23" 3D-Printed Figurine - Part IV

Feb 01, 2020 Filed in: 3D Modeling | 3D Printing

It's time for some sanding and gluing. I touched up some of the minor blemishes with Vallejo putty and gave all the pieces a sanding with 150 grit paper.

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I then gave them another pass with 220 grit.

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For the final assembly, I started by gluing the legs together and the torso pieces.

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I then glued the legs to the torso.

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Finally, the arms and the head. Looks awesome.

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Rather than using Bondo the fill the seams, a friend recommended that I use some 3M Acryl-Green putty. It's a little pricey, but it comes in a huge tube that'll last a while. It's just like Bondo, but you don't have to mix it. It dries in 10 minutes and sands easily.

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The first pass with some 100 grit paper revealed that I'll need to go back and fill in some additional spots with the putty.

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The second pass looks much better, but I won't know for sure until that first coat of primer goes down. I also gave the column a coat of Acryl-Green to cover up all the print lines. Just for fun, I put everything together to see what it looks like so far. Awesome!

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Before continuing with the figurine, I wanted to put a little more work into the base. I wanted to get it to a point where I could start to lay down some coats of primer. While I'm waiting for paint to dry, I can sand the figurine. I started with the nine tiles and lathered them with a nice coat of Acryl-Green to cover up all the print lines. It also helped to hide the fact that they are nine identical looking tiles.

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