Hi,
I've been very happy with my Creality Halot One that I got on sale from MicroCenter a few months ago. It may have been on close out because I no longer see that model advertised though theydo appear to have an older LD-002R model for sale at the same price right now (about $99 USD).
I've found alot of what I get out of a 3D print depends on what I put into the model, as well as how much I am willing to play around and try different approaches to print certain parts.
In general I have found it more helpful for me to print complex things in several parts and assemble them after printing, similar to how I would assemble a styrene kit.
Here are some images of some parts that I have printed out for a 1/35 scale what-if tank that I am building. I've stalled out a little over the last few months, mostly do to the fact that I accidentally corrupted a part of the hull that I need to rebuild and a lack of free time, because I have been very busy with a couple other things in my life.
Overall, though, I think some of this images can help show that a $99 printer can do some stuff that you might not realize at first.
![Running Gear](https://www.mnvdet.com/Other/Misc/20231219_204622.jpg)
This first image shows some road wheels, final drives, drive sprockets and suspension arms.
![Turret](https://www.mnvdet.com/Other/Misc/20231219_205100.jpg)
This next image shows the turret and alot of the small fittings that I printed out separately.
![Misc 1](https://www.mnvdet.com/Other/Misc/20231219_205459.jpg)
This third image is a little fuzzy but shows a closer up view of some of the details, where you can see the holes molded in one piece, an engine room grating, some tow fittings, and a machine gun with very thin handles, compared to a couple of pennies to give an idea of scale.
![Misc 2](https://www.mnvdet.com/Other/Misc/20230924_204216.jpg)
And finally this last image shows some additional small parts (including a better view of the tow fittings in the upper right hand corner.
Overall, while I am still experimenting around, and at times still have some issues, particularly with larger parts getting a little messed up around the edges, I am overall pretty happy with the level of detail that I am able to get with this printer.
Regards
Pat
PS. I did mess up the machine gun and that one fitting with the holes in it the first time I tried to print them, but with practice and patience I was happy with what I eventually got.