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Image 1 — The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]
Image 2 — The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]
Image 3 — The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]
Image 4 — The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]
Image 5 — The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]
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The Mask - 3D printed in resin and fully hand-painted by me. [OC]

​I 3D printed this awesome model of The Mask and Milo in high-quality resin. For the painting, I used a mix of airbrush and brushes. The statue is in 1:6 scale. Feel free to send me a PM for any info. Hope you guys like it!

u/SiJ3Dart — 5 hours ago

Career as a digital sculpter?

Hello all,

I have been sculpting digitally for a while now, approaching 2 years.
And i enjoy it very much, i would like to pursue this as a career.
As of now i have only done personal projects.
I would like to specifically sculpt miniatures for tabletop games.
And possibly bigger miniatures and busts for painting.
Due to life i have had no time for playing ttgames. so im a bit behind the scene.
It is just the idea of creating my own designed characters that i really like.

I am approaching 40 and have a job.(I understand not to just quit the job.)
So all of the sculpting for now will be done in my free time.

Questions:

1.Would it even be possible to make a career in this field.?
Or is the market so overly saturated that it cant be done.

2.What field should i focus on. My focus would like for it to be tabletop minis. and busts for painting. But i don't know if that is a viable market anymore in this day and age. seeing as there are so many of these types of models. Would i waste time trying to do this path?

Summation: Are there viable ways to get into the industry working for myself?

Thank you for reading and future comments.

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u/NiftyNozzle — 4 hours ago

First Post, take 2

Apologises for putting a link to the photo instead of just the image.

Fairly old wargamer who was never happy with the "4 men walking a flag about a field" visual aspect of the hobby. For the first 20 years I dropped scale while increasing the figure count but was never really happy until landing on 2mm (1:900) scale in 1999.

I stayed there using metal figures until a couple of years back when others started producing digital files for the 2mm community. Earlier this year a New Zealand fella released a range of 3mm Medieval files; Harley McPhee AKA Wozname on Thingiverse.

Photo is my Scots Common Army of the 13th/14th century.

If anyone would like to see more, I have also printed and painted Feudal English, Irish, Islemen and I'm currently working on a Welsh army

u/kodiakblair — 7 hours ago
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The Wolves Hound

Just finished putting this beautiful Space Wolves Warhound proxy together that I'm giving away totally free.
The file was created by 3DArtGuy and printed on ELEGOO printers

u/No-Service-4021 — 1 day ago
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"Glug Love Bunny 🐇"

Here is Glug, a Bugbear Barbarian one of my patrons requested I make for them. He's a kind hearted barbarian who loves bunnies and I think I did alright making this this week. I modeled this in Blender, then printed it in resin. I used Citadel paints to paint him, used a Citadel shade, and after the highlights I used a Matte Gloss to get rid of the shine.

If you want to 3D print your own the free files are here: https://mz4250.com/posts/new-requests-162708100

Oh and if you're curious about my Patreon I offer my patrons access to all my 7000+ presupported TTRPG models in one place, along with commercial options, a discord, and requests board. The drives have all the same models that are already out there for free in the internet. Its more for convenience rather than exclusivity.

Stay awesome friends and keep on crafting!

u/mz4250 — 1 day ago

Looking for advice on 3D print shops online (Etsy and elsewhere). How are prices usually determined? And are lower-than-usual prices a sign of lower print quality?

Please note: I don't want to accuse any stores of anything unethical. I'm just worried I'm misunderstanding how pricing for 3D prints works, and what to look for with shops.

As the title says, I'm trying to figure out some stuff about different 3D print shops on Etsy or other sites, and what to look for when comparing them.

Basically, I've been buying minis around 32mm scale from multiple different sellers, and I've noticed a lot character minis of reasonable quality (i.e. minor cleanup required, but no serious issues) are around $7-9 after the seller's usual percentage discounts. However, a few stores (Missing Link Productions, for example) are a lot cheaper for the same stuff (i.e. under $6 for the same design, before any discount is included).

Does anyone know how stores like that typically determine prices? Do cheaper things usually mean lower quality printing (I don't know the parameters, but basically lower resolution), or is it other factors unrelated to the actual print?

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u/DDRussian — 1 day ago

The Hunter

The crossbow keeps trouble at bay, which suits him just fine. The pig heads on his crossbow and cap are a professional deformity. He truly loved pigs.

u/3DMoArt — 1 day ago

He totally pushed the limits with this kitbash!

My friend @macdungeon kitbashed these skaters with my modular skeleton set! 🔥💜 I designed this kit as a more classic rank&file undead army but my creative friends refuse to glue them in square bases lol 😅💜

So yeah as it’s anyways suuuperhard to get seen as a solo creator I thought why not post this video instead of classic minis 😅 getting most likely no views/ upvotes anyways lol

But yeah my modular skeleton kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/finsterfeyminiatures/finsterbones-2/

u/pjb-mini — 2 days ago
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[Self Promotion] After 5 years of solo work and incredible support from the Thai tabletop community, my 1/48 scale wargame "Dinosaur Warriors" has finally become a reality. What do you think of these miniatures?

Hello r/wargaming!

I wanted to share some physical miniature models from a passion project that I’ve been independently developing for the past 5 years:Dinosaur Warriors: Tactical Miniature Wargame. Since the game features a unique science-fantasy setting where ancient technology, cosmic warfare, and magic collide, I wanted the models to look truly unique. As an indie creator with no budget for big marketing, these models became a reality entirely through the amazing grassroots support of the Thai miniature painting community. Local painters stepped in to help me bring these 1/48 scale beasts to life out of pure passion for the hobby. According to sub rules, these are all real physical models, not 3D renders! As a creator, I would honestly love to get your thoughts on the design, the scale, and the overall aesthetic of these miniatures. Thank you for looking, and I'd love to chat about the minis or the game mechanics in the comments below!

u/Ok_Orange6581 — 3 days ago

After weeks of designing, testing, and more prototype prints than I can count, my Modular Forest Terrain Set is finally available on Etsy!

This has been one of my biggest projects yet. The goal was to create a modular forest where you can build:

Living trees

Dead trees

Fallen trees and logs

Rope bridges

Tree & branch platforms

Rope ladders

Bushes, grass, rocks, and other scatter terrain

Everything is designed to mix and match so you can build a different forest every time you play.

Thanks to everyone who's followed the project and offered feedback along the way it really helped shape the final set.

The mushroom expansion set is in progress.

Links in the comments.

u/DaRealShaggy — 2 days ago
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Gnome Druid or Spellcaster

Here are two versions of the same sculpt. D&D sized and a larger Guardin’Gnome size in the flowerbed.

u/zandoriastudios — 2 days ago
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🚀 Legatum Noctis Is Now LIVE on Kickstarter!

I honestly can't believe I'm writing this.

After months of designing, prototyping, printing, testing, repainting, redesigning, and constantly improving the project with your feedback...

Legatum Noctis is officially LIVE on Kickstarter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/337889120/legatum-noctis-the-ultimate-modular-tabletop-terrain

This project has grown so much since I first started sharing it online, and that's largely because of this amazing community.

Thank you for every comment, every suggestion, every question, every word of encouragement, and also every piece of constructive criticism. Some of the best improvements came from people pointing out flaws or challenging my ideas. More than once, your feedback helped me realize I was heading in the wrong direction and encouraged me to rethink parts of the project. Legatum Noctis is a much better project because of it.

I also want to give a very special thank you to everyone who donated in the early days of this project. These donations meant so much to me. They gave me the motivation and confidence to keep going at a time when this was still just an idea with a lot of uncertainty.

To everyone who donated back then: I'll be reaching out to you over the next few days with a special offer as a small token of my appreciation.

If you've enjoyed following the development and would like to help bring Legatum Noctis to even more gaming tables, I'd be incredibly grateful for your support on Kickstarter.

Whether you decide to back the project, share it with a friend, or simply keep following the journey, it all means the world to me.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being part of this journey. Let's build something amazing together. ❤️

u/lets-make-tabletop — 2 days ago
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A quick look at the process of creating a Scanlan's Hand miniature

One of my favorite things its seeing an idea go from a rough sculpt to a finished miniature you can actually hold in your hand.

This is the complete process behind my interpretation of Scanlan's Hand.

Starting from the initial sculpt in ZBrush, through rendering, support preparation, resin printing and finally painting.

There's something uniquely satisfying about seeing a digital sculpt slowly become a physical miniature ready to join a game session.

u/Adri_Soul_Art — 3 days ago

First time with a printed mini: Teifling Sword Dancer.

A print of Kareen by Black Bird Miniatures. So far I have just used Wizkid's Heroclix and Mage Knight as practice, it's astounding the difference a good sculpt makes lol.

u/Cognizant_Psyche — 2 days ago

3D printable Chests that can be opened.

Surprise your players with chests that open and close, will they find an empty void, glorious treasure, or a call to battle? The mystery is always in your hands.

To enable a more immersive gaming experience, I have designed these surprise chests. The chests can be placed in the 3D terrain, and players can open them themselves.

The Chests you see in the picture got printed with an Elegoo Saturn 4 16K and the conjure Sculpt Resin.

I am really excited about your feedback. And if you have have any questions feel free to ask.

u/FilamentAndFireball — 2 days ago