Sterling Silver Dai Apolon

[gravewolf]

This project has been on and off for some time since I've been facing many problems with the parts. I wasn't satisfied with the original joints I designed and making them by hand was a pain. I'm now continuing this project since I'm also doing some casting jobs. I decided to model and print some of the parts and then cast them in silver. I've been having some success in casting small items with printed plastic. I hope this turns out okay since I want to get this done.

[gravewolf]

The problem with this figure is designing the right type of joints as metal to metal makes the joints get loose easily. I'm redesigning some parts and printing them hoping they'll do the job much better since I can see if there's a design flaw when it gets printed unlike manually making the parts and then finding out that it just doesn't cut it.

[CFF]

Ah, a blast from the past.
Are you still working on the 3D printed one?

[gravewolf]

Aug 18, 2015 17:59:09 GMT CFF said:

Ah, a blast from the past.
Are you still working on the 3D printed one?

Will need to get this done first. The 3d model for the bigger one might benefit from some of the newer joint designs I'm planning for this. Though I don't think I can print the 3d model at this size since I know the plastic won't hold up properly and a lot of details will get lost. 

[gravewolf]

I pray the arms get casted properly tomorrow.

[gravewolf]

I managed to cast one side of the upper arms. There's some small defects that can easily be corrected but it's still a successful cast.