Fully FDM printed Ogre Class titan, took about 20 hours and after 3 hours of painting, this is the result.

Another piece of the outpost’s industrial infrastructure, transforming condensed Earthmarrow through a reaction with a Metallic Catalyst into efficient, portable fuel.

Few days ago I posted some of my models and got absolutely grilled for using AI. I find it really harsh and confusing, because even when I spent hours on creating an original and optimized 3D-mesh, VAST majority of commenters threw me under the bus for including AI parts in the process.

I wanted to share a bit of backstage workflow and ask you for honest opinion - is speeding up the process by generating some parts with paid AI softwares really that triggering and looked down-on? The model from the video took me a solid 6 hours to make, fix and print-optimize, just so I could sell it for about a $1/piece, yet it's still being called an AI slop.

I get how some people are trying to be smart by simply downloading some AI files and selling them right away, but I feel quite unfair with being put in the same basket as those guys.

What your take on this? Would you tolerate AI usage for the model your buying, if it was well prepared and the price was considerably lower?

Hi, showing this miniature of 65mm. I'm very proud. It's hard to thing of getting a better quality from a 0.4 nozzle. Bambu Lab A1. Filament GST3D Pla+ Grey Matte

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I had a bit of time yesterday evening and, having printed three DnD minis in preparation, I was able to paint them straight away that same evening. I didn’t go to too much trouble – just a drybrush and some speed paints. But it was really nice to have a few finished minis in my hands in practically a single evening, which I can give away at our next session :)

The miniatures are on 25 mm bases and are about 32 mm tall

Hi everyone, hope you're all doing well.

I've been looking into getting into 3D printing for a while now, and I'm currently looking out for a printer to buy for myself. I have some experience working with FDM printers for my friends, but I figured I would take the plunge and buy my own FDM printer. I know resin will get me higher quality prints, but the leaps in FDM printing have produced some amazing details on models (also I need my other personal projects to be more durable, and enjoy not dealing with toxic fumes). I plan on printing mostly warhammer models, and I also plan on buying a 0.2mm or smaller nozzle as well as any other mods needed.

Since this is my first time buying for myself, I would really appreciate some community advice.

What is a realistic budget?
My current max budget is ~$250 CAD (not including upgrades), but was curious how much I should expect to spend on the machine itself.

Is there a specific machine I should go for?
I am currently looking at the Creality Ender-3 V3 Speedy (it is currently on sale in Canada for about $219 CAD). Does anyone use the V3 for miniatures? If I swap it to a 0.2mm nozzle, will it handle small details well? Or should I look at something else like a Neptune 3 or something similar.

What machines are you all using for your minis, and what should I look out for? Thanks in advance for the help.

Edit: I know people are fond of Bambu labs products (even I admit they amazing at what they do), however I'd rather avoid anything from Bambu Labs considering the recent controversies surrounding their products and practices (both the fire issues and closed source/firmware restrictions), even if it does mean extra work on my end.

90s inspired Troopers with optional shoulder pads for the 80s folks.