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This all started with SisterBoot sending me a text about a month before my birthday saying she'd found some "3d printer files" she thought I'd like, and asked if we had a 3D printer or not. I told her no but that we were planning on one someday, and I'd even backed a couple of minis/terrain stl Kickstarters for when we did. Fast forward to my birthday and a mysterious large box appearing on our doorstep: Yep, as a combined birthday/Christmas present for both me and MrBoot, she got us an Ender-3. The past week has been a journey in learning all the things I didn't know I didn't know about 3D printing, 3D printers, the Ender-3 specifically, slicing, filament, etc. etc. etc. I've watched a LOT of youtube videos lol. After finally getting it all put together and spending almost an hour fiddling with the bed knobs and a piece of paper, I printed a "bed level" file from a youtube video. To my considerable astonishment, it printed perfectly the first time: Emboldened by my success, I decided to print the included cat file (this was before I knew the difference between gcodes and stl files - that was a later lesson I learned the hard way lol). Again, I was surprised when it printed without issue: Next, I felt it was only proper to print my first Benchy boat to signal my formal introduction to the world of 3D printing. This was when I learned about gcodes and stl files, and what a slicer was. Several more youtube videos later, I tentatively loaded my Benchy onto my microSD card (with all the default settings) and set it printing. This also printed fine, though I did try out the Pause/Resume function (right now I'm nervous leaving it running while asleep, same as I would be leaving the oven running or an iron plugged in) since we were going to bed. This resulted in a thick seam that would almost look intentional if it didn't extend to the cabin portion: "Aha!" I said to myself. "But of course they printed well, all of these are benchmarks or, in the case of the cat, designed to give a good first print. Surely, the first time I print something I've sliced myself I will get a bed full of spaghetti!" Except that didn't happen, and this wall piece from the Modulheim kickstarter printed just fine as well: I'm starting to get nervous that I either somehow accidentally sacrificed to the tech spirits (the capricious and unknowable), or at the very least I'm doing 3D printing "wrong" because based on everything I've read and watched, I shouldn't be having this easy of a time to start with. Heck, I came into this expecting to spend a couple months printing new pieces and endlessly tweaking the parts I already had just to get the thing to function. Tech spirits aside, I'm having ridiculous fun just watching the printer at work; it's the same feeling I get when I pay attention while I'm crocheting. "I am making a thing that did not exist five minutes ago, and once the process is complete, I will now have a thing which wasn't a thing this morning!" So yeah, that's the start of my journey. I'm already starting to eye the more complicated stl files on my computer and learning how to use Ultimaker Cura. I can't wait to print my first mini and learn all about tree supports! Huzzah! --OneBoot 🙂

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