How To 3D Print Warhammer 40k Models
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2022
- I'm going to show you where to get the space marine file, how to support the space marine file, how to print it and how to clean and cure your new 3d printed space marine.
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This video was inspired from channels like Midwinter Minis, Goobertown Hobbies, WintersSeo, Say Hi Paul, Squidmar Miniatures, Miniac Painting, Black Magic Craft, Real Terrain Hobbies and Geek gaming scenics. I 3d print warhammer 40k models.
3D modelling the entire GW catalogue and releasing them for free out of spite would be a pretty cool hobby tbh
That's already a thing. It's great
@@TheChuckwagonLite Where? I've been getting really cool sculpts from Cult, where would the GW catalogue be?
@@ThatGuy53297 i get my marines from cults it depends on the Keywords you use to search
try prime beef and click any of the search results that have meat or look up Udos customizer
dude i have a samurai themed deathwatch army ive made for free...minus the black star STL i bought
@@ThatGuy53297 If you still need the catalogue I just found em.
@@puckerbutton7025 bro thank you so much for that prime beef hack, i feel like i hold hidden esoteric 40k printing knowledge now lmao
When I get out of the Military, I'm going to do 3d printing. Especially for bits.
Glad to hear it brother!
Just post a CRM outside your door in the barracks. If you demonstrate that you are using it correctly they maybe would overlook certain things. I mean could be worse, it’s not like your cooking meth in your room
Why wait?
@@EpicMogi Cooking meth in your quarters? What, are you nuts??? Don't do it! Don't!
@@AceTheBathoundProductions I know right. Everyone knows your supposed to use the day room for that
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Excelent vid Brother. Printing isn't as hard as some People like to make it out to be.
I have to admit, printing resin is not hard with modern machines. I was put off was about 2 years as I thought it would be way too hard and messy. I finally decided to give it a go last week with Phrozen water washable resin. I've had no problems at all. If you follow the instructions clearly and spend the first day making sure the exposure is strong but not too strong, you can get some amazing stuff that I couldn't believe. It's a little messy but I purchased some cheap plastic mats and cheap towels and it's kept everything clean. Then I dry it all in the sun after. I personally suggest getting IPA just for cleaning the printer not the prints. But I'd also suggest just leaving the resin in the printer for a few days until you have enough models then clean out your vat and printer and put it all away for a few weeks until the models you printed are painted. This way you are not exposed to resin 24/7 and don't over print. The hobby also lasts a lot longer this way.
That would really be poking the bear 🐻😂😂😂😂
@@Mockthenerd treat yourself to a wash cure station. They’re amazing and makes the mess a lot less messy
@@Mockthenerd Please tell me you don't chuck the water you use down the sink once you're done...?
Where do you guys find the models files?
Don’t forget about UVTools as a file validator. I know that UVTools will work with several different files types. It’s probably a little less user friendly, and it’s not as pretty. But you can edit your prints at the pixel level and there is a whole suite of exposure diagnostic tools built right in.
Ah yetti I forgot about it! You should join me on a livestream and I'll support a model and you can teach me how to use uv tools 😁😁😁
UVTools is built into Lychee's island checker, down to the pixel level.
I absolutely love that more creators are spreading the good word about 3D printing. I adopted 3D printing 4~ years ago and have heard pretty much every claim under the sun about 3D printing being "expensive", "difficult" and "inferior"; which have all been debunked to the degree where detractors just pretend everybody is going to get sued into oblivion for 3D printing miniatures at this point. When I started 3D printing before the big price hike I rationalized that for the price of a starter army box I could just buy a 3D printer, and "one box" of GW marines is basically a whole vat of resin now.
While I cannot legally say that everybody should 3D print models for a game that rhymes with "bedslammer", I do need to point out that there's a myriad of living and dead miniatures games that you can play with more or less the original style of model the developer intended. Through my 3D printing hobby I was able to play Epic, Firestorm Armada, and Warmaster.
It's funny once I hear someone say its hard or too much hassle I know they are talking about an fdm printer from 5 years ago and have just wrote it off as a whole.. More will see the light brother its inevitable
frankly most of the people who dispouse it are either ignorant, lazy or salty that the 5000$ worth of stuff they`ve bought could have been made for like 200$
a dude took a whole printed army to a gw store to play and no one noticed, once painted is borderline impossible to tell the difference (assuming the models are a exact repro of the real thing and not a proxy)
best part is that you can actually take this hobby several steps further. You can do stuff like digital kitbashing or even remixing your own models!
The only limit is what you want to get out of it. I personally print 2-3 models that I really like and use one for practice, one for table top and one for display
3D printing is just an amazing fun tool and part of the hobby, like buying expensive brushes or an expensive gaming table. It doesn't have to be a cloning machine. Honestly, even if you're a hardcore GW supporter, you can use 3d printing to print practice models to paint or bases for your minis. Hell. I don't want a SM army but ive been tempted to print a few off to just practice my painting skills and test new colour schemes. At 0.1$ a model, could you blame me?
I've also used it to keep parts of the hobby alive. GW and FW models that are no longer sold but are in Legends is just begging for a few proxies.
I might have to start doing that
Thanks dear Sam for showing us the way. I printed 2 armies with this workaround, and more are coming.
Great video! I recently got myself a Photon Mono 4k and I've been watching a bunch of stuff about printing, and your vids are really good! The DIY curing box seems really nifty, gonna have to try it out. I also appreciate the nice sepia tone to the whole video, good for the eyes. Keep it up!
just wanted to make sure you knew that your lighting at :30 is fantastic. Makes u look super friendly and excited.
these are just what I've been looking for! It's so helpful thanks ^^
So where the F do I download all of the warhammer STLs? Why did you lie?
Yeggi, cults3d, and various patreons such as station forge.
Good video.
Here are some additional points I would like to add:
1. Sometimes when importing a model into Lychee it will give you a warning that the model is broken somehow and needs repair. The easiest and best way to repair and STL is to use 3D builder which is a free Microsoft tool. Just import your STL into there, repair it and save it as a new file.
2. Photon file validator is basically useless at this point, because Lychee is already very good at identifying islands and add supports to them. Also it's very easy to find islands yourself by just using the slider to the right in Lychee and check layer by layer.
3. Water washable resin sounds really good in theory, but it really doesn't make the cleaning process that much easier and the results are often worse. The detail is basically the same, but the models because much more brittle, and they are more likely to crack open. I really tried to give WW resin a chance but I gave up after too many failures, went back to regular resin and never had any problems again.
4. The Wash and cure station is not necessary at all. Easiest way to clean is to just bathe your models in IPA or denautered alcohol for a while. Make sure you filter your IPA often, a regular coffee filter does the trick.
I’m thinking about getting into 3D printing. Not even just for GW stuff so many cool things now just makes me want to get into it more and more.
Really glad I found this. I've litterally just bought a printer for making horus hersey.
Awesome i will get a Saturn2 8K and will start this new hobby, this looks great!
I went nuts printing countless Epic Scale Warhammer 40 Vehicles as well as some Battlefleet Gothic Ships.
I also printed an Epic Scale Ork Gargant, which I had do to in 4 separate prints.
For gluing the parts together, have you tried using resin and a UV light? That's been my preferred method these days
Thank you for the videos, because of people like you I'm actually able to get back in a great hobby that I couldn't before.
Thanks brother
For your resin I recommend getting a baby formula stirrer, quick, easy and clean way to get your resin mixed before pouring.
"If you're lucky, the sun." Accent checks out.
In serious, thank you so much for these videos!
As a printer myself. I use my printing for my dnd sessions and it is absolutely badass having the right model for the right job in it. Such a great hobby
curious as how you do the scale for scale appropriate? do you have z:110?
Overcuring isn't really a thing. there have been a bunch of experiments done.
Your resin is brittle. It might not be quite as brittle after your curing because you didn't fully cure it. It will harden over time anyway, and become just as brittle again.
If you want something less brittle, use slightly flexible resin like Siraya Tech, Sunlu or other ABS-like offers.
Blast the mini with UV light until it is NOT tacky anymore.
Also please read up on PPE and how to dispose of your resin, IPA and/or Water. DO NOT POUR IT DOWN THE SINK.
With my next few paychecks I’m hoping to get a new laptop and a starter resin printer. I had tried printing a mini on my filament printer and it wasn’t the best lol. That’s when I started watching these videos
AmaIng video after getting stuff to follow along I found out I was allergic to rezin but ok with filimunt 3d printing.
so i printed out a set of tau fire force but i feel like the are too small but i have nothing to compare them too how can i make sure it is scaled correctly?
Jumping on the 3D train and this is by far one of the best videos for beginners. One question, If the free file i downloaded comes with a base already attached to it as one piece how would you go about the supporting part of this video? is there a way to filter out the base on it's own. I'm finding it hard to work around it during the Photon File validator part.
Also how does the validator part work if the file i get is supported already but i just want to be sure and validate. the different view filters to get supports as lines doesnt work for supports that come with the downloaded file. Hope that make sense!
thanks again!
thanks Sam, Now I'm inspired to create a small regiment of Adeptus Astartes Ultra! For the Emperor!
12 GW Termagaunts is $35 I can literally print them 20 at a time on my Flashforge Foto 9.25" 6K printer and it takes 2 hours. That's 18 hours for 180 Termagaunts and the files were free I just had to support them. Negative was only 10 poses + mirror = 20 poses. Upside with proper supports very little cleanup and no assembly.
Got a link for the files? Would. Live to do my first space marine and I'm having difficulty finding a good one, love the one in the video.
3d printing is the only way to go. Thank you to all the heroes making these files and videos to show others how to do it. You rule Battle brother Sam
For the curing part, do you need the aluminium in the box? Or am I able to use a cardboard box with a UV light on top?
The aluminium helps reflect the UV light. So it hits all angles of the print. Not necessity per se, but it makes a noticable impact.
Any idea why my mars 3 won't recognise files from chitubox?
Hi! Is it better to put together all the parts on Blender (for example) and print the whole mini, or just print each part (legs, torso, arms...) and assemble everything later?
I'd like to know too!
I imagine it would depend on the specific model at the time, and if you are able to get enough supports in to have a successful print. But in some cases, definitely
I used to use photon file validator with Chitu box. I dont remember having to save it as a photon file first I just exported it and it worked fine.
Mind you its been 18 months ... I dont bother any more and just yse the detailed island finder on lychee.
What did you keep your printer on?
After stumbling across your channel last week I've been getting interested in 3D printing to the point I want to do it even though I don't have the space for a printer or all the models I want to print.
Excellent 😁😁😁
Hello, I'm new on this, important question, why not assemble the miniature in the 3D program and then print the entire figure? Or is there something I don't know about printing them in parts?
Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🖐
You know at first i kinda wanted to buy - purely for painting and show offs - a titan or two from GW cause they look reeeeeally cool
Then i take a look at the pricing and see that i can buy a VERY good 3d printer, all the colors FROM GW, a couple titan files online - all with very good quality, all the other things needed for 3d printing, and see that if i bought that instead of O N E titan i still have over 50 bucks to spare
Well done GW, lets see how this works out
Edit: buying the 3d printer everyone i saw recommend as well as the previously mentioned things will cost me more than 1 titan, however its still a couple hundred cheaper than 2, or even 3, lmao
Is it possible to print an entire model, base included, in one piece? All the files I've looked at are in pieces. I understand you will lose customization, just curious. I read an article that mentions one piece printing as a pro vs using normal models as there is no assembly, but again i an not finding any actual examples of a one piece print.
you would probably be better printing the model itself in one piece and the base separately but its certainly doable and is done
Get the superglue with the spray activator it bonds in seconds
Can anyone help with how to get these on the same scale? I know the minis are 28mm. But do i print each part at 28mm? Or do i have to print the legs at 15mm, chest at blah blah....all the way to 28mm?
So what’s the ROI after buying everything you need to print?
Extra tip on getting the prints dry. After I remove the prints with hot water, I have another small container or IPA. IPA evaporates very fast so if you dunk them in IPA give them a quick shake and let them dry it only takes 15 mins to dry if that.
That's a really handy tip I felt like these took longer than usual to dry (first time using hot water) so that makes sense
Is Discord for Patreon members only? Also, are you from Northern Ireland?
types "Space Marine"
Results: Vegeta
Me: Well that's ..... not wrong
man must be part of the mechanicus he got em balls switched with steel ones
200 Mortarions for the price of one? Get now!
There used to be a mega file with every 40k faction, every bit, but it was shut down by GW, I was just grabbing the files I needed, the entire thing was worth around 300gb of file data, once it was wiped it was gone,
where i can find it?
@@sharkpyro93 give me you’re discord username and I’ll add you
Still available?
@@JBDoesFPV send me you’re discord username
@@tyf6336 , desescaton . I would be very grateful if you add me
I just brough myself a Saturn 2 as my first printer (ye, probably a bit expensive, I admit not the best first-choice) and while I kinda like GW.. The strain of wanting a lot of models but not having infinite money is very hard to defend. Thanks for sharing these!
Honestly, I was kind of like "3D printing is a cheap knock off" thinking the models would look okay but clearly printed (hard to tell on camera). I finally decided to buy one this month as I wanted the printer for smaller dnd grunts. However, and I don't know if this is just because of the newer 4k quality, but I was blown away with how amazing my prints were. You couldn't see any visible line and they looked perfect, better than FW models I had gotten. I've looked back and alot of older news sites and posts about 40k 3d printing always showed terrible knock off models... I'm unsure now if this was a propaganda campaign or something. I still do think that some models you find online just look crap printed, but quality professional models look indistinguishable from store bought minis. I would have thought I was being hyperbolic a few weeks ago.
Omg a saturn 2! You made the BEST choice brother! Your prints will look outstanding
definitely a good video for beginners! truly a pleasure brother sam
Thanks brother!
Sam... if I joined your patreon would I be able to access these files?
Brother you are a blessing! Thank you so much for your videos, keep it up and god bless you.
Thanks brother!
how do i install photon file validator?
Asking for myself and a friend, do you have a link to the file for the Firstborn Marine shown in your thumbnail?
Thats click bait buddy.. thats a gw model
@@fifth_godsmote8522 Shoulda known a 3d print of a firstborn looking that good and accurate was a dupe. Thanks.
F**king legend this lad! 😉
Have you got vostroyan firstborns?
So, for DKoK we have good creator like RedMakers and Station Forge. Exist any good creator for Space Marines? To use only one creator model
Can you demonstrate how to 3D print all of the basic grunts from all of the armies? It would make a great display piece/show-off
Hmmm thats an idea! Do you mean the common troops?
@@battlebrothersam yes
GW needs to calm down, thumbs up to you!
Really interested in how the file sharing works on your discord server
I feel like such an idiot asking but why is resin toxic in its raw form but safe to handle after it dries?
nice video! I just want spare bodies for all of the spare bitz I have lol
what is the difference in the costs of creating a team of space marines
Chad in the making
I having trouble. After I do my supports and export the stl, when I try to bring multiple files onto chitubox it opens multiple chitubox applications. Not letting me fit them all into one print but wants me to do 15 for all the parts of a space marine. What have I done wrong
Nvm I'm braindead. I spent 5 hours supporting models but forgot to switch back to my halot one from anycubic when I exported. The joys of learning....
I have my own method that usually works for minis, autosupport using light supports, then I'm adding few mediums, and one or two heavies on very bottom.
I dunno why but lights just don't work for me, do you use a high density of them?
@@battlebrothersam I use about 75% chitubox light support density and no other supports works okay. Its probably not the best way to do it but it sure is the fastest.
@@battlebrothersam Yes, lychee auto-high of lights then change or add bottom 1-2 heavy and if its bigger some mediums that holds "heavier" elements. Whole structure then resides on 2 heavies and lights are only to make sure islands are not there. After all I double check in lychee with island finder.
what height should my primaris marines be
We’re did you get that model from,I wasent able to fined it
Beef
At present about 50% of my hobby is 3d printed, but there are some minis that gw does that just wouldn't be great in resin.
what file did you use? that space marine looks cool.
I've been playing warhammer since 4th edition. Guess what?
2000 points in just about any army has ALWAYS been around $700, give or take, depending on what units you use. There are some examples where the cost is way higher than it should be for the unit like the ork mech gun platforms, which were $35 a pop but were like Imp Guard gun platforms rules wise, could do 6 in a unit, making them the worst points per dollar in 7th edition.
Another great video Sam! 👏
Thanks brother!
hi guys,need advice for buying my 3d printer(ll use only for 40k printing) my budget is 500 usd, if you can tell me by your experience what i can buy in printer and resine ll be apreciate.sorry my english. Nice video man, Hve a nice day.
Phrozen sonic mini 8ks is fantastic, or elegoo mars line would be your best bet!
@@battlebrothersam thx,it looks that Phrozen 8k is the most recomended in printer youtube chanels.
I’m repurposing my first born sprues! Does anyone know where I can find legs? All I’m finding is true scale now & it won’t match my current army
Super nice video! Thx alot man!!!
Thanks brother
Could you link where you got the files?
If i do geedubs will take it down 😢
I’m having a hard time finding space marine 3d models. Could someone please help me out
I got into 3D printing for games like Frostgrave, D&D, and others with less, *aggressive* , IP protection.
However, now I'm planning to model my own, unique guys for a Kill Team. Technically allowed by GWs own rules, as long as you modelled them yourself/don't sell or distribute them.
But either way, I vote to stick it to GW in general. Plenty of games, with better rules/friendly devs, would kill for the level of popularity of Warhammer.
Watching GW slowly wring money out of its fans for decades has definitely left me soured.
great help brother never knew it was curing wet models causing that white stuff on the models its been driving me nuts for months
We all learn together brother Chris! Thanks!
how big should I make my 3D models of 40K 28 or 32
28mm is the scale afaik
@@battlebrothersam I will Subscribe and hope you are right 😆
I find that a filament printer is easier and won’t send you to the hoptal
are we just gonna ignore the sponge-marine you scrolled past?
Commenting for video engagement not actually into model building just want to get back at GW for tts
Screw this, it’s way easier and cheaper to find lots on eBay then having to go through all of this
For the life of me I can’t find the files he used!
Can anyone help me out? With good looking space marines??
maybe they were taken down because they were obviously stolen designs
Support your Local Game Stores.
Fuck GW products, fucking over GW is like fucking over Nintendo
A blessed action to take
Hmmm...I did not optimize my supports after adding them. I'm going to be doing that now. Thanks
No problem brother!
Be careful brother the inquisition will see
Games workshop would like to know your location.
i have access to someone that copied old second edition marines and orks. i could share, but i don't want games workshop finding it.... They get rid of the Retro models all the time, and the Space on my shelves keeps feeling empty of Warriors. so i guess i have to follow these Cults of 3D prints.
Their miniature model products always cost exorbitant amounts of money.
It seems like a wiser choice to purchase a Bandai franchise Gundam plastic model.
I also find that the 3d resin printed models are more detailed than GW resin molds. That is coming from a 2k printer.
I love how cool dreaghnout looks but i am not paying 60€.
Highly recommend spheres on supports tips, it will be stronger so you can put less supports
I'll have to try it out! I've never heard of that
GW would like to know your location. 😂
Nice video
Thanks brother!
tu impresora nomas es tkk
I got into 3d printing because I want people to be able to have things they like without selling a kidney. Life is short so have fun
Me watching this with only an FDM printer
*Interesting*