Just another nerd.
Strata Miniatures is releasing a line of 3d-printed miniatures it has dubbed Dungeons and Diversity. The line of 25mm miniatures features Dungeons & Dragons-style fantasy heroes in combat wheelchairs.
The miniatures retail for 15 pounds (roughly US$20), or 5 pounds for an STL file that you can use to print your own.
QR2STL is a site that will let you put in a text, etc. for a QR code, and then output an STL file suitable for being 3D printed.
A couple years ago I bought my son a custom 3d printed miniature for his Dungeons & Dragons character from Hero Forge. Hero Forge has a very nice interface for customizing a miniature with various features, and then Shapeways does the actual 3D printing.
Hero Forge recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to allow it to begin doing custom 3D miniatures in color. So far it has raised more than $2 million in a little over two weeks.
This Spiral Chess Set is available on Thingiverse.
io9 highlights an interesting application for 3D printing. In this case, Hero Design Studio, has created several 3D printable frames which are designed with attachment points so that Lego action figures can be built around them. That’s an extremely clever way to mix 3D printing and existing toys.
