Spring Clean Challenge: Developing WWII infantry for 3D printing
Squad Up
I decided to go back to my rigged model and have another go at posing. I was happier with the results this time and again went through the process of reintroducing details such as the packs and knife.
Again I swapped out the Thompson but this time I scaled it up by 10% and inflated it by 2% to give it a little more bulk and volume. I also increased the size of the head, hands and feet by 5% and finally inflated the whole model by 2%. The difference is subtle but I’m hoping all these changes will give me a little more bulk for printing.
This time I decided I would assemble a unit of models on a single base, to create a useable gaming piece. The only 6mm game I have played was Epic Scale 40k, back in the early 90’s (I think called the Horus Heresy at the time). The miniatures in this game were assembled on square bases of five marines, each making up half of a squad. Going with a similar convention I instead opted for a round base and made four clones of my Commando.
For the final version I intend to create five different poses but while I’m still running tests duplicates will do fine. I used the simple trick of mirroring two of the poses and positioned them at different angles to give a modicum of variation.
As a finishing touch I decided to add the British Commando insignia to the base!
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