Print Your Games

Gundams, Statues, Robots, and Toy Trucks. 3D printing has lots to offer a ton of different geeky hobbies! And with some work, all these hobbies can bring variety and new toys to your games!

Just as all life becomes crabs, many companies eventually conform to a few trends in 3D printing. Do you have to copy other successful IP to make it in this industry?

From Modiphius to Mantic to Wargames Atlantic, several traditional publishers expanded to 3D printing these last couple of years. We take a look at how things have gone for them and where they are now. Was it a success? Is this really the future of the industry after all?

Did the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra just make every other mid sized printer irrelevant?! What has Anycubic made to counter it? We talk about the new wave of printers hitting the market!

Gergo, from the 3DPrintDen, joins us to talk about what its like to run a 3D printing business! What printers does he use? How does he organize the work? How do you get rid of the toxic waste? How can anyone afford that many paper towels?! Listen to More: http://printyourgames.com/ Show Links: https://3dprintden.ca/

Perram's back from AdeptiCon 2024, the USA's biggest Wargaming and Miniatures convention, and 3D printing was EVERYWHERE at the show!

Scott from Comet Lord Miniatures joins us to talk about sculpting, 3D printing, creepy and cool miniatures, and more! Find More: https://printyourgames.com Show Links: Comet Lord Miniatures: https://www.cometlordminiatures.ca/ Comet Codex Campaign: https://shorturl.at/atEIQ

Have Bamboo Clones replaced Ender Clones? That and other 3d printing news for March!

Running a successful game store is hard, how will 3D printing affect the business now that we all have magic boxes that make all the toys we want?

Whether you're printing in resin or FDM, there is often a bit of work needed to get a model ready to use once the printer finishes its work! Perram & Christen talk about the different ways to finish the job.

Both Perram and Christen have been involved in running several crowdfunding campaigns in their careers, and they are ubiquitous in our hobby! They talk about the experience, and give advice both as a creator and a backer.

It's wonderful that 3D printing has given countless artists the chance to get their work out to the world, but when you're looking for models, what do you look for to get the best quality print?

While 3D printing is fun and less difficult than you may think, there are still some mistakes you can make. And we've made most of them.

While 3D printing is fun and less difficult than you may think, there are still some mistakes you can make. And we've made most of them.

With a new year ahead of us, what projects do we have in mind for 2024?!

3D Printing is more than just toys, it provides new options, customization, and opportunities that didn't exist or were extremely limited before. How has access to the magic boxes that makes all the things we want changed how we play our games?

Looking to get into 3D printing this year? Or do you want to get some gifts for a 3D printing friend? We talk about the things we'd appreciate this holiday season!

Now that resin printers are able to make amazing quality models - the next upgrade is size! We talk about printers getting BIGGER!

Between sales, monthly subscriptions, Patreon Discounts, & Kickstarters, it's hard to know what the 'real' price of an STL is, or how to get the best deal!

Both Christen & Perram started their own huge Jungle and Dinosaur projects! They compare notes, talk about the best sources, and share their love of the massive availability of models thanks to 3D Printing!

We have all the details for the new Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga - A Printer so big you can sit inside it. This is a fantastic time to pick up some printers and materials cheap in the pre-Black Friday sales from Anycubic and Elegoo. All that and more!

It's that time of year again! Ghouls, Ghosts, and 3D Printed monstrosities are out there to haunt your Halloween!

Perram's back from Spiel Essen 23! How was the life of gaming and 3D printing in the largest gaming convention in the world!

Austin from Dragon Trappers Lodge is here to talk about success in 3D printing and how they stand out in a crowded industry. Show Links: DTL Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dragontrapperslodge The Hopper Collection: https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/the-hopper-collection-2123

Cheap Multi-Color Printing and Anycubic has their 1:1 answers to Elegoo's new lineup!

Dragons? Frost Giants? Dinosaurs with Entire Castles on Their Backs? Real-world 3D Printed NASA spaceships! Today, we talk about printing BIG.

A host of high profile Kickstarter failures rain down on the 3d print community. What went wrong, and how can we avoid losing our money in the future? The King of Average Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIJc2YtMu9w Discourse Minis Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lcHyMOux0w&t=1s The Clockmaster's Codex: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lostspheres/the-clockmasters-codex?ref=user_menu

A last minute surprise! We'll be having an interview today with Fleshcraft Studios! Creators of 3D Printable Ghasts, Ghouls, and Critters of all flavors. Fleshcraft Studios Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Fleshcraftstudio Fleshcraft Studios MMF: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Fleshcraft_Studio

Creature Caster has a long reputation for quality, detailed, and creepy models even before entering 3D printing. Taylor from Creature Caster joins us this week to chat. Creature Caster: https://us.creaturecaster.com/ Creature Caster Tribes: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Creature%20Caster

Having all the 3D printed toys isn't much use if you have no one to play with! We talk about what it takes to get a game group going, and what prints can help get a group started.

Games Workshop's games enormously influence what models are made by hundreds of creators. Will that always be true?

Perram and Christen are back from Gen Con 2023, and 3D printing was everywhere this year! Minis and terrain, custom characters, war games, dice towers, accessories, everything. We talk about the convention and how 3D Printing is changing the gaming landscape.

This 3D printable terrain is portable, easy to set up, and will looks stunning at any game table. Perram and Christen chat with Matt Guss about his new terrain system: Battlestages. Find More at http://printyourgames.com Battlestages: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tpkterrain/battlestages-put-your-minis-center-stage/

The new Elegoo Saturn 3 12k Resin Printer may be able to pring models so detailed they're glossy, but how does it compare the printers that businesses, schools, doctors, and manufacturers use? We take a lot at a selection of industrial and professional 3D printer and see what makes the difference between a $400 Saturn 3 12k and a $40k Professional 3d Printer. Find more at http://printyourgames.com/ Links: Geek Detour's Elegoo Saturn 12k Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRoTCiIlts Form Labs Form 3B+: https://dental.formlabs.com/products/form-3b/ Dremel's 3D Printers: https://3pitech.com/products/dremel-digilab-3d45-3d-printer Ultimaker: https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/ultimaker-makerbot-method-xl-3d-printer/sk/MVUQL5QY Tronxy: https://www.tronxy3dprinter.com/products/tronxy-veho-1000-16-large-scale-3d-printer-big-format-direct-drive-3d-printer-build-size-1000x1000x1600mm-320-degree-hotend?variant=43995086848220 Photocentric 3D: https://www.matterhackers.com/store/l/photocentric-3d-lc-magna-large-volume-lcd-3d-printer/sk/MG84MPWT Creatbot F1000: https://3dprintersdepot.com/products/creatbot-f1000-industrial-affordable-reliable-large-scale-professional-3d-printer?variant=31775541166162¤cy=USD Force Tech: https://forcetechnology.com/en/all-industry-facilities/3d-print-and-additive-manufacturing/large-scale-3d-printing-facility

With game creators now having access to rapid prototyping thanks to 3D Printing, we're seeing so many new ideas and innovations in gaming, from ultra fast dungeon building to accessories we could never dream of. It has also completely changed how we view our upcoming convention trips!

They support great art, and without some of the innovations and techniques developed and spread by Atlas 3D Support Solutions, Resin 3D printing for games would not be where it is today. Support Monkey from Atlas joins us to talk about what they do, why they do it, and why so many of the best 3D artists rely on them to get their models ready to print! Show Links Print Your Games: http://printyourgames.com/ Atlas 3D Support Solutions: https://atlas3dss.com/ Atlas Discord: https://discord.gg/RE4BXC4RHA

There are lots of charming, humourous, and downright hilarious minis available to 3D print. Teddy Bear Imperial Guard? Bunny Street Fighter Ryu? Gingerbread Medusa? Chibi Space Marines? But does it ruin the mood of a game when you bring them to the table?

Back from Tabletop Minions Expo - Perram painted over 100 minis this week, Christen finished some epic phoenixes, Perram decides it's time to upgrade printers, and 3D printing is taking over conventions. All this in more in this week's episode.

Troubleshooting problems is part of the 3D Printing hobby, but what do you do when all the problems happen at once?! Perram talks about how he handled it, and the help it took, in this week's episode.

The Biggest Advancements in 3D Printers that we've seen in years! The Elegoo Saturn Ultra, Neptune 4 and the Anycubic M5s all in one week?! At this rate five more will be released before the end of this episode!

There are more 3D Printing Kickstarters than ever before. Some of them are awesome, some are huge, and some are just scams. We talk about why Kickstarter is important for 3D printing and what we look for when we're pledging for them.

Elegoo has announced the new Mars 4 Max! Feeling more like an upgrade to the Saturn S, but at $300 is this the new king of starter printers? Beyond that Perram is still prepping a huge print run for TMX, and Christen geeks out about terrain, bugs, and ghosts.

In addition to a horde of monthly models for Tabletop RPGs and Wargames, BlueWyvern also works with their fans to share community kitbashes each month, encouraging creativity. Add to that making their models OPR Compatible, and its clear that they know how to build and nurture a Model Making Community. Christopher van der Kieft joins us to tell us about it all.

Tying into the new RPG - We now have an official Lord of the Rings 3D Printable miniature! We talk about this contest, the 3D Printing companies involved, and what this could mean for the hobby! Before that we talk about the world's largest D&D game, and then we talk about the slew of D&D 5e challengers that all got named this week. It's going to be an exciting time to be a gamer, and a great time to have a printer. The Lord of the Rings Red Scribe Painting Contest: https://bit.ly/3NdytdC Tales of the Valiant: https://bit.ly/3Axr0yF

It wouldn't be a news episode without some new printers to drool over. Creality bring the Halot Mage to bear, bringing quality and comfort to the mid-sized market, and the Prusia MK4 puts all the bells and whistles into a speed demon FDM printer. 00:00 Intro 00:28 Banter 02:26 3d Printing Money 06:00 Super Heroes in Gaming 11:10 The Creality Halot Mage 18:55 Prusia MK4 24:44 3D Printing for Warhammer: The Old World 36:19 The Largest D&D Game in the World! 42:58 Perram's Heading to Tabletop Minions Expo! 52:00 Shout Outs!

Not all game printing has to be done in Resin or Filament! Perram and Christen talk about the /almost/ 3D printing projects out in the world right now, from 2D FOLDING Castles to some of the best FLAT mini art out there.

Due to an error with Puppet's War's MyMiniFactory files, it's now clear that our libraries are only temporary. We discuss what this discovery means, how it is different than what we're used to in other markets, and what you can do to protect your purchases. Our Website: http://printyourgames.com/

Steven Oaks paints minis so good they're in high demand. With clients like with Joe Manganiello, Archvillain Games and more, he joins us to talk about what goes into painting star quality miniatures. Steven Oaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenoaksart/

Things don't always go according to plan, and it is sometimes hard to break out of the habits that years of expensive models have taught us. Learn to let go with us!

Two impossible 3d printers enter the ring! One is a resin printer with build plates bigger than an Ender 3, and the other is an FDM Printer that zooms through prints at an affordable price. Beyond that, supports that can help FDM printers print models with resin-like complexity are helping to make big models possible!

What your model stands on can make all the difference. We chat about different basing options and how 3d printing makes all of them awesome. Perram also chats about his experience using Hero Forge to print minis in 2023.