Tufi Piyufi Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 The Printed Parts Spectacular! The rise of 3D printing has been a boon to Bionicle fans. It might have some other uses, but it's been revolutionary for bringing masks, weapons, and other cool parts to life. You want some accessories straight out of the MNOLG? How about movie accurate limbs? I bet you'd be down for a replica of a prototype mask... And while you could display these fan creations on their own, there's plenty of fun to be had using them in MOCs. Just ask anyone who's built a MOC with printed parts! In fact, I'll make it super easy to do that. Our mission this month is to highlight 3D-printed parts and the MOCs using them. This isn't a contest, but a showcase. Post your MOC(s) that have 3D-printed parts in this topic! It doesn't matter how old they are. If you posted a topic for it, go ahead and link it; there's no revival for anything shared in this showcase. We're on a mission to look at the cool things you're doing or have already done, and no way are you getting punished for being ahead of the curve. For extra motivation, one lucky participant will get a $25 USD Shapeways gift card! They'll be chosen at random, and it's one entry per person posting MOCs. You can post as many as you like, you just get the one shot at the card. "But Tufi!" you say. "By giving out a gift card to people who already own 3D-printed pieces, you aren't increasing the number of people who can participate in this area of fandom!" You're right, of course. That's why we're running a raffle for another $25 USD Shapeways gift card, free for anyone to enter! Posting runs from now until Saturday, December 31st at 11:59 PM Eastern. Now let's see some MOCs! 4 Quote Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato G Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Presenting Tivni, Toa of Plasma. She's one of many characters who'll be debuting in a major fanfic project I'm currently writing (coming out sometime next year). She includes a number of 3D-printed parts, including the forearms, weapons, and head. I also printed the Visorak feet that are used for her shin armour, as my Oohnorak feet were in use in another build and printing more worked out cheaper and quicker than Bricklinking them. 5 Quote Embers - A Bionicle Saga - Chapters/Review Class Is Out - A Farewell To Corpus Rahkshi - Chapters/Review BZPRPG Characters - Minnorak, Kain, T'harrak, Savis, Vazaria, Lash BZPRPG Mercenary Group - The Outsiders - Description - History - Base Ghosts Of Bara Magna - Ash Tribe - Precipere - Kehla, Somok, Skrall, Gayle, Avinus, Zha'ar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourmalinex Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 This is my orange beetle kaiju, that I sent to the 2022 Convention Circuit. My creation contains 20 custom parts. 15 of his parts are printed in orange ABS filament the other three parts; his mask and ankle caps are printed in PLA+ gold silk filament. He has two special parts made to hold 3 ball sockets; these are in PLA+ Black. I spent 2 weeks on creating my own 3d models and 2 days printing and cleaning the parts that I created. Mecha Gamera is another MoC that I sent to the 2022 Convention Circuit. This one only has 3 printed parts and they are made out of Platinum Silk PLA+. This is one of my more complex designs because of all the fitting it utilizes to hold him together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourmalinex Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) What kind of material are the printed parts made of, they look very good. I use a Flash Forge Adventure 3 for my printing. Edited December 5, 2022 by tourmalinex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I unfortunately don't have any 3D printed parts to participate, but I just wanted to say this is an awesome idea for a contest! The 3D prints have brought a lot of fresh material to Bionicle, and the above MoCs are great examples of that. The intricate design on that orange chestplate is really cool, tourmalinex. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourmalinex Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Name: The Incomplete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xboxtravis Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 First Mate Delk featuring a 3D printed Varku mask I bought from Eden Sanders. 2 Quote All aboard the hype train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxumo Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 9:46 PM, Nato G said: Presenting Tivni, Toa of Plasma. She's one of many characters who'll be debuting in a major fanfic project I'm currently writing (coming out sometime next year). She includes a number of 3D-printed parts, including the forearms, weapons, and head. I also printed the Visorak feet that are used for her shin armour, as my Oohnorak feet were in use in another build and printing more worked out cheaper and quicker than Bricklinking them. Honestly those weapon sick looking. Also didn't notice the custom metru head initially but dang is it nice to see folks 3d-printing heads. Quote Banner made by Onaku BZPRPG CHARACTERS Syvra-Tivanu If you interact with one of my characters and I don't respond or acknowledge the interaction within a day, send me a PM. Odds are I missed or did not see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12382 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 This has been a project I've been working on and off throughout the year, its a Miramax style Toa Tahu! I designed each piece to fit onto the CCBS system. Each piece was designed by me in Blender, and printed on my Voron 2.4, red parts printed in KVP Red fluorescent ABS, silver parts printed with overture silver ABS, the back panel was sanded and painted silver with acrylics. (His left hand broke when posing so I put a black socket in place, please forgive the discrepancy) I had made a custom head design that slides onto a black socket piece, and it features a movable jaw to emulate the films. I also have designed alternative mouth pieces to allow him to smile and have a neutral look. (Not pictured) I still have to design the eye pieces to have proper passthrough, design the hands, and maybe even custom weapons, but as of right now this is where this project is at! 5 Quote Dang I'm old. Check out my other stuff on Insta: KACosplayTech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxumo Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I unfortunately haven't made many mocs that go beyond using custom masks, but I suddenly remembered I did have one that used probably the first 3d-printed piece I ever purchased. The chest piece was made by Cezium, GiTD Akaku was made by Socketball, the GiTD protector mask and purple eye-socket were done by Ziontryo. My main goal with this moc was just to use the Akaku, but it evolved from there. Saw the GiTD as a sort of radioactive glow hence why I included the sickly green shell pieces. The purple is just there given the Akaku had purple lenses. 1 Quote Banner made by Onaku BZPRPG CHARACTERS Syvra-Tivanu If you interact with one of my characters and I don't respond or acknowledge the interaction within a day, send me a PM. Odds are I missed or did not see the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato G Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Voxumo said: Also didn't notice the custom metru head initially but dang is it nice to see folks 3d-printing heads. Heads, hands, or anything else with a socket are definitely harder to do. Most standard materials will snap or shatter, so you need to use flexible/durable materials so they have a little bit of give. 1 Quote Embers - A Bionicle Saga - Chapters/Review Class Is Out - A Farewell To Corpus Rahkshi - Chapters/Review BZPRPG Characters - Minnorak, Kain, T'harrak, Savis, Vazaria, Lash BZPRPG Mercenary Group - The Outsiders - Description - History - Base Ghosts Of Bara Magna - Ash Tribe - Precipere - Kehla, Somok, Skrall, Gayle, Avinus, Zha'ar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufi Piyufi Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Fantastic! Thanks to everyone who showed off their stuff - we'll get that draw going and a gift card sent out soon. 1 Quote Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tufi Piyufi Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Without further ado, let's pick a winner! We've assigned each participant a number, like so: 1. Nato G 2. tourmalinex 3. Xboxtravis 4. 12382 5. Voxumo Then we turn to treasured resource Random.org to give us a number between 1 and 5, and: Congratulations Xboxtravis! And thanks to everyone who showed off their stuff; you've got some excellent taste and/or modelling skills. Maybe we'll do this again sometime! 5 Quote Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nato G Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Congrats to the winner. It was really cool to see everyone's creativity on show. Quote Embers - A Bionicle Saga - Chapters/Review Class Is Out - A Farewell To Corpus Rahkshi - Chapters/Review BZPRPG Characters - Minnorak, Kain, T'harrak, Savis, Vazaria, Lash BZPRPG Mercenary Group - The Outsiders - Description - History - Base Ghosts Of Bara Magna - Ash Tribe - Precipere - Kehla, Somok, Skrall, Gayle, Avinus, Zha'ar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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