a minimum of post-processing.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #36 on: 06 February 2018, 22:42:41 »
I am so impressed. I've been working with my 3-D printer (a rather cheap chinese kit model) using sketch up to make buildings and a union at 1/285 scale but my resolution isn't nearly good enough so the results have been abysmal so far. It's encouraging to see someone succeed at making terrain.
What do you have?
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #37 on: 07 February 2018, 04:42:51 »
So jealous ... this year's potential work trip to the US doesn't seem to be on :(
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #38 on: 07 February 2018, 11:20:05 »


This came out bigger than I was imagining it. Which is not something I find myself often saying...

This is the dome and part of the tower for the NAIS campus observatory.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #39 on: 07 February 2018, 11:49:48 »
I look forward to the pictures of when you have it all set out- not even wanting to wait for it to be painted, lol.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #40 on: 07 February 2018, 19:30:41 »
This is what I got:

https://www.banggood.com/DIY-Creality-CR-10-3D-Printer-300300400mm-Printing-Size-1_75mm-0_4mm-Nozzle-p-1085645.html?rmmds=search

I got it for Christmas, and I've been learning how to make things ever since.

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #41 on: 07 February 2018, 23:14:27 »
This is what I got:

https://www.banggood.com/DIY-Creality-CR-10-3D-Printer-300300400mm-Printing-Size-1_75mm-0_4mm-Nozzle-p-1085645.html?rmmds=search

I got it for Christmas, and I've been learning how to make things ever since.
I've got two and getting a third. Love 'em.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #42 on: 07 February 2018, 23:39:52 »
I've got two and getting a third. Love 'em.

I just ordered the CR10-S...can't wait to start making my city!
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #43 on: 09 February 2018, 09:58:36 »
I also have a dock crane that I have to finish printing for port terrain board and then like 300 shipping containers. Some will be large stepped boxes with shipping containers on the outside.


Do you really need to 3D print the 300 shipping containers? Couldn't you get plastic square stock that matches the height/width of the container and cut it to length? It just seems to me like you're making a lot of extra work for yourself that maybe you don't need to do.

BTW, have you used the Monoprice MP Select Mini 3D printer? Seems like it's decent, easy to modify, and cheap. (This is all what I see on hackaday.com so I can't speak to it personally.) And someone even put a laser engraver on it; Maybe your hackerspace would be interested in that.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #44 on: 09 February 2018, 10:40:21 »
What are the dimensions for the containers you will be using?
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #45 on: 14 February 2018, 12:13:47 »
I've been busy.


Hasek Hall printed. I got a bit eager on one corner with the CA accelerator before making sure everything was aligned, hence the milliput.


This will be the crane at the dropport. This is actually a 28mm crane from Warlayer.com that'll I design a new lift platform for. Great design, prints beautifully.


Oh, and I printed the Union. This is the bottom third. The top is actually done now too, but I want to get the hull together before I take any more pictures.

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: 3 3D printed terrain tables
« Reply #46 on: 14 February 2018, 16:06:25 »
Loving the updates.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #47 on: 14 February 2018, 16:10:32 »
I've been busy.


Hasek Hall printed. I got a bit eager on one corner with the CA accelerator before making sure everything was aligned, hence the milliput.

Where did you obtain these from?
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: 3 3D printed terrain tables
« Reply #48 on: 14 February 2018, 19:23:23 »
nice work. excited to see when it's all done.

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #49 on: 14 February 2018, 22:22:56 »
Where did you obtain these from?
I designed them.
nice work. excited to see when it's all done.
Thank you!
Loving the updates.
I wish I had started earlier. Though I didn't expect my business to take off like it did, so there is that.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018
« Reply #50 on: 16 February 2018, 09:17:24 »
Though I didn't expect my business to take off like it did, so there is that.

Cursed by success. That's a great problem to have. ;)

Those are really nice designs. Love it.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: 3 3D printed terrain tables
« Reply #51 on: 16 February 2018, 21:10:19 »
Thanks mbear.

Halves are glued together. Legs have been redesigned and prototype worked, so those will be printing and doors will be printing soon, too.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: Now with Mech Scale Dropship!
« Reply #52 on: 19 February 2018, 22:42:21 »
Out of curiosity, have you built prometheus yet?
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: Now with Mech Scale Dropship!
« Reply #53 on: 19 February 2018, 23:02:23 »
Out of curiosity, have you built prometheus yet?

Prometheus was done a few years ago for a different game.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: 3 3D printed terrain tables
« Reply #54 on: 20 February 2018, 08:48:01 »
Thanks mbear.

Halves are glued together. Legs have been redesigned and prototype worked, so those will be printing and doors will be printing soon, too.


This is really cool.
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: 3 3D printed terrain tables
« Reply #55 on: 20 February 2018, 16:09:02 »
This is really cool.

Ok, I have done a couple so didnt know if one was needed... its a fun mod to build
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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: Now with Mech Scale Dropship!
« Reply #56 on: 07 April 2018, 03:56:21 »
This is really awesome stuff. I have two questions:

1. any more updates? I'd love to see the progress.

2.  Do you ever share or sell your designs? it so where can we find them?

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Re: The Road to Adepticon 2018: Now with Mech Scale Dropship!
« Reply #57 on: 23 October 2018, 16:29:45 »
Oh My goth!!!!

Please post some updates of the dropship(s).

 

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