Category: 3d Printing
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First of the Dice Tower army
One of my longer term projects has been the printing and painting of a large number of themed dice towers, as a product of a Kickstarter from Fate’s End. Although I have printed a great many towers, we only just started the painting process. With the assistance of the wife and my older son, we…
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The Force is strong…
As part of our overall move, we of course had to pack everything up, and the majority of the gaming supplies ended up in storage for quite a few months. Now that we have moved in, and most has been unpacked, I was struggling a bit with my Star Wars Armada and X-Wing collection. I…
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Dice Towers
Following another kickstarter (Fate’s End Dice Towers), I have a growing collection of themed dice towers in 3d printer formats, ready for printing and creation. This was more of a fun collection, rather than a truly useful or practical effort – but with kickstarter, there are lots of inexpensive projects. Each design is a set…
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Large scale project
Thanks to a recent Kickstarter (Hexton Hills), I have a new long term effort – attempting to recreate a version of the Pathfinder world map in 3d relief. Pictured is a set of sample tiles – each are 2 1/4 inch hexes, representing the dominant terrain of the location. With some simple painting and highlighting,…
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PLA Metrics
Earlier this year, in an attempt to streamline my 3d printing efforts and avoid frequently changing PLA spools, I was convinced to try a large-spool format. Specifically, I opted for the 5 kg spool of grey PLA from Gizmodorks (gizmodorks.com). This was in comparison to my previous use of 1 kg spools, typically Hatchbox brand.…