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Riddler Trophy from the Batman Arkham games that i printed/painted for my brother's birthday (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago by PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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Really happy with how it turned out! Decided to show it off to strangers for now as I haven't given it to him yet and i know he isn't on here. πŸ˜†. And it lights up!

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[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Here it is lit up!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

IT LIGHTS UP????

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Hell ya it do!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are the gears plastic, or are they real gears that turn?

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

Printed plastic, but I'm glad my paint job made you question! I do wish the gears turned, but the model designer was trying to emulate what he saw in the game, which didn't seem to care about real functional parts, haha

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How'd you pull that off? The question mark looks like filament, not like a neon tube.

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Its translucent green filament with green EL wire run through it, with the battery pack stored in the base.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's dope as fuck

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

OMG that's so cool!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are we being denied a picture of it lighting up?!

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Apologies, the issue has been rectified πŸ™‚

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks even better lit up like that!

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks! I do wish the EL wire was a bit brighter, but when the lights are all off it looks great!

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks amazing! Bonus points for making it light up. He’s going to love it!

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you! I have high hopes πŸ˜‰

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Best brother.

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Haha, thanks! He's a fellow gamer, so i get to work on cool 3D printing projects without clogging up my living space with knick knacks. πŸ˜†

I printed/painted this for him a couple years ago (sorry for potato quality photo):

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Out of curiosity, what is your painting setup/process? Nice work!

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks!!!

Here's a quick rundown:

  • printed all parts in PETG
  • Sprayed all parts with multiple liberal coats of sand and fill primer
  • sanded things down with disposable nail files (wasnt too finicky, mostly wanted to smooth the box part and get rid of some bad layer lines on the posts)
  • wiped everything down to get rid of the dust (i sanded only a few hours after spraying, so there was hardly any dust anyway, but just to be sure
  • based coated all parts in metallic gunmetal (sans "neon")
  • heavy metallic silver dry brush over most everything
  • assembled it
  • dry brush stippled dark rust around most the rivets/edges, and anywhere grime would settle (way easier to tell where that would be when its full assembled)
  • Dry brush stippled bright orange rust color over top of the brown areas where corrosion would be worst
  • came back through with light silver dry brush in non corroded area (i got a little overzealous with the dark rust color)
  • used a homemade oil wash (black and burnt ochre oil paints mixed with some mineral spirits) over top of all the gears, and ran a heavily loaded brush along the top edges and over rivet, letting the wash drip dpwn the sides.
  • after it dried for 5-10 minutes, i used an old frayed brush to lightly drag the wash down to make the big drips look for natural
  • After i was done, I realized i overdid it a bit again, and went back through with some mineral spirits and cotton swabs to re-expose some of the "bare metal" in the centers of the panels. I love oil washes! You have a ridiculous amount of time to manipulate the paint before it dries up, and looks terrific after it's dry.

And there you have it!

[–] RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing!

[–] SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Right. It looks so smooth.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Really well done! Please post a pic with light on

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, done!

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Some of those trophies were just so aggravating

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you going to hide it behind a cage with an elaborate hidden way to get to it?

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

It crossed my mind, and i want to SO BAD, but unfortunately i don't have enough time to print out something large enough to house it. But maybe for Christmas! Lol

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Gave it to him today and he was stoked! Also figured id post a detail shot of the base:

[–] Glamborghini@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whoa! Aging is in point -solid job with the paint! What processes did you use to achieve the weathering and rusted-industrial look? Super cool!

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank yoy so much! I actually lay out the method step-by-step in one of the comments. πŸ™‚

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Just realized i should probably share the STL link in case anyone wants to make their own: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4245103

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why so riddlous? *beatboxes*

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~Got a picture of it lit up?~~ Looks great! Just saw your comment

I messed around with my brother's new resin printer (Phrozen Mega 4K) this past spring and I made myself an Arkham batarang that could fold.

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome! I resin printed some batarangs myself! I did four different styles from different movies, then picked up a shadowbox frame and some red velvet and mounted them vertically with some wire. I ended up giving that to my younger brother as well, lol.

[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the sickest shit! What an amazing sibling. I can't wait until we can get back to 3D printing. Do you have a brand of primer you prefer?

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure id say "prefer" as i don't have experience with many others, but i used rustoleum sand and fill primer from amazon

[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you so much! Idk if you've said somewhere, but are these filament prints or resin? Sorry if I seem ignorant. My partner deals with the technology side of things. I just play with the paints

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Of course! But it's all filament, specifically PETG. πŸ™‚

[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you! 😊