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Battlemaster
Hey everyone!
Now that we are on the cusp of a new year, I am throwing out the January model now to give you time to enjoy it more.
It was originally going to be the Goliath but I was wrestling with that one and decided to move the Battlemaster from February to January to give me more time to fix what I didn’t like. So the Goliath is scheduled for February now.
I am also finishing a vehicle for you all for January and a second on for February as well, so look for that before I go in for surgery.
But for now I hope you all have a very happy New Year.
Merry Christmas
I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
I will not go on and on about my faith with you, but I will say that whether you believe or not I hope that God blesses you in the coming year and showers you with his love and blessings and keeps you close to him through whatever troubles you may encounter.
Bless all of you and thank you for everything you have done for me and my family.
Mark
My Mini Factory
Hey everyone! Wanted to let you all know that the Tribes page on MMF is now up and running. So if you want to move over, it is available to you at this time.
The January model is up and will be released at the 1st of the month. There is also a welcome package waiting, a permanent discount depending on what tier you take as well as a sale going on until Jan 12th that will give you 30% off of your purchase.
So if you want to move over before the website shuts down, you can do it now.
I will still be posting the January and February models here so you can still choose.
https://www.myminifactory.com/users/WhiteRook45
Hope to see you over there.
Mark
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.
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