ComradeRed [they/them]

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Cake day: September 10th, 2023

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  • I have no personal experience to speak from, but I’ve heard that aside from a couple very expensive resins like Wargamer, the water washable resins tend to be very brittle so I’ve avoided them so far.

    I mostly use Sunlu ABS-Like. I can get it for $18/kg and it’s easily the best ABS-like I’ve tried. Going to buy a bottle of SirayaTech Tenacious soon too to mix a little bit in with my regular resin (9 parts ABS, 1 part Tenacious) which should make my minis nearly indestructible without any noticeable detail loss.


  • Resin printing is awesome, I just grabbed an Elegoo Saturn 3 on ebay used for $150 and the level of detail it can produce is incredible. One thing to always keep in mind is that the resin in its uncured state is highly toxic and you’ll need gloves and a good respirator anytime you’re in your printing space, which should vent outside somehow (a small grow tent and 4 inch fan will work well for this) You may also want to get a wash and cure station, but on a tighter budget you can get by with a mason jar full of alcohol and set parts out in the sun to cure for several hours.