- Member DIN
- S007
OK.... this is most likely not going to be what you want to hear about 3D printed models. The biggest misconception MOST people have about 3D printed helmets or props or armor for that matter is that 3D printing is cheating and that anyone can be a builder using this new method. (keep in mind that the same things were being said about pepkura by people that can sculpt just a few years back).
The BIG advantage to 3D printing that does give you a near perfect base to work from instead of dealing a more common than not, not so perfect pepakura model.
I'm finding that the same amount of finishing work that I have put into my pepakura based builds go into the 3D printed builds as well.
The same people that pep out a piece, harden it & then paint it and call it finished are the same people that claim that they can just 3D print an object and the have a finished masterpiece in there hands.
It is my opinion that when finished correctly you should not be able to tell that the piece was 3D printed (no print lines / steps or any other evidence, just like a pepakura model should leave no evidence that it started off as a pep model.
The BIG advantage to 3D printing that does give you a near perfect base to work from instead of dealing a more common than not, not so perfect pepakura model.
I'm finding that the same amount of finishing work that I have put into my pepakura based builds go into the 3D printed builds as well.
The same people that pep out a piece, harden it & then paint it and call it finished are the same people that claim that they can just 3D print an object and the have a finished masterpiece in there hands.
It is my opinion that when finished correctly you should not be able to tell that the piece was 3D printed (no print lines / steps or any other evidence, just like a pepakura model should leave no evidence that it started off as a pep model.