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What is the level of detail possible for 1:72 figures with PLA? (obsolete) (diyrpg.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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(I've been informed that I had been told complete BS by the person trying to tell me that resin printing 1:72 wargame minis would be stupidly expensive. As such, my question here is no longer relevant.)

I am considering the option to get back into miniature painting by starting with 3D printing my own custom figures.

Given the price difference, it would have to be plastic (I read PLA is a good option), and for my purposes it would mostly be 1:72 scale figures.

The deciding factor is whether at such a small scale PLA can achieve a level of detail that doesn't look completely terrible. I'm used to 1:72 injection mold figures, and my previous paint work in the past was always so thick that much of the detail present on those would disappear anyway. So I'm really not looking for much.

But looking for existing images of such prints is very much not search engine friendly and I mostly just come up with Chinese soldier figures made out of some mystery material or figures of unknown scale.

Can anyone help me to find some reference pictures of 1:72 PLA figures so I can take a look if this level of detail is acceptable for me?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

These are supposedly 1:72 resin figures. (No clue what printer, though.)

https://i.etsystatic.com/23671410/r/il/e17d8b/5222856934/il_1140xN.5222856934_b3ie.jpg

Look a bit rougher than injection mold, but for wargaming purposes this would be absolutely sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, looks like resin to me. But I agree, they're good for wargaming

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Those are resin prints, not FDM prints. The print technology (FDM vs resin) is the bigger factor than the actual plastic used (PLA vs others).

And that level of detail is impossible with FDM regardless of the plastic used.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, my post says that they are resin.