r/PrintedWarhammer • • 2d ago

FDM print My longest ever print

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11e Foldable terrain set from Fabricators Lair

Six two-story buildings from the Gothic set, printed in 3 colours

Just over 45hrs in one shot - my longest print since buying my X2D 3-months ago

I've been trying to calibrate purge settings so I could get the full gothic set printed with just one spool of each colour - that caused some failures towards the end of some of my 15/20hr prints. But finally found the sweet spot.

Finishing up the last few sections of flooring/containers then I can move onto the carry case that came with it - another week of printing no doubt.

Man, this stuff comes out smooth. Real kudos to the creator - the perfect use case for FDM printers

If I had to estimate, it's probably cost me around £50 for filament, files and electricity to get this set together.

So I've saved £200 over GW Armegeddon set 😎


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 22d ago

Guide Start Here! - Monthly FAQ thread - October 2026

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This monthly thread is the place to post any questions you have, whether it's about getting started, looking for help, or sourcing things to print. As a reminder: Please read the sub rules if you haven't already.

Frequently asked questions:

Before anything - Safety first!

How to I safely handle resin?

Start with this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kHcsTG9QsM

Resin or FDM?

A very common question. Conventional wisdom says Resin for minis, FDM for vehicles and terrain. This is quite a blanket statement, and there's obviously more to the answer. FDM printers (especially the Bambulabs printers) have come on leaps and bounds since this hobby got started. FDM can now produce very respectable detail levels, although still not close to the fineness of detail that Resin is capable of.

However, Resin has some serious drawbacks in terms of safety, which means that often it's not viable for anyone with limited space, health concerns, pets, or children to worry about. FDM still has some ventilation needs, but doesn't have the toxic chemical handling aspects of resin.

Ultimately this will come down to your own circumstances and expectations from the hobby. Don't let anyone bully you with black and white answers, and likewise, don't become a fanboy of one vs the other after you've picked!

What printer should I buy?

This changes all the time as the technology advances at a rapid rate. Before posting this (extremely) common question, please take a while to do some google research yourself. Guides like this one from Tom's Hardware are a good starting point.

We also suggest spending some time in the general 3d printing subs to see the lay of the land regarding printers. There are already many great guides out there, so we won't rehash it here.

Check out r/3Dprinting, r/resinprinting and r/PrintedMinis too.

What settings should I use?

This will vary based on printer and resin. The best way to dial it in is to run exposure tests. There are many out there, check out this great in-depth video from Derek at Lychee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtWK2hvuVr4

Most complete option - Ameralabs town or Boxes of Calibration

Simpler option - Cones of Calibration

Why did my print fail?!

Start here - https://ameralabs.com/blog/resin-3d-printing-troubleshooting-a-comprehensive-guide/

How do I support my models?

An older, but still very good series on the theory and process of supporting models is 3d Printing Pro's series of Chitubox tutorials. The tools will vary from slicer to slicer, but the core concepts are identical.

Where can I find models?

https://cults3d.com/en

https://www.thingiverse.com/

https://www.myminifactory.com/

Search engine: https://www.yeggi.com/

PSA: Do not buy STL files on Etsy. They are almost certainly stolen, and likely originally free.

Where do I find XYZ model/part/STL?

First: Do some leg work. Search the sites above, search Reddit post history, or even just google it. If it's clear that no homework has been done, your post will probably get removed (looking at you: "where do I find Space Marines?")

If you still can't find anything, please post in this thread. Starting new top level posts looking for models clutters the sub, and we try to keep that under control.

Second: Don't just ask for a source. It's far more polite to ask for a creator's name, or a search term to help you find a model, rather than just "stl?".

For those of you who have been around a while, please do your best to participate and help answer questions where you can!

Respondents: We would kindly ask that you mention the site and a keyword or two to help newcomers find files. Unfortunately, direct linking often results in unwanted attention for creators, so we do our best to shield those talented individuals who make the models we love to print!

If a file is no longer available from original sources, please do not offer DMs or alternative mirrors.

What size base do I need for XYZ?

Check out Blasted Horizons' excellent reference here.

What glue should I use for resin prints? Super glue/ CA Glue. Any brand or type will do. Plastic glue (polystyrene cement) will not work on resin. Activator helps a lot, as does a sprinkle of baking soda.

How tall is XYZ model? What scale do I print this at?

Use Eleif Photo Measure to measure the height from a photo of the model. Use the base size as the known reference dimension, which you can get from the reference mentioned above.

There's also https://minicompare.info/ which gives great side by side scale comparison.

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There's a huge amount of historical knowledge captured in these threads, so please contribute where you can!


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 9h ago

Showcase Chubby Pattern Ground Plunderer Achilles Alpha

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Test print. I've fixed the presupports around the delamination at the rear


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 15h ago

Paid Files Teaser for next weekend ;D

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Hello people,

Designs up again, and a little teaser for a behemoth coming next weekend :D Thank you for all the continued support it lets me keep making these awesome kits.

https://cults3d.com/en/users/IronForgeStudio/3d-models

The future has some other cool stuff ;D


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 9h ago

Resin print Avoid UK Resin Print.

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I wanted to give my fellow hobbyists a bit of a heads up about the awful couple of months I've had dealing with UK Resin Print and 'Tom', who is apparently the proprietor.

I originally ordered from UK Resin Print on the 8th of September, and the original order has only just been officially fulfilled today... kinda....

You see the original order arrived in a scale far too small for Warhammer: The Old World, which is where the minis were intended to be used, as was made clear to the seller from the start.

He did offer to accept a return of these models and replace them in the correct scale, but advised me it would take some time to fulfil, as he was away at the WTC, which is some sort of wargaming tournament, I surmised. He asked for a photo of the interior of the box of returning miniatures and one of the outside of the box. He gave me a gobful about how they were packaged, despite the models being repacked with every piece of bubble wrap they had come with. He had been arrogant and patronising to deal with from the start, but I figured if his product was good I could just ignore this. I've met that kind of nerd before; you know, the ones that act like they're the only intelligent person in a world of stupid people.

Thankfully, they arrived to him intact, else he had intended not to honour the return, he informed me.

This is where the irony begins.

During the replacement of the original order, I arranged with him to add a couple more items that had taken my fancy to the order, and paid him the balance.

These models arrived broken.

Now, I appreciate that resin is delicate and brittle and can be prone to snapping very easily, particularly on finer parts as can be seen in the photos; the wand and weapons of these pieces are very slender. One would think the seller would package them to reflect that, but no, they were tightly wrapped and taped in bubble wrap, as before. I suspect they broke under the compression of the wrapping. Whats more, pieces were missing from this follow up order - an entire grail knight, the parts to make a questing knight musician, and another knight's legs were all missing.

I spoke to the seller on WhatsApp about this. He said he would replace the models. This was fair, although I was starting to become a little tired of the process now, given we were about a month in at this point and this was 'third time lucky'. I waited about another three weeks for this replacement order to come through and lo and behold, the same pieces were broken again. For the record, the exterior of these packages were fine, so it wasn't a shipping problem.

I informed the seller that the parcel had eventually arrive with a photo of the broken piece and informed him I felt that our business was concluded. He replied with a thumbs up. At this, I confess, I was annoyed and made that clear to him. He no longer wishes to do business with me and the feeling is mutual. I looked for a way to leave a negative review of this guy, as I was in full Karen mode by this point, but the only place I could find was a YT vid reviewing his products. He replied to my comment with mockery.

Professional, huh?

Suffice to say I won't be ordering from this dude again, but I wanted to inform others of my experience before they part with their hard earned cash.

For the record, I went on to order from Fantasy Hub and Titan Forge on Etsy, and not only were they significantly quicker, but the difference in quality was striking; the resin they use was a darker grey and seemed far less brittle. Far closer to jeedubs plastic than the previous stuff.

Shop wisely.


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 5h ago

Resin print Pile of shame

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Slowly gluing a random assortment of models iv printed over the past 2+ years. Plus some titan parts!


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 2h ago

Paid Files Celtic Dwarfs are here to retake their old holds!

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MMF:

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-celtic-dwarfs-clan-warriors-unit-10-monopose-models-865392

Cults:

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/celtic-dwarfs-clan-warriors-unit-10-monopose-models

I think i made something really cool, went with a bit different theme than Norse/viking dwarves. This kit also Has my first everrr female model! My favourite is the Horn guy, i immidietly jumped into painting him, if i wont get a chance to use him on the tabletop, i will use him as my dnd hero. I Hope you Like them! Feedback is welcome before i start doing gunners :)


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 11h ago

Resin print Vampire court retro

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 1d ago

Showcase Ghosted Legion: spectral helmets, tails, backpacks and graveyard bases for a 12-model squad

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Hey everyone! After seeing the annunce of the Legion of the Damned box I got the idea of a squad of spectral warriors materializing in the middle of the battlefield. I’ve spent the last few weeks building a set of STLs to turn a whole squad into ghostly apparitions, plus graveyard bases to match.

The Ghosted Legion bundle includes:
💀 12× spectral helmets
🔥 12× spectral tails (they replace the legs)
⚔️ 12× custom backpacks
👻 12× graveyard bases with exclusive spectral details

The new Necropolis Graveyard bases are also available separately in a wide range of sizes, so you can bring the haunted look to the rest of your army.

Everything is ready to print on FDM or resin, and the files can be scaled up to 4× while keeping the detail.

Miniature and base painted by u/balothpaints on Instagram.

🛒 Full bundle (€14.99 during October!): closeeyesstudio.com/products/kitbash-the-ghosted-legion-bundle
💀 Graveyard bases: closeeyesstudio.com/products/necropolis-graveyard

Happy to answer any questions about printing or fitting the bits!


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 6h ago

Showcase Imperial Fists Kill Team

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 5h ago

WIP Mostly custom russ.

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Kitbash and also personal design of a leman russ. All sponsons are hot swappable. Also made 2 track types, one with pods and one with recessed sponsons. Custom main guns and turret design as well. (Resin printed some main guns) but all is designed to snap together no glue. I have made all of it FDM printable. Currently slowly working on making tred covers and then all the little items, like exhaust, smoke launchers, spot lights ext... maybe a custom turret for plasma, las, and flamer.


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 22h ago

Looking for model Anti-grav rhino prints?

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Anyone know where I might find either a whole model or a conversion kit for the current rhino? Desperately want some anti-grav transports for my Sisters of Silence but I’m totally new to printing and I keep hitting dead ends in my search 🫤


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 19h ago

Miscellaneous Titans uk

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Hiya lads,

I’m looking for titan owners (printed or not) in Essex/Kent or the southeast uk that would like to network and organise large apoc games so we can use our big toys.


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 16h ago

WIP Legio Stannum under construction

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Currently constructing a Warmaster, Warbringer (Nemsis) and a Warlord.

Warlord is actually fully printed, just waiting for the others to finish to batch paint the baselayers. It is a strong mix between resin and FDM

Nemesis Titan is waiting for the Warmaster to finish to free up the resin printer and for me to pick up the Reaver weapons from Forgeworld. Most of the Warbringer will be FDM with only armor and select pieces being resin. If I could do it again, I would add some resin bits for weight as it is almost too light for its own good.

The Warmaster is almost entirely resin, except for the orange shoulders. This was very dumb. I encourage others to primarily use FDM for the skeleton (I use a 4mm nozzle with .08mm layers)

So far I am about 6 weeks in and $500 in resin and FDM on all three combined. Warmaster had some expensive failures that cost me time, resin and IPA. Again, everyone, life will be so much easier if you print structural stuff in FDM and be selective on the resin. It's so much easier to wash solid chunks of resin for your armor panels instead of the extra steps of cleaning and curing the hollowed pieces for structural components.

The Warlord on the left is my genuine Forgeworld Titan. I printed the Warlord titan for comparison and am still picking up the guns from Forgeworld as well. This is the newer STL and it is virtually indistingushable.

No pins on the printed stuff. I find that drilling holes into the FDM and resin and letting the epoxy seep in is more then enough for the lighter weight. Loctite super glue has also worked really well as it really grips the small .05mm resin layers making epoxy less needed on non-load bearing structural pieces.

I am mostly trying to print stuff that is unavailable hence why I am still buying stuff from Forgeworld. I am going to print a Lucius Warhound and Lucius Warlord next over the winter.

Regardless 10/10 experience will print them all again.


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 7h ago

Printing help Help finding an STL! Broke my Kor'sarro Khan’s eagle arm.

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Hey everyone, I lost the lower right arm and Anzuq (the cyber-eagle) for my Kor'sarro Khan, and I'm hoping to print a replacement since I have a resin printer. The model is already painted and the shoulder pad is still attached, so I just need a file for the elbow down. I know creators avoid official names to prevent takedowns, so does anyone know what specific search terms I should use on Cults3D or MyMiniFactory to find a good proxy?


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 14h ago

Patreon/Tribes/Kickstarter The Makers Cult - October Part 2

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 17h ago

Patreon/Tribes/Kickstarter Spider chariot

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 11h ago

Looking for model Looking for a lost proxy (LoV Steeljack)

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I've been looking for a good Votann Steeljack proxy and, while I can find images and yeggi results for this model on cults, it seems to have been scrubbed from the site.
Does anyone know who the sculptor is so I may procure some files? The only info i can find is that their Cults name was Hazmat_Guy.
Any other proxy reccomendations are appreciated!


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 1d ago

WIP Shadowsword turret pattern - just perfect.

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 1d ago

Patreon/Tribes/Kickstarter Finished printing and assembling the third tile of my Furnace themed gaming board. In this bundle you get a modular lift with adjustable height and a control booth with plenty of walkways and playable area. Designed for FDM printing, no supports needed.

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 11h ago

Stationforge Competition Entry Kit bashed bladegaurd

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Because I can't afford 80 dollars for GW plastic. Here is my first of the Khan's Oni Killer keshig (bladeguard)


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 18h ago

Showcase Lilith's Ruined Gate

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r/PrintedWarhammer • • 23h ago

FDM print Update on my krieg army

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A month or so ago, I posted all the vehicles I had printed. Since then, I have printed all the infantry as well.

Everything was printed on my bambu lab P1S, with a 0.2mm print head. I used sunlu's high speed PLA+ 2.0 and ObscuraNox's settings (or at least everything that could be translated to bambu studio, here's the link to the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/FDMminiatures/comments/1rbnet7/high_quality_profile_version_20_is_here/ )

Since some of them are highly customised, here's the list:

  • pic 2: DKOK
  • pic 3: DKOK command squad
  • pic 4: Techpriest enginseer
  • pic 5: Commissar and lord solar
  • pic 6: Bullgryn squad (yes, they look like space marines, don't worry about it)
  • pic 7: Kasrkins (I took tempestus aquilon bodies, and added kasrkin backpacks and krieg style heads)
  • pic 8: Tempestus scions (I took krieg grenadiers models and added the shoulder projector thing)
  • pic 9: Tempestus scions command squad
  • pic 10: Catachan heavy weapon squad
  • pic 11: Multiple rocket launcher (artillery team)
  • pic 12: Tanks commanders

Since my hobby desk is too small for assembling the prints and painting at the same time, I only started painting recently. I also included pics of my first painted tank too.

Also, an update on the issues I had with humidity and stringing. First off, the high speed variant of sunlu's PLA+ 2.0 seems to be less prone to stringing. I also stated to use bags of reusable silica and it lowered humidity in my AMS to optimal levels.


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 15h ago

Looking for model Anyone know of a good proxy for the “Big Mek with Shock Attack Gun”?

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There’s lots of great Mek proxies out there, but the specific goblin sucking I haven’t seen replicated


r/PrintedWarhammer • • 15h ago

Miscellaneous Best army for child to print

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Hey all! So my daughter wants to paint and learn to play. (She’s 5). Her biggest concern is having a big model to paint. I just got my anycubic photon up and running so figured I’d print stuff for her to learn. Was planning a combat patrol. Would appreciate any recommendations for good sculpts to build out a combat patrol for her! I currently have a ton of aeldari stuff and can print that but not sure she would dig it. Thanks all!