Building Balin's Tomb With 144Artist
Beginning A Test Piece
I don’t own a 3D printer and only have limited experience working with models made on them and most of those were made on resin printers. I generally dislike the layer lines that is a hallmark of FDM printers but my friend has done an excellent job of minimizing them as well as keeping them horizontal which shows less on these pieces. I’ve heard that a good primer coat will reduce them a bit as well but will have to wait and see on that.
I cleared off the strings and bumps that had been left behind and then scrubbed the surface just in case there was something to interfere with superglue or primer. When I build terrain out of porous materials I will use Aileen’s Tacky Glue for just about all of it. Since the glue would have problems attaching to the plastic, I used thin superglue initially, spreading it out with a toothpick. I then sprinkled the larger stones on the glue, followed by smaller stones, before finally using fine sand to create the look of rubble as Moria had been abandoned by the dwarves for centuries.
If the weather is dry enough when I get home I will spray prime every surface black before using a cool grey from above. While not exactly a zenith it does help make it look more dramatic and easier to paint.
Lovely print but it looks brand new and too spotless.
Makes for a nice texture while not interfering with placement of minis.
Now that looks like floor of Moria. Might need a few skulls sprinkled about...
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