05/07/2023
Happy Sunday!
Well, I FINALLY finished up with the third Age of Fantasy Skirmish army, the Humans!
Here is the entire 250-point army! There are 14 models in this group. All of the miniatures are from BriteMinis.
The army is led into battle by the 65-point Battle Master.
Here is my take on the 65-point Gryph rider. I really like this model so it had to be in the army.
Here are the two groups of marksmen (three figures per group).
Here are the two groups of Infantrymen (3 figures per group).
With this army complete, I am able to get all of the models together for pictures and get them ready to sell. I tried to keep the colors different to make it easier to track them on the field. Humans are red and purple, goblins are green and brown, and elves are blue and green.
I wanted this to be a beginner-type box for someone who wants to play a tabletop wargame but doesn’t want to spend a lot of money on GW models only to find out they don’t like it.
I have some BONUS items that I plan to include in the set as well.
Stop by one of the stores and see what I have going on!
Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DMDavidsPrints
eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/dmdavidspoorlypaintedprints
Keep on gaming!
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Enjoying your miniatures projects!
Just wondering – what online 3D “files” source(s) would you recommend for a newbie at 3D miniatures printing? I have access to a nice 3D resin printer at my college, and I have a project in mind for some students at a summer camp. I’d like them to print a few minis to go with a Map they will design.
But I don’t have a budget for it, so I need a cheap set of D&D minis files to play with. Is there a cheap service that lets you customize (I’d guess not – Hero Forge & the like aren’t cheap). Maybe I just need some 3D-files to let my students choose from, with generic PC and Monster types.
Can you recommend anything? I will have 12 to 20 students, and each might print a couple of minis. Could they be printed overnight?
Thank you for helping a total newb.
-jonathan
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I have an FDM printer and I prefer to print out miniatures that are supportless since I don’t like spending the time/effort to get supports “right” for printing. A resin printer usually has a better time with these, but it does use up additional material. I always seem to break things when removing supports…I just avoid it where I can.
I enjoy the miniatures from Brite Minis. You can find some of the models from Brite Minis on Thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/briteminis/designs) for free. If you want more, you can join their Patreon and pay $5 a month for access to all of their models.
Fat Dragon Games (https://www.fatdragongames.com/fdgfiles/dragonlock-miniatures/) has some great models as well and they are not really expensive. I really like the Beholder, the skeletons, and the goblins. They also have a large collection of tiles too so you could make a 3D representation of the map that they are going to create.
Thingiverse also has miniatures from EC3D Designs that offers some nice models for free (https://www.thingiverse.com/ecaroth/designs). They also have models that require supports so you have to check in the slicer before you print them out.
Also look on Kickstarter for miniature stl files. (I search for supportless miniatures) A lot of them will have free sample miniatures so you can print out and see one or two of the models before you buy. Those are usually great looking as well.
If you are just starting out, I would just look for some generic models for the PCs and monsters. Since the model files are free (cheap) and the resin is cheap (relatively speaking) you could allow the student to keep their miniature at the end as a reminder of the experience.
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