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 Hi all,As mentioned previously, Kalrath (Ace-minis) is our guest maker this month, he would like to share some words with you all :)

May is my turn as the Guest Maker, and I'd like first of all to thank The Makers Cult for thinking of me and giving me this chance.

I got into the mini hobby back when 2nd Edition first came out, and I've been engaged in the hobby in one way or another for the past 25+ years. Throughout my hobbyist career one thing has remained constant, my love for customization and converting. When the Anycubic Photon was released I immediately jumped in and bought one. Soon after I was using my work related CAD skills for something useful :)

I started doodling some bits for myself and a few vehicles, always with a goal of creating alternate models. After some time people started asking me to upload some bits to shapeways and a year later, here we are!

My contribution will be the Prowler Heavy Battle Tank, with a strong influence from the Mastodon. The model is fully printable in a Photon, being cut with ease of print in mind while hiding all seams from joining parts. It's also Magnet ready!

I hope you enjoy printing it as much as I did modeling and printing it!

https://www.cgtrader.com/aceminis

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/ace-minis

https://cults3d.com/en/users/ACEMinis/creations

https://www.thingiverse.com/Kalrath/about

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Sean Abel

That would be great to know. This is just a beast of a machine.

Taysom's Treasures

Thanks! Of course I have 4x2 and 3x1.5. Guess I need to buy some 5s; may try to get my 3s to work though

Rory Terrill

This is great. Would love to see a Hollow version too. My Photon should be here this week..

Alex Martin

How big is this guy? Suitable for a Spartan proxy?

James Fenwick

Any chance we can get resin version of stls like the super heavy tank please.

ACE Minis

It's the same size as a Land Raider

ACE Minis

It's already split to fit in a Photon

Red Shark Minis

When I was a kid I would have killed for a Land Raider, now I will be able to print a tricked out uber one wherever I go for like a tenner :)

Jim Hellard

So I’m just about to convince my wife that we need a photon zero, will that be big enough to print this? And any idea on approximately how much resin is needed to print it please?

themakerscult

I (Garin) am currently printing it on my photon. I'm afraid I don't know if the photon s is any smaller, but it if it's the same size, the cut and hollowed parts should work just fine. As for material, I haven't been keeping track, but I would estimate around 200-250ml for the hollowed version.

Andrea Fait

My 2 cents (I do own a Photon Zero): it was probably worth while it was priced 169$, not anymore since its price was raised to 219$... I'd add 20$ more and get the standard Photon (simply because the plate is bigger) or 40$ more and get the Phrozen Sonic Mini (bigger plate, faster prints).

themakerscult

It's available in the May downloads until the end of the month, after that It will be available on Kalrath's page(s)

Stephen Conway

Will there ever be another opportunity to get this Prowler HBT? It's a fantastic model and I'd gladly pay extra for it