Now before I get started, I knew what I would be buying, I just wanted to try these resin prints out. Looking as we do on eBay I came across Reconqer Designs 14th centaury bowmen, they do many other of this period, and other ranges I think, they looked great and not expensive. When they arrived, good prompt service, they came as I figured they would still on the resin sprues. From what I hear most manufacturers of resin print items do this as it would cut into their time cutting them off the sprues before sending them on their way and boy can I see why.
These are beautifully animated figures, really nice and lifelike but brother what a chew on cutting the sprues off, you can hardly see the figure inside a web of resin threads, add to this that the resin is very brittle (I replaced the arrows with cut down metal spears) and you can see that however careful I was I still managed to snap off a couple of bows during this process. Now don't ask me the intricacies but my son has a resin 3D printer and the stuff he prints for me isn't brittle at all, you can almost bend it and he knows his stuff.
I'm not here to knock the company, if you can be bothered then you will end up with some very nice figures at a very reasonable price. I won't personally be doing this again but I had to give it a go.
Here's some pics:
I have been working on 6mm Anglo Zulu war stuff so that's next up.
Dave.
They look great Dave, personally not a huge fan of 3d printed figures, especially having to remove the supports. For stuff like vehicles and scenery it's a definite game changer
ReplyDelete1st time for figs Scotty, and prob the last.
DeleteFirstly, excellent paint work on very nice figures - I have seen that Reconquest brand and they do some fantastic looking stuff!
ReplyDeleteI don't know the technicalities (your son probably does!) but most of the 3d prints I have bought come without the supports - I think the only ones I have had to cut off are Cromarty Forge 10mm ancients.
I have bought on maybe 10-15 separate occasions, mostly WW2 28mm, both Blitzkrieg Germans (motorcycle with and without sidecars, mostly) and WW2 Russians, plus a smattering of 28mm Napoleonics, from several different suppliers. They come, as you say, in a mix of finishes from almost bendy, rubber like to quite brittle resin - definition is better on the latter but you do have to be a bit more careful with them, as they are more fragile. The former type seems to sacrifice a bit of sharpness of detail - although they are still pretty good to me and I don't mind which ones I get. I have a few vehicles too and they are also very good - and blend in well size wise with Warlord plastic kits. I am quite happy to add 3d figures into the mix of my purchasing.
You seem to have had a bit more experience with these than I have so I'm a bit more reassured that most don't come with the sprues attached which is good. My son printed me 15mm Zulus which he resized to the 6mm which I needed, they were of a softer type resin but at 15mm had a lot less resolution. However when printed off in 6mm it didn't matter at all so all's well there! Thanks for the comment Ross.
DeleteLovely painting on some very nice looking figures, not a great fan of 3D but I have dabbled and had some with supports and some without, bit of a faff and not too sure if it's worth it, your unit looks great though but can see why you probably use them again.
ReplyDeleteCheers Donnie.
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