Comments on: Win a plastic Petunia!

By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:44:10 +0000

@Bart 18/06/08

Aha, Indeed very handy,net de grens over .Bedankt voor de plastics details,de'r kan ik al mee weg.
Polycarbonate;;;,well with the right glue(don't like the material ,but alas…)Same material used in " unbreakable glasses ( glasses as put on your nose …)
Going to check up on the acrylic polymer,I suppose you don't know who manufactured it?
BTW the metal stuff is BAD ASS!!!!!Impressive.
Thanks for the info.

By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:40:03 +0000

@Bart 18/06/08

Aha, Indeed very handy,net de grens over .Bedankt voor de plastics detail,de'r kan ik al mee weg.
Polycarbonate;;;,well with the right glue(don't like the matreial ,but alas…)Same material used in " unbreakable glasses ( glasses as put on your nose …)
Going to check up on the acrylic polymer,I suppose you don't know who manufactured it?
Thanks for the info.

By: maxwildcat

maxwildcat — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:25:24 +0000

Thanks Bart … I appreciate it .
I guess I'll have to try for the card… but if its paypal only i wouldn't bother…

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:45:08 +0000

@maxwildcat: you don't need to have a PayPal account, but I wonder if they'll accept your creditcard… If they don't, then at this moment there's not much we can do for you, I'm afraid. And yes, we'll ship to Beirut, no problem.

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:24:33 +0000

@maxwildcat: I've passed that question on to a teammate, we'll get back on that

@Chris M: Yeah, we're Dutch! It doesn't really matter much though, but maybe shipping will be a littlebit faster for you :) We have two materials: Polycarbonate (our 'Cream Robust' material) and something the supplier specifies as 'acrylic-based photopolymer' (White & Clear Detail). The exact details of the material are not disclosed to us..

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:48:30 +0000

The way I see it having a little print of your character(s) could be a real advantage in a production, Your riggers/texture artists/lighters have that little something they can pick up and rotate. It can really help to get the "feel" for the "look" of a character.

By: flyvin

flyvin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:01:45 +0000

A while ago there was something about chocolate Suzanns made with a mold from a 3D printer. Ever since I wanted a 3D printer, but they cost SO much. YAY!

By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:47:04 +0000

@Mr. E

For painting these plastics ,you could use acrylic paints or enamel paints, There's a choice between alcohol (Tamiya) or waterbased acrylics ( Vallejo).Revell has both,last time I checked.Sadly,Humbroll (UK ) no longer exists.Every good hobby shop should , at lest ,have the Tamiya and the Revellpaints in stock.
Although the alcohol based acryls have good resistance to " wear and "tear",they're eeuhh a little harmfull to use ,if used in a non-ventilated place.( Makes you a little bit dizzy!)Plus, they require specialized thinners for cleaning brushes and diluting the paint.And they're a little bit expensive.For example ,for 23ml. net of Tamiya paint ,you probably pay about 3€.Could be more nowadays,I don't now,when I need them ,I usually buy them with 3 or 4 at a time. Which means ,my stock lasts a little bit longer ;-p
I hope this info helps you a little bit.

By: Chris M.

Chris M. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:44:01 +0000

Hmmm,very intresting.I build scale-models ( scratch ,kits ,whatever)
This could be a very helpful tool in making extra parts for "super-detailing",plastic part are still cheaper than photo-echted parts.
@ Bart : Is dit bedrijfje gevestigd in Nederland ,zou verdomd handig zijn!
EN welke plastic soort wordt hiervoor gebruikt?( polystyrene ?)

By: maxwildcat

maxwildcat — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:41:38 +0000

Hey Bart, good luck on this endeavor..

Since this turned into a Q&A session i was wondering if paypal is the only option because you can't open a paypal account from Lebanon (they'd have you believe its a suspicious country…) now i'm not yelling Prejudice (sounds like something i'd do though :P)

while i'm ranting a few sites also have a problem with a Lebanese issued card( I won't name them, because I blame their gateway)… Others just charge me normally and ship 'em here as well…

speaking of which, could you ship to Beirut? (you said worldwide :P). most sites like amazon and play-asia (and they take my card so i'm naming :P)