The first thing I did when I got the models was break off any big bits of plastic sticking out of the model using tweezers and scissors. Then I found the models that had printing error so I could fix them with the miliput. I had to mix the 2 parts in equal quantities for around 5 minutes. It softened up to become malleable and hardened again after a couple hours and was completely solid by the next day. There were 5 models that needed repairs in total this process took me around 3 hours. The first one I did was adding the heels onto this models shoes.
This one was more difficult as I needed to add in his phone and part of his hand. Most of the hand had been printed so I had a good base to work from.
This one needed some holes in the cap filled in and her hands and phone. This was more tricky but I’m happy with the definition I got in the fingers
On the model on myself it needed a couple bits in the back filled in and the hand and phone. This was the most difficult as there was almost no hand printed so i had to construct it all.
Modelling is not something I’m very confident with but it was fun repairing these prints. I’m happy with the repairs I made but in future I’d look to improve the quality of the 3D printing to avoid so many errors. The next step will be to sand down the surfaces ready for the primer.
Samuel Green Illustration 