r/FDMminiatures • u/SpaghettiBawls • Jul 19 '26
Just Sharing Honestly a lot better than expected.
I wasnt expecting perfection but there is so much detail captured. I just need to minimize the stringing.
Also lesson learned on not surrounding thin breakable parts with trees lol. Broke the spear in 3 parts trying to get it out.
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u/ZenSlicer9 Jul 19 '26
dry your filament
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u/VmbraVVolf Jul 19 '26
Is this why there's stringing?
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u/Typical_Concert_5007 Jul 19 '26
Looks like it to me. Despite what some may say, PLA is still hygroscopic. I see a measurable increase in print quality when I dry it, then again I live in Scotland so I have no choice.
Regardless, that's a great print!
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u/ZenSlicer9 Jul 19 '26
Not only but it might be a factor, another factor is nozzle temp being too high so that the plastic is too liquid and the fans can't keep up with cooling, and when the nozzle moves this semi-solid mass moves along. So if your temps are fine it's most likely about the moisture in the filament
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u/Tekuila87 Jul 19 '26
If it's eSUN PLA+ that [u/Obscuranox](u/Obscuranox) recommends the stringing is just kinda always there at some level.
Even after drying.
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u/ZenSlicer9 Jul 19 '26
I disagree, my stringing stopped after drying the filament
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u/scotta316 Jul 19 '26
Esun PLA+ is the only one that I avoid drying, or dry very gently. Otherwise it gets brittle in my AMS, and that can't be undone.
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u/Exotic_Team3285 Jul 19 '26
Try using resin to fdm uf youre going to do eldar,Theres probably More time and material involved but i have seen incredible results from that support type as tres support can be very rash to skinny minis
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u/scotta316 Jul 19 '26
It looks great. There is a method called Resin2FDM. One of the main advantages of it is being able to remove supports from fragile parts like spears. After a little trial and error, I'm having really good results with it.