Luckily not me, at least not yet… I am supposed to be writing my Standards and Quality report for work and it hasn’t happened yet!
What was in hot water were the dwarves…
I was quite a long way into resin printing before I found it about how hot water really helps remove the supports. So it is now often a standard practice with my prints.
I have now done another dozen dwarves, veterans this time…
The above are the two handed axeman. The other half dozen are single handed axe dudes.
I painted the bases of the sohei today, but didn’t take any photos. The dipping inks were ideal for this.
Bogenwald 
I do like that veteran with the flaggon of ale. Too bad they didn’t make them all drinking or pipe smoking!!
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I’ve had the occasional 3D print that has been a swine to clean up, so I might try the hot water trick t some point! 🙂
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Sadly it only really works on a print before it is cured… well I think that is the case.
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I might still have a go at some point. Since most 3D printed wargames models are essentially polymers, their strength and stiffness will tend to reduce at even modest temperatures, so it might make things easier!
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Really like the Dwarves 🙂
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Those veteran are very nice!
Cheers Roger.
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Noting that trick in the event I ever cave and buy a 3D printer! (which I continue to drag my feet on!)
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Interesting! Do you go with hot water before the alchohol/UV light? And for how long?
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I give them a clean and generally leave enough time for the IPA to evaporate. Then get some hot water, not boiling though. I do a test dunk to see how long and Shove a pile of them in the water and get to work. I then leave them to dry before curing them under the UV lights.
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