Resin print orientation guide
Some figures want to stand square and face front. Others come out better tilted back a little. Either way, what you care about is the face and the fall of the cloak coming out clean.
The sculpt is sold by the designer who made it, as a plain model file. Buy or download it from them, then send it over here without touching a thing.
- 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.
Orientation is our decision
How to get Resin print orientation guide files to print
Get the sculpt from the designer who sells it and download the plain model file. Upload it here at the height you want, untouched, and the angle and the printing are ours.
What 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
Orientation is the angle a model sits at before anything else happens, and it decides which surfaces come out glassy and which pick up marks. A figure standing square and facing front is not always the right answer. Tilted back a few degrees, the same face and the same fall of a cloak can come out cleaner.
That call is ours to make rather than yours. Upload the model as it downloaded and we set the orientation for resin printing, print it in grey resin here in the UK, and look it over before it is packed.
The price is on screen as soon as you upload, with no form to complete and no minimum order. One figure is enough, and the surfaces you care about, the face and the crisp edges, are our job to protect.
Got a file already? Upload it and the price is on screen in seconds.