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Old 05-05-2019, 04:06 PM   #11
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

I ended up printing mine quite a bit larger than my brain mathed the sizing... Also had to start in black because I didnt have white, then when I ran out of black my order for white came in.
I may try to redo it in proper size as well since my other order with different colours is also in.
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Old 05-05-2019, 04:07 PM   #12
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I have access to a 3D printer at work so I might give this a go. What material are y'all using?
I have the Dremel so it uses PLA.
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Old 05-05-2019, 05:16 PM   #13
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

I have a makerbot replicator+. I used pla. I have all the colours, so it looks good. Needed to shave a few parts, but otherwise it just snaps together! No glue needed.
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Old 05-05-2019, 05:24 PM   #14
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Love it! I’ve been wanting a printer but I know I won’t get the use out if it...no shop space either. Keep up the good work
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Old 05-15-2019, 04:33 PM   #15
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Finally printed this out. Mix of Makerbot Rep2 and Ultimaker 2+. Using pla.
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Old 05-15-2019, 08:58 PM   #16
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

I'm about 50% through printing this figure. I love the sculpt, but I'm finding that the fitment is really loose. Are you guys experiencing this too? Also, I seem to have odd rough patches in my prints sometimes. I'm new to 3D printing, so I'm sure I'm doing something wrong - you guys have any advice? Oh and I'm printing in PLA and using a prusa printer.

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Old 05-16-2019, 01:42 AM   #17
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

Elbows and hips were loose on mine. Hips I just shoved in some tissue papers to stiffen it up. Elbows...I figure I might use some Futures in there or something. White tissue paper in red joint would look bad.
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Old 05-22-2019, 04:14 PM   #18
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

I'm really surprised more G1 parts aren't being 3D printed.. like combiner hands and feet. They would make great temp parts, while waiting to acquire real ones.
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Old 09-27-2020, 08:11 AM   #19
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Re: 3-D printed poseable Optimus Prime

It looks pretty good. Recently I bought a new 3D printer from www.mrdepot.ca which I am going to use for costumes made of plastic. I will make different things like Iron Man costume, or those from G.I.Joe and many many others. Now, I need to find good quality materials because I want to make the plastic thick enough in order to be difficult to crush it. If you know where I can buy good colors and materials, I will be very glad. I hope that I will do everything perfectly and I will start to sell them.

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