SoapDoDger's Aristeia!
Finished bases
I completed the 3D prints in the early hours of the morning. I cured them under a UV light and sanded them down. This went ok but I could have been a little less rough with the prints when they first came out. Also a couple of issues with the tips off the bottom as I printed at an angle. I could have also made these a little more print friendly when designing them.
Bases printed and cleaned.I inserted the magnets on the bottom and also sanded these flat and removed the magnetic powder. this was quite minimal though. I used 2mm x 6mm magnets. Seems like really good pull on them and keeps them in place.
After that came the priming I wanted to treat these just like a mini so done a 3 colour zenith. Black, grey and white in the centre.
A fortune moment happened when I realised I could stick the bases onto a spray board with magnets. This made things a lot faster.
Zenithed bases. After this I went in with red ink black ink then black and white paint. I did test out a grey instead of black to closer match the base but didn’t like the results.
I also then went and cut the acrylic and glued the magnets in place with 2 part epoxy so but to haze the acrylic. this worked better than expected as I can stack all of the acrylic team markers together when not in use or during draughting.
After this I gave everything a coat of gloss varnish then matt. I liked the gloss look but only on the raised surfaces but my patience had it’s limit.
Finished bases.All that’s left is to put everything together.
Dude, this is awesome!