My Mini Factory

Hey Guys,

I am almost finished with the January model and it will be posted up here and also on MMF. So, if you want to move over there early I will be launching the Tribes section near the end of the month and uploading the Goliath over there at the same time.

Here is how the Goliath is looking so far. I am setting it up so that the Lance Leader will still have multiple leg poses by having the body fit into the legs.


The website here will stay active until the end of February and I will have a February model set up to be released at the beginning of the month as well. But I am hoping you will all move over before the end of the month when this site will shut off the store features. I will probably redirect the URL to MMF since I will be posting there in the Tribes page.

Please understand that once the shop site closes, there will be no further access available. To be able to do that would mean that I would have to renew it for around $700 and have it around for another year and that just isn’t financially feasible.

So please make sure you download your models before then.

Thanks

Mark

January Model

Think I have figured out how to do a parts version of the Goliath. The leg poses are the hardest part because they have to be set together and gluing on individual legs could leave you with a model that doesn’t work correctly.

The solution, for a mech that doesn’t have a separate torso and pelvis, is to split the body so the top fits in the bottom.

Now to finish out the blocking and details. Legs are next.

Quick Poll

Hey everyone, quick poll time.

Supported files. Right now I have been making the supported files and then exporting them to STL files. It take a bit of time to do each one and the more parts, the longer it takes (obviously)

Do you prefer that, or would you want the supported file to be a Chitubox project file with the supports on there that you can just prep to print because the supports are attached? I will not be doing anything with Lychee since they have embraced taking artists work and training their AI with it to make 3D models.

Let me know in the comments and on the poll what you think.

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The Winner

With the poll here and Patreon added up, we have a winner and it is….

The Goliath.

So I will do everything in my power to get that set up for January as well as getting mechs in the queue for February and March

February I will have it up here as well as MMF for those who want to switch over before the final close. Then in March it will all be over at MMF going forward.

Operation

The news is now that I will be going in for surgery on January 12th. They are going to do a bypass that, according to the surgeon, should improve my heart function and get the dormant part of my heart working again.

Apparently there is a chance that it might not kick back into action but he said he is very confident. There are, of course, risks, but it was another part that he was confident about. The largest is that my kidneys could be affected and stop working, but he said that is a very, very small risk. Still kinda scary though. OK, a LOT scary. My sister was on dialysis for years before she passed and I really don’t even want to think of that.

I will be out for a few months recovering so I am going to try and get a few models pre-loaded for release so that there is a February and March model set up and ready to go automatically (February will be on here and on MMF I’ll be setting up Jan, Feb and March is the goal) . I’ll be working on getting models out from now until I go into the hospital.

If you are of a mind to pray, I would really appreciate it. God has given me many, many blessing in my life and I am grateful for all of them.

Thank you always for your support.

Mark

Hatchetman

Remember – Oz never did give nothing to the Tinman, but Dr Banzai gave him a freaking AXE!!!

It’s in the store.

PLEASE remember the store will be closed in February. Once the WooCommerce plug ins are disabled there will be no access so please back up your files and reach out to me before then if you need anything.

January I will be launching it over on MMF (unless surgery gets in the way) but will still leave the access here until the end of February. Thank you again for all the support

Mark

Medical Update

Hola everyone!

To keep you all updated on this wonderful fun I am having, I had an appointment with my cardiologist yesterday and now I have another echocardiogram on Monday and I talk with the surgical team on Thursday of next week.

So, I may be having the surgery sooner than I expected. I am trying to stave it off until after Christmas, but we will see how that falls. I would much rather my kids not have a memory of dad being in the hospital while they are unwrapping presents and all that.

The big issue is going to be the models and releases. I was told that I will be in the hospital for at least a week and then will have to rest for a few weeks after that to heal up. Since my office is upstairs I guess I won’t be doing too many stairs for a bit.

I will try and have some models lined up for release for you all (that is what I am cranking on this week) but if I need to, I will pause your monthly subscriptions if I can’t get anything out.

But in any event I will do my best to keep you all updated.