My first 3D armor

[N8TEBB]

Noooo that’s so unfortunate!!
It happens to the best of us. I would encourage you to keep going! Besides that one major shift the rest of the print looks great. Seems you just need to make a few adjustments to your printer or settings to get the nice print youre after. Perhaps using z-hop or re-orienting your print might help

 

[Lojak]

That one hurts. Take the time to step back and work on another project if need be. It's a pain and comes at a cost, but luckily the part is reprint-able.

You've got this.

 

[Kaiser]

AT LAST ..... SUCCESS

a bit big but i can fit stuff in it now

 

[Kaiser]

Found what the issue was, the nozzle and bed temperatures were too low.

2 shoulders done and half the chest plate

 

[Lojak]

Looks good man!

 

[Ulfhedinn073]

Found what the issue was, the nozzle and bed temperatures were too low.

2 shoulders done and half the chest plate

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Nice work man, reading through this was a wild ride. Way to persevere and get it dialed in. I hope your Ender becomes a stable workhorse like mine ended up being. Keep going! It'll be done before you know it.

 

[Jocko03]

Looking good man, we have all been there with improper scaling. Way to stick with it.

 

[Kaiser]

Update on the armor build

Helmet is ready for painting
Back armor is 50% printed
Thigh needs to be reprinted bigger
Chest is good size and solid
Shoulders are good but I'm debating on using the ODST shoulder ls I made in 2018 (kit bashing)

 

[SgtSaint]

Update on the armor build

Helmet is ready for painting
Back armor is 50% printed
Thigh needs to be reprinted bigger
Chest is good size and solid
Shoulders are good but I'm debating on using the ODST shoulder ls I made in 2018 (kit bashing)

I'm trying to be better about asking before blurting out comments.
Are you just giving updates, or are you interested in constructive criticism/feedback even if its not all rainbows?

 

[Kaiser]

I'm trying to be better about asking before blurting out comments.
Are you just giving updates, or are you interested in constructive criticism/feedback even if its not all rainbows?

im alway open to criticism to improve myself

 

[SgtSaint]

We all have our own levels of how far we want to go. I totally respect the guy that says "I'm only wearing this 1 or 2 days a year at most: I'm not investing half my life in to it."


> Helmet is ready for painting

I don't know as I'd think that though. I guess I'm seeing this like running a race. I don't see running 90% of the race then stopping 50m short of the finishing line. If you've already invested... I dunno... 20 hours in sanding and prep, why not go another 5-10 and get it actually smoothed and sanded before you paint it? You've come this far; what's a few more hours after this much investment?

 

[Kaiser]

We all have our own levels of how far we want to go. I totally respect the guy that says "I'm only wearing this 1 or 2 days a year at most: I'm not investing half my life in to it."


> Helmet is ready for painting
View attachment 342660I don't know as I'd think that though. I guess I'm seeing this like running a race. I don't see running 90% of the race then stopping 50m short of the finishing line. If you've already invested... I dunno... 20 hours in sanding and prep, why not go another 5-10 and get it actually smoothed and sanded before you paint it? You've come this far; what's a few more hours after this much investment?

DAM IT!!!! I HATE YOU LOL

just made another coat of filler primer and gonna sand some more tomorrow

but seriously, Thank you very much for the feedback, much appreciated