3D Printing and Modeling

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I doubt this is the right place to ask, but does anyone know if there’s someone doing/who could make some blank Clone trooper helmets to the CCBS scale?

If this is the wrong place, I apologize.

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I can try to model one, but my printer doesn’t work, so I can’t test if it’s the right size.

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That’d be awesome if you could do that. The actual 3D printing can be sorted out at another stage, if that’s possible.

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I am sorry that I wasn’t active the last two months. I had much to do but I finished the connector.
Do you need a phase 1 or a phase 2 Helm et?

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No worries.

Phase 1 would be preferable if that’s possible; more towards the live-action style as opposed to the Clone Wars style. Again, if that’s possible please? :slight_smile:

Thanks again for considering this.

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So, if this thing is still active and/or whatnot, pretty interesting little site I found here for some basic, easily modifiable 3D-printable Technic pieces: Part Designer

From what I can tell, going by work I’ve seen printed from it, all its preset measurements should be accurate.

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I recently acquired a 3d printer in order to produce large quantities of pieces for customisation, for my next project I require several copies of the original kanohi Hau, so if anyone can find a STL file or OBJ file of this mask that would be immensely appreciated.

Thank you. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Here you are

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Thanks!

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If I ever get into 3d Printing, which I’d like to one day, I’m going straight for the good stuff. Elegoo Mars all the way.

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I designed exactly one bionicle mask for 3d printing, it turned out ok, and I haven’t tweaked it since. (original topic here) I’ll upload it to my thingiverse eventually
(sorry if this came off as being advertisey, it wasn’t really meant to sound like that)

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I’m trying to get better at 3D modeling. Does anyone have any tips for making Kanohi, and other Bionicle pieces?

Also, is Tinkercad a good enough software for modeling complex designs, or would it be in my best interest to learn something more advanced (like Blender)?

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Tinkercad works fine for complex kanohi designs for me, the only problems are that I can’t chamfer or fillet curved edges as easily. I also use blender (just basic functions) to smooth or sculpt surfaces for more organic forms sometimes if I can’t do it in tinkercad or to symmetrize things.

One thing I would recommend in the beginning is chopping up existing pieces to figure out how they are made. You can even make new masks this way. You can also practice by using existing models as a shape guide for new parts/ masks.

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I would really like to buy a 3D printer but no money means no expensive things sooooooooo…

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I don’t have 3d printer either

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Prices are going down for those, though. At least for resin printers.

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Which would be the best material for 3D printing Mata Heads?

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Probably PLA. Resin might be a touch brittle.

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You mean on Shapeways?

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I don’t use Shapeways, I just print stuff on my own printer, so Maybe?

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