23 Free Prints For Beginners (That Don't Suck)

[@UncleJessy]

Hahaha glad I’m not alone in trying to find something to print with a vast sea of printable files!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Right? It's even worse when you get printers to review! The CnP mimic can only be printed so much :D

[@CenturionKZ]

Just print a FGC-9 MKII, that's real challenge, and you'll distribute to to the war against statism and tyranny

[@christopherw8654]

@@CenturionKZ yes.

[@nickolazerp927]

Grr

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

My whole reason for buying a printer last week was to try and prototype something I've had in my head for a while. A catamaran/pontoon boat, with fold-down, triangular sides, which lock in to other triangular sides of other boats. It's to construct floating platforms which are perfectly stable, providing safe water crossing in disaster zones, large floating helipads etc. I'm as new to cad as 3D printing, so I've kitbashed some stl's and cobbled together enough parts to make a small flotilla. It's generally a good idea to have half of an idea before doing anything!

[@tv9mpeti]

I really like how honest your videos are. Like you are not afraid to admit if a print of yours fail, but you also don't make a big thing out of it. I am not new to 3D printing, but I can imagine the vibe you give off would be really helpful. You don't feel like the "I am the expert and what I say is the ultimate way of doing this" kinda guy, but like one from the community who themself is learning together with their audience.

[@electrosnow]

This is a fantastic video! I especially like the "tolerances" topics. I feel like there should be a Level Up in 3d printing list that can happen. Level 1 print the pre-installed models in the 3d printer. Level 2 print out a 3 hour length print. Level 3, print out a 2 piece treasure chest, Level 4 print out a multi part dial counter, etc. A comprehensive list would level up the new 3d printer through a spectrum body of 3d printed products.

[@foxtree4255]

woah, why hasn't someone put this list together yet? Why haven't printer manufactures started shipping with step files that double as calibration tests? At least include documentation with the printer that states how prints should look and what settings to change based on poor looks? is this a consumer hobby or an experimenters hobby?

[@Cloud-Yo]

The Bugbear looks amazing, far better than what I would have expected from FDM..very cool!

[@kallisto9166]

So on the one hand, Danny is trying to make a going business concern of Lost Adventures... and on the other, he's showing everyone where to get free print files. Got to respect that.

[@tinaprice4948]

I have Lost Adventures 1 and 2 and they are both worth it! I think 2 has more supported minis that you dont have to add supports to which is nice.

[@joshuamahon260]

I think it's great. I found out about a lot of good places like makers anvil from here and I printed their stuff and really like the modularity and quality. Curently in process of printing at least one of each of the other things on this list to start with. I will also lilky end up getting the Lost adventures stuff too in the near future when my budget will allow it.

[@cbo2864]

Seriously I am so glad you made this, because my first printer was bought from a friend that already had all the kinks worked out of the system; and I just bought a printer that I am having to start from scratch on. So starting over at the basics is exactly where I need to be.

[@joereader8104]

I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and have seen you go from a little shy and wordy, to master of your domain with top notch editing. I loved this video. You look like you are having so much fun! Keep it up. It's appreciated.

[@katzunkaimoto8889]

I'm glad I found your channel while scrolling because I'm trying to start DND with my wife and I really wanted some table top props!

[@andrewstambaugh240]

That's a decent list. I especially like the trees (very multipurpose use for rpgs) Because getting a benchy to come out right might take several tries, someone needs to make a benchy that is a useful and good terrain piece, like a campfire or tent or trade booth, because piles of little steam boats aren't so useful.

[@DamienValentineKoguntetzu]

I personally decided to use the Maker's Muse "Clearance Castle" as a nice little piece of scatter terrain. (It's also good for testing your printer)

[@drewkennewell4267]

Those dungeon sticks are exactly what I'm looking for. I like to just draw my dungeons on white erase tiled boards, but sometimes the walls rub off. Being able to just quickly stick low walls together would be perfect.

[@AndrewAHayes]

I don't play D&D but I love looking at the models and the sheer quality of the designs!

[@MonkeyNinja99]

Been printing for two years now and still found some cool stuff I need to print! Also a fan of the dungeon sticks over more standard tiles.

[@zedgathegreat9122]

Dungeon Sticks are absolutely amazing and need more love. So happy happy others will get to see them thanks to this video.

[@ArsMoriendi3D]

Thanks for having us on this prestigious list! 🍺 It's great to see you back with new videos 💜

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks for making such cool models! :)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Great to see you back at it Danny!! Great vid man. I still need to get my first print out of my FDM. Intimidating but I need to get that sucker running

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks Neil, big hug man. We're gonna make it happen baby, don't you worry!

[@themainman2827]

Yo compre una boquilla de 0.2 para mis miniaturas y no tengo anda de que quejarme. Los detalles son suficientemente buenos.

[@creativecauldronstudio3397]

Thank you Danny for reigniting that 3D interest. Powering up my Ender 3 now to start on this list. I’ve never heard of dungeon sticks. So that will be my first! 🤓 Appreciate you sharing your time and knowledge. Blessed be.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

DungeonSticks are amazing man. They've facilitated more than a handful of impromptu games over the years! Enjoy!

[@hanspijpers2100]

a tip for colouring: use a rubber roller , roll it trough the white paint on a waste board so that there is a very thin layer of paint on the rubber, and then roll it over the embossed text. Kind regards Hans

[@WinEntity]

I used the spiral dice tower for years, before the tab that attaches the tower to the base finally snapped. Make sure you set your infill to 100% when you make these small parts!

[@Reloaded2100]

I love everything from this list. And i even saw stuff on the websites u gave us which I love so much! This is one of the few videos that gives me more hope with printing for DnD with FDM. Love it

[@ulkem]

10:46 I thought you were going to say "he's not with us anymore" my heart dropped lol

[@memesredacted]

After watching this, I decided to print that mug. Longest print I've done so far but it is awesome.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

That makes me so happy to hear! You did it -now enjoy a drink!

[@bocconom]

My son and I just bought a Creality printer and this video couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks!

[@tyhayter5022]

Omg, never heard of this guy, but as a DM with a new 3d printer, I must say, this is so awesome!

[@DrDeepspace]

Danny, you've gotten some gray since you taught me how to use my Ender 3 pro! Good to see you again!

[@mathewcoppola8622]

Danny, glad to see you're back, was missing these videos. Now to watch...

[@yuyu63]

The life counter. Ive printed it the way yo make it work is to have its center tube X and Y reduced to 97% and the same with the center locking pin. Also adding a dab of glue to both sides of the center tube if you dont intend to mismatch parts. And print the tube seperately from the other parts

[@user-vr1zc6tz9n]

Should rename the title to 23 "table top Prints"

[@Kla2024-s5t]

Whomp whomp

[@velrockartminiatures]

The Earth Golem from Rocket Pig Games was the first thing we printed on FDM and it was very easy to print with no issues. Cool design too!

[@Queldonus]

I’ve had my printer for a couple of months, and I highly recommend the gridfinity organizer system. It’s a modular system to organize your tools and supplies. The entire project is free, and the creator released files for others to make their own modules that add to the system. Most useful to those of us that like minis are the brush and pick holders, but I keep finding more pieces to print. My hobby workspace has never been so well organized.

[@dj-bjecki]

Excellent music, crisp editing, great video. To the point and easy to watch. 5 stars!

[@iandollery1230]

Welcome back. Great idea having prints with different challenges.

[@olivierRH]

Hey! It's been a while, welcome back

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you, Olivier!

[@tinaprice4948]

@@3DPrintedTabletop glad to see another of your videos! :D

[@therantinggamer813]

My first 3D print was a tiny lightsaber I had designed in my CAD class back during sophomore year of highschool. My god have my designs and prints gotten better!

[@pitbullash]

Welcome back buddy! :)

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you so much! :)

[@circleofowls]

I hadn't heard of dungeon sticks, those are pretty clever.

[@zedgathegreat9122]

These were my first foray into dungeon pieces. I knew from the start I didn't want to print tiles because I'd need so many, and assembly was going to be time intensive, and wasn't able to pre-assemble maps. Then I found these. Holy hell are they amazing. I can't give enough love to these and have been printing nearly everything I can find for them constantly. I can toss together an entire dungeon/encounter map or whatever I need in like a minute or less. I can take a bunch where I need to go, put them together in front of the players within moments (and they're always amazed at the process) and we're ready to go. What's great is there is a ton of variety in them as well... there's quite a few official base sets (cave, underwater cave, stone walls, mushroom cave, ruins, town, mine, etc.) with tons of remixes that add different themes (swamp, forest, curved ruins, etc.) that you can find almost anything you're looking for. It's incredibly satisfying to come across some random encounter and be able to toss these together along with some scatter in literally a minute and have a unique map to play on. It's like Dungeon Legos. And depending on how you paint them the variety goes off the charts. You can completely change the look and feel with just a single piece or two, mirroring an axis, and/or a different coat of paint. They're also small enough (most tend to be at half height) to be able to see over and not obscure minis or player vision. So they print incredibly quick. For a resin a printer, printing on a plate, can print several walls in just over an hour. My main complaint is different versions though. The stone and ruin pieces, with some remixes, use the 2nd version called "Starlink", which instead of a round peg (which you see in the video) uses an 8 sided star pattern to lock pieces together so things don't move around. These I've found tend to be a little problematic to print (especially with resin printers), and take more time to set up. However, there are some remixes that put some of these into the old 1st version style. There's a 3rd version, which I haven't had any experience with yet, that is quite a bit different and uses a slot system but looks great if they converted older versions to it. You can also find connecters that can connect any version to another with a simple really small piece in any configuration you need. So really, you can have a forest that blends into a multi-branching cave system, and when you come outside the cave you enter into a ruin. With everything interlocking, looks fantastic, and can set it up and almost the time you need to draw it. I just can't recommend these enough.

[@circleofowls]

@@zedgathegreat9122 That sounds amazing, I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend.

[@KwaddawK]

Came to the video looking for ideas of what makes good prints. I didn't expect the answer to be trees and rocks but there you go!

[@EinsamPibroch278]

I love TRPG culture, and Dice Games in general. I finally bought a 3D Printer, just this month actually, so I can supersize my Hero Forge Characters. Instead of paying $50 for a 2× Nylon Plastic that only stands 2 inches, I can print a 9 inch behemoth in superfine detail from the STL for just $7. I'll still save the cash for the new full color minis (I wouldn't have the time or money to afford all the individual Army Paints, or space to store it all otherwise, especially something so small in detail), but now if ever I want to relive the Joy of Painting, I can just put down a couple bucks for Folk Art or something, nothing too expensive, and the larger figurine will be easier to paint anyhow.

[@AsgardStudios]

Fantastic video, Danny! I’m loving your channel and learning so much. Best wishes from Canada!

[@J_Menocal]

Thank you so much. Fantastic content. This is exactly why I got a 3D printer in the first place and had no idea where to start. Keep up the great work!

[@MustContainMinis]

The Bugbear looks fantastic!

[@Zacknafin]

Glad to see you back!

[@beefknuckles]

Danny! Great video. I'm buying a 3d printer soon and this is exactly what I needed to get up and running. Great to see you're doing so well. You were always a great guy. Cheers -Garth

[@j0hnnybravoo]

Thanks dude ! I got my printer about 2 weeks ago and finally had time to set it up ! These are so cool

[@tommythomas9143]

Thank you dor all your hard work, research and contributions to crafting and the overall table top experience.

[@andrewstambaugh8030]

Thanks for keeping away from trinket level stuff. Nice to see things we'd actually appreciate having

[@BullScrapPracEff]

Great to see you back at the vids.

[@ravensgategames1912]

Great stuff Danny! Thanks for sharing!!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you kindly!

[@MintyVoid]

holy fuck man, the more i dive into 3d printing the more excited I get. there is just SO much you can do from so many different sides(game, practical,engineer,etc,etc) and as a 3d modeler being able to hold a creation in real life is a DREAM. I don't even play that much anymore and these are still cool things to have/try out. really well made video too, super enjoyed myself :)

[@racspartan1]

Just Bought a 3D printer, I’m definitely going to take your advise on starters to print.

[@gpgordon12]

That fates end dice tower was the 3rd thing I printed on my ender 3 turned out well, had a small issue with bed adhesion but since got that fixed.

[@thecomiccircuit]

Too funny, finding things to print is a battle for me.....even after many years of the hobby...great video...

[@JeremieDeWitt]

i'm not huge into D&D but these were really awesome and there are a few that i want to do when i get my printer

[@jjmeyer74]

I would recommend fdm printing a d20 at standard and 3x size. It really helps you dial in elephants foot, adhesion, print speed, and cooling. Plus you get new clicky clack rocks

[@kjamison5951]

I’m not into D&D but I see the merit in all of these. Nice pick! Thanks.

[@kidnamedcaine3179]

Sick, just getting into dnd and It’s so overwhelming. There’s so many products out there and some cost so much Its hard to decide which eye candy to pick or hard to justify price. Those dungeon sticks are gonna be my best bet ! I Don’t have a 3d printer but my local library does and they only charge you the cost of the material so I can definitely start my journey easier and faster than I thought with some table scatter terrain.

[@FHangya]

I have literally no room for a printer but DAMN this video made me seriously want one. Awesome content!!!

[@hyperionhelios190]

This was maybe my favourite video of yours. I love this and am about to go on a journey printing all of them!

[@Pygar2]

Pretty neat! All the tree needed was a place for X the Owl and Henrietta Pussycat!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Both trees were made to hold minis soooo.... :D

[@Tankthegreat3209]

I'm actually a MTG player but this is still SUPER useful and much appreciated!

[@13Robzilla]

Thanks not only for this video but for being such a great resource for beginners and the community.

[@franzconstancio1127]

Thank you. We just put together our Ender Pro 3. We appreciate it.

[@asubutler]

This was my first video of yours that I have watched. Love it, you earned a sub.

[@WeekdayWeekend]

Anyone have a link to the model at 0:21?

[@tburns5943]

Great to see MakersAnvil being featured here. I support them on Patreon. The dude is awesome.

[@Furzkampfbomber]

The hardest question for me as a beginner in the adventure of 3D printing is "What the hell is the temperature high enough to make my prints _finally_ adhere to the printing bed, but not so high that it makes filament oozing all over the place?". Apart from that, I will definitely give that box and the ruined town a try, my nieces and nephews are always happy about new toys. I am not sure though if I will give those Orks a try, although I would love to, because right now I am having terrible problems with smaller structures like those figurines - the prints usually end up as spaghetti, no matter what I try.

[@chonanacho6487]

For adhere to the bed, use Roby (hairspray) on the bed (take it out, put de hairspray and put it again, dont spay the bed with the hotend close, it will be a problem later)

[@snwfx5295]

before u make ur bed dirty: try to reajust the bed a bit tighter, but still perfectly level... and always check that bed and hotend are clean... if it still doesnt work, use hairspay or gluestick, but thats last resort

[@iRogueRenegade]

your vids are awesome and huge for a new guy stepping into the world of 3D printing. keep up the amazing work

[@briteminis]

Haha, I don't know how this happened, but I missed this video and just saw it for the first time now. Thank you for mentioning BriteMinis - sorry I'm 8 months (!) late!

[@samhogenson3051]

Just got my printer yesterday, this is gonna be really helpful

[@nubletten]

That first one the multi purpose container would be nice to both store your dice in the big compartment and your DND weed in the small compartment.

[@thinkdunson]

next to the list of prints, you should include the brand, type, and color of the filament you used. i for one would be greatly appreciative. good video. thanks boss.

[@lightburning9693]

Can you do a list like this for specifically Resin Printers?

[@abhijittdhavlle]

I am sooo curious to know how the prints turn out to be so smooth on their surface? Do you post-process them or any specific slicer settings?

[@ChitrangJ]

Great List! What layer height did you print the spiral tower and the ruined town/house at? What's your preferred layer height for D&D terrain printed off your Ender 3v2?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Glad you enjoyed it! I printed them (and all of my terrain) at 0.2mm layer height.

[@ChitrangJ]

@@3DPrintedTabletop 0.02mm on FDM!?😮 I'm guessing you meant 0.2mm?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Yes! I'm sorry about that typoe (yes, this one was intentional ;D)

[@ChitrangJ]

@@3DPrintedTabletop Haha got it. Any specific post processing to reduce/hide the lines? I've printed a few pieces at 0.2 but the lines really bother (especially rock faces and wood texture) me so I'm thinking of sacrificing speed for finer layer height and print at 0.16mm-0.12mm. But it takes so goddamn long 😭

[@anasexualdragonwithinterne2912]

how do you get so much detail with a filament printers is it the nozzle or settings or something else

[@draggy76]

i mean........ im starting off in 3D printing but once i get it honed in, ima attempt to build the hexagons for like warhammer and D&D type things.

[@n8cabbage49]

I'm on the market for my first 3d printer, and I can't wait to print out some of these tree's, and that mug lol.

[@0Metatron]

Print anything ANYTHING but miniatures and superhero statuettes . Please 😂

[@lilcaps]

I use a hexagonal grid for dnd because we can slot in terrain and of course the minis also hexagons are the bestagons

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

great video! thanks so much for making this. i’m just getting started in the 3d printing world and your video gave me some great inspiration and the confidence to get started! will definitely be checking out more of your videos!

[@peternorton1107]

So my printer is on the way and this was the best video ever for me.. thank you so much.. now onto your site to spend some money :D😀

[@deanm375]

Thank you for this video. I got my first filament printer this past Christmas and I am still in the neophyte stage.

[@y3l10wflash6]

Please make a part 2!!! (This would be an awesome series!!)

[@andyivanov5212]

Will get my 1st 3d printer soon, I'm planning to print 3d Catan :3. As for a printer I have settled for a flsun super racer. Tho cool video will defo print some of those as well.

[@ShaminMike]

I just got my first printer an ender 5 plus. Looking forward to printing some of these. Or all of them lol

[@m.hreels9822]

Just subscribed to you! Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏻👍🏻 I’m just starting out and I don’t know what the print yet! This really helps a ton!

[@jsbasa]

One thing that makes me back off a bit from having a 3D printer is the time it takes to print and still end up not good/damage. Does someone knows the power consumption in KW/hr like 72hrs of printing something big like Dragons or Castles.. How's your electricity bills? Does it consumes a lot of power?

[@Aikano9]

I was thinking of 3d printing a cable shroud for my pc case, once I get my 3d printer

[@monsterx3055]

have you done any videos on Bloodfields from titain forge?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Nope, not yet!

[@trionuevaeracalleros4324]

Subscription earned because of the SuperMetroid on the background. Nice tips bro. Thanks for the vid.

[@ChristianSenksis]

There's a new Fates End KS - with a new free tower. Look for Mayan Temple dice tower. It's again a longer but easy print.

[@Denzarki]

I printed that spiral dice tower a while ago but the pegs that go between the steps snap too easy

[@ChrisWillhelm]

What's a good amount of dungeon sticks for a basic set that will accomplish most of your needs.

[@andreynasonov9527]

What was the second dragon at the start, I would like to print that one

[@beato999]

Could you please link the brown filament that you used for the bugbear? I like it so much.

[@TheHiddenMana]

Did you smooth out most of these minis for the video? Or did they come off the printer looking that smooth? I've had a resin printer for about 8 months and looking to get an fdm. Mostly concerned about detail and quality. I have lost adventures volume 1 and I just backed your last campaign including a late pledge for volume two! (Hence why I'm thinking about fdm...)

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Hey Jesse! I didn't smooth any of the minis. If you have a resin printer, I wouldn't even consider printing minis on an FDM to be honest. FDM printers are great for terrain, and I'd only use them for minis if I had no other choice these days. Hope that answers your question! And thank you for your support :)

[@scorpionbull]

Bro, your videos are very inspiring 👏

[@ToeMader]

I tried printing the canopy from the free tree and it failed to splice unfortunately. Not sure what to do lol

[@23456bill]

I cant find that clockwork dragon anywhere!

[@oldironsides4051]

New to the scene. I have an Ender-5 Pro. What slicer app would you recommend for making figurines?

[@anarchistllama4653]

My current settings are great, but i get a lot of stringing. I would love to try your print profile

[@euansmith3699]

Cool stuff! Thank you for sharing.