Digital Kitbashing - Customize Your 3D Prints FOR FREE!

[@LordTiberius52]

So, what I'd do for the goggles is make them open, then fill them in with a clear (or colored) acrylic

[@antibodyarmy]

at 6:55 in 3d builder you can dupe the goggles, take one large rectangle and use the subtract feature while selecting the duped goggle to make a negative of the goggle shape and then use that negative on another rectangle to then make a positive to plac inside the goggles.

[@3dminiatureuniverse753]

I am totally new to the Hobby and I just want to say thank you for this video because until I came across this had no idea you could do this. I am now grinning from ear-to-ear at all the wonderful idea that just popped into my head your videos are very helpful to a beginner like me thank you and keep it up

[@tetsuoswrath]

Owlbear with a Gun sounds like an indie psychedelic rock band with a DnD motif just waiting to happen. :{J

[@Gormadt]

Or the wonderful beginning to a science fantasy DnD campaign. :P

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I know, this is actually making me really want to explore this route that @Gormadt mentioned...I am starting to play again soon with a group that LOVES sci-fi, so I don't think it is a terrible idea honestly. This would be SO much fun to do!

[@Gormadt]

@@3DPrintedTabletop I would recommend checking out Spelljammer if you haven't. Think fantasy with fantasy's version of scifi. Like spaceships made of wood sailing between the planets and/or planes that are nestled in the branches of the world tree type stuff. It's been years since I've played it but I'm planning to surprise my group by introducing it to the current campaign. It was originally for AD&D but there are some conversions to different systems floating around.

[@The_Digital_Samurai]

This is another reason I sub to your channel. I love the tutorials and the open minded thinking. Keep the content coming please.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks Will! Really appreciate that :)

[@dillonw3200]

I can't wait for the kickstarter to come through. It is amazing that you engaged so many members of the 3d modeling community and it is even more impressive that they were all able to sculpt in a similar style so the design looks cohesive. Keep up the awesome work!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I'm really excited for it too! After Lost Dragons, we made focused, stylistic art direction a priority. All of the artists were awesome about it too :) Cheers!

[@TheDeinonychus]

Depending on what slicer program you're using, you might not even need to use a separate program for combining your models. A lot of times, when I'm printing a mini with a separate base, I'll often print them both together, with the model already positioned on the base, and they'll come out as one solid print.

[@51atoms88]

I've seen alot of kitbashing on things like Gundam models, but never thought about actually editing the 3d models before printing. An application of this could be to model bases, like adding some potions to a alchemist figure.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Totally! Check out 3D Printing Pro's video on this - that's EXACTLY what he does! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4KlhGaerbaHobM Also: For the multi-part models, this is a really good way to minimize time/pain gluing. Really nice, but also best with resin printers in my experience.

[@simonwest4663]

I like your MCDM shirt. Mathew Collvile is one of my favorite KZbinr

[@proven22x52]

Excellent video! 3D printing is cool because imagination is the limit, nice showing off the free tools, hopefully this motivates people to get creative and have some fun

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you, Proven! I agree with you 100% :) Imagination is the limit!

[@3DJapan]

The first time I've heard the term kit bashing used was on the making of the original Star Wars in 1976. All of the ships were physical models of course, no CG, and they were largely kit bashed from other model kits.

[@ph1gm3nt]

I'm not a tabletop printer, but I found his design proceed quite interesting to watch.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Really glad you enjoyed it, Gary! This was a lot of fun to do, and trying new things like this is always a journey. Cheers!

[@walterbledsaw4054]

Thanks Danny. Now I've got some new toys to play with.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Let's see those kitbashes in the guild, Walt! :D

[@Jason-on4hg]

Hey man, this video is actually great. It's such a "silly" idea to show people how easy it is to customize their own prints, and really a lot of art is studying established norms and putting your own spin on it. Great stuff, thanks!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Great point, Jason! Cheers - and thanks for the comment and support!

[@lee-annemoore2548]

Thank you so much for all your videos. I have just started printing and your videos have really helped me figure out how to do some truly amazing things. i am so glad i found you channel

[@FrankyDCrafter]

This is insanely amazing, I’m so glad I got into 3d printing!!!! There is so much to do.

[@nctinman8775]

Thanks Danny. I enjoyed the video and it's great to see you back on the 3dprinting track

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks Richard! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@stupidrobotgames4376]

Awesome shirt man!! This is a really cool way to modify digital files

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks, Austin! Big Matt Colville fan :)

[@minecraftinalabama]

Doing this with Miguel Zavala's minis for my PCs.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Miguel's models are perfect to do a little more customizing too! Share some photos when you do in the Tabletop 3D Printing Guild - we'd love to see them!

[@aristaeusarcanum]

I never thought do to this. SO exciting. Im going to try it today! Thanks Danny!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

You're welcome, Gregorey! Looking forward to seeing your prints in the community :)

[@aristaeusarcanum]

@@3DPrintedTabletop how would I go about showing you? I just finished the print today and it looks amazing

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@aristaeusarcanum Are you in the Tabletop 3D Printing Guild? Post there so others can see it and feel free to tag me (Daniel Herrero). You can also email me in the email in the description, but I love when folks share this stuff to inspire others honestly. Much better that way :)

[@hightde13]

Just wanted to say thanks for showcasing 3dbuilder. It is imo, one of the more under rated pieces of modeling software most 3d print folks have access to.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

100% Agreed! Ill Gotten Games turned me onto it...and I've been blown away how so many folks don't use it more often!

[@l1zrdking]

I loved the kitbashing tutorial and all and plan on using these tips but can we talk about that smooth paint job? I dig it.

[@antigrav6004]

thanks for posting this, i've been going stock for a while and got some buildings from kitbash3d i wasn't sure if i could print till now. turns out i can.

[@Zacknafin]

Zomg.... it’s bringing heavy metal to the encounter!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Yeah, I'd totally prepare some kind of heavy metal soundtrack for this encounter :D

[@yobtar]

Is there a way to get the tree models now that the kickstarter is over? I didnt see them in the shop I would really love to purchase your tree models.

[@peterr9761]

Loving the MCDM T-shirt. Have you played Strongholds & Followers yet?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

No, but I am dying too! Don't usually run the type of campaign with a stronghold, but I really want to change that of course.

[@Itronin01]

Came to the comments to make the same note.

[@ImaginerImagines]

Danny you are awesome. I love these videos.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks for always taking the time to comment and share some positivity, Michael. I really appreciate it!

[@JeffreyGordon]

Apple Barrel paints to paint an Apple Tree - Epic

[@CuppaTeeh]

Imagine leaving on some excess filament (Venom style). OwlBear breaking out of it. 😍💭

[@Jesters3DTabletopGaming]

One day I will have to kit bash something! Nice owl bear to the Max!! Also your trees from your kickstarter are amazing.

[@benquirobiequiratman4646]

I play FallOut 76 & a fan of StarShip Trooper s & v Conan & inspired by Edgar Rice Burough novel Princess of Mars I read some Hondo. great book

[@markgnepper5636]

Just using the goggles as is then,paint fur the a little uv resin would have worked easy I think

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I didn't want to do any gluing, and adding UV resin to be perfectly flat like we got it would have been a pain. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@henryvoncarstein4466]

I wish I could make my own customised stuff like this!!!

[@captainjellyreviews1517]

Love the trees on the table, are they also 3D printed? Where can I find or buy the files to print them?

[@anthonyortega2265]

i don't play table top games much. thanks for the great content. Do you have any painting print videos.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I have a few that are older (along with my painting skills) - you can see some of them if you check my video history. This is probably the best paint job I've ever done though, fair warning :)

[@DingoPaintsMinis]

Danny I love your videos so much fun 🤩

[@freedoomed]

oh, i saw this mini on reddit. didn't know it was from this youtube channel

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Yup! That was me! :D

[@muzkur]

I was using the meshmixer to make that remixes. Will try 3d Builder in my next project.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Meshmixer is pretty good, but I just like 3D Builder's interface a little bit more. I use Meshmixer if I ever have to do any transformation and smoothing of the areas (which is something you can't do in 3D Builder.)

[@MrBizteck]

I use a mix of 3d builder and meshmixer....... I ALWAYS try 3d builder first.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@MrBizteck Since discovering it...same :)

[@ragbran]

I have a Anet A8 Printer. Can you suggest profile settings for cura to use a skanect stl . Scaleing down to 35MM. Tks

[@WhyplayGaming]

Why did we not get a close up of the financial shed print of the racoon owl bear or did it miss it???

[@aaronblount3999]

I did something similar with a Kobold, because I couldn't find a Kobold Artificer. Took a few files from Thingiverse, tinkered around with them until they looked ok to me. I wish I had a printer to actually print him out, though...LOL

[@TheDerpyDeed]

Funny, I'm using a fish model and a human anatomy set model from Sketchfab to kitbash a fishman in Maya (not just a fish head on a man, I'm designing an entire body out of recycled muscles and bones, it's awesome and loads of fun to do)

[@kingofall770]

What resin printer do you use? I'm looking at the prusa sl1 but it's got a 3 month lead time. Can you make a video showing what printer you use, slicer, and post processing?

[@SanTa06660]

i realy like to start 3D printing for my dnd sessions, i even have savefiles of models, i made some stuf fin sculptris. im just afraid i'm to dumb for a printer, what if i don't understand the programs or how i should fix problems in my printer?

[@smaik6025]

For my it was mostly try and error and reading alot why stuff happend! I think you need to enjoy working around problems :-).

[@scias013]

You’ll be fine. There are some really awesome communities out there. I just got into 3d printing for d&d and warhammer this year. Had the same fears as you. Got online asked a lot of questions and experimented a lot with my printer. No regrets at all. I was terrified it was over my head but it comes together quickly. So dice in and have fun.

[@SanTa06660]

@@scias013 the other thing is i don't have tons of money so i don't know if failing alot to then search trough the problem is an option. i can afford stuff but i cant trow away my money...

[@scias013]

@@SanTa06660 i totally understand that. I went with an fdm for my first. thankfully filament is at a reasonable price these days. but like anything the quality of it will jack the price up. if im doing terrain i use a little cheaper stuff (18 dollars a roll) bc terrain can eat a roll up after several big prints. for minis i want to get an sla printer for smoother minis. that being said i sued my fdm for my minis and terrain for D&D and havent had a single complaint from my players about quality.....yet lol

[@vfsvf]

What paint do you use to paint the 3D printer plastic

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

For the minis, I use a combination of Vallejo and Citadel paints normally, along with some washes from Army Painter. For the terrain pieces, I just use craft paint from Walmart (Apple Barrel).

[@vfsvf]

Thanks I like the idea of painting I’m gonna try doing it myself and also what 3D printer do you use? I was just looking for one

[@3DPrintFarm]

Nice job!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you!

[@scias013]

What kind of resin printer are you using? I’ve been using a FDM for terrain and minis but now that our gaming group is getting more serious I’m looking to take that step into resin printing for the minis(esp looking forward to printing your kickstarter minis). Your channel has helped me many times so figured one more piece of advice wouldn’t hurt lol

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I used the Anycubic Photon for a lot of these minis, but in this case I'm using the EPAX X1. I'm really loving it, and will be doing a review next month on it :)

[@scias013]

@@3DPrintedTabletop thanks for the reply. owning both do you have any good tips for making a choice between the two. Currently theyre at the same price and I'm having a hard time making a decision between the two. Seems both have alot of good things to be said about them.

[@seangere9698]

Did you really use a toperwere pickle jug for a cleaner container? That's actually a really smart use for it.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I sure did! That pickle jug was a suggestion from Evan Carothers (EC3D). I love it - totally recommend!

[@rodrigovalenzuela5772]

I'm so adding my grain to the kickstarter. Also...what size of nozzle do you use for minis? the standard .4 or a .2? Thanks!!!!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thank you for the support, Rodrigo! I printed most of my minis on the Anycubic Photon and the EPAX X1, but Raul (one of our testers), has printed all of them on a 0.4mm nozzle. I use the same nozzle for my terrain and larger minis as well :)

[@cube.in.]

The apple tree model was sliced in Cura or S3d?

[@Maxiride]

I see here that you have an Epax X1, unfortunately there aren't many reviews about it as everyone talks about Anycubic only. Would you mind share your thoughts about the Epax X1?

[@MrBizteck]

Uncle Atom is the man !!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

He sure is - really enjoyed getting to talk with him at Origins earlier this year. Also a big fan of his channel. He is one of the reasons I decided to come to KZbin :)

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

Really cool. Digital kit-bashing is so fun. I noticed you shrunk the goggles too much, they’re too small to cover his eyes... 😅😂😅😂 I was also thinking, you could also just leave the goggles clear and cut out any piece of clear plastic, like a clear plastic cup, or sandwich wrap and use that for "glass". Alternately, you could use regular paper glue, or that white model glue specifically made to mimic glass.

[@goesbysteve]

Danny have you bought a new resin printer? If so what do you think compared to your photon? Thanks.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Actually, my patrons had asked me to review an Epax X1 - so I reached out about reviewing it, and they sent me one! I'll have a review for it coming up next month for sure, but so far...I really love it. The user experience is a lot better once you find the right settings. The leveling is just a lot better for me, and there's also some hardware improvements (but I'm not a big hardware guy, personally...just looking for the best experience, honestly). So far: definitely worth the improved price! It's on sale right now too - worth checking out :)

[@Aserash]

I thought the term 'kit-bashing' came from the VFX industry, where it was used extensively for things like the spaceships in starwars etc.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I googled it - and it appears you are right! (Why didn't I do this before releasing this video? -_-)

[@vibunja3602]

Imagine an encounter with an raccoon owlbear holding a gun with a classic dnd party.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

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[@madsam7582]

For the goggles glass you could have printed and painted everything, then put some epoxy resin in the holes.

[@Varadiio]

If you do it this way, be sure that there are no gaps between the pieces. You'll just ruin your piece as the resin leaks everywhere if you don't.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@Varadiio What Vangarde said, Madsam :) I'm sure you could jerryrig something to make it happen...but what a pain, and why not use the digital tools we've got to make it easier to post process, right?

[@brunolemaire7921]

Hi,is there anybody that could put a link of these free program Dany use for bashing, PLEASE ???

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Hi Bruno, here's the link to 3D Builder (what I used): www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/3d-builder/9wzdncrfj3t6?activetab=pivot:overviewtab Have fun!

[@renevantil9857]

Very nice Video! Had a question, are all those prints done with the profiles that I can find on your website? are they still valid for cura 4?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

The terrain prints, yes, the minis were printed on the Anycubic Photon and the EPAX X1 (resin printers). The profiles are still valid - but the most recent Cura update won't accept my profiles right now, so working on that. For now, you can use an older version of Cura and they should have no problem with them.

[@Oakbeast]

You've just created the most Badd ass owl-bear in recent history ...and i only saw the promo shot.

[@gtoykeeper]

Would you be able to get this owl bear print on the ender 3? Or would it not look good?

[@supertaco22]

danny thanks so much for this !!!!!!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

You are so welcome! Thanks for the comment :)

[@chromaaf8863]

Do you think a resin printer would be good for minis?

[@DreadKnight666]

Cool stuff! Are you using 0.2-mm nozzles on your 3d printers?

[@Ticebilla]

How the HECK can I get these trees without having backed the KS? I'm new to 3d printing, and omggggg. I need them bad boys.

[@Rjacket]

Printed on the Epax right? not the Photon? Which do you prefer overall?

[@miltonmateoguillen5248]

First than nothing, bruh, you the man, i mean, your vid's quality is epic. And a question, what do you think bout 3d printing minis with flexible fillament?

[@barny8159]

What layer height do you use for the minis?

[@301IKI]

wouldve been quite a bit more useful if youd gone over how to remedy that gap and what you did to the finger

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I didn't include them because they would've added a good 10 minutes to the video, and I felt it would've dragged a bit much. I ended up leaving the gap, but mostly what I'd have done is probably just left the attached shapes a bit longer and then extruded down in 3D Builder to keep the goggle shape consistent. For the finger: I did some soft transforming of the finger, and smoothened it out using some of Meshmixer's smoothing brushes. Hope that helps!

[@onodacops]

So cool !

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Thanks Keith!

[@onodacops]

3D Printed Tabletop welcome ! Ran across your channel by accident 2 weeks ago. I bought the Ender 3 Pro last weekend, and it’s been running 24/7. Your videos are great for us newbies just getting started.

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@onodacops Thank you so much! I definitely aim to be more of a gateway channel. There are so many great 3D printing channels out there that go really in depth - they've taught me what I know. Welcome to the community, Keith! :)

[@Krascara]

Dude, you could be the voice actor for Ron Stoppable. xD

[@benquirobiequiratman4646]

I'm going to kitbash mean a forearm Martian just like Edgar Rice Burroughs novels

[@THEIrishOReilly]

Great video! I'm in love with that tree though! Where is that from?

[@THEIrishOReilly]

Never mind, see that it's on your Kickstarter. Bring on October!

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@THEIrishOReilly Glad you found it :D Cheers, and thank you so much for the support!

[@bardok6569]

From where Can I get this tree?

[@randolfgarard]

Do you know of a Mac equivalent to 3D builder?

[@morrisgunn]

something was nagging at me throughout the video and during the outro I realized that I'm wearing the same shirt as you while watching. lol.

[@raghuram2578]

Can you make a video of human face photogrammetry printing and painting

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

I will add it to my list!

[@saschacontes2305]

Thank you

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

You're welcome!

[@Malcontent88]

Hmm I would of had the gun facing upwards in the had would of looked more natural

[@fangirl988]

Just subscribed 👍🇬🇧

[@muzunomi]

Hey could you possibly recommend advice for getting rid of stringing on prints?

[@stingray4567]

If the strings are fine - you can remove them with a hair dryer or heat gun

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@stingray4567 What Stingray said - and also run a few stringing tests and work on your retraction. There are plenty of videos going through it. I normally just opt for a hair dryer/heat gun :)

[@sandtable8091]

"a different colour scheme from a normal owl bear"!??

[@benquirobiequiratman4646]

i made me My own Conan action figur With The new heman action figurs

[@evancleary3315]

its definitly a bear owl

[@britanniabaptistchurchservice]

Link for 3d builder , Please

[@britanniabaptistchurchservice]

free version

[@HeribertoEstolano]

An Owlbear Panda?? I mean, if any mandarin speaker in the comments could clafiry me, that would be great, but isnt Owl "Cat-Face Eagle" in Mandarin? So how would you call an Owlbear panda? Cat Face Panda or Cat-Faced Eagle face panda?

[@duineciuin3772]

Heyyoooo! Its Riley D.

[@benquirobiequiratman4646]

i'm a idea man in b experiment with Final Faction Figurs. i have never done 3d printing

[@BrianSurratt]

Uncle Atom!

[@baldrellupusneiva7911]

But pandas are racoons, no bear

[@abdullahsafwat]

So u basically just added a gun and "goggles"? Cmon man!

[@wS21z.]

Why don't you just model the goggles?

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

Those goggles are the perfect thing to make in Tinkercad, but I felt that introducing any kind of modeling would have made the project a bit more intimidating. In reality, you don't need it to do something like this... So I used something that already exists :)

[@wS21z.]

@@3DPrintedTabletop thank you for explaining

[@3DPrintedTabletop]

@@wS21z. Anytime!

[@catkook543]

1:54 Well, nothing unless you count the material costs to print

[@jasonstatham5879]

I want an Owlbear with a parrot head to make a Pandakeet i.imgur.com/ebEpsk8.jpeg

[@DireMcCann]

OMG! An owl bear with a rifle! Insta-click!

[@demofilm]

Verry nice!