*Unpainted models can be inserted between painting orders.

Commission List

Order Status Details

Confirmed

• Your order has successfully been received and has entered the queue.
• Projects are worked on based on the order I received them in.

Preparing Printing

• Adding holes to the model to place magnets once printed.
• The standard pre-printing process with any resin 3D print:
  • Scaling the model to the appropriate size.
  • Aligning the model to fit on the printer’s build plate.
    • If a piece is too big, additional work has to be done to manually cut the 3D model down into smaller fragments.
  • Hollowing the model to save resin and make it lightweight.
  • Adding “drain holes” so that uncured resin doesn’t stay trapped in the model.
  • Adding support structures to the model.
  • Slicing the model.

Printing

• Model parts are currently being 3D printed in resin.
• Printing times vary wildly between models.
  • Depending on the complexity, detail, and scale:
    • Highly detailed large models can take 2 weeks of printing time.
    • Less detailed chibi models can take less than a week of printing time.
• Printing failures do happen and I try my best to account for this in the printing timeline.
  • I spend a lot of time in the Preparing Printing phase to avoid failures as much as possible.

Post-Processing (Printing is finished)

• The model goes into its first “bath” of 99% isopropyl alcohol to clean off excess resin.
• The model goes into its second (and usually final) bath of cleaner 99% isopropyl alcohol.
• A hairdryer is used to gently heat up the pieces to make removing support structures easier.
• Magnets are added to the holes made in the Preparing Printing stage.
• The model is dry-fitted to ensure all the pieces fit/magnetize together.
• The pieces are cured in an ultraviolet “oven”.
• Depending on how pieces fit together, there may be additional work of filling gaps.
• I sand the pieces remove support marks, layer lines, gap filler residue, and any other printing blemishes.

Painting

• All pieces are first painted with a primer.
  • Some blemishes are only visible once primed so the sanding step from the previous stage may be revisited.
• I allow primers to fully cure for 24 hours so that subsequent paint layers adhere properly.
• I usually complete all of my airbrushing before detail work.
• Details are typically hand brushed.
• Once painting is completed, the entire model is sealed in a clear lacquer varnish for protection.
• I let the varnish cure for a full 24 hours.

Quality Check

• I inspect each piece to ensure the paint has cured properly and there no chippings, defects, etc.
• The model undergoes a last fit check to make sure it all pieces together as expected.
• If any steps need to be revisited (paint touch-ups, fit adjustment, etc.) I’ll notate it on this tracker in the Notes column.
• Once the model passes my inspection, the final photos are taken.

Preparing Shipping

• Foam sheets are cut specific to the model’s shape.
• The model is securely packaged in a box and ready to be sent.

Shipped

• You’ll receive a shipping tracking number as soon as the shipping label is created.
• Typically, a shipping label is created when you place your order.
  • You’ll receive an email once the order has been physically dispatched and on the way to you. 🙂