Wandering Robot

A 3D printed3D printing is the construction of physical objects from a digital 3D model file, using a machine called a 3D printer. Steampunk Robot, wandering through the desert.

This mini was 3D printed on my Anycubic Photon S with Anycubic UV resin.

This has to be the smallest mini I’ve painted, so far. It was even printed at 120% scale, just to make sure he wouldn’t break if I breath on him too hard. Despite this, his print had two small failures. His left hand is partially missing, but it’s so small I elected to just accept it. The winding knob on his back was missing the lower half, so I sculpted a fix with some Green Stuff epoxy*. It’s not perfect, but it really did turn out pretty good, considering the small size and super thin limbs.

This robot was mostly metal, so it was a good challenge to make sure he still has some color variety. Luckily, I used a gun-metal, a silver, and a brass color, so there was some variety in his metal parts. It was also a good way to distinguish metal plates and rods from hinges and other small details. He also had various leather straps, and some scrolls on his back, so was able to use a few colors as well, even if they were just browns and tans.

His base was some Green Stuff sculpted to make a small hill on top of a LITKO 1-inch base, then covered in Agrellan Earth to add that cracked texture. I do believe this is the fist base where I painted the rim with a complimenting color, rather than just black, and I have to say I think I’m hooked! It really makes the base’s environment feel more real.

Overall, I think it turned out well. The base could look a little more speckled and sandy, but it’s not bad given I don’t have any sand texture materials yet.