"3Dprinted Resin Minis & the Tabletop" Topic

At the current state of technology, are 3Dprinted 28/32mm resin figures sturdy enough for the wear and tear of the miniature tabletop?

Yes if printed in the right resin. I use water washable ABS for minis at the moment and am finding that fine, I have also used standard resins with a 10-15% mix of Syriatech Tenacious with success.

It's all about the resin being sturdy but flexible for minis, particularly with all the complex poses and sticky out weapons (spears)

Mine do and I do both 28mm and 40mm

@Cree1978

I do the exact same thing.

Most of the 3D printed resin miniatures I've purchased have been too brittle, breaking off at the ankles when I dropped most of them, while painting: three feet to linoleum over concrete flooring. The obvious solution is: "Don't DROP them!"

Thank you, Captain Obvious. Go back to your closet until we call you forth again. Thank you.

I have not purchased any resin 3D printed mini's for a few years now. I don't know if the sellers are now using a mixture of the rubber-like resins to avoid this issue, or not.

I have my eyes on several, very large, 3D printed resin Dragon figures (superb!!!), but the thought of accidentally dropping them, or a piece of them, is keeping me from buying them. I would game with them on occasion, and I need to know that I do not need to treat them as if they were made of blown glass… They're expensive ($35USD+ per model), and I do not want them to sit on a shelf, behind glass, to be gently dusted every few years with compressed air. LOL!

The Syriatech Tenacious resin is great, but it is expensive, and I am not sure if it is being used by the sellers. I should reach out and ask. Cheers!

We should be talking a lot about resins. There are lots and lots of kinds out there now.

Cree1978, what brand of "ABS-like" are you using?

I use a mix of Sirayatech Fast and Tenacious 80/20 and that works well for 28mm figures. I have had success with various scales – 1/300, 1/1200 ships and 1/600 aircraft.

The problematic bits are the same as with metal – antenna, spears and the like. Some solutions are the same too – use metal rod for spears and flag staffs.

Hey Andrew, I use Anycubic abs like water washable v2

I printed several 25/28mm figures for my grandson to use in a fantasy football game. Dropping the figures is the norm. The prints were made with a flexible resin. Worked beautifully. He likes the fact that they draw a crowd at tournaments because of their unique model characteristics. Still intact and working well 3 years on.

Robert