I am going to smash this blooding thing

 

                Well its killing me. Every time I am home for a day or two. I have tried to get this bitch to print. It fails right away or fails half way thru. I have FEP, homed, releveled. Nothing. So......

            Die MoF, Die. I ordered a Mars 5. It was recommended by a print God, Brian. Azamon for 190.

            Its a little funky to level the bed. There are 4 screws on springs that adjust height. But inside there are four more connecting each other and the other 4. I ended up taking the four spring screws completely out, going to home. Then 1/4 tightening them until level.

            After that turn on and print. Which it did. No issues.

3d printed B&P building

 

    

        Another building. The Customs House for B&P.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, an army

Sold = 507, 29 detachments, 6 armies, box set

Painted = 482

28mm = 66

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 239

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 12

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950

3D Samurai terrain

 

            Another kickstarter of terrain. Only minis I got where the drummers. The rest are walls and some port things

28mm Arabic Slaver quarters part II

 

            Still printing. All would be done if I was home. With limited time, I get home to pull a print off. I start a print. It finishes. I start another. Then I am out the door again.

        I clean the prints up and pull whatever supports off. Almost done printing all the multiple day parts.

        As I clean and wait and clean and wait. I have some hanging fruit kicking about. It was blocked in. I rapidly touched it up. Once I get some cobblestones down and painted. I can finish flocking.

Treasure Island House

        Some more 3D terrain for Anno Domini 1666. It is a 2D game, but the demo I got was 3D. 3D is much cooler.  

        The Flashforge burns out everything and anything that will fit its print bed. It is faster, has no issues, and quality is better than the Ender3. With the smaller jobs, I can use the rolls of filament that are under a 100g. The Flashforge also will restart if it runs out. The Ender3 never gets it right.

        This is the second printing. I dropped the first. It broken into too many pieces. The supports on the Ender3 suck. The Flashforge's are so much easier if there are any.

        The Ender3 clogged again. This was its longest run without a clog ever. I am pretty quick at the unclog and change now. Sadly it was a 3rd into a print.

        I have started printing the other Treasure Island building, the warehouse. The first floor when great. The 2nd floor has failed 3 times. Two time it stopped laying filament like it was clogged. The third time was awesome.

            It has never gotten past this point. I will have to re-slice it to see WTF is happening? Others print fine.

Other minis

 

        A bunch of minis finished. An Epic 3D printed greater demon, El Capitan, 3D printed Mrs Bonacieux, 3D printed Kitty Soft Paws, Black Scorpion Highway woman.

        I tried to stay true to El Capitan. The white on the shoulders were not in the series. The dark grey pants made the mini way too dark. Alatriste is a good guy in a bad way. I did not want him to be so dark.

Mountain

2023

Bought = 141, 2 collection, 1 army

Sold = 122, 114 Detachments

Painted = 342

28mm = 40

20mm = 94

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 143

Terrain bought = 161

Terrain painted = 43

Printed Terrain = 4

Printed = 30

Games

Games played = 18

Games hosted = 8

Books

Bought = 3

Read = 5

2022

Bought = 1289 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 76, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 3 Armies + a game

Painted = 763

3D Print Service

        It is hard to find minis for the Golden Age. B&P and Black Scorpion only make so many. Old man and 1666 can be drafted from. There is one or two packs with North Star and Foundry. Perrys have 5-6. I don't want 50 dudes in 6 poses. I used a print service. The prints were cheaper than buying the stls. I should have bought the stls!

        Last year I used a print service to burn off some minis. The dude never knew there was a scale or didn't understand what 28mm was. I got minis ranging from 37 to 63mm. After too many emails, he finally agreed to reprint them. It took him 4 months to do it. They arrived last week. 

        They are great quality. Very sharp prints. A bunch of Arabic/Indian Ocean theater pirates, a few Caribbean pirates, and natives. I will use them in the 1695 event, 1666, and B&P of course.

        Why bother checking at this point? I knew he would screw up again. So much so, I didn't want to open the box. And I could tell he didn't rescale two right away. I am not dealing with that dude ever again. The two jacked in scale can go into the box of mini for the kid to paint.

        I used a Black Scorpion mini to check size. Their minis are dead on for 28mm, no 32mm shady business. This guy was also standing straight up. The rest were dead nuts on. Kind of makes me think he never reprinted the two jacked ones. Just sent them back to me.

Mountain

2023

Bought = 18, 1 collection 

Sold = 35, 71 Detachments

Painted = 246

28mm = 33

20mm = 90

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 86

Terrain bought = 51

Terrain painted = 15

Printed Terrain = 4

Printed = 30

Games

Games played = 11

Games hosted = 5

Books

Bought = 1

Read = 3

2022

Bought = 1289 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 76, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 3 Armies + a game

Painted = 763

Dark Realms City of Corsairs BLDG 3 part I

 

        The 3 main parts all done on the Ender 3. It took almost a roll? The ground floor was about 2 days, 1st floor a day and a half, and the 2nd floor about a day. The roof, doors and beams were done on the Flashforge.

        The outside was rattle canned brick followed by desert yellow. Then short bursts of Matte Stone.

        Craft paint brown blocking in the wood and mud brick areas.

        The dome getting layered up. The stone is blocked in and doors are on.

    

    The interior wooden floors are done. Brown craft paint followed by a AP speed paint watered down for a wash and a final dry brush of Model Color's New Wood.

    

        The stairs are wooden. I did not notice right away. The same colors used, but the wash was not watered down.

The tiles it will sit on have been coated in AP dip and matte sealed.

Dark Realms City of Corsairs "building 1"

 

        It took less than a roll to print. The Ender 3 did everything but the roof, doors, and shades. Those were done on the Flashforge. All in all it was a 5 days printing time.

        All sprayed a Lowes ork-ish yellow. AP bone at a 60 degree angle. Then flat white from greater than 12".

        Blocking in colors while waiting on other things to happen.. Some by brush and others with the airbrush. 

        The shade cloth on the 3rd floor attaches to the 3rd and roof. The roof can be removed. I have glued the roof in place and did not add the door.

        As I was finishing it up. The shade thing that hangs off the side I broke twice putting it away. I can't keep fixing these and I want them to last more than one go around. So everything will get mounted a Sarissa tile or have a base it will slot into.

    

           I already have everything for old projects. It will be Sarissa tiles, a pencil, wall paste, and a green stuff roller.

Step 1; The building foot print and supporting structures are penciled in. You got to ensure you always use the logo side or the other. The tiles will not line up if you do not keep that straight. Then all the tiles need two light coats of vanish. If you don't they will warp.

Step 2; The wall paste is smacked down where the structure will not be. The paste needs to be old. You have to put on a very little. So little you will fear it won't work. If it is new there is too much moisture. It will get into the tile and will stick to the roller, not the tile

Step 3; Roll away. Don't push down at all. The paste will stick in the roller and you will create lines at the edge of the rolled area. Look close you can see where I did it. If you do, drag a flat edge over it and roll again.

Step 4; Ask jesus for patience. Don't touch it to check if its dry. This crap will take a day or two to dry fully.

Step 5; Once dry, Matte Stone rattle can.

Step 6; AP Strong tone dip.

Step 7; Dry brush AP Castle grey followed by GW White Scar.

Step 8; Spring green grass, no static grass gun. Battlefield's high desert flock. The sand is extremely fine.

        The building sabot's into the tile. Where the shade thingy remains attached to the tile. The ground, 1st, and 2nd floor can be separated. The roof is glued down. For now it is stored in the linear cabinets. As the more buildings are done. They may need plastic boxes for bulk storage and transport.

Mountain

2023

Bought = 6, 1 collection 

Sold = 35, 71 Detachments

Painted = 185

28mm = 33

20mm = 88

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 49

Terrain bought = 51

Terrain painted = 15

Printed Terrain = 4

Printed = 30

Games

Games played = 11

Games hosted = 5

Books

Bought = 1

Read = 3

2022

Bought = 1289 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 76, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 3 Armies + a game

Painted = 763