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Thanks guys, I'll check out the sources.

Companies like Envision Tec use a liquid polymer resin process for their rapid prototyping and 3 D printing. This eliminates the layering, granulation and stratification used with powder printed items. The results are a smooth finished product, more suitable for masters for casting. It limits...

Looking at taking on a dinosaur project. I've seen what seemed to look like some really nice sculpts and resin kits as well as some wonderful paint ups by Crazy Joe and others. Can anyone recommend some nice kits and a reliable retailer/supplier? Thanks, Mike

You missed the point of the excerpt I copied from the article. 1) The tech still has its limits. 2) The gun example was merely to point out the short comings of using rapid prototype as a production method with unreliable integrity. 3)3D isn't going to replace manufacturing any time soon. 4)The...

excerpt from an article that was in the Florida Today Newspaper this morning. Odd about the timing of these things sometimes. Florida Today Newspaper, article by John Shinal The 3D printing technology still has its limits. The fused deposition modeling that 3D printers use to create products...

As I said, you'll still have the traditionalists on both sides of the table (consumer and producer) much like you'll see hand crafted furniture and the crap one can buy from Wal Mart. I think the field of photography is a good example of how fast an industry and hobby can change and evolve. The...

After seeing the Lesnar figure in Atlanta and then going home and really delving into what is possible with 3D, I'd have to say that the day of the hand sculptor is numbered outside of one offs for personal enjoyment. Sure you'll still have the desire for handcrafted, much like with other...

Jim, Signifiers wore the typical gallic style helmet but with less adornment on the helmet itself or decoration than their imperial counterpart. i.e. less bronze bosses, trim etc. Reference Gallic style B or C helmet.

Thanks Marqui, I shook it for well over a minute, held the can about 12 to 14" from the figure. Gave it a light coat. So I will write this off as a mis-labeled can. Or humidity issues. Either way it will be a while before I head back to using it. For my armor models I have always used a mix of...

43 days is not 2 weeks. If he said 2 weeks the onus is on him to deliver in the time specified. That he is angry and refunding your money...if he refunds your money, should be considered a dodged bullet and you will be happier and richer to buy figures from someone that delivers on promises...

Jason, That very well could have been the culprit. It is in the mid 80's here and humid. I normally don't have that much of an issue with vallejo acrylics. Thoroughly shaken they are pretty flat in their finish. But I used one of the airbrush line and it had a sheen to the finish. So I thought...

Well, there is some truth to the axiom of being left to one's own devices. First I'd like to say thanks to Colin and Jomo for their help. Figuring I had nothing to lose at this point I tried something off the wall. I remembered I had some of Reaper's flat additive. I mixed up a very light wash...

Was working on a figure and was getting a little too much sheen off the acrylic paint. Thought I would try Testor's Dull Coat in the hope that it would matte the finish. Instead I got just the opposite, a gloss finish. I shook it thoroughly, it was a brand new can, and shot it at room...

Its all about context. Close is good enough.

Here you go...contact this guy and or Shapeways. Any size you want.

Run through the the vintage clothes shops. In the 1920's and 30's mail material was popular style of change purse or clutch purse for ladies. The links were very small and beautifully put together. Find one and you'll have enough to make a stamp mold for future projects. The mail is sometimes a...

The usual suspects from Florida.

I think anything that doesn't include a full figure is considered a bust these days. You'll see arms, half arms, all the way to the waist, its pretty open.

Does it come with a CS belt buckle or do you have to alter this one to CS?

Thanks Kreston. I paint with acrylics and usually paint dark to light. Lately though it seems that I'm having trouble with getting the white to build up to a nice white. Using vallejo and it vexes me....