Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Whenever I post something people ask for me to 3D print it This is a bit silly I think, since there's a company that makes pretty good 3D models of the stuff I post already. It's called lego. You may have heard of it. Anyway here's a mask requested by Wamsutta, which I'm currently experimenting with 3D printing, the Mask of Possibilites. And here's the first experimental 3D print And here's an empty space that would contain a shapeways link if I didn't care about selling a quality product: The next iteration of the mask is ordered, assuming it turns out better I will put up a link for those who are interested.MORE RECENT VERSIONS OF THE MASK:Because iterating is slow when the mask has to be shipped across the atlantic (ugh), I feel like I should point out that the model I'm currently working on is quite different from the printed version shown above.' I'm being careful with making too drastic changes for any one iteration, because despite it having multiple flaws I do think the original print is good. Just not great. EDIT: As of right now, this project is done. Shapeways links are here:Mask of Possibilities Voriki parts pack Edited April 9, 2015 by Maphrox: Toa of Polygons 8 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta Miras Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 This looks good! It's actually very close to the original drawing, so you get an upvote for that. For the next version, I'd say possibly move the eyeholes upwards a tiny bit- it might just be the camera shot, but they appear to be a little too low for a Metru head. I think the bits coming down behind the silver cheek parts could be a little bit deeper as well, but other than that, great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 This looks good! It's actually very close to the original drawing, so you get an upvote for that. For the next version, I'd say possibly move the eyeholes upwards a tiny bit- it might just be the camera shot, but they appear to be a little too low for a Metru head. I think the bits coming down behind the silver cheek parts could be a little bit deeper as well, but other than that, great work! Those would be the exact changes I made, along with a bit of squeezing to make it smaller. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thau Nvua Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is pretty nice! I really like that you didn't put out a link to a bad quality product unlike some unnamed 3D printed kanohi maker on BZP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I will admit, you did a great job capturing the look of the Mask of Possibilities. It's a shame not all of the details got into the test print, but hopefully they will look better in the final. It could be a little less... blocky, though. The original drawing was very angular, while this looks fairly close to a cube. Maybe it's just because a few of the proportions like the eyebrows and mouth are off, but it doesn't look quite right to me. 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...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 It could be a little less... blocky, though. The original drawing was very angular, while this looks fairly close to a cube. I'll agree it looks pretty blocky, I kind of got a bit lazy when doing the first pass and pretended it was smooth when it wasn't. Hopefully it'll come out feeling more angular with the new print, though I will say this isn't the easiest mask I've done, what with the only one picture existing. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Crane Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 this is very impressive! Quote Add me on Steam!: Bionicdeadpool Productions TTV: Bionicdeadpool Twitter: Avenging_Odin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akavakaku Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Very cool! The eyeholes look a bit large, though. Quote ( The bunny slippers hiss and slither into the shadows. ) -Takuaka: Toa of TimeWhat if the Toa you know best were not destined to be? Interchange: The epic begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I just received an email saying the second iteration of the mask has finished printing, and has passed quality tests for both dyed/polished and unpolished prints. Its arrival is estimated to be later next month. 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderscoreChronix Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I think you should maybe move the eyes up a little bit, and maybe make them smaller, but other than that, very nice mask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 I decided to listen to feedback and apply every suggested change once for every post Jokes aside, yes I am aware that the eyes are too low, possibly big, the mask is huge, et cetera. Here's the actual progress of different changes made to the mask after the one in the picture: You'll note the size hasn't been changed much in the one marked as "currently shipped". This was for the most part intentional, because I made multiple minor changes that might reduce how big it looks. Assuming those changes are not enough in real life, I'll get a later iteration shipped. Simple as that. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 It's looking much better! The proportions look much more accurate to the original drawing, and it does indeed look more "angular." 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...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Got a new shipment, this time with dyed and polished, as well as a standard print: (Left to right: Original print, polished + blue dye (duh), unpolished)From this I've learned two important things:-Increasing polygon counts makes for a way smoother mask, as expected.-Polishing destroys exactly none of the detail (Cool!)-Not reducing size does not reduce size. (duuuuh) So yeah. I'm expecting the next iteration to be the final one, the one with the fixed size. Edited March 9, 2015 by Maphrox: Toa of Polygons 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 So the next iteration will be smaller, correct? Will it fit a Metru-head snuggly? Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) So the next iteration will be smaller, correct? Will it fit a Metru-head snuggly?I'm aiming for big enough to fit any of the original generation heads, but small enough that it looks good on a metru head. On another note, a conversation led to this: It's printing alongside the final-ish iteration of the Mask of Possibilities as we speak. Edited March 11, 2015 by Maphrox: Toa of Polygons 3 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSciFiGuy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 That looks great. Can't wait to see what the future of 3D printing brings to BZP. 1 Quote Bionicle: ANP aims to create narrated versions of all the Bionicle books, with voice actors for each character, and music taken from various media to enhance the story. Check here if you're interested in voicing a character, and here for the chapters that've already been released!Formerly: Tahu Nuva 3.0Looking for a Bionicle Beanie. Black one with the symbol on it. Contact me if you are willing to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I've seen that purple mask before. Where was its fanon debut again? Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 I've seen that purple mask before. Where was its fanon debut again? Voriki, Toa of Energy. A photoshop from 2001 that's somehow still getting mentioned sometimes by people. 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 So this time around, the mask of possibilities is too small.Meanwhile, the voriki mask is so big the lightning things actually collide with the shoulders. So I'm reiterating on both again. 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonny Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Amazing work. I've never heard of the first mask but it's looking really cool. I was actually looking for pictures of the old Voriki mask to use as a basis for a 3D printing design when I stumbled upon this topic. I actually once tried to make my own Voriki mask out of clay and then use a paint on material to make a mold which I used to create a version of the mask in liquid plastic, but it never looked quite right and ended up rather sticky like a jolly rancher when I tried to cast it using liquid plastic. With the rise in 3D printing, I've come to realize that it's probably more possible than it used to be to obtain a quality custom mask without being a master clay sculptor. I really like the way the Voriki mask is looking but would help if the lightning parts were to be angled a little differently? In the original edit, they look a little more diagonal. Seems like if somebody were to make, Voriki's staff, the only thing keeping us from making a full Voriki MOC would be a few recolored Tahu Mata parts. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing with the BZP community. I'm very interested in buying both of these when you finalize the designs. Quote A Turaga You are a very wise Turaga. Ultimate Bionicle Knowledge Quiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderscoreChronix Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 When Voriki's mask is finished, could you make a version with the 2015 style attachment thingies so it can be put on a new head? For.... reasons..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akavakaku Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Voriki LIVES! (Great job, looks very accurate.) Quote ( The bunny slippers hiss and slither into the shadows. ) -Takuaka: Toa of TimeWhat if the Toa you know best were not destined to be? Interchange: The epic begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinto Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 WAIT WAIT! I GOT IT!!! tada~ Quote I'm reopening the comic forum on this link below the ask-along-phinto comicmake your own chibitorangame programmer wanted. try my sprites if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 THEY'RE DONE As of the most recent 3D print, I'm calling these done. The mask of possibilities fits a metru head, and the voriki mask goes on a Mata head. I believe this is good enough. As an added bonus, I also took the time to make the head of Voriki's staff. For the shaft, I reccomend any long axle part you have lying around. The shapeways link will be up in the first post as soon as it's ready. 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Outstanding!!! I love how they came out!! Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Aaaaand it took a while to get it done because Shapeways went down but here are the shapeways links!Mask of PossibilitiesVoriki Parts Pack Edited April 9, 2015 by Maphrox: Toa of Polygons 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Would you continue doing this? You have great talent at this. I'd love to see a Mask of Conjuring created. Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 All I have to say about that is maybe. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonny Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 How close is the purple color from Shapeways to the purple Bionicle masks? Could you by any chance show a comparison picture of it next to Onepu's mask? I'm on the fence about getting the already purple one or attempting to paint a white one. Quote A Turaga You are a very wise Turaga. Ultimate Bionicle Knowledge Quiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Here's a comparison with the closest I could find, the Nui-Jaga pakari. It's notably brighter, that's for sure. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hordaki Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 I already used this in a different thread and there isn't even an Akaku here but I don't care. These are really cool, and it's awesome that these artwork-only masks can actually be made. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi again! Do you know if there is any reason why the Voriki parts pack is listed on Shapeways as "Not for Sale"? I really wanted to purchase one! Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderscoreChronix Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Here's a comparison with the closest I could find, the Nui-Jaga pakari. It's notably brighter, that's for sure.It actually looks like the newer purple used on Voltix, Onua and many other sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naota Takizawa Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hey, Maphrox, if you're taking requests, could you please create a gen 2 Kaukau or at least create a 3D model and place the file on somewhere for a download? This is pretty nice! I really like that you didn't put out a link to a bad quality product unlike some unnamed 3D printed kanohi maker on BZP.Who was this 3D kanohi maker? Quote If you like Pingu & want to support a good project, click here. Also, I've rejoined the BZPRPG & I have a new profile for a new game. Click here to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi again! Do you know if there is any reason why the Voriki parts pack is listed on Shapeways as "Not for Sale"? I really wanted to purchase one!(Copy/pasting the message I put down somewhere else for this) All right, so I got a message from Shapeways basically saying that someone printed this and it didn't fitSorry about that, it's a consequence of the error margin on printing with that particular plastic. It's something I haven't had to deal with myself, usually mine are too tight and need polishingFor future reference, if 3D printed parts have these issues, a way to tighten them up is using some clear nail polish, or any other clear stuff in acetoneI've made a slight update to the model, hopefully this shifts the friction towards being more on the tight side of things.Also I'm looking into other plastics to use because strong light and flexible has some issues.While I'm checking the new version, it'll be unavailable for purchase. 1 Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prowl Nightwolf Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Here's a comparison with the closest I could find, the Nui-Jaga pakari. It's notably brighter, that's for sure.So I have never heard of this Voriki but it does look interesting with its star shape and lightning extensions. Oddly it looks an awful lot like the Pakari. To the point it looks like you took a soft mold of it and shaped it into a star design then pasted the lightning bolts to change it further. Was this intentional to look like this? Quote "A stranger will always be a stranger unless you give them a chance." || <- My Pokémon | BZPRPG Characters: Po-Matoran Doseki & Nui-Jaga Scorpio; Ga-Matoran Orca Matoran und Panzer: Doseki & Glitch | Marvel RP PC | Mata Nui Monopoly: Come... Own a piece of the legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cod Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) So I have never heard of this Voriki but it does look interesting with its star shape and lightning extensions. Oddly it looks an awful lot like the Pakari. To the point it looks like you took a soft mold of it and shaped it into a star design then pasted the lightning bolts to change it further. Was this intentional to look like this? Yeah, back in 2001 we didn't know who the seventh toa was going to be, and somehow someone got people thinking that it was this bad photoshopped image. Maphrox already put the picture up, but here it is again. Edited May 10, 2015 by MrCod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsutta Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) Yesterday I was lucky enough to get my Mask of Possibilities from shapeways! They said that the estimated arrival date would be May 26th, but it arrived eleven days early! I already really like this company. Here are some images that I took of my skeletal Nikila MOC and Lesovikk.https://www.flickr.com/photos/131536443@N07/sets/72157652516128899 If anyone wants to see any more photos don't hesitate to ask! My review of the product is simple and quick: 1) I love the detail in the mask itself. 2) The plastic from Shapeways seems slightly fragile to me, still strong enough, yet I am afraid that I may break it accidentally. 3) The mask is slightly big on a Metru head, but I don't really have any complaints other than that. 4) As others have said, the mask is a bit loose when putting the axle into the mouth of the head. Is there any particular nail polish I should use? 5) Overall, beautiful detail, but the limiting material that shapeways.com provides us with hinders it from being 10/10 instead of a 9/10. Edited May 16, 2015 by Wamsutta Quote For the first time in four years ... the Bionicle story comes to a closewith the Bionicle Disunity trilogy Were you as shocked as I was upon learning the Bionicle serials "The Yesterday Quest" and "The Powers That Be" would never be finished?Did you know that Lego won't allow Greg Farshtey to complete the story because they want to focus on marketing G2? My close friend The Mad Great Being has been working tirelessly on completing the Bionicle story ... and now it is finally finished. His writing style staystrue to the integrity of the characters that we know and love. His plot ideas are something only comparable to Greg Farshtey's. Trust me, I'm hard to please with fan-fiction. If you liked reading Bionicle Chronicles/Adventures/Legends ... then you won'twant to miss the next best thing since learning Mata Nui was a 40-million-foot-tall robot. BZP User The Mad Great Being presents ... Bionicle: Malevolencehttp://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/19970-the-great-being-civil-war/ Sponsored by Wamsutta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Yesterday I was lucky enough to get my Mask of Possibilities from shapeways! They said that the estimated arrival date would be May 26th, but it arrived nine days early! I already really like this company. The plastic from Shapeways seems slightly fragile to me, still strong enough, yet I am afraid that I may break it accidentally. I know right? The shipping times are great. Since I've been iterating on this thing a lot I've had the opportunity to test the quality of the plastic, and let's just say at least I've done quite a few drop tests with no major consequences As others have said, the mask is a bit loose when putting the axle into the mouth of the head. Is there any particular nail polish I should use?Pretty much any acetone nail polish should work Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maphrox: Toa of Polygons Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 The Voriki parts pack is back up for sale, now also in acrylic plastic.Some notes on the acrylic plastic:-It's smoother, but still not 100% perfectly smooth. -It feels noticeably harder than the strong and flexible plastic. Due to this, I expect it to be slightly more brittle, so handle with care-I've made minor changes to the mask to fit with the design specifications of acrylic plastic, mostly thickening parts that were previously too thin-Due to a customer service complaint, I've had to tighten the peg. This should prevent the issue where some masks would be too loose, however, there's still a risk of them being too tight. 100% guaranteed absolute accuracy is impossible, and you should expect to have to adjust the peg if it's tight. A simple way to do this is using a knife.-Acrylic plastic is not available in color, only white. You will have to paint it if you want any specific color.-The price is higher, this is just a matter of how much Shapeways charges for the material Overall, if you have any ability to scrape plastic with a knife and paint it, I recommend the acrylic plastic. And of course, here's a picture comparing the two. Quote I make stuff sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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