We’re also continuously experimenting with new possibilities for the future, such as full color printed miniatures, custom AR dungeon builders, and custom vehicle designers.
NASA highlights their favourite 3D-printed Mars habitats
NASA is running the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, paying out $3.15 million in prices to see what the best designs for buildings on other planets might be.
10 amazing creations from 3D printing
Advances in technology have led to the creation of real working organs. Soon, doctors will be able to construct kidneys, hearts, and other organs without the patient needing to wait for a transplant.
3D printed and painted dice tower is a thing of beauty
This dice tower looks good enough to feature on someone’s expertly constructed Dungeons & Dragons diorama. The actual intent, of course, is for players to drop dice in the top, for them to safely rattle down without falling off the table and into the dish below. This was a two-person job. Joshua Westman of Barnicus […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Tabletop Terrain and Furniture
Geek Native’s TradeCraft Bonus column is an occasional visit to sites like Etsy where we see what gamers are making for gamers. Today we’re looking at tabletop map sized terrain and furniture; we’re talking about chests to smash and barrels to hide behind. Geeky Gifts For All has over 100 reviews and maintains a review […]
Every monster in D&D’s Volo’s Guide to Monsters 3D printed
Gamers might want to thank ‘mz4250’. The artist is busy creating 3D printable miniatures for free download. If that sounds like a cause worth supporting then look up his patreon here and chip in. At the top their, ancient dragon, you have got a good chance of having a model created just for you. mz4250 […]
Stranger Things comes to Dungeons & Dragons
This custom mini from Shapeways and brings the hound-stage Demogorgon from Stranger Things straight to your Dungeons & Dragons table. The Demodog. The miniature was painted by James Slanina and comes from Frederik Derks’ FreddyND Models store. Freddy’s main business isn’t selling models on Shapeways, in fact, the artist told Geek Native he doesn’t like […]
How to start 3D printing your own gaming minis – professional tips
The folks at Kerberos Productions know plenty about 3D printing gaming miniatures. They predict that the future of tabletop gaming will see very many gamers producing their own models at home. In fact, their latest Kickstarter THE PIT: Board Game includes 3D files that allow players do exactly that. But how easy is to get […]
Pimp your own board games!
I think geeky tumblr The Very Near Future has it right. Soon we won’t settle for playing board games as they come. Soon we’ll have our own custom pieces. In fact, even today, Etsy stores like Epic Tokens, Decked Out 3D and MK3D Crafts already offer basic 3D printed tokens and counters.
Nearly 300 free 3D-printable D&D minis
At the start of the year Geek Native called out mz4250’s 3D printing project. This talented artist was making free templates so you could 3D print your own D&D monster. This amazing project has kept going. Now you can access nearly 300 3D-printable creations from Miguel Zavala (that’s mz4250 to you and me). His Shapeways […]
