NEW BLOG! - Paizo Printables - Live Now! 3D Printable Miniatures for Pathfinder

[Maya Coleman]

The new way to build your adventure with Pathfinder is ready to cure! Join the Tribe at MyMiniFactory, and get print-ready miniature STLs, character statblocks, AND an encounter EVERY MONTH!

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[0xTJ]

Wow, I didn't really know what to expect, that's a lot of value! (At least for this first month.)

I've been running some new-to-PF friends through Dawn of the Frogs, mostly using minis, but couldn't find anything for the Boggard Swampseer (and I was going to use Bullywugs as Boggard Warriors, since I could only find Boggard Scout minis). These are coming at nearly the perfect time!

[The Seldon Plan]

Now that I have all these STL files, I'm gunna have to get a 3D printer I guess. I have zero experience with them, so what's something appropriate for these files? I'm soliciting advice!

[Vee!!]

The Seldon Plan wrote:

Now that I have all these STL files, I'm gunna have to get a 3D printer I guess. I have zero experience with them, so what's something appropriate for these files? I'm soliciting advice!

That's a good question...

A resin printer is *almost definitely* the way to go for mini printing, but that's a *big* thing. You need a ventilated area, isopropyl alcohol baths and a curing station.

That includes pretty toxic resin, so please please do your research on that!

FDM (or the "normal" 3d printing you're probably thinking of) is much less toxic, and is much easier to get into! You can pick up a Bambu Lab A1 (or mini!) for a couple hundred bucks. With a 0.2mm nozzle as an add-on you can get *fine* quality. It's what I use!

[Moon_Goddess]

Vee!! wrote:

FDM (or the "normal" 3d printing you're probably thinking of) is much less toxic, and is much easier to get into! You can pick up a Bambu Lab A1 (or mini!) for a couple hundred bucks. With a 0.2mm nozzle as an add-on you can get *fine* quality. It's what I use!

Are you getting good results I haven't had time to print any yet

[0xTJ]

Moon_Goddess wrote:

Vee!! wrote:

FDM (or the "normal" 3d printing you're probably thinking of) is much less toxic, and is much easier to get into! You can pick up a Bambu Lab A1 (or mini!) for a couple hundred bucks. With a 0.2mm nozzle as an add-on you can get *fine* quality. It's what I use!

Are you getting good results I haven't had time to print any yet

I just got the Boggard Swampseer off the plate, printed on a Prusa Core ONE+ with a 0.25 mm nozzle, 0.05 mm layer height, Classic perimeter generator, and with default-settings snug supports where auto-painted in the slicer.

It turned out quite well! I managed to remove the supports without any damage to the model, A bit of cleanup with a knife then a coat of spray primer, and I think it should look pretty good.

My next step is to run the pre-SLA-supported version through Painted4Combat's Resin2FDM, and see if I get easier/better results that way.

One minor issue is that the models seem to not be fully-closed STLs, with some open edges.

[Maya Coleman]

Remember also, if you don't have your own 3D printer or are unable to make the investment, lots of local libraries as well as even some FLGSs have 3D printers now that you can use! Reach out in your local communities as getting these files printed there for personal use is also allowed and encouraged!