Resin printing + workshop essentials
Independent guides covering the full hobby: printer reviews, STL picks, painting technique, and the workshop tools that make it all work. No fluff, no paid rankings.
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Buyer guides · Comparisons · Profiles
Printer roundups, comparisons, and settings profiles for miniature-focused MSLA/DLP printers.
Subscriptions · Marketplaces · Free
Where to find the best miniature STL files: subscription services, marketplaces, and free sources.
Supports · Slicing · Curing
Resin printing technique: support placement, orientation, slicing settings, curing, and troubleshooting.
Priming · Painting · Basing
Priming, painting, basing, sealing, and color schemes for 3D printed miniatures.
Resin · FEP · Safety gear
Resin types, FEP film, wash and cure stations, ventilation, safety gear, and tools.
Evergreen tutorials
The LCD in an MSLA printer is a consumable, not a permanent part. Here's how to tell a failing screen apart from an exposure problem, how to replace it on an Elegoo or Anycubic machine, and why you have to recalibrate afterward.
Resin snaps clean instead of bending. Here is how I glue, pin, fill, and repaint broken miniatures so the repair holds up to actual play and disappears under paint.
Cold resin fails in ways that look like a hundred other problems. Here's what temperature actually does to a print, how I keep my Saturn running through a Tennessee winter, and the settings that need to change when the room drops below 70F.
Every new bottle of resin needs its own exposure time. Here's the test print process I run on my Saturn, what over- and under-exposure actually look like on a 28mm mini, and how to dial in the number in one print.
The vat is the part beginners are most afraid to touch and most likely to damage. Here's how I clean mine on the Saturn: routine drain-downs, cured-resin removal, and FEP care, without a single scratch.
I tilt every resin miniature 30-45 degrees, rotate scars off the face, and check for suction traps before I hit slice. Here's my full orientation process.
Latest picks & comparisons
A hands-on look at Cults3D as a miniature STL marketplace, compared against MyMiniFactory Tribes on licensing, payouts, pre-supported files, discovery, and refunds.
Iwata and Master Airbrush picks compared for priming and basecoating 3D printed resin miniatures, plus an honest read on whether you've actually hit the point where you need one.
Resin printer vs FDM for miniatures, settled with real numbers: I run an Elegoo Saturn and a Neptune 2S, and only one belongs on the painting table.
The best resin printers for tabletop miniatures in 2026, ranked by a hobbyist who actually prints and paints minis. Picks by budget, build volume, and game system.
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