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This project is the result of my being contacted by Creality, a major 3D printer manufacturer, asking if I'd like to try their new 3D printer, the Ender-3 V3. I've had resin 3D printers for a while and love how you can use them to add accessories and detail to both models and dioramas. However, I have always shied away from filament printers as they can be less detailed and contain pronounced layer lines from printing. That said, my interest was sparked by the reputation of this next generation of filament printers have had recently and I agreed to accept their offer The printer was shortly dispatched and the day it arrived I was keen to start exploring what it could offer me as a scale modeller. After an hour of assembly and familiarising myself with the various functions, I was printing my first filament prints using PLA filament. Whilst my initial prints were as I had expected, on the advice of a friend who has a filament printer, I was able to hone the settings and I became pleasantly surprised at the quality of the 3D prints this machine is capable of producing. Its not resin quality (yet) but I'm getting pretty close with some of my results. Anyway, the long shot is I think I'll be printing a lot more bits and pieces for dioramas in the future as its a great machine, easy to use and is starting to produce great results. Also, it doesn't have the mess and smells associated with resin printing. Its not going to replace my resin printers anytime soon but the Ender-3 V3 is a great addition to my modelling tool set and I can personally recommend it as a great 3D printing option as long as its limitations are understood 👍 Please note that whilst Creality have sent me the printer for free, I am under no obligation to say anything positive about it and the views above are my own opinions based on my experience in using the machine. 3D printer - Creality Ender-3 V3 - you can buy the Ender-3 V3 in the Creality Store Vegetation products from Diorama Presepe - Figures used: 1/35 Gurka Rifles from ICM 1/35 Indian Sikh rifles from ICM All the figures have had additions such as trousers added by myself Cricut Digital Cutting Machine - the machine featured is the Cricut Joy XPS Foam - Paints used: AK 3rd Gen Paint Sets - sets include shadow and highlight colours for mixing intermediate shades Vallejo Model Color and Tamiya Acrylic Paints Airbrush - Iwata Eclipse HP-CS Brushes - Size 1 & 0 from Rosemary & Co, dry brush from Artis Opus Please note that the cameras and processing software may not accurately reproduce the colours of paints used Music from Epidemic Sound subscription service You can follow me between videos for updates on projects in progress via the Youtube Community Tab on my home page or Facebook - Instagram -
