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Started by tyrantqueen, December 01, 2012, 01:30:35 AM

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Hynerpeton

#460
October 23, 2014, 06:18:09 AM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on October 23, 2014, 06:04:33 AM
Why don't you just do a google search?

Uh how do you google search that?  ::)
Walking With Monsers:
[about Lystrosaurus] Astonishingly, their vast herds make up more than half of all life on Earth. Never again will a single species do so well.

Walking With Monsters: (Hynerpeton) To avoid injury the males demonstrate their strength  in a strange  push up contest.

amargasaurus cazaui

#462
October 23, 2014, 08:08:37 AM
I guess im lost about that wanting to see a shapeways from a buyers view, I just posed a whole herd of them...huh?
Authors with varying competence have suggested dinosaurs disappeared because of meteorites...God's will, raids by little green hunters in flying saucers, lack of standing room in Noah's Ark, and palaeoweltschmerz—Glenn Jepsen

Daspletodave

#464
November 22, 2014, 04:13:01 PM
Shapeways seems to be always ahead of the pack. Example - Nasutoceratops is available on Shapeways now. The plastic versions by Safari, Battat and Collecta won't be available until 2015.
Now if only someone on Shapeways would do the newly discovered Deinocheirus or Edmontosaurus with cox comb.

stargatedalek

#465
November 25, 2014, 01:58:25 AM
I'd like some advice on which material to go with

I want the most durable possible, but I'm not entirely certain if WSF is in fact the strongest

tyrantqueen

#466
November 25, 2014, 04:12:45 AM
WSF is strong enough for most people's needs. You intend to display it right? As long as you're not using it as a punching bag it will be okay. It has "flex" so it's not prone to snapping. Considering that WSF handles detail quite well, it's a good all round material to go with, especially for a beginner.

amargasaurus cazaui

#467
November 25, 2014, 08:03:59 AM
WSF=white, strong and flexible. It is the only material I order . It is true they sell something stronger, if use one of the metal options perhaps. The other types of higher detail plastic are more brittle and more likely to snap and have less flex like TQ stated. I have dozens of models done in WSF and it works perfectly for my needs.
Authors with varying competence have suggested dinosaurs disappeared because of meteorites...God's will, raids by little green hunters in flying saucers, lack of standing room in Noah's Ark, and palaeoweltschmerz—Glenn Jepsen

fabricious

#468
November 25, 2014, 08:32:11 AM
I have a question about the materials and especially painting them as well! Would you guys say that the WSF and BSF materials could withstand a child playing with it? I would love to surprise a four year old with his own personal dinosaur, so I thought I'd create one, order it in WSF and maybe paint it in acrylics. Any suggestions on how to seal the color, though, to be suitable? Clear toy sealing lacquer, maybe?

amargasaurus cazaui

#469
November 25, 2014, 01:27:14 PM
Depending on the sculpt and how narrow the tail and other parts might be , you could be asking for trouble. I myself would not attempt it...this plastic when dropped or banged hard has a tendancy to brittleness....it really is not made to be played with in the four year old sense.
Authors with varying competence have suggested dinosaurs disappeared because of meteorites...God's will, raids by little green hunters in flying saucers, lack of standing room in Noah's Ark, and palaeoweltschmerz—Glenn Jepsen

fabricious

#470
November 25, 2014, 01:55:39 PM
Fair enough, thanks! I never had either of the materials in hand, so I have to rely on your experiences with it. :)

Patrx

#471
November 25, 2014, 03:50:18 PM
Something bulky and comparatively simple in WSF ought to be pretty tough. For example, David Krentz has a line of cartoony prehistoric models called "Chubbies" that're designed to be toys.

tyrantqueen

#472
November 25, 2014, 05:09:05 PM Last Edit: November 25, 2014, 05:09:40 PM by tyrantqueen
Quote from: fabricious on November 25, 2014, 08:32:11 AM
I have a question about the materials and especially painting them as well! Would you guys say that the WSF and BSF materials could withstand a child playing with it? I would love to surprise a four year old with his own personal dinosaur, so I thought I'd create one, order it in WSF and maybe paint it in acrylics. Any suggestions on how to seal the color, though, to be suitable? Clear toy sealing lacquer, maybe?
They're not toys in the first place, but regardless, I'd advise a matt varnish. The one I'm using at the moment is by Winsor and Newton.

Gorgonzola

#473
November 25, 2014, 10:39:59 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on November 25, 2014, 05:09:05 PM
Quote from: fabricious on November 25, 2014, 08:32:11 AM
I have a question about the materials and especially painting them as well! Would you guys say that the WSF and BSF materials could withstand a child playing with it? I would love to surprise a four year old with his own personal dinosaur, so I thought I'd create one, order it in WSF and maybe paint it in acrylics. Any suggestions on how to seal the color, though, to be suitable? Clear toy sealing lacquer, maybe?
They're not toys in the first place, but regardless, I'd advise a matt varnish. The one I'm using at the moment is by Winsor and Newton.

Yeah, all the spindly bits on these models can snap super easy under the destructive strength a 4 year old has.  I'd be cool with getting a bulkier one like Krentz's chubbies, but if you're trying to do a realistic thing like my models? Those things won't have a chance.
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Quen

#474
November 26, 2014, 12:04:27 AM
I have a similar question about the strength of the WSF material. I don't intend the model to be a toy, but my family is full of the sort of adult that roughly handles other people's things without permission. How would you say the strength compares to that of Kaiyodo Dinotales figures, as those have surprisingly tolerated my family's mishandling quite well? And would a model (a sauropod, if that matters) in WSF material be able to withstand a drop onto carpet? Or, would both of those answers depend on the thickness and heaviness of the particular model (I haven't decided on a specific one, yet, in part for this reason)?

tyrantqueen

#475
November 26, 2014, 05:57:42 AM Last Edit: November 26, 2014, 06:05:05 AM by tyrantqueen
Quote from: Quendrega on November 26, 2014, 12:04:27 AM
I have a similar question about the strength of the WSF material. I don't intend the model to be a toy, but my family is full of the sort of adult that roughly handles other people's things without permission. How would you say the strength compares to that of Kaiyodo Dinotales figures, as those have surprisingly tolerated my family's mishandling quite well? And would a model (a sauropod, if that matters) in WSF material be able to withstand a drop onto carpet? Or, would both of those answers depend on the thickness and heaviness of the particular model (I haven't decided on a specific one, yet, in part for this reason)?
Yes, I'd say it would, but only on a carpet. I'd be wary about dropping it onto a hard floor.

Quen

#476
November 26, 2014, 07:19:19 AM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on November 26, 2014, 05:57:42 AM
Quote from: Quendrega on November 26, 2014, 12:04:27 AM
And would a model (a sauropod, if that matters) in WSF material be able to withstand a drop onto carpet?
Yes, I'd say it would, but only on a carpet. I'd be wary about dropping it onto a hard floor.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to tolerate a hard floor drop. Good to know it'll be okay over carpet, though. Thanks for the info!

triceratops83

#477
December 07, 2014, 12:44:07 PM Last Edit: December 13, 2014, 09:56:48 AM by triceratops83
All right, first attempt to post a picture. No one's mentioned this so far, so here's the shapeways eofauna triceratops skeleton

In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.

triceratops83

#478
December 07, 2014, 12:54:43 PM Last Edit: December 13, 2014, 10:00:40 AM by triceratops83
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In the end it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures... the Tyrannosaurus rex.

shiftdel

#479
February 17, 2015, 09:01:48 PM
Recently I bought some models from Shapeways, in WSF (no polished), the Parasaurolophus by gorgonzola, and the Stegosaurus by mb-cg.  This was the first time that I bought WSF without polishing, and my models came full of horribly visible print lines (some look more like trenches!!).

I think you can see at the pics below:


Is that normal with WSF, or I received defective models?

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