Unfortunately, printing something like that meant I didn't notice another goofed up setting on the printer. When I tried to print the left-side ankle details, the "roof"--that is, the solid top layer--wasn't printing at all, even though the support material was getting printed. Worse, I started it before I went for my volunteer shift and by the time I got back, it was 96% done so that was a waste of filament. Anyway, fixed the setting and reprinted. As you can see, they came out properly this time:
So these get painted silver, but I had been feeling the chrome-y look the Valspar had been giving me was a little too shiny. Then I remembered that applying clear coat to the dome had made it look rather dull. I tried it again, and lo and behold, it gave me the look I was wanting: clean and metallic but not overly shiny. Very close to aluminum, in fact. In the picture below, the model on the left is just 2 coats of Valspar. On the right, same plus two coats of Crystal Clear. Hopefully you can see the difference.
Anyway, had another go with the utility arms, which have been perpetually uncooperative. This time I tried a version that has been broken up into multiple pieces for ease of print. We'll see how that looks tomorrow, weather permitting.
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