Time for a snooze.

My 3D printer was packed away for several months while buildings work has been going on at home.  I finally managed to get it out of the box and back into action at the start of October.  The weather was pretty warm for most of the month, so it was possible to run it in the garage.  Cold weather can be a problem. It causes the resin to thicken, which prevents it flowing back under the build plate, resulting in print failures.  With the sunny weather, I was able to make 2 or even 3 print runs most days, and much of my first few batches were pieces of 15mm sci-fi scenery purchased from EC3D Design. Evan Carothers produces a huge range of scenery, available in very inexpensive packs which are excellent value for money.

The bunk room.

 All my tiny little soldiers, aliens and colonists need a chance to rest.  These bunk beds from EC3D will be an excellent place to catch 40 winks before the next adventure.

Bunks.

The bunks will look right at home on a starship or in a barracks block.  They include a ribbed mattress and a built in ladder.  They are designed to print flat on the build plate without external supports - the supports are all built-in, cunningly concealed within the structure.  I rescaled them to 56% for my 15mm figures.  The designs are quite chunky and take the reduction in scale easily - you could probably even reduce them to 6mm if you so desired.

Bunk detail.

I adopted a very simple colour scheme.  White undercoat, very thin black ink wash (1 part ink, 2 parts matt varnish, 3 parts water), GW "Gore Grunta Fur" (i.e. brown) contrast paint for the mattresses.  Some chipping effects were applied using a tiny scrap of sponge and some silver paint. These bunks look very utilitarian, and they probably get a lot of wear and not much care and attention.

Bunks and lockers.

While you're sleeping, you need somewhere to keep your stuff.  Handily, the pack also includes lockers, plus some useful canteen-style tables and seats ready for breakfast after you wake up.  I'll take a closer look at the lockers next time.