the fact that i dont have any hilda figures for my desk feels like a problem that i need to fix
>:)
he is coming into being
my son (and the old sketch im using as a ref) i am not a good 3D modeller lmao so I had to simplify some of the shapes quite a lot for my own sanity.. and some of the topology is wonky like near the base but hopefully i can sand off and paint over any little imperfections when he's printed :>
I felt so bad for doing this to him 😭
3D printers print from the bottom upwards and if anything overhangs onto thin air it needs supports (which you can break off after, but they leave little imperfections on the print itself which I want to avoid as much as possible). so cutting him up into 1 million pieces and lying everything flat was my best option 🥲 now he’s printed I can start reassembling him
assembled and filed down -> sprayed w primer!! now I can paint :3
he is complete
the paintwork is kinda messy and his arms and legs are so spindly I had to be REALLY careful with him until I got a few layers of paint and varnish down (warhammer paint is the best I love this stuff). also I regret assembling him pre-painting bc peppercorn being there made some of him really hard to get a brush to 😭 so I learned a lot!! and I have some ideas for how I would approach this type of thing better next time. but he’s done 😌
and now he gets to hang out on my desk w my other minis :D
HE'S SO CUTE!
