Materials & tools
Choose hand tools for cleaning a filament print
Choose a few tools for accessible cleanup tasks and keep cutting forces away from delicate features.
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3D printing and
miniature worlds.
Explore the choices between a digital model and a finished scene: materials, printing, assembly and the details that give a place its character.
Explore the journalON THE WORKBENCHPlanning an island, one coastline at a time →
Terrain & miniature worldsChoose a place to start
What are you making next?
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Printing foundations
From the first preview to a repeatable print.
Browse subject ↗02Materials & tools
Choose, store and organise the things on your bench.
Browse subject ↗03Digital modelling
Turn dimensions and sketches into printable geometry.
Browse subject ↗04Terrain & miniature worlds
Shape coastlines, buildings and small landscapes.
Browse subject ↗05Assembly & finishing
Bring separate parts and surfaces together.
Browse subject ↗06Display & photography
Photograph, protect and share the finished piece.
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A starting pointChoose the project.
Choose the project.
Then choose the printer.
A terrain tile, a fitted lid and a detailed miniature ask different things of a machine. Start with the objects you want to make and the space available to make them.
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Details worth working through
Digital modelling
Add clearance between two printed parts
Treat clearance as a relationship between two surfaces, then test that relationship in the same orientation and material as the finished parts.
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Terrain & miniature worlds
Plan storage before building a tall diorama
Set the storage envelope and handling route before committing to a tall tower, tree or cliff.
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Assembly & finishing
Plan a primer test on spare material
Test the complete primer and paint sequence on representative spare material before coating the model.
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Display & photography
Photograph a miniature with a simple window-light setup
Use a stable model position, indirect window light and a simple reflector to make small forms readable in photographs.
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Display & photography
Plan a model photography session from wide view to detail
Capture the whole object first, then work towards details while keeping the model's orientation and lighting understandable.
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