LightPurpleKrana Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I have been 3D printing for a while, and one of my overall goals has been to 3D print Kanohi and other BIONICLE components. BEHOLD! A fully 3D printed krana za. I think the detail is acceptable, and I have 2 shapes to work with. Pretty soon I will have more colors to work with, including different colors of translucent. Sometime I might be able to take requests for parts, but I am afraid it takes quite a bit of my time and I will not be able to take many requests at a time. I also have a limited capability to modify parts, therefore I might be able to put small logos or emblems in masks or krana. Feel free to send me ideas or something cool you would like to see! LightPurpleKrana 1 Quote Looking for one of those prototype bohrok faceplates with the magnifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 That is awesome! I love how it looks, great work Quote My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightPurpleKrana Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 I have printed a few more, with a couple new developments. Firstly, I believe it is possible to do a dual color krana by switching colors during the printing process. While I have not had much luck with this, I have a friend that has done it successfully. I have also painted a replica krana, allowing for a smoother and overall pleasanter feeling texture. BEHOLD ONCE AGAIN! These are pretty accurate shape-wise, not color-wise. But I have a question, are these good? Maybe good enough to sell? LightPurpleKrana Quote Looking for one of those prototype bohrok faceplates with the magnifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I don't know what your printer resolution is, but the prints do seem to be a little soft on the details. Is that purely from your printer or is that from the model? A few edges could be sharpened to define the details more. The eyes also seem to be a little on the small side, but perhaps that's from your painting. It does seem that they fit a Mata head, which is always the hard part, so good job with that. The promise of trans-, multi-color, and customizable Krana certainly sounds promising. I look forward to seeing more designs from you! Quote ~ Corpus Rahkshi: Fang | Hoto | Tube | Tear | Canvas | Garrotte | Reda BZPRPG: Azusai | Mitsuri The Scarabax Library | Flickr | Deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightPurpleKrana Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the reply! I have a single extruder FDM consumer-grade 3D printer that perform decently well for the price. Most of the soft qualities come from the model itself. I have improved the model slightly, adding the "vents" on the sides and for the most part fixing asymmetry with the eyes. (Imgur) I have also been working on a glow-in-the-dark variant, but I forgot to take pictures. Still no luck on multi-color. LightPurpleKrana UPDATE: I made a tumblr, so I can keep updates flowing without double-posting here. LINK Edited December 6, 2017 by LightPurpleKrana Quote Looking for one of those prototype bohrok faceplates with the magnifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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