troez3D

Hey guys, this week I wanted to draw attention to the Patreon of a guy on the Battletech Discord. He's a freelance 3d modeler and is doing some really cool stuff for tabletop Battletech, Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons communities. As I know him from the Battletech Discord (Come check it out by the way) I'm going to showcase some of the models he's put up on his Patreon in relation to the game with the big stompy mechs!  All of his models are created by him from scratch and they look great!  I won't put any names with them, for copyrighting reasons, but I'm sure you Battletech fans out there will be able to figure out what's what. I picked a small selection of his models to show here, but go check out his page for the whole lot and he is releasing new models all the time. Tanks 'Mechs If you don't see what you like or if Battletech isn't your thing, he does commissions for custom models so it would definitely be wor...

Hey guys, sorry about the lapse in communication last week, I decided there was a little bit too much going on last weekend with my wedding to really get a decent blog post out.  But I'm back this week and I thought id talk about the cheap mini photobox I picked up on Amazon last week. I really feel that this is going to improve the quality of the photos I take of my miniatures, especially when used in tandem with the mini macro lenses I talked about the other week. So what did I get for my £12? First of all, it comes flat packed in its own pull string bag which is neat; It also came with lots of different coloured backdrops, so depending on what I'm photographing I can change the background to make the item really stand out.  However I have only really used the black one so far and i'm not sure which of the other colours will be useful, maybe white if I'm taking a picture of a very dark item;  Once folded out and assembled using the popsnap(?) ...

Hey guys, little review again this week.  A few months ago my fiancée got me a small, clip-on macrolens for my phone.  It has 3 modes; macro, supermacro and fisheye. I haven't been using the fish eye very much but the two macro lenses are great for taking images of my 3d prints. It's super easy to use, it just clips over the phone camera, with kind of a clothes peg type arrangement. It has a thin layer of foam on the inside too prevent damage to the phone.  The lenses screw into the peg, with the macro and supermacro (as I've named it) being a two part lens. With both parts together you get a standard macro effect but with the smaller part on its own it real zooms in and allows the phone to focus on close up detail.  Here are some photos using the various modes ; Seems a bit 'fishy' to me... Now as it was a small gift, I don't know how much it actually cost but if you look online you can find very similar lens kits for ...

Hey guys, I thought this week I'd give a brief review of the printer I have at home, the Cetus3D .  A lot of people ask online about affordable 3D printers and in my opinion this one is one of the best value for money printers out there.  This will be a very brief review (if you can even call it that) of my experiences with the Cetus3D MK2 3D Printer!! As you can see from the photo above, this is truly a desktop printer, with a really neat little form factor that focuses on function over looking particularly pretty which I really like. The company is based in China, but all of the best budget 3D Printers seem to be coming out of China and the limited contact I have had with their customer service has been exemplary. Specs Printing Technology Melted Extrusion Modeling (MEM) (or FDM to you and me) Build Volume 180(W)x180(H)x180(D) mm 7” x 7” x 7” Print Head Single, Direct Extrusion Nozzle Options Brass: 0.2mm/0.4mm/0.6mm Linear Motion System Stainless Steel Lin...