Looking for experienced model painter to paint our 1/10 scale 3D printed ENIAC model that was fabricated in black. -- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719
Find out if it was printed in PLA or ABS. PLA can be easy to paint with the right acrylics, and perhaps some priming. Just use very thin layers to prevent painting away any fine details. As for ABS, make sure the paints and primers are ABS safe, as ABS is prone to damage from certain paint solvents, especially if thinners are used to thin the paint or remove mistakes. On Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 10:40 AM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Looking for experienced model painter to paint our 1/10 scale 3D printed ENIAC model that was fabricated in black.
-- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2201+Marconi+Road,+Wall,+NJ+07719?entry=gmail&source=g>
It was PLA, from Hatchbox. Much of it already has a coat or two of black spray paint on the raw plastic. The main painting task will be the details, mostly in white. BLS On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 10:55:41AM -0400, Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Find out if it was printed in PLA or ABS. PLA can be easy to paint with the right acrylics, and perhaps some priming. Just use very thin layers to prevent painting away any fine details.
As for ABS, make sure the paints and primers are ABS safe, as ABS is prone to damage from certain paint solvents, especially if thinners are used to thin the paint or remove mistakes.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 10:40?AM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Looking for experienced model painter to paint our 1/10 scale 3D printed ENIAC model that was fabricated in black.
-- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2201+Marconi+Road,+Wall,+NJ+07719?entry=gmail&source=g>
That's right! Brian made it! DC On 6/12/2026 12:26 PM, Brian L. Stuart via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
It was PLA, from Hatchbox. Much of it already has a coat or two of black spray paint on the raw plastic. The main painting task will be the details, mostly in white.
BLS
On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 10:55:41AM -0400, Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Find out if it was printed in PLA or ABS. PLA can be easy to paint with the right acrylics, and perhaps some priming. Just use very thin layers to prevent painting away any fine details.
As for ABS, make sure the paints and primers are ABS safe, as ABS is prone to damage from certain paint solvents, especially if thinners are used to thin the paint or remove mistakes.
On Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 10:40?AM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Looking for experienced model painter to paint our 1/10 scale 3D printed ENIAC model that was fabricated in black.
-- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2201+Marconi+Road,+Wall,+NJ+07719?entry=gmail&source=g>
-- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719
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