Wall-E Parts almost complete

 If I kept track of things correctly, right now is the last set of parts I need to print for my 2/5th scale Wall-E project.   Its spacers, so I am doing all I need in one shot.

Soon the assembly shall begin... 

My box of scraps.

16 days and counting...

 I am currently in the process of printing off the parts for a highly articulated 2/5 scale Wall-E.  I have about half the parts printed, and so far the print total is 388 hours of solid printing.  Thats... well,  a lot.  16.16 days to be precise.

Thats... a lot.

I said I have half the parts are printed, but that actually comprises most of the volume.  What is left is primarily Wall-e's wheels, which have 70 parts just for the treads.  However thats a small percentage of the volume, which is mostly in his body and head.  Since filament print times are gated on volume, not number of parts, I expect the rest of Wall-E to be printed off in about a weeks time.

Still, thats a heck of a lot of printing, and, knock on wood, only one minor print failure so far.  Thats a remarkable success rate for such things, considering I am using a stock hobby-level printer (Prusa Mini).

OK, enough talking... I gotta swap the empty filament spool for a full one and get back to printing.

Achievement Unlocked

 A bit of a milestone in my "make my own models" journey.  I have finally used up an entire pot of Citadel Seraphim Sepia wash.

So if I ever wonder how much stuff I've made, its one pot of wash worth of stuff.

The next long term project is here

 I am embarking on a project that will involve a ton of 3D printing to pull off.   When I say done, I am not kidding.  I may be done printing by mid-October, tho in the projects defence,  my Prusa Mini 3D filament printer is rather slow (tho there is an upcoming firmware update that may help speed it up).

I have the first part mostly completed and fresh off the printer, so here is a sneak preview.  I am sure you can start to guess what it will be.

Project finished

 It didn't turn out too badly at all!

Also, my Mom made a painting of this for my birthday.... thanks Mom!

Next project

 

The next project is well underway!  Need to get some paint on that foam tho... pale green is a poor look for an ancient temple interior, ain't it?

Shop Notes: 2023-08-29 - Next

 The model for my next image is starting to come along nicely.