Review: Garage 2 Pack

First Impressions: Again I was still surprised on the actual scale of these buildings. I was a little concerned on how they packed them, one on top of the other in a zip lock like bag. Upon taking them out, is when I noticed something was not right. The East outer wall of the smaller factory like building was missing part of its wall section. The weight of these buildings felt lite but very solid. Just a little disappointed that one wall section was missing. The Garage building turned out just fine and the smoke stack did not get broken or lost in the whole process.

[Rendered]

[Front Garage]

[Corner Garage]

[ Front Small Factory]

[Missing East Wall]

Size & Details: The Garage and the Small Factory like building does not have a large amount of details to it like the "Dragon Restaurant" does. Both are relatively small in size and both feature a unique smoke stack like feature. Both feature some very basic detail features because of the unique building profile to help keep the costs down.

Defects & Errors: Like I mentioned in the first part of this review, the missing outer wall section on the east side of this model was noticeable. Beyond that all of the lines and details are present. This printing seemed very solid , no noticeable external -/+ .15mm variances on the model. Internally the North Western inner corner of the building seems thicker than it should be by a fraction of a millimeter.

Changes & Improvements: This 1st printing was noticeably cheaper in price. I went back and thicken the North wall by 1mm to strengthen the over all feeling of the building. Upon viewing the East wall, I noticed that the outer wall and the inner wall had a .12mm gap between the two surfaces and corrected it. An area of concern for me is the Garage's smoke stack. The four angled vertical posts are with tolerance range for shapeways printing. But possible breakage still worries me, could be that I am still rather new to the printing process. I would consider adding some sort of weight to these buildings.

I will most likely not do another test printing of this pack. With the corrections to the 3D mesh it should print out just fine. I am still concerned with the Garage's Smoke Stack getting broken or lost in the printing process.

Value: At $20.24 for two buildings with a unique profile and different sizes they are getting closer to being more in the affordable range instead of being $12-$15 a model.

Over All Rating: 3.5/5
-2: Missing part of the East wall.
+.5: Good Value