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3D Printed Custom Minis

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Hey there!

I'm a huge tabletop wargaming fan (particularly Pathfinder and 40k), but I'm terrible with assembling and painting miniatures. So, awhile ago, I started messing around with my school's 3D printer to make my own minis, and after awhile, it eventually turned into a Kickstarter!

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The Proxy War Kickstarter is designed to let gamers everywhere have fully custom 3D printed miniatures. Everything from RPG characters to whole custom armies. The mini above is a 28mm fig made for a game called The Robotic Age, but we can do miniatures on all sorts of scales.

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I'm here trying to get the word out, so take a look and tell me what you think! If you have any questions, I'm the project creator, so I'm happy to answer 'em here. And hey, even if 3D printed minis aren't you think, forward the message on facebook! Every bit of buzz helps.
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This is pretty awesome. I use SolidWorks where I work for mechanical design. I am also in the midst of creating my own RPG and was thinking about looking to contract with someone for minis. Do you have a website for pricing and etcetera that I can look at? I'm some time away from being able to move in on the mini aspect; but it never hurts to network now.
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Holy shit, this is awesome!
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cadbrowser wrote:This is pretty awesome. I use SolidWorks where I work for mechanical design. I am also in the midst of creating my own RPG and was thinking about looking to contract with someone for minis. Do you have a website for pricing and etcetera that I can look at? I'm some time away from being able to move in on the mini aspect; but it never hurts to network now.

Yup! That's all up on the Kickstarter here.
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oh cool. I'd passed it around taccoms already, but didn't realise you were active here!
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A Question Fuzzy,
Did you create that 3D render in the first pic form the 2D sketch?
Because if So, I may want to "hire" you (if possible) for a 3D item I have in mind.
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Oh just to cliffy, I meant the question for "lazerus"
I just called him Fuzzy because of the avatar ;P
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