Here's what it looks like in model pieces:
I have to say I'm still pretty stoked about this.
So, armed with my new 3d printer, I began to print...
First a head....
So, armed with my new 3d printer, I began to print...
First a head....
(Don't mind the weird seam at the hairline. There was a layer shift. I'm still really REALLY happy with how it turned out. For now, it's sitting in the corner of my office, unpainted, patiently waiting.)
And then a foot.
And then a foot.
Cool huh? So pretty.
Honestly, I learned a lot about 3d printing from just these two projects. From manual bed leveling, to changing nozzles, the difference between different filaments, and even having patience for long prints. Safe to say each of these prints took a week! Can you believe that?
Up until after these prints, I had planned to print out the whole 10-foot Hulk statue, then mold it and cast it.
But then I really started playing around with LuBan... and found out how to make molds.
Take a look at this...
Here's a mold of the Hulk bust you saw printed above, done in LuBan.
Honestly, I learned a lot about 3d printing from just these two projects. From manual bed leveling, to changing nozzles, the difference between different filaments, and even having patience for long prints. Safe to say each of these prints took a week! Can you believe that?
Up until after these prints, I had planned to print out the whole 10-foot Hulk statue, then mold it and cast it.
But then I really started playing around with LuBan... and found out how to make molds.
Take a look at this...
Here's a mold of the Hulk bust you saw printed above, done in LuBan.
It's called "cocoon mode" in the Mesh > LuBan > Cocoon menu tree.
There are multiple setups for what the actual mold would look like: a box, a cylinder, a sphere, or my favorite... native. It basically adds a particular offset... in this case 7mm clearance from the actual model. You can see the dark purple ring around it.
From there you can take it into Prusa or MeshMixer and slice it.
I plan to run a test of this method in the near future.
LuBan documentation actually shows successful silicone models coming straight out of the mold.
My method will be to skin the inside of the mold, then fill with FlexFoamIt! IV from Smooth-On.
So for now..
It looks like the process will be 3d molds with silicone skin and expanding foam inside.
There are multiple setups for what the actual mold would look like: a box, a cylinder, a sphere, or my favorite... native. It basically adds a particular offset... in this case 7mm clearance from the actual model. You can see the dark purple ring around it.
From there you can take it into Prusa or MeshMixer and slice it.
I plan to run a test of this method in the near future.
LuBan documentation actually shows successful silicone models coming straight out of the mold.
My method will be to skin the inside of the mold, then fill with FlexFoamIt! IV from Smooth-On.
So for now..
It looks like the process will be 3d molds with silicone skin and expanding foam inside.