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September 11, 2025 at 11:17 pm #1943125

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how may of you are printing your own minis now?

I currently use an Elegoo Mars 2 and have had a go at a range of things but mostly printed 2mm ancients. I also have a smaller resin printer which the Mars 2 is an upgrade from as I needed a bigger bed size to speed up the 2mm production. I started with FDM printers which are fine for terrain but weren’t good enough for minis. With the Mars I can do both and to a high quality, when I can afford the resin 😀

I still buy and assemble plastic minis but partly that is because I like doing it and I like the challenge of converting minis when there isn’t something commercially available. So far the 3D prints I’ve done in 28mm have a particular sculpting style that doesn’t sit well with my historical miniatures. I haven’t really looked at historical 3D sculptors and I’m sure I could find someone who is a good fit with Copplestone, the Perrys or Hicks. So far the ones I’ve ended up with aren’t.