So one thing I’ve been doing, is when I hollow. I hollow out where there would be joints put together and for solid prints like this one I would put a few at the bottom. Then what I would do is after the wash, dry and cure portion. I would go to like a Home Depot, Lowe’s, Michael’s, dollar store etc and buy a bag of sand. Scoop some into a gallon ziploc bag, cut a corner of it with some scissors. And let it pour into the model completely. Once it’s completely full where I absolutely can’t add anymore sand I would use the plastic Wood-X and cover the holes. Or cure resin on the top of the holes as well to seal it. And sand down till the holes are covered and smoothed. Would do a bit more super glue, and sometimes I would add Vallejo’s plastic putty to help hold the weight in arms and legs etc. But Haven’t had an issue since and plus it gives the models a bit more weight so it’s less likely to tip and fall. I have a friend that does this as well but he only does it in the bases of the models so that it would be supported heavily on the bottom except the whole model. Plus it would be a cool experiment video you could do on this subject and see how it works for you. But I do hope it helps and maybe it can help others.
Perfect timing. I just tried to print up the Mortuary Custodian from Belksasar and it pulled partly loose from the plate. Needless to say, it printed up jagged and deformed. The cost in resin was pretty steep, given that I was trying to get a large print done. Showing that I can cut down the resin to about a third or less, this will likely make the next print a success. Thanks once again for the great advice and reviews. Noobies like myself really appreciate it.
So one thing I’ve been doing, is when I hollow. I hollow out where there would be joints put together and for solid prints like this one I would put a few at the bottom. Then what I would do is after the wash, dry and cure portion. I would go to like a Home Depot, Lowe’s, Michael’s, dollar store etc and buy a bag of sand. Scoop some into a gallon ziploc bag, cut a corner of it with some scissors. And let it pour into the model completely. Once it’s completely full where I absolutely can’t add anymore sand I would use the plastic Wood-X and cover the holes. Or cure resin on the top of the holes as well to seal it. And sand down till the holes are covered and smoothed. Would do a bit more super glue, and sometimes I would add Vallejo’s plastic putty to help hold the weight in arms and legs etc. But Haven’t had an issue since and plus it gives the models a bit more weight so it’s less likely to tip and fall. I have a friend that does this as well but he only does it in the bases of the models so that it would be supported heavily on the bottom except the whole model.
Plus it would be a cool experiment video you could do on this subject and see how it works for you. But I do hope it helps and maybe it can help others.
Very good! Thanks for sharing!
Perfect timing. I just tried to print up the Mortuary Custodian from Belksasar and it pulled partly loose from the plate. Needless to say, it printed up jagged and deformed. The cost in resin was pretty steep, given that I was trying to get a large print done. Showing that I can cut down the resin to about a third or less, this will likely make the next print a success. Thanks once again for the great advice and reviews. Noobies like myself really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot! I hope your next print is successful. Just make sure you thoroughly clean the inside of the hollow model to avoid potential resin leaks.
Awesome!!! Great video
Better than printing just walls is to use gearoid infill... Then it is possible to fill the print with cheap resin