How Much Does It Cost To 3D Print A Death Korps of Krieg Army?

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

Hear me out; 3D Printing Krieg is lore-accurate due to how 98% of Kriegsmen are Vat-Grown Clones copied over and over and over again. Best way to get a Krieg Army and have it be lore friendly.

[@battlebrothersam]

Makes sense to me 😂😂😂

[@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork]

Honestly the models that people make online for free are better than the ones GW are selling. Not even mentioning the paid stls from companies that care.

[@pilz4566]

Is it now sealed that Krieg's are clones? I just remeber how people argued about it but couldnt be sure if they really were.

[@creepyreptain8558]

@@pilz4566 They are not, clones don't work in 40k because they don't have souls. GW retconned that and now it is implied that they are just created in a lab with natural genetic material and then vat grown to speed up the process. I don't think they ever said it clearly, but they are definitely not clones

[@TheOneAndOnlyLUUUU]

@@pilz4566 In the newest Krieg book they confirmed at the end that they used these "vita wombs" which basically speeds up the growth process so they can churn out kids faster. No clones though just using genetic material from donors so a lot of siblings basically.

[@MaybeNotARobot]

GW's pricing is so insane, it's less expensive to print an army and BUY THE 3D PRINTER YOU'RE USING FOR IT than to buy it from them.

[@fuzztsimmers3415]

Dont forget they arbitrally jack up prices depending on where you live also

[@elonwhatever]

Exactly. It's why they are so aggressive in fighting 3D creators because they know how badly they are price-gouging and how uncompetitive they are.

[@nicbuzas7783]

@@fuzztsimmers3415 cries in australia

[@maddawg9882]

i would release 3D files if i was games work shop, with a app that is licensed, pay 9.99 a month to use it and would have tons of money incoming

[@benrunsacross2935]

It’s probably cheaper to hire students to LARP as your army and your opponents. You will need a much bigger board though.

[@anthonyd.1428]

I printed my 80 krieg for less than $40. It's crazy how affordable it becomes.

[@battlebrothersam]

That's nuts when that would be $480 in plastic

[@anthonyd.1428]

@@battlebrothersam about 20 models was special characters and units. Such as a Ghonts Ghosts but krieg themed.

[@CB-rv2lj]

if you know what you're doing its absurd.

[@anthonyd.1428]

@@battlebrothersam also printed a marauder destroyer for 1 bottle of resin for $40. Nuts but true.

[@user-dd9dh9kw5c]

@@anthonyd.1428 you should have been able to print that for a fair bit less. Did you hollow it?

[@SturgGaeming]

The bootleg names of these custom models are fucking hillarious. I found what appears to be a apothecary called "Turk the Surgeon"

[@karl_franz_prince_and_emperor]

Yo no way it's turk the surgeon Be careful or hell surge you

[@ΙωάννηςΜπουντούρης]

The "problem" with 3d printing is the constant urge to print new models and new armies. Thus, a 3d printer opens a new world to our hobby and makes you want to have them all! Personally, purchasing stls for future projects or armies ( for example because of black Friday proxy stormcast eternals and fyreslayers) made me want to take a break. It is a personal goal to finish painting all my previews miniatures before printing something new. So, no printing for the whole November in order to finish all my projects first and making some true cost savings.

[@demon1103]

I feel this is my soul. I now collect 10+ armies, usually subbed to 4+ patreons a month, have a 500gb+ hard drive of shame, and am running out of space for my minis.

[@battlebrothersam]

Stay strong brother its true 3d printing has just made it like I'm a kid in a candy store and able to get whatever I want

[@ΙωάννηςΜπουντούρης]

@@battlebrothersam exactly that. Personally I need to keep in check my inner child now more than ever... Otherwise the printed miniatures will drown me...

[@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork]

Try priming everything you have so far. It will set you straight so fast after you run out of a rattle can in one session.....

[@ΙωάννηςΜπουντούρης]

@@Splatterpunk_OldNewYork can you believe that I actually did this and discovered a new pile of miniatures hidden in a drawer? What were the chances of that...

[@MedicaeSteve]

Station Forge has some incredible Krieg style models including cavalry. Slightly different aesthetic but still awesome. Thanks for the great videos.

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother

[@Marcusstratus]

Can't recommend StationForge enough, their AdMech-like faction is brilliant

[@CAPRlCORNO]

@@Marcusstratus I second this. They just released their first kit for a new line of SM proxies.

[@bremer1701]

i fell in love with station forge. as soon as i get my 3D printer i will print a lot from them.

[@davidsanchezplaza]

station forge, print minis and mrmodulorka. 30 best dollars ever month.

[@doesntmatter5857]

The good, old Valour Korps. Literally the first thing I ever printed. After six units of heavy artillery pieces were done, my entire Mono X setup had been paid for and I was in the black. Not having the time to print or play, this still gives me a cozy feeling... good days.

[@battlebrothersam]

Hands down the best models to print supports are great models are great I want to print off more of the heavy artillery units now lol

[@doesntmatter5857]

@@battlebrothersam Though you have to admit, one thing that might rival the feeling of artillery is the cavalry. Not because of the models, but the feeling of dropping one on the ground... and simply shrugging because there is more ponies where that came from since they cost cents on the dollar in comparison to Forgeworld.

[@Inorepotatoes]

I know that this is a really old comment and idk if this is a stupid question or not. But I was considering getting into 40k tabletop and surprise, surprise, I don't have 1.3k for a guardsman army. So my question is would the others players be pissed if I was using 3d printed figures? is it like some unspoken rule or something? Or is that really only for official/competitive tournaments

[@doesntmatter5857]

@@Inorepotatoes I tried to answer but I think it was too long, so here we go again: No honest question is ever stupid. As usual, it entirely depends on who you plan on playing with. There will always be people who try to make any hobby into a mix between a money pit and an elitist humpfest, who live in mom's basement, work part time but sneer at the idea of you paying rent instead of buying another overpriced tank. You might also meet people who just have money to burn, decided to get an army instead of a sports car for the fun of it and who will cheer you on since they are happy to meet any new wargamer, no matter the circumstances.

[@doesntmatter5857]

@@Inorepotatoes If you already have found a group, ask around there. If you do not have one, ask among friends and see if there are other potential new players. Many a gamer is lured by the idea of printing their own army for pennies on the dollar since the only thing you hear about GW from the outside is price gouging and scalping, which drove many suitable candidates away. Check your area for gaming groups.

[@CruddyBro]

Over the last week you've convinced me and I've bought myself a small resin printer, can't wait to get started

[@battlebrothersam]

Glad to hear it brother 😁😁

[@CruddyBro]

Thanks for everything you do to promote the hobby bro 👍👍

[@terrydactyl2077]

@@CruddyBroso once you get used to it is there a difference in quality from printing accurate to GW minis then getting the real thing?

[@CruddyBro]

@@terrydactyl2077 it's hard to get "accurate to gw" stl files but there's some absolutely amazing proxies out there that IMO can look better. Any 2k printer can technically print finer details than gw can injection mould and once you have a file you can print as many as you want. I've found tons of them still print in pieces so you can pose them in so many ways. Hope this helps 👍

[@terrydactyl2077]

@@CruddyBro thanks mate! All new info for me!

[@FZ400R-UK]

Eventually as laws crack down on copyright issues, I imagine it'll become even harder to acquire certain printable files. It would certainly be handy for the community to say, store said files to share or resale should the need arise. Patreon and discord can sure come in handy in that regard.

[@battlebrothersam]

Great thing is you can't exactly copyright French German ww1 soldiers 😁

[@jinguini8001]

This may or may not be done already en mass🥱

[@nickschaefer9320]

99 illegal files online...99 illegal files....take one down, pout around, 109 illegal files online...

[@helixmusic4279]

That's why it doesn't hurt to have a physical external HDD to just store files on, even if you're not currently into 3D printing. That's how I managed to have some highly customizable Mk IV tactical marines before the file got taken down

[@tiobridge841]

@@helixmusic4279 Do you have these files posted somewhere? Asking for a friend

[@LastRoseOfWinter]

I love seeing The Makers Cult shouted out! Been a patron of theirs for years and years, and they're always amazing

[@battlebrothersam]

They are great

[@callusklaus2413]

Another excellent vid. I have discovered an extremely friendly warhammer printing community here in Portland, and I have never played Warhammer 40k, think I'll start with this very army! Thanks for making this mate!

[@thecocktailian2091]

Portland Oregon or Portland Maine?

[@closetocanada5604]

As a GW VP this is highly offensive. I will no longer be able to afford paying for my wife's boyfriends gym membership. Please stop.

[@battlebrothersam]

😂😂😂 OK I guess I should stop

[@Ottuln]

You are a hero. I've been hunting for exactly this as I'm starting to get into Warhammer after a long time of sitting on the fence. Krieg are all I've wanted, I already had the exact same printer, UV light, even resin bottles that you do. Also, it's 5 days since you posted this and the models we 30% off on Maker's Cult. Screaming good deal and amazing models. The only problem now is figuring out how many is too many...

[@darklink8423]

Question you need it Paint or not?

[@Ottuln]

@@darklink8423 Painting it is a good part of the fun.

[@MrGorillafist]

Hey man. I started watching your videos a few weeks back and they inspired me to final take the plunge and get a printer. It just arrived today along with the last of the extra bits and I'm so excited. Thanks for the inspiration and the informative videos.

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks for the kind words brother 😁

[@MrGorillafist]

They're well earned 👍

[@Bluecho4]

I would definitely like to see a video showing how many miniatures - or how many Points in-game - you can get from one bottle of resin. Just to put the cost of a bottle into perspective.

[@battlebrothersam]

I have one for orks! I managed to get a good amount of them not sure about points though

[@Commodore22345]

Here's a list of what I was able to print with one bottle of resin: One Death Korps Marshal, one Leman Russ Demolisher, one 10-man Death Korps Grenadier Squad, two 10-man Death Korps Infantry squads, one SoB Canoness, one Celestine, three 10-sister Battle Sister squads, one Slaanesh Infernal Enrapturess, one Keep of Secrets, one Tzeentch Fluxmaster, and the weapons for a Lord of Change (body and wings were too big for my resin printer, so I had to print those on my Ender 3 Pro FDM printer). So as you can see, one bottle of resin will go a really long way.

[@Matt.Willoughby]

​@@Commodore22345wow!

[@mitchcameron]

Honestly as an Australian I just picked up an FDM and SLA printer because each GW army of 2000 points will cost me easily that much, and now I can make 10 armies at a fraction of that, all themed how I like, with matching 3d printed thematic terrain. After getting back into the hobby I have to thank GW but I’m never looking back. Even Star Wars legion allows you to collect a whole faction for only $500 and I’m happy to pay that but GW is so broken here in Australia.

[@RockmeHellsing]

its insane, if they whould sell a foot soldier for just one dollar it whould be still value time for them.

[@nrgspike]

I'm in the middle of printing a Solar Aux army for Heresy. The official cost of my list would have run almost exactly £2.5k, but so far I'm up to £167 (£60 being the files) and while there's still a lot of models left to go, (including a pair of Baneblade variants) all told I reckon it'll still come in at a saving of about 90%. One thing I will caution is that Chitubox's resin use estimate is usually waaay off - typically by at least 20%, so I always weigh my models when they come off the print bed to get a more accurate gauge of how much liquid (and cash!) I'm burning through.

[@battlebrothersam]

Ah I didn't know that about the estimate being off! But jesus that's some savings you have already

[@apollo-uz5bq]

hey there, I just wanted to say thank you, since you convinced me to get a Printer, which is going to arrive tomorrow. Im already exited to get started. please keep the good work up.

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother

[@guardsmen2945]

Love the valour korps, been eyeing them for a year and is one of the very reasons why I wanted a printer. Not only that but now I can rescale them and print at 15mm meaning I can play large scale trench battles on a 4x4 table with hundreds of mini trenchers with either the Adrian or normal helm's for the same price as buying GWs version of a single 10 man DKOK squad. Love your videos and thank you for highlighting them, the creators make tons of good stuff not just the valour korps.

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks! They are one of the best creators out there and a few more of their models will be appearing soon lol that's a great idea scaling them down

[@guardsmen2945]

@@battlebrothersam glad to hear, They're one of the few patrons I don't think I'll unsub from due to the amount/quality of models the give every month and that the listen to the community to make improvements even to older kits. Very much worth it and looking forward to seeing more of your videos too.

[@battspaints]

That call is the cheekiest thing I've ever seen on KZbin

[@theleadbonehead]

you sir are an inspiration to me snd my small company thanks for all the advice. and we will continue to be on the look out for your new stuff.

[@thebilboy6893]

Mate, you are such a doppelganger for a good mate I used to work with! Even some of your mannerisms hahaha love it. Subbing for that reason alone haha

[@Mockthenerd]

It's not even about price. It's pure availability. FW doesn't ship models to my country but resin 3d printing is cheaply available. If I want to play 40k with these models there is no other choice. I can mass produce good quaint resin models in my own home, it's amazing.

[@battlebrothersam]

Glad you have access to a printer brother 😁😁

[@esaedvik]

GW seems to be working the hell out of their 2 (IIRC) factories and just can't keep up. Too many franchises and too many models to keep up.

[@chipstercamarillo9373]

I've been toying with the idea to get a 3d printer but never had a proper reason to justify it. This video actually helped a lot especially since a friend of mine like you and I agree, like and think Kriegs are some of the coolest minis out there

[@Weird_Quests]

How do you deal with fumes with the resin printer? I know you mentioned nitrile gloves, but what do you recommend for fumes and ventilation? Where do you keep this in your house?

[@battlebrothersam]

For my fume management I had the printers in a seperate room and then when opening them I would open the window 10-15 minutes beforehand and during removing the plate and doing ipa wash, now it's in the shed it's the same thing but I leave the door open

[@Weird_Quests]

@@battlebrothersam thank you so much for responding - I’m only getting into 3D printing myself so trying to get as informed as I can.

[@TheDysartes]

I couldn't believe it was cheaper to purchase the printer and resin, plus all the STL's than to buy Krieg models direct from GW/ForgeWorld, that's just insane.

[@trentglasgow7114]

Glad to know that getting into makeing 3D models for a job won't just make me money, but save it as well!

[@battlebrothersam]

Win win Brother

[@nvtschip]

Another banger, thanks brother. Also... now I'm tempted to print this army next :p

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother! Do it 😁😁😁

[@andrew_s_learn6255]

I would actually love to see how many guardsmen you can print from one bottle of resin, with guardsmen per liter and guardsmen per dollar figures at the end.

[@Choppytehbear1337]

It's not guardsmen, but he did a video on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4mXnKGumbikqKs

[@Danksix]

Heyy. Good video idea! You seem like a great dude - Keep it up and this channel will go places. Kudos.

[@petertimowreef9085]

I think anyone with a 3D-printer should be able to print whatever they want, including Warhammer figurines. But if somebody could respectfully tell me why what's happening at 1:52 is not intellectual property theft, I'd love to hear your arguments. These guys are making money off of something they did not create.

[@eewweeppkk]

Those are their own hand sculpted models, they did create them. This is probably one of the reasons GW has been so neglectful of krieg - they can't copyright WWI soldiers with gas masks. The only thing vaguely 40k is the eagle emblem, but that's also present on period German uniforms. The guns don't even look sci fi. So the argument from me here is that those are literally just hand sculpted generic WWI soldiers.

[@therustykrab8106]

I wonder if you could do the same thing with the new Cadia rising kit?

[@battlebrothersam]

That's a good idea

[@roseheimstudio]

We just found your channel brother, great stuff! We run a small 3D printing business in Michigan. Im printing a Krieg army right now! We have been using RedMakers models, very good poses and tanks too! We agree over here, the prices are way to high for the average person to jump in. 3D printing has allowed for everyone to jump in to some degree. Thats whats its about for us, the community of gaming together!

[@ScytheNoire]

2K printer? You can get an 8K these days for half the price of that order. Saturn 8K is $490 and Saturn 2 8K is $550. You could buy the Saturn 2 8K, a wash & cure station, all the supplies you need, gallons of resin, and all the files you need, and still have hundreds less than what GW & FW would charge.

[@battlebrothersam]

Your 100% right brother Richard! Always great to see you in the comments

[@TheLegionOfTwo]

Always great to find content creators from NI.

[@akg2n]

Can you give some insight into your ventilation and safety setup for resin prints? Also can you give me some idea on how much manual labour hours these models required? I'm interested in resin printing but I'm worried about the safety and additional work.

[@timomatic6226]

570 bucks for 3 earthshakers? 😳 How do they come up with those prices? So glad i have my resin printer. 😌 Great video as always, Sam 🤘

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother I almost didn't include earthshaker until I seen that price... It would be rude not to point out the ridiculousness of their pricing

[@timomatic6226]

@@battlebrothersam well done 😉😄 Think i'll actually buy these stl files for the earthshakers. Have to get rid of the big gun envy 😂

[@reddragon4482]

They invent the problem then make the customer pay for it lmao.

[@Commodore22345]

"How do they come up with those prices? " They know people will pay it. Despite their constant price increases, their sales numbers never seem to suffer so that only encourages them to keep raising their prices.

[@domislegit1]

awesome video, im looking into purchasing my first resin printer, so this definitely helps, especially with the ease of use from the files you purchased

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother!

[@robclarke1098]

What are your thoughts on Redmakers take on the DKOK?

[@battlebrothersam]

I just don't like the big metal boots but I like their heretic krieg line

[@robclarke1098]

@@battlebrothersam After subscribing, I took the plunge and bought an Anycubic mono 4k. The heretic death squads are going to be my first army...followed by a WW2 SAS themed Tallarn force.

[@trennaman]

Mate as an Aussie, putting it AUD is real. And it hurts. so glad I've found you and others who embrace 3D printing so we can access games and enjoy expanding. Keep it up!

[@NeoSuxen]

Hey make a video showing your setup for your printer i never tought put it on a inside of a cabinet, is this safe also for the fumes, ty great videos, keep it up!!

[@TKID-17105]

TheMakersCult Trench-friendlies (Kriegers) are my go to. I was the guy who spent a fortune on the Krieg originally, But due to circumstances I could never finish my megabux army. Coming back to it now in the days of 3D output is an absolute gamechanger. In the last 2 months after I bought my Sat 2 (8k) I've printed the equivalent of nearly $2500, and that's AFTER I took off the price of the printer, resin, and files.

[@greaterpainter7996]

Congrats on 4k subs!

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks! 😁😁

[@godsvendetta117]

I use my fdm printer to print models. You have to cut the model up a bit in the slicer but I've found great success, especially bigger models with lower detail. I printed a hierodule for $3.

[@TheAnthonyDunn]

Hey! Love your videos :) The big thing putting me off of getting into 3D printing is the layer lines. Do they not bother you at all? They drive me crazy! I assume you print at 0.05mm, do you ever think about lowering the layer height? Would that even help to get rid of the lines? Great video anyway :D

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks! Nope not at all I'm happy enough with the balance of speed vs quality on 0.05mm

[@TheAnthonyDunn]

@@battlebrothersamI see! You'd rather have them print in half the time at the cost of being able to see small lines? That makes sense when your printing a whole army I suppose :D Do you happen to know what layer height you'd have to print at to not see lines when painting with washes and contrast paints?

[@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth]

Class I'll need to do this to fix up all my old broken kre8g

[@spellfire2098]

just want you to know you got me back interested in wh40k had to get rid of my stuff when I moved into a campervan for a wile and never felt could afford to get into it again with the high cost now playing about with 3d modelling and ordered a 3d resin printer

[@battlebrothersam]

Glad to hear it brother

[@michaelbeachell]

just got a 3d so this video could not have arrived at a better time, really lovely work. Any chance you could tell me what backpacks the guardsmen were using? I may have missed it but they dont seem to come with the stl files and they really add a lot to the model.

[@battlebrothersam]

They are in their discord if your a patron to them.

[@michaelbeachell]

@@battlebrothersam ahh, thank you very much :)

[@Nolsie]

You should do a video on the grim dark future ruleset, just bake up a 3D printed version of their QuickStart setup (basically ultramarines vs orcs and a bit of terrain). Then compare that to the command edition

[@battlebrothersam]

Great idea brother!

[@helixmusic4279]

I thought the starter sets where Ultramarines Vs Necrons? Unless I missed something...

[@Nolsie]

@@helixmusic4279 the one for the grimdark future rule set is orcs and marines. It is a simplified war game that plays more like older versions of 40k before rules bloat. I definitely recommend checking it out

[@helixmusic4279]

@@Nolsie huh, guess I'll check it out 👍

[@alexfuchs8751]

The backpacks on the Krieg infantry doesn’t come with the infantry builder file. Can I ask where you got it from?

[@battlebrothersam]

Your right they aren't I forgot about that! I believe they are a separate file

[@Thetylersouthern]

Glad i found this video honestly. I jumped into the hobby bout a month ago wasting nearly $800 on basic starter supplies and just two mini boxes. I wasted money, but lesson's been learned. Bout to invest and save.

[@dmcf1975]

Another great example of the benefits of 3d printing - I love those Krieg proxies.

[@battlebrothersam]

They are the best ones I've found

[@TheWardy95]

You're the channel that got me into 3D printing! I only got my mars 2 pro 10 days ago and ive already printed 7 custodian guard, 6 aquilon terminators and 2 contemptor galatus dreadnaughts! It's finally allowed me to actually print of the "armies" I've wanted for a literal decade! I'm mid process of printing off a knight questoris now. I was just wondering though, how do you print of the "larger" titans? Do you alter the files yourself? Thank you so much and keep on going!

[@Vigren]

My Valour Korps of Krieg has cost me about 500 dollars in resin, files and supplies. If I had bought it from ForgeWorld it would have cost me over 3000 dollars. And that is an army of around 8000 pts :D

[@battlebrothersam]

How... How..many troops are in 8000 points?????

[@Vigren]

@@battlebrothersam 12 infantry squads, 3 veteran squads, 6x3 heavy weapon team, 4 engineer teams, 4x5 death riders, 9 bullgryns, 9 sentinels, handfuls of characters (commanders, officers, command) and alot of artillery, battle and support tanks :)

[@kingsofasgardstudios4535]

Where did u get the back packs please. cause then files dont come with backpacks I have all they. Stuff

[@battlebrothersam]

If your a patreon to them you get access to the channel in their discord

[@saiancantin7667]

Elegoo mars 2 pro is on sale for black friday for 137€ right now just saying, if anywone is in the market for one. Im really happy with mine! 2 days free delivery on top of that!

[@battlebrothersam]

Wow that's cheap maybe I should buy another one lol

[@ccarter1988]

I think that you are making a great point about certain companies overpricing their products because honestly they thought they had a market and will learn that they are not the only thing in the game. BUT you dont seem to be taking many things into consideration here about 3d printing. 1. 3d printing IS NOT plug and play. While its getting easier and easier these days and so many great groups out there to help. There is still a learning curve. 2. There is more copst to resin printing then Resin and Printer. You need proper cleaning supplies, safety supplies (no not just gloves) and to know your local laws about disposal. You have to buy the model. You have to spend time learning and printing and testing and calibrating. I see so many of these youtubers talking about how you can save money to print their warhammer armies by buying printers.....but not talking about all that comes with printing. Please also let your reviewer know that you are not a printing expert and your "This is all you will need" section is VERY minimally correct. Hell even share some local etsy shops of great businesses printing for profit but lower prices then big names.

[@ManuYoCom]

Wait, is it me or at min 3:22 the second post in Amazon says "-£-2-0-0- Now:£255.99"

[@battlebrothersam]

I'll have to check it back when I'm on the computer lol

[@S1lentJo]

£280. Hard to see because of the line through it.

[@misterglo1394]

I know this is an older video but what do you recommend for ventilation?

[@chris-ri1zu]

Brother loving the krieg models. Great vid but talking sense to a GW simp is harder then leveling the bed on a fdm printer for the first time. Also the 3 models spinning at 4.30. did you paint them if so dam you have leveled up they look great

[@battlebrothersam]

Brother Chris thanks for your kind words 🙏😁

[@Balyrion]

Check out Red Makers for Krieg style models as well. What I really love about them is they have Chaos corrupted versions of Krieg as well and the Chaos Commisar is a free download model and is fantastic looking! I just assembled and primed him, I am hoping they put on a sale because I really want to snag all their chaos Krieg models.

[@battlebrothersam]

Yeah their renegade line is amazing the heavy gunner with the torso holding the gun up? Grim and dark lol

[@xXSoulReaperXx129]

Where can I get the backpacks @battlebrothersam?!?! your prints look amazinggg. building my army as we speak :)

[@lupticyt5016]

Where do the backpacks on the infantry come from? I dont see them in the infantry builder buy option?

[@battlegroundtabletop9943]

I have been a Patreon of Makers Cult especially for their VC models for nearly two years. But I cannot find those backpacks!! I have checked all my STL files and their back catalogue, please, please, someone tell me where I can get them. Their new Universal Guard are very exciting too.

[@battlebrothersam]

On their discord in the patreon only channel

[@FreemanJWB]

I started kitbashing my own DKK force at the start of this year after getting just stupidly fed up with GW's insane pricing. I love the theme of the army but the company's greed just angers me. I don't have the space for a 3d printer, but am absolutely planning one down the road. When you find you can kitbash DKK squads of 10 for a 3rd of the price that GW charge FAR too much. 3d printing is the way forward, I'm lucky to have a friend with one who's printed me off some fantastic stuff from the Valour Korps for my troops, so far mostly officers and more centerpiece minis. There's some fantastic ranges of DKK alternatives, from Stationforge to Redmakers and of course the Valour Korps from Maker's Cult. They're brilliantly designed with some excellent flavour to them, and I can't wait to see what we get in the future from other makers, and what excellent little touches they add to their own. A small thing but I love how the Valour Korps heavy weapons like the Heavy stubber have the round dinner-plate style drum magazines that are reminiscent of the Lewis Gun. Thank you for an excellent vid, having a proper price breakdown like this really helps to show how much more viable this hobby is when you go down this route!

[@siph_horridus]

They look fantastic. Great find. BTW the S in Korps is silent, it’s like Corps in army, the PS are actually silent, so it’s “Death Kor of Krieg”

[@spacedmarine9155]

Hands down the best Proxies for Death Korps on MMF is Station Forge! The quality and support is unmatched!

[@battlebrothersam]

Do you mean the actual supports? I've heard mixed reviews about them on their admech range

[@yagsipcc287]

Great stuff yet again bud :-) just watched it there on my lunch break :-P The best part and worst part about the mini hobby is wanting to try and make so many armies but the best part about printing is, it is something we can do without killing ourselves ha the only other problem is time and storage ha Makers Cult and Red Makers are the way to go for these bad boys :-) also the hoodie is keeping me warm at night in work wuw!!

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks brother! Glad the hoodie is keeping you warm 😁😁 storage is my big issue lol might end up having to give models away

[@yagsipcc287]

@@battlebrothersam damn right hoodie and little heater on at night I am golden ga oh yeah I am not surprised at all the amount you have printed off is mad 🤣 but your painting skins have gotten 20 times better it's great to see.

[@maximer4984]

Can you tell more about how you print, and conditions when you print, whole process,ventilation, protection and stuff like this?

[@danielwells1734]

Hi Sam. I'm from Australia, and i am well aware of how ludicrous the GW pricing is. $304 AUD for a Knight Dominus!! I'll definitely be considering 3D printing now. Despite the learning curve, it is looking more and more like the cheaper option.

[@battlebrothersam]

If your in Australia then your going to see huge savings!

[@mebechaz1982]

Great video! Just came across your channel and I'm wanting to dive into 3d printing myself, specifically for the wargaming hobby. Assuming one buys the items you outlined in the video, what are the ventilation needs? Assuming I can't do the printing and curing in a closed off room/closet?

[@pacesettenbrino2065]

Where are the models from? I'd like to print these myself (though I would print them in FDM)

[@SpriteAndSmite]

If you listen closely during Sam's videos, you can hear GW bigshots cry.

[@battlebrothersam]

😂😂😂 I can hear them now brother

[@brokencreationlordmegatrol3037]

i had someone tell me " I don't like 3d printed models because it has less detail" and i told him "! your model painting isn't good enough to worry about the detail, do you even two thin coats" and their work looks like they dipped the models into a paint bucket

[@DeltaXK144]

I think I’ll just buy a resin printer. I have an FDM one that I use to print tanks, but for soldiers, I need resin. Thanks for the video!

[@ohwell3432]

Great videos mate. Must admit I'd like to see how you'd go about doing a full Heresy era Legion army.

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks, that's a very good idea

[@ohwell3432]

No problem! Definitely one I want to see!

[@vinnyd7983]

Just out of curiosity how did you get the backpacks on the infantry? thank you!

[@battlebrothersam]

They are in their discord if your a patron to them.

[@vinnyd7983]

@@battlebrothersam thank you! love the videos, my brother and I are starting to print our first army thanks to your videos!

[@ethanpitts1184]

So where exactly do you find these stls? I'm new to both warhammer and 3d printing and don't know where to find good STL's for printing either miniatures OR battlefield debris.

[@USALibertarian]

One should amortize the depreciation of the wear and tear on the 3D printer. How may bottles of resin does a 3D printer go thru before needing major maintenance?

[@battlebrothersam]

I've used approx 20-30kg of resin and no major maintenance is needed the screens are rated for 2000 hours it's still cheaper

[@USALibertarian]

@@battlebrothersam I know it is likely insignificant in the long run as long as someone intends to print a lot (or can resell the printer if they decide not to).

[@maddlarkin]

I've been building a Harakoni Warhawks army for a while, I've used parts from Anvil Industries, Zing, Elysian backpacks (which eBay assures me are not recasting, honest guv) and had heads printed by Shapeways, all in I figure each squads cost £50ish maybe a bit more so around a DKoK squad cost with parts sourced from on average 3-4 different companies per squad to achieve a specific look, but unlike forgeworld I have a decent surplus of extra pouches, weapons and attachments, models with flex8ble posing options, enough extra torsos, arms and heads I can make the odd character model with minimum extra outlay plus I've had none of the quality issues which has dogged every forgeworld kit I've ever bought. I say this to ethersise just how much Forgeworld marks up prices, I am getting parts in from everywhere and it's averaging the same price as a single company produced squad with less items and generally poorer production quality (in terms of mould lines and air bubbles) (and if I'd skipped the jump packs on each squad they'd be £10 cheaper than Forgeworld)

[@randomtvninja]

I'm not even into 40k like this, like I'm into it but I don't really play it mostly because of cost... but and I know this is a year old now.. this is crazy I'm now getting into 3D printing because I have the space and the money and seeing the massive cost difference in printing vs buying I'm so happy I'm getting into this and! it might get me into 40k. Cool video btw I watched the entire thing with jaw dropped on pricing.

[@PineappleManor]

check your local libraries, they may have 3d printing stations that you can use for free or small fees.

[@floriankrix9150]

Awesome video.👍 i would like to see the spoken video about how many minis you can get out of one bottle for the dkok. Could you also make a video only about dkok tanks, that would be so awesome since im planing on getting myself an army and i really love the tanks

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks! I'll put it on my list

[@nulatlas2137]

How would printing an army of Admech cost, the only admech model I've seen is a Kastelan robot.

[@battlebrothersam]

I'll look into it brother

[@Ollisaa6095]

what slizer did you use?

[@JulysHobbyWorkship]

Keep up the great work on the videos, looking forward to future content

[@adriankoch964]

That's the reason why GW and other IP holders was going so hard against 3d print sharing sites. It cuts them out.

[@chriswills418]

So I've done math on some stuff like this and so far I've printed a box and half of combat patrol for only 30 resin bottle 1000ml with that being said I also pay 10 a month for a subscription as well for my army but I can't wait till I get bigger printer so I can print this warlord titan i have

[@battlebrothersam]

Ah another person printing the warlord! I'm going to support my pieces soon and get stuck into it

[@chriswills418]

@@battlebrothersam haha see I'm using a elegoo Mars 2 pro and most pices are just a tade to big but I've done practice set ups and ya it's gonna be a project for sure but I'm ready for beginning of next year to print him

[@Silver803]

Can these pass as real ones for shop games or tournies? I just ordered a 3d printer so im looking forward to it

[@TheRealTezM]

Thanks for these videos man. They're a big inspiration. I even looked into 3d printing offshore at places like JLCPCB or PCBWAY but the $1 per item (shoulder pad, legs, arms etc all cost) so it adds up, then its $30 shipping to me so worked out one lowly space marine is gonna cost me $39 shipped. Buying a 3d printer and sucking up the startup costs is looking more and more attractive. Suffice to say I wouldn't have even considered that option without your videos. Cheers dude.

[@skylermuncy2218]

Got 60 kriegers, 3 platoon command squads, like 10 of each special weapon, heavy weapons teams, trench themed bases, gaunts ghosts proxies, a lord solar proxy, heavy mortar I'm using as an ordinance team, scout sentinels, a few different tanks, and character models all for free on Cults. The price of resin used printing might've been like $60. Sometimes go a month or two without printing anything. Haven't had it a full year yet and my Mars3 has paid for it self four times over. 3d printing is the future and if GW would sell files or half the price of the current kits maybe they could compete with it.

[@JoshMC2000]

Honestly id do a mixture the command squads don't seem to bad when compared to there cadian equivalents and I don't think the commissars are that bad when you consider how much they charge for the individual plastics. However I draw the line at paying 500 pound for horses or artillery pieces.

[@powerhouse6165]

As much as this is a great idea (and I'm already printing my own Krieg army) the unfortunate part is that you can only really use these with your own friend group. Official stores (at least the ones I've been to) get rather judgy if you even proxy a head on a guard model in a game. Local game shops probably wouldn't care AS much but I've never seen any proxies at a local Warhammer night at my shop.

[@battlebrothersam]

Yeah it's a downside but the pros outweigh the cons for me

[@sdddf5355]

but how would they even be able to tell the difference between 3d printed of modelled ones if they are painted up? I mean you could have made a couple of heads with greenstuff easily.

[@theezekarion164]

That's where my officially bought armies straight from GW online store Would come to my rescue? Meaning I've got 6 armies of 2000pts plus so when there like.. "UR KIND AIN'T WELCOME ROUND DEEZ PeRTS!" I'll Walk out to the ride Grab the New Black Templars refresh Primaris Army &/or My Primaris Converted DeathWatch Army &/or My True Love The Black Legion over 10,000pts With Multiple Hq Options Depending On How Abaddon Feels. 😆 Than I'll Drop a grand on models at the nearest GW store which isn't there store. We got MVPs in this Thang An U with me an they wanna "Flex" Than They Better Get ready to get Flexed back on. 😆

[@Bluecho4]

It really depends on where you are and what your gaming community is like. In the UK, you absolutely wouldn't be able to get away with this. But in America, you're only going to get stopped if it's a GW store or tournament. Other gaming stores or tournaments don't care. I think, especially outside the UK, people massively overstate how much of a problem the non-GW models issue is. If I had to guess, it's because on some level people want to justify having spent hundreds of dollars on plastic/metal/resin, and thus need to hold the "official" models up as being more "legitimate" or "virtuous". And make big assumptions as to how big a deal it would/should be.

[@helixmusic4279]

Here in Canada, my local game shop people don't really care because they understand that not everyone may not be able to afford some of the options available, the usually accepted rule at most stores I've been to is that you should field at least 1 official model per 9 printed models and that if your paint job is acceptable, then go for it. It of course depends on your location and the people you play with.

[@lionsoldier1179]

Hi there! This was a great video and has nearly convinced me to buy a printer! However, could you do a video in the future on the new Cadia Stands box set? I’d love to see just how much I can save by printing!

[@deusmortis9751]

What microphone and camera do you use sam?

[@battlebrothersam]

I used my phone for a majority and a shure sm58 but I recently got a Sony zve10 and used it for the models and few clips

[@blackg0076]

If your not fussy filament 3D printer is even cheaper , resin looks great but filament is playable , it will take a lot lot more time to print though but you wont have to buy gloves, uv lights or alcohol . Filament printers are slightly cheaper and have bigger build plates . I played ancients back in the day before 2000 , my armies had well over 160 to 200 figures on average and were made of lead . Funny thing is that we were always on the lookout for realistic plastic elephants we could convert , because they were a lot cheaper to buy than a lead one by almost a factor of 8 to 1. Anyhow good vid , happy hunting .

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks!

[@Hypnotic-tist]

What’s the best printer for this kind of mini? In your opinion.

[@lukemccabe4619]

very well painted and great video

[@battlebrothersam]

Thanks!

[@StitchesLovesRats]

So are the 3D print models exactly the same? Or are they a little different for copyright reasons? How does that work exactly?

[@TattooedTraveler]

I'm just glad someone is sticking it to GW & FW