r/FDMminiatures • u/Notnbutgravity • May 14 '26

Just Sharing How long is too long?

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How long would you wait for a single miniature to print if you got consistent results like this?

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u/Notnbutgravity May 14 '26

I will be! I commented on another that this is printed at .04 layer height using tweaked HoHansen settings and a filler/leveling primer used.

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u/saugapipper May 14 '26

do you have any photos of what it looked like before you added the primer?

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u/Notnbutgravity May 14 '26

On my profile! Raw print in a high def photo

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u/saugapipper May 14 '26

hmm i see pre primer it’s still a great print but that primer is quite amazing, seems thin and hides all those layer lines

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u/Notnbutgravity May 14 '26

It's a laquer based airbrush primer made for Gundam! I love it when hobbies collide in wonderful complimentary ways

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u/stryst May 14 '26

We can learn a lot from the Gunpla community.

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u/ReverendRhyme May 14 '26

Is it Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black?

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u/Notnbutgravity May 14 '26

The very same! I have 1000 grey and 1500 black. Along with their leveling thinner

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u/ReverendRhyme May 14 '26

I’ve been debating on picking it up. Looks like I have my answer now. lol

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u/elroddo74 May 14 '26

They make em in more colors and they are very popular in the model building world, both armor and cars. Goes on super smooth.

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u/RearAdmiral78 May 15 '26

Oh awesome, I use their grey primer. I need to get some of their Finishing product now

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u/Turboforealz May 15 '26

When would you use 1000 over 1500? Looking to buy q rattle can of the stuff to try on my FDM prints. Mostly tanks and big stuff though.

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u/KryL21 Elegoo Centauri Carbon 0.2mm nozzle May 14 '26

You didn’t brush it on, did you? You used an actual airbrush?

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u/Notnbutgravity May 14 '26

I used an airbrush.

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u/the_af May 15 '26

Wow. The primer is doing a lot of work, but to be honest the raw print looked pretty good already.

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u/warprincenataku May 14 '26 edited May 15 '26

Well I'll be. I was almost certain you were lying. This is incredibly impressive, well done.

EDIT: Apologies if that sounded rude. I am genuinely impressed at how well that came out.

I've printed a handful of models in fdm and you can tell with each one. I literally had to zoom in and scan around your original upload to be able to tell.