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So finally, after many years of wanting one, I got a 3D printer for Christmas this year. This has much to do with the ever decreasing cost of them, especially the Creality Ender 3, which is what I got. This isn't so much about set up or using the printer (other than to say that Tom from Fat Dragon Games and his Tomb of 3D Printed Horrors made the whole process so so easy, his instructional videos on the Ender 3 made it all easy, and his Cura setup files for printing minis worked for me straight away) but the minis stuff I'm printing and (hopefully) painting. So, got the printer set up yesterday before going to a friend's for supper. Later got the bed leveled (ish) and printed off one of the free models Fat Dragon gave away this year with their newsletter. I used the stock print bed cover for this and it really stuck on quite hard. I later snapped the head off the halberd trying to get it off. Eventually had to heat the bed up to get it to come off. So this morning I switched the the glass bed I'd ordered with it and got that all leveled. Tested it out with another FDG skelly. Nova Corps colour scheme test guy included for scale (he was the only thing within easy reach). I'm looking forward to cleaning these up, slapping some primer on them and seeing how they paint, but expect that will be a few days. FYI, these skellies print out in a little over an hour. Now on to something a bit more complicated, to see how it comes out. This should make a 65mm talk bipedal "chicken tank". Design by Radek Szczepanczyk, available on MyMiniFactory for free. This will take about 8 hours to print.

Dear Tabletop and Tabletop RPG friends, we are so excited! After so much work, "Scenes in Ruins" is finally live on Kickstarter! We have designed and sculpted this huge collection of 3d printable terrain for you to always have the right ruined terrain options at hand, even across different genres. More than 150 pieces + stretches, modular, mostly stackable, tons of possible combinations, customizable. Actually not such an easy task, but now we are happy to bring the results of this process to your gaming tables. If you do not want to miss the 48 hours early bird slots, you should check out the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pharaohsworkshop/a-world-in-ruins-3d-printable-ruins-stl-terrain-megapack?ref=b9ej3o Thanks for your support!

Hi guys, we are back and worked out a huge mega-collection of more than 150 ruined pieces + stretch goals for 3d printing, which can serve for many situations in many games. It all started with some requirements: The terrain should be modular, mostly stackable, should have tons of possible combinations, should be customizable and work for different genres. Actually not such an easy task, but see for yourself and make sure to presubscribe to be notified for the early birds! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pharaohsworkshop/a-world-in-ruins-3d-printable-ruins-stl-terrain-megapack

3D printable whimsical Fantasy terrains. // 100% supports free for FDM printing // Core set files ready for download at launch // ALL-IN pledges with milestones bonus files included // Lifetime commercial licence available Launching december 12th on FRONTIERS (MyMiniFactory) Signup to get the free file HERE Stay tuned with my newsletter HERE

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pharaohsworkshop/taco-hell-wasteland-diner-pay-what-you-want?ref=eopn80

Great fit for all post-apo games and TTRPG and already funded. Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pharaohsworkshop/wasteland-container-house-3-pay-what-you-want?ref=8n04ou

Hey folks! We're super excited to share the next exciting chapter of Flatline City! Flatline City: Second Wave is a HUGE new, city building terrain set with a core set of 110+ city building models. This anticipated expansion to Flatline City can be used as standalone terrain or combined with the original Kickstarter release for incredible modular city building. As requested by the community, this set includes a huge range of upgrades and features that compliment and expand the original Flatline City terrain series. There are 330+ additional models available as stretch goals and more to be added as they all unlock! You can follow the project here. [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saucermenstudios/flatline-city-second-wave[/url] 1844245839_FlatlineCombined-Infinity(coloured).mp4

Another one from Crippled God Foundry, focusing on ruined terrain (with non-ruins as a future stretch goal) and more creepy Undead and graveyard dwellers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crippledgodfoundry/ruins-of-hollow-hills/description “Ruins of Hollow Hills” is a collection of Fantasy Ruined Buildings, Thematic Scenery Pieces and Miniatures as 3D Printable Files for Resin and FDM printing. All the buildings, scenery and miniatures from this campaign are designed for tabletop role play, skirmish games, wargames of 28-32 miniature scale or for use with your scale model projects! All the Buildings, Scenery & Miniatures from this Campaign are 3D PRINTABLE FILES ONLY! This means that you have to print the miniatures in a Resin or FDM 3D Printer . In the picture below you can see all the buildings, terrain pieces & miniatures included in the Core Set: They also have add-ons with STLs from their previous projects as well as their ended Monstrober promotions.

Last Sword Miniatures is adding an Elven Army to their ranks. It also comes with some terrain. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lastsword/elven-lords-the-tree-kin?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-3

This is a "pay what you want" campaign. So give a $1, give $20, it's all up to you. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caledoniaminiatures/fantasy-house-2-3d-printable-stl-files-pay-what-you-want?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-2

This is a very small KS for a female figure. The stretch goals basically consisted of taking her clothes off. She has no secrets left to hide. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/female-miniatures/female-miniatures-for-3d-printing-jalissa?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-1

There were some KS that I browsed into the other day. I didn't see them posted here yet, but I didn't look super hard either. Apologies to a mod if they have to merge some threads. First up, Printomancer is taking some models they have previously released and making busts. The full figures are available as add-ons. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printomancer/fantasy-busts-and-miniatures-stl-files-3d-models

A small set of figures and a coach. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/taintedsaintminis/high-noon-quality-wild-west-miniatures?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-4

These minis are twisted. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/voidrealmminis/curse-of-the-spiral?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-3

Useful for wargamers, this KS is a set of scatter terrain. There are 12 terrain pieces and a cobblestone road. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nirmalas3d/nma-scatter-scenes?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-2

Here we have a set of post-apocalyptic survivors. You have some choices here (physical/digital) on how you want them. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orzolstudio/post-apocalyptic-miniatures-resin-metal-and-stl-files?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-4

EDIT: Oops, this is one I didn't mean to post as I did see a thread for it. Do you need a fortress? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/decoquestworkshop/the-grimness-fortress?ref=recommendation-projectpage-footer-4

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mojibakeminiatures/lore-of-the-nile Mojibake quit Patreon and it appears they've decided to go the KS route. This is for 5 statues with their corresponding busts as stretch goals.

Flatline City is launching in a few weeks! Get on the pre-launch list at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saucermenstudios/flatline-city Flatline City is a feature packed, customisable terrain system with modular buildings, walkways, slum stacks, twisting pipelines, underground tunnels and miniatures bases. There are hundreds of urban & industrial components! With a huge choice of models, you can customise the layout to match your theme and story driven campaigns. Decide whether to create a bustling dystopian metropolis, wasteland Mega City, off world colony, industrial district, night market, gothic sanctuary or winding sewer system. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saucermenstudios/flatline-city

Hello people! i would like to share with you an upcoming Kickstarter campaign that will start on April 20 and last until May 10. This is the preview page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joygamesinteractive/the-holy-roman-empire?ref=d1ay07&token=6758305e As the title says, it will offer Rank & file 3d printable models to make an Imperial Army (15-16th century Germany/Holy Roman Empire), including chracters, commanders, and special troops/artillery The main pledge of $30 usd, gives 63 models (core units). As add-ons, at 75% off (compared to webstore prices), there will be sets of models (from previous releases in the patreon) and scenery. The base pledge: There will be some freebies stretch goals, and other payed, Like ogres mercenaries(x3), Giant, volley gun, heavy arquebusier/sharpshooter, and moarrr!

Hi everyone, I'm almost running out of prep/primed minis so, I'm preparing some more. I recently painted a Dark Dwarf Striker and like the model so much I decided to paint the other models. Also, I wanted to convert an enlarged model to make it look more like the Striker instead of the Smiter. I made a 3D model of the hammer head and 3D printed it. Here are some pictures of my advancement so far.

I have condition markers, and other markers numbered 1-20 for monsters/enemies, etc. I want to do these on my Mars, but I don't know if they should be printed flat, or at the "suggested" 30 degree incline. If they should be done inclined, how light or heavy, should I do supports? Any help or suggestions are appreciated. Edit: Tried printing the marker flat on the build plate - nothing was printed. So, now trying parallel to the bed, but with supports Reverend Shartan

Here is my tortle monk printed on an inexpensive resin printer.

Figured I'd put together one big thread of my recently finished 3D prints. Everything was printed on an Elegoo Mars. Titan Behemoth from Duncan Shadow Louca: Cyclops Behemoth, also from Duncan Shadow Louca: A scale shot of those two, with Sir Forscale and a not-Johann the Running Man as my plastic one is broken: Which leads into: "You don't STINK like a peasant." "You don't DRESS like a peasant." "And you're definitely not ON FIRE like a peasant." Fleeing Peasants off Thingiverse: "So yeah, the treasure chest gets up and decks you." Brawler Mimics off Thingiverse: Vapour Snakes off Thingiverse: Spell Effects from Vae Victis: Cook, also from Vae Victis: Angry Barmaid, from Titan Forge Urd, from The Lost Dragons

So, first off, sorry if this is in the wrong category. Wasn’t sure which one to put it in, so.... Here it is. As I’ve been painting for a while, the thought of “hey, maybe I should print my own minis” popped into my head. I pursued this thought a while, and then determined that yeah, I should probably go ask the professionals. So, here I am, rapid-firing questions like a nitwit. First of all, what are some of the pros and cons? It would seem that it’d be cheaper in the long haul, but don’t you have to buy the 3D model as well? (But MF, you could finally make those minis you’ve made in your spare time on Hero Forge.......)... What are some of y’all’s pros and cons? Second off, what printer? From my research, it seems that resin provides the most detail, but is more expensive, so I’d like to avoid it if at all possible. I’ve heard that the Creality Ender 3 seems to be best for the rookie on a budget (which I am in the largest sense of the word), but is it really? Lastly, is it actually worth it in the end? In both the regards of pleasure with the final product and economically? All thoughts and advice is needed and appreciated! Thanks, all!