Starting to populate the Art Studio

I need to find a way to get the printer onto the other table because it feel right in my face when I’m airbrushing. The problem is I only bought $50 8ft tables and they sag bad in the middle. So until i support the mid with some 2×4’s I’ve gotta keep it where it is. My paints are all setup and my brushes and airbrush. The wash / cure station is setup but I gotta like I mentioned get the printer on the table on the right.

Final build-out of new art studio

So I hired my contractor to build me a art room in the basement. His rates are super reasonable and I just buy all the parts etc.. I’m in the process now of moving equipment in. The only problem is it’s about 13-15 degrees Calvin in there I need it to be 20-30 inside the printer I do have the optional heater built in and I just learned the tray heats up! But still i’m going to put one of area heaters in there before any work is done during this winter as I don’t want my airbrush paint clumping because of the cold. So here is with no equipment and only the base light on.

There are horizontal lights running the length of each table that I’ll turn on once I fully move in.

This is a game changer now I don’t have my upstairs smelling like resin as there is a turbo fan that actually sucks in the flap of the door and my 3d Printer cover has an exhaust system that my contract made to hook up to a “t” junction to push out the smell even more.

Safety first who knows what you are inhaling! Just need an area rug that floor is freezing!

A new paint job for Marco from Metal Slug

For those of you that are unaware of this awesome LOOOONG running series called Metal Slug have I got a treat for you! Yesterday 2/8/26 I spent 5 hours painting a figure I’ve had printed since I got my printer. While I’m not the best I admit with a brush and paint I’d like to say I’m improving!

In Metal Slug 2 if you get touched by a zombie you become a zombie and are dramatically slowed down! The only way to be cured is to hopefully find a antidote on your side scrolling adventure. Well here he is and the first model I ever painted a soldier from the enemy side seeing zombie Marco coming after him!

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My first 3d printed and assembled model… DONE!

I built this model for my son. Purchased the .stl files on etsy from an artist. Then manufactured it using a Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16k Resin Printer (took about t1.5 bottles of resin as it’s solid and I’m a novice and am learning still how to hollow out things).

I wanted this model as much as I was NOT a transformers kid (YO! JOE! was more my speed). To have a battle scared base. Still thinking of darkening some of the rubble and putting burn marks on some grass but I should probably stop.

So here it is! Bask in the glory of my 12 year old self coming back!