With my test model highlighting some issues with both my model and the
material used I have had to do quite a bit of thinking about where to go
from here.
I don't like the finish of the test model's material, I don't think it will be suitable paint and it has issues with loosing definition. I have therefore looked into the other materials offered on Shapeway's website.
The material that caught my attention is called "Frosted Ultra Detail", from the photographs provided it looks the most suitable for my needs. It appears to be capable of very fine detail with minimal definition loss, it also appears to have a more 'plasticy' finish that would be more suitable to paint.
I don't like the finish of the test model's material, I don't think it will be suitable paint and it has issues with loosing definition. I have therefore looked into the other materials offered on Shapeway's website.
The material that caught my attention is called "Frosted Ultra Detail", from the photographs provided it looks the most suitable for my needs. It appears to be capable of very fine detail with minimal definition loss, it also appears to have a more 'plasticy' finish that would be more suitable to paint.
Unfortunately however this material is much more expensive to print in.
My test model for example cost approximately 63 Euros in the 'White
Strong & Flexible' material, but 210 Euros in Frosted Ultra Detail.
This is a huge difference and is leading me towards some tough
decisions.
In order to see what this material is like and what its capable of I have ordered a print of the head from my test model. At 20 Euros this is a lower cost way of finding out if it can print in better detail than the previous material.
If 'Frosted Ultra Detail Plastic' is noticeably better than the previous material I may well choose to have it printed in that. The increased costs however mean I will only be able to get 1 or 2 models printed rather than the 3 I was aiming for.
Alternatively I may have to scale my models up significantly in order to get details into the model, which would again result in increased printing costs.
My estimated shipping date for the 2nd test model is Feb 14th.
In order to see what this material is like and what its capable of I have ordered a print of the head from my test model. At 20 Euros this is a lower cost way of finding out if it can print in better detail than the previous material.
If 'Frosted Ultra Detail Plastic' is noticeably better than the previous material I may well choose to have it printed in that. The increased costs however mean I will only be able to get 1 or 2 models printed rather than the 3 I was aiming for.
Alternatively I may have to scale my models up significantly in order to get details into the model, which would again result in increased printing costs.
My estimated shipping date for the 2nd test model is Feb 14th.
Hopefully when the 2nd model turns up I will be able to make a desicion on what material to use and therefore how many models I will be able to make. In the meantime I am continuing with my concepts and I will test how the 1st model takes being painted.
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