Valkyrie Designs - 3D figures - Custom Design and Print Services

[Greif8]

Going to visit the store now Jim!  I wonder how my wife would react to Kubelwagen girl?!!

 

Ernest

[Jim Barry]

Ha! Expect a funny look, that gun is crazy! 

[Jim Barry]

It's dawning on me that it might be in my best interest, and I guess everyone's interest to offer my standard inventory of  printed models in 1/32. I'm a dedicated 1/24 person myself, but I get it. The volume is 1/32.  I'm uploading the  Luftwaffe Pilot and dog figures as 1/32 today. That will be my new direction for the standard inventory. Custom requests can be any scale of course. 

 

 

[Jim Barry]

Follow this thread to see my first figure project come alive with the skilled painting of @Greif8 Ernest 

 

 

 

[geedubelyer]

 

This 1/32nd scale figure was designed by Jim from a front facing photo. 

It was printed for me by another LSPer (thanks @RCPlym)

Although it's not a perfect likeness of the subject it is still remarkable what AI can do.

Perhaps the only way to recreate an individual perfectly is a 3D scan which is obviously impossible for historical figures. 

I added the glass lenses to the face but the frames printed out perfectly and I could easily have used clear resin to simulate clear glass in the frames.

The helmet is not entirely correct but I believe @jeroenpeters found that he had to surplant the AI versions with alternatives in his Me262 dio? 

All in all this is quite fascinating. 

 

 

 

 

With no rear view offered I added the webbing but the flying suit was all generated from scratch by the software.

Clever stuff. 

Thanks for creating this Jim 

 

Cheers,

Guy

Edited May 5 by geedubelyer

[RCPlym]

I say! You didn't scrub up too bad! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

Edit: the glasses frame rims printing out so fine was impressive! 

Edited May 5 by RCPlym

[Jim Barry]

My pleasure! He’s (You’re?) awesome. Nice work with the next steps, too

[Jim Barry]

Pulled on this today. Now in my 9th year of making  3D files for my models, I guess it’s time I do the printing, too. It not exactly part of Valkyrie Designs but it could be. Definitely good for testing and I’m not adverse to selling some prints. We’ll see! 
 

@RCPlym
 

 

Edited May 6 by Jim Barry

[RCPlym]

1 hour ago, Jim Barry said:

Pulled on this today. Now in my 9th year of making  3D files for my models, I guess it’s time I do the printing, too. It not exactly part of Valkyrie Designs but it could be. Definitely good for testing and I’m not adverse to selling some prints. We’ll see! 
 

@RCPlym
 

 

 

Thats the way matey! You'll not go wrong with that one.

Excellent price too! Nearly £200 cheaper than the same bundle in the UK!!!

 

I need to make room for the one I have repaired. I only ran a couple of test piece prints and it printed beautifully. 

[Jim Barry]

I really like this idea of the RAF pilot kissing his girl goodbye. Drama. My wife loved it. Some tuning required 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mozart]

Two points about the male figure Jim; I have never seen a photo of a WW2 pilot wearing an Irvine jacket that had pilot’s wings on the breast and ranking insignia ie rings, in this case Flying Officer, on the sleeve. 

[Jim Barry]

Work in progress. Thanks for weighing in

[Jim Barry]

Here's an update: I had to separate the couple because their faces were just too distorted when they were actually kissing. This seems as nice. The uniforms aren't perfect but they are not bad. No more insignia on the coat but it might benefit from sanding off a few errata like objects. I wondered if he should have boots here but my research suggests officers would go to the mission briefing in their dress uniforms and then suit up for the actual flight. Now I'm not sure if they would wear their Irvin jacket in this case also, but let's go with it. 

 

I have a printer now and will print and paint my designs as part of the product page. At least that's the plan.  Thanks for checking in! 

 

 

 

Edited May 10 by Jim Barry

[Jim Barry]

I also doubt she’d have her hair down in uniform in sight of a plane but I wanted it for dramatic effect 

[Jim Barry]

They are ready for ya'll 

 

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/raf-couple-say-goodbye-1-32

 

I will load them as Print on Demand for those without printers on my Thangs site soon! 

 

 

Edited May 10 by Jim Barry