Thunder Chrome Printing Service
Shacks thrown together from scavenged sheeting. Wood slats, metal grates, multi-storey ruins, and walls and roofs that swap between buildings so no two ever look alike.
Thunder Chrome sells these files themselves. Choose the shacks and ruins you want from the designer first, then bring the files back here and upload them.
- PRICE
- Worked out from the size you choose, and shown in full with its breakdown before anything reaches your basket.
- FINISH
- High detail grey resin, washed and cured. Ready to prime and paint.
- YOUR FILE
- Stored securely and used only to make your print. Never sold, shared, or added to anything we sell.
Their ruined street, our printers
How to get Thunder Chrome files to print
The files come from Thunder Chrome. A monthly membership carries the ongoing street and buildings can be bought on their own, so take whichever suits and upload it here.
VISIT THUNDER CHROMEWhat we need from the file
One miniature per STL, exactly as it came out of the download. Send the plain model rather than a pre-prepared or sliced version, because those confuse the sizing, and we do that part here.
No bases. We print the miniature, not the base it stands on, so leave those out of what you send. If a model comes in parts, upload each part separately and we will print them together.
Questions
Can you print my STL file?
Yes. Upload it above, size it foot to eye, and the tool prices the job on the spot. You need to own the model or have the right to have it printed, and one of our team checks every file before it goes on a printer.
How much does it cost?
The price appears the moment your file uploads, worked out from the size you choose, and it is the whole price with nothing to add afterwards. There is no minimum order, so one model is a perfectly normal order.
What size can I have it printed at?
28mm, 32mm, 35mm, 55mm or 75mm measured foot to eye, or type an exact height instead. 75mm is the largest we print.
Do you print bases?
No. We print the miniature itself, so leave bases out of what you send. If a model comes in parts, upload each part separately and we will print them together.
When will I receive my order?
We dispatch five days a week and print on demand. Our average dispatch time is four days, and a very large order has taken as long as twenty. You can contact us at any time to check on your order, and we can usually part-dispatch a UK order that is taking longer than usual.
What are the miniatures made from, and do I need to wash them?
Light-reactive resin, and no. Every miniature is dispatched washed and cured, so it arrives clean and ready to prime and paint.
What does postage cost?
UK standard postage is £3.95, or free over £50. Large or fragile parcels are £5.50, or free over £50. International parcels are $26 to the USA, free over $115, and $18 to Canada, free over $150.
What if a thin sword or barrel arrives bent?
Our resin flexes rather than snaps, which protects it in the post, so a slim part can arrive slightly bent. Dip it in lukewarm water for a second, hold it straight as it cools, and the new position locks in. Repeat if it needs it, and ask us if you would rather we advised first.
What if my file will not print?
Every custom print is made to order from your file, and we cannot know whether a model will print until we try. If yours cannot, we refund the miniature fee in full. The setup fee covers preparation already done and is not refundable, and a made to order print is exempt from change of mind returns.
We also print
Thunder Chrome builds the wrong side of the apocalypse. Everything looks scavenged, because it is: corrugated sheeting nailed over gaps, wood slats and metal grating, floors stacked until a ruin runs to three storeys. Walls and roofs swap between buildings, so the street never repeats itself.
Send those files to us and we print them in grey resin at our own UK studio, a material that holds grain and grating cleanly. The price shows the instant you upload, so one Thunder Chrome shack is a fine order and the rest of the street can follow later. No quote form and nothing to order in bulk.
Each piece arrives cleaned and cured, ready for the paint desk. Thunder Chrome sells the files themselves, so choose the shacks and ruins you want from the designer first, then bring them here.
Got a file already? Upload it and the price is on screen in seconds.