So I left my resin printer for over a month. I put the vat on a radiator for ten minutes this morning, as it was cold and almost like treacle. But other than that, and giving it a quick stir, I didn’t really do anything to the printer. I didn’t even bother to re-level the print bed! Just went for it, to see how things turn out….

Three hours later and I had a plateful of Bretonnian (type characters) from Dragon Forest (those dudes doing the 10mm armies that have featured on this site a few times recently).

If anyone is still unsure about an entry-level (or “relatively cheap” resin printer) you can’t go far wrong with an AnyCubic Photon! Each time I take the prints off my print bed, I’m pleasantly surprised by this brilliant little machine.

I’m not sure how to base my horses. I’m working on 1.5″ squares (that’s not negotiable). I’m not sure whether to go with squares of 1.5″ square 2mm mdf and put four horses per base

or whether to go for a slightly smaller base and have three in a line, to create a slightly more “regimented” look

Just at the minute, I’m leaning towards the three-minis-per-base layout. Maybe I’ll go for a slightly more “rag-bag” layout for the next army (that has just come off the printer)….

The quality and detail of these “stag riders” is incredible. It’s not easy to see on pink resin. I’ll wait ’til it’s a bit warmer in the morning and take them outside for a blast of black primer and some white zenith to see if we can’t get those details to be a little more visible…

@sundancer – as for resin “going bad”? I’m not sure. I’ve had some cheap stuff off fleabay with a “best before” date some two years ago and it still printed perfectly well. And as for leaving it in the vat? Well, I’d be quite comfortable printing with resin up to six weeks old – because I just did!