REALLY? Etsy for Wargaming?

[@mitchellpolinop7650]

I really like the quality of your video and the crisp sound. Your voice is soothing and natural. Keep posting the helpful videos :)

[@witoldkrasuski2784]

You can also find a lot of kitbashing stuff for your miniatures, shields of various type and shape, helmets, pauldrons etc. Something to remember if you want to run custom or obscure chapter/regiment and you can't find the right parts in the standard boxes.

[@ArtJeremiah]

I love that you are sharing this. A lot of us crafters are selling wargaming stuff on Etsy. There is definitely not a shortage.

[@jack-a-lopium]

Awesome, I've been using Etsy to compliment my new AOS collection... love you guys! Some absolutely fantastic sculpts on there.

[@laughingmask3118]

YOU DO THE EMPEROR PROUD, SON!

[@miketike3246]

Just FYI. Etsy is also a treasure trove of vendors that make amazing, hand-made movie prop detail level things from fantasy and sci-fi movies. You can get like hand-drawn and weathered maps from The Hobbit, or replica Skyrim potions in actual bottles, or spell books, you name it. Any item you can think of from any movie or game genre, chances are somebody on Etsy makes it. Particularly Tolkien, Harry Potter, Star Wars, etc.

[@BattleHardenedGames]

Thanks will scope that out !

[@elsimian3483]

Etsy - "for the finest scented trees in all of wargaming" Never occurred to me to go there before - thanks, as always, for the excellent guidance 👌

[@rpgprints8213]

Hey! They're my little pink bricks! Does this mean I'm internet famous now??

[@tabletopminions]

Heck, I'm thinking of buying some for an upcoming project myself. Thanks for watching!

[@TheLunatiched]

Yep. I've been getting gaming junk from folks on Etsy for years.

[@morfeas333]

as a wargaming seller on Etsy, this video could not be more helpful for us!

[@Boodoosh69]

'Its your game you figure it out" made me snort my coffee! so typical of Uncle A, giving us all the ideas but not telling us what to think, that is up to us. Brilliant!

[@jokifies684]

Exactly this right here brings back memories

[@hellforgeprops]

Thank you for bringing a focus to all the amazing independent content creators on Etsy. I've been trading on there since 2016 and this is the first time I've seen someone talk about the marketplace in relation to tabletop games. You have made my morning :)

[@cordial001]

Etsy has been a great 'secret' gaming supply resource for a fair while. I'm glad you're making it more widely known.

[@darkmistress1980]

they are nuts if you type in "dungeons & dragons" theres lots of stuff come up. or even "miniatures" and you would be shocked how much comes up.

[@hobodann]

As someone that sells wargaming stuff on Etsy thanks for spreading the word man!

[@WargamingLobby]

My wife's been telling me this very thing for years. For my present financial situation I find it slightly pricey some times (eBay cheaper for me) but it's definitely a good place to shop!

[@adamduffield7782]

Depends on what yoyr looking for, ive ordered some primarchs from etsy, lovely sculpts and a fraction of the price of GWs primarch sculpts, around £30 each including shipping, compared to GWs £90 per primarch!

[@abucket14]

I've been using Etsy for about five months now as a place to find some very nice terrain. It added a whole load of things to my list of things i want like hexagonal sci-fi crates, cool tower ruins, and my favorite piece of terrain, a 3d printed cobblestone fence "bunker" on top of this really nice rock. Im glad Uncle Atom is helping further the community on their, i know a ton of Etsy sellers who deserve to have their work looked at more.

[@philipschorr5145]

I've gotten some textured rollers and dear god do I love them!

[@Blandco]

I am actually still working on my video about buying things through etsy. It's very important to buy from sellers who provide correct info. There are some people on there that are kinda sneaky about hiding the scale details of the 3D printed minis they sell. So basically they show the preview image from something done in 32 MM scale but you get small version that is probably roughly 25 MM scale. So in D&D terms you pay for what clearly seems like a huge sized creature and just get a large one. Maybe people will claim that buyer beware but the line of miniatures was designed for a certain scale in mind and clearly the preview images are in that scale. "Licensed" printer or not just don't buy D&D minis from people who don't provide clear information about scale. It's probably less of a concern for wargaming since this sort of thing isn't put up with. I can't believe this person had such good feedback through Etsy.

[@kalashnikovdevil]

I've done a fair bit of business through Etsy recently for 3D printed wargaming stuff. Some great stuff for Battletech in particular!

[@Hysminai_]

I'm kinda surprised that this wasn't a video before. Etsy is great, you can do full commissions on Etsy for figures and they can be way cheaper then the the more known painters.

[@natemcknight6632]

and certainly a better deal than the pricetags you see on ebay's infamous PrO pAiNtEd models lol

[@shadowcat3163]

Used to sell painted armies on E-Bay till the taxes got added and they started tracking you for the Gov. Not sold a thing in a few years through them. May have to look into this.

[@drewhougard8717]

This is a great video! I run a local game store that has recently added in a 3D Printshop that's going to feature licensed prints from some incredible design studios like Artisan Guild, Highland Miniatures, Asgard Rising, PrintYourMonsters and more-lots of which is going to be wargaming terrain and custom bases. One of our avenues is, just like Adam mentions, going to be Etsy :)

[@albertmast4627]

Got my birthday coming up. Was looking around watched the episode with 3d printing and decided my box room not big enough for 3d printer. Now this episode, going to be a fun birthday. Thank you!

[@tabletopminions]

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

[@fredgilbert2032]

Not sure how big your room is but something like an Ender 3 takes up about a 2x2 space (maybe a little less). I but mine on a small nightstand and keep all the supplies in the drawers.

[@waynehaywood4904]

I have so many acrylic tokens for X-Wing, and the manoeuvre templates and trays. Also recently found 3D printed terrain for Imperial Assault. Great resource 👍

[@Postmann88]

Great video. I actually made one of those rollers with a dremel and a PVC pipe. It took 6 hours and made a huge mess. I love it, but if I was to do it again I would definitely look into a printed one on etsy.

[@caden8592]

The way he said "candles" at around 2:00 caught me a bit off guard, but great video as always!

[@HollywoodWargaming]

I've been using Etsy for years now. Great for terrain. It's also taken stride as a 3d Printer's market place.

[@andrewpepper-parsons9630]

This is a good shout. I got some cheap terrain from Etsy in the UK and will be going back soon! Did not realise that it was mainly for throw cushions and scented candles, so it's got that going for it.

[@haakonts]

Lots of stuff for board games too on Etsy, inserts, tokens, upgrades and much more

[@cjanquart]

Beer tokens? I thought the wine/cheese tokens from Gale Force 9 was genius, but now this? My life is complete.

[@tryckstergaming2031]

I've bought some of the best DnD minis on Etsy. But also cool stuff like paint storage for mini painting, texture rollers and greenstuff. Lots of big company actually sell on Etsy and the paypal paiment Etsy allows is very cool

[@kodygoetz1070]

Just bought a hill giant from etsy to practice painting on instead of the pricey gw Version the first go around

[@josht3534]

thats not a bad shout tbf

[@j453]

3d resin print?

[@kodygoetz1070]

Yeah it looks fantastic too

[@Rafferty1968]

The beer tokens are for a board game called Taverns Of Tiefenfall. Boardgame and LCG accessories are so huge right now. Every game has someone making biys to bling your tokens. Etsy does tend to be expensive. Unless you are flush, Ebay is still king. Although.. Wish, is also worth a look. I've been sucked into Warlords new 15mm ACW release and 75 15mm trees of various types is an incredible bargain, and they are superb.

[@1976burgs]

I have gotten some good miniatures, stls, and Terrain from Etsy, such as heavily damaged sci-fi shipping container, scatter terrain, and waiting on a female medic for my Cadians.

[@mrbushi1062]

I bought a bunch of MDF bases for Hail Caesar off etsey! Also great for board game organization tools

[@tonyz.6105]

Hey there, long time viewer/subscriber, first time commenter. I have used Etsy for this and can confirm! the terrain scene there is on point both quality and cost. Also I now need some texture rollers haha! Thanks for the great content, keep it coming!

[@Vanye111]

Some of the 3D printed stuff is being sold by people who don't have the licenses for it, so that's a thing, but I've been noticing a lot of this stuff for a while. Glad to see it getting mentioned by someone with a voice in the community.

[@velveteenv76]

That's sad to hear, been paying extra for merchant rights on my stuff.

[@vaughn.reynolds]

2:49 - Thanks for the shoutout! We look forward to bringing you more 🔥

[@torros1839]

Microworld games in the US set up a Etsy UK store so the VAT could be paid at source

[@cloud2018]

I have gotten lots of tokens, counters and dials for Age of Sigmar it has been awesome. Awesome to get terrain all painted and ready to go or to get stuff 3D printed without needing a printer.

[@michaelalbaneseiii5158]

I picked up six texture rollers and a mini for about $40.00 shipped. They were 3D printed and actually really good.

[@ant6227]

Glad to see you covering this. I've been heavily using Etsy since resin printing took off but this serves as a good reminder of the other wargaming products available there as well. I'd be interested in your thoughts on Fiverr since that is sort of the next step beyond Etsy. Don't just have someone print your stuff comission them to sculpt the entire model for you. Lots of good tools out there for wargamers these days.

[@anti1798]

A moment of appreciation for the nice lighting job in this video.

[@rickhardmann6695]

So the big thing Atom did not mention about Etsy vs Ebay, Craigslist, Facebook or any other marketplace is that you are not actually buying something already made... You are commissioning someone to make it. -Sellers typically have 20 days + to post it in the mail -the images are not actually of the finished work (don't exist yet) -quality may vary I've had mixed results on Etsy just like anywhere else. -MDF bases, my experience has been great, -near immediate shipping -no errors -resin 3d printed minis... not so much -had sellers print out a shipping label and not actually posting until a week later to make it look like they completed the order within advertised time frame -had orders where every single resin miniature had errors (weapon arms)

[@danielschierbaum5014]

Just recently bought an "Emperor's Champion" from Etsy. The picture looked amazing and was excited to have an original looking cast for my favorite model. Sadly the product on arrival wasn't nearly as detailed as it was marketed. I will still paint it up and use it, was just hoping for it to really stand out for the centerpiece of my Black Templars.

[@patrickmchugh948]

Great Video Atom. My buddy and I have been using Etsy for our wargaming for about year. All of the sellers I have dealt with have also been great. Very responsive.

[@LittleHillsTabletop]

I've been loving Etsy for wargaming! My favorite are the Wound dials. It cleans up the table by not having oceans of wound tokens everywhere. I also really like the commission 3D printing since I don't have the space for a printer.

[@andywoodburn4555]

Looking into some 3D printed minis just for player characters for D&D. Etsy has some phenomenal deals on unpainted minis that I'll be looking into when I get paid again.

[@coburkh]

Just bought a 3D printed mini for legion over etsy for the first time a couple days ago. Definitely an abundance of cool stuff over there, though it isn't necessarily the most affordable resource. Excited to see how this experience goes!

[@ReallyBigBadAndy76]

When I first got into miniatures games it was Star Wars X-wing. And Etsy was great for finding aftermarket storage and range rulers etc.

[@bigmull]

I have some absoloutly awesome minis from Etsy,i have managed to get "replacement" minis for War of The Ring game by Ares from Etsy,also some great other additions to it as well.

[@9e7exkbzvwpf7c]

I got some battle gauges from Etsy. Saw a 3" one on a site for $15, went on Etsy got 6 matching obj markers, a 3" gauge, and a 9" movement gauge for $20 shipped.

[@GrandMoffCipher]

I bought several 3D printed ships from Etsy that were done in the same scale as Axis and Allies: War at Sea. The game itself is out of production and the miniatures are increasingly hard to come by and thus rather expensive. The ones I purchased were of very good quality and the seller even included several ships that they deemed as "mistakes" and were not going to sell, but dang if those were not great quality as well. Etsy is a surprisingly great place to find all sorts of great stuff for tabletop gaming.

[@Sammo212]

I've bought a bunch of custom models, Kill team accessories, 40k accessories, etc from Etsy; its also great for board games.

[@Nyarda]

This information is going to cost me a lot of money. :'(

[@paintingbyminions8360]

Yeah I got a couple rollers I haven’t yet to try yet. I do have some awesome game accessories. And some chests crates and barrel terrain I use regularly

[@kevinkirk3156]

I got my necron blue rod replacement gauss blaster from Etsy!

[@dertittenjager3780]

always come here for the hobby golden wisdom. thank you uncle Atom

[@sirdrakey]

Thanks for spreading the love for etsy's gaming section!

[@garethmason7920]

I use Etsy all the time. I can buy terrain pieces for a fraction of the price and they are all well made. Im saving myself money everytime. Typical terrain set will cost me upwards of £30. If i go GW and buy sane amount of bulk, im looking at close to £150. Its a no brainer.

[@johnpatrickmcp]

I have been using etsy pretty much exclusively for wargaming stuff for years. There is some amazing stuff there.

[@apexfalllegendarium349]

are you uk? can you give me some etsy shops? or users

[@larabic]

Those outcroppings you showed was from a company called terrainify, I have gotten stuff from them and are fantastic!

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

I love etsy. I've gotten everything from commissioned oils paintings to 3d printed minis to a hand carved wooden ocarina... I ordered a 3d printed ship this morning.

[@gavinschaffner8360]

I got some upgrade stuff for my Black Templars on Etsy. I'm excited to see how it turns out.

[@xTheJoexRF]

Glad you posted a video like this brother...I have been buying minis and 3D printed projects from them for last two years...some are hit or miss, but totally happy overall

[@0neclaw]

Thanks for sharing! As an Etsy seller bringing this to the attention to the masses is a huge boon! TeamBadgerWargaming

[@NickMeredith]

Interesting video. Although Etsy is active in the UK there is no one yet shipping from here for wargaming. The Costs of shipping to here from abroad are so absurdly high these days as to be prohibitive for most items.

[@lumberbeangaming8805]

I just bought some custom Space Marine shoulder pads off of Etsy.They are really nice!

[@sXeAndriex]

Etsy is where I got just a stack of excellent Kroot heads for conversions. Really some great stuff on there.

[@alexsr2841]

I've been buying terrain off Etsy for the last year or so. There are some real hidden treasures in there, just be wary of where stuff ships from (Especially if like me you live in the UK!) Also a lot of sellers are also active on eBay too. My favourite Etsy purchase has been my very own Star gate!

[@mikemartell365]

I just bought terrain tiles on Etsy for my necromunda board since the GW ones are out of stock and way overpriced on eBay.

[@ARCcommand]

Thanks for the video, Uncle Atom! I knew about Etsy wargaming stuff; I had no idea about the MDF area terrain bases though, they're perfect for my upcoming Kashyyyk terrain project. Thanks a bunch!

[@bazza1carter]

A friend of mine launched a token printing operation here in the UK about three years ago here in the UK. He's been selling on Etsy for some time.

[@Sacrelik]

Thank you very much for this videos. I was looking something like this. Are you aware if there is something similar in the UK? Some minis the delivery is £10 XD....

[@KenanBaskott]

A great many Etsy sellers are UK based. Myself being one of them! You can tell Etsy to search UK sellers only.

[@Sacrelik]

@@KenanBaskott cheers mate, will do - I am new into this world. Do you offer 3d printed minis?

[@mrmooney25]

I've been running a commission painting service through etsy for a few years. Its a pretty decent platform for sellers as well. I'm about to branch out and make a shop selling soaps and candles and now i have the idea of selling wargaming soaps and candles. Maybe when conventions reopen I can help wage the battle against convention stink.

[@kingsnogaryen6292]

I got my bases on etsy! Really affordable and the seller worked with me to make exactly what I wanted in the sizes and quantity!

[@Heath86]

Yeah I have been getting minis and other 3d printed stuff off of there. Just shop around and you can find some great prices

[@billdefranza4927]

6:55 "this guy's drunk. I dunno, it's your game, you figure it out" LMAO

[@Mutsume82]

Been going to etsy couple of months looking for proxies (albeit not buying) it does look great but kinda wish they put the detailed minis especially for the height

[@kylekelley2419]

Glad to see Etsy is getting some recognition! There's loads of great hobby stuff on there.

[@justthemiller]

Just bought some terrain on Etsy for Star Wars Legion and it was great! There are folks that make things on Etsy that sell extra things for gamers.

[@tabletopminions]

My local game store has a bunch of Star Wars Legion terrain for their tables with pieces from Etsy. Thanks for watching!

[@soberirish83]

There are also really good prices on busts for people who want to practice painting without dropping $50+

[@frocat5163]

Don't feel bad, Uncle Atom...we _all_ have some of those trees we're embarrassed to drop on the table.

[@Mikebuster]

etsy has been the place that has actually opened me up to all these different folk making amazing models and I'm all for it

[@MykeSlime]

Some time ago I got some really amazing miniatures from Lost Kingdom on etsy, there's a lot of cool stuff there

[@EryxUK]

You can find some cool wargaming options anywhere. I recently picked up a small wall shelf about 12'' in length cheap and I'm going to be turning it into a sci-fi wall for example.

[@jack-a-lopium]

DOH! I've been using Etsy for a while, and I'm new to AOS... didn't know about the 'base converters' 🤦‍♀😭... I *JUST* addressed some WFB based minis i'd bought from the ebay... I tore em off, shame cos they were pretty nicely scenically based. Great video... been binging your videos, tonnes of great stuff!

[@silverpantsblue.1780]

Etsy has been popping up in a lot of my searches for proxies. Prices weren't the best (across the board) but there are some cool looking resin prints there

[@jherazob]

Reminder to put filters on the search, Etsy lacks (intentionally or not) the ebay feature where you can sort by price PLUS shipping, so if that thing you like is being sent from Russia and the shipping doubles the price, you might want to avoid it even showing there, limit the search by country or something like that

[@schooner2000]

Keep in mind Etsy always shows the overall shipping cost on a single item. Many times additional items are no extra cost or only a small per item extra from a given shop. Some assume 2 items will be twice the shipping etc.

[@jherazob]

@@schooner2000 Yes, but when you're getting a pack of, dunno, 3D printed sci-fi crates costing 5€ and the shipping costs 15€ that does make a difference :)

[@schooner2000]

@@jherazob Yup unfortunately shipping cost is the shipping cost in many cases. It's a challenge for small businesses to compete with China when they subsidize potage there. For single small items, it is often not worthwhile with the shipping cost.

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

If you play gloomhaven, the "dashboards" available on etsy are an incredibly useful tool and clear up a lot of table space.

[@castingscenics2143]

This is super awesome! Etsy is wonderful for both sellers and buyers. I've sold a ton of finished terrain on Etsy. It's a really nice place to sell stuff. They are super out there so they take a hefty commission so price accordingly! That said, as a buyer, you can also find nice deals!

[@supercowopp7650]

I've gotten all sorts of cool KillTeam status dice, markers, points trackers, etc. from Etsy.

[@supercowopp7650]

lol I posted that before I got to the part about the MrLazer dice. Those are the ones I got and can confirm they are great.

[@MrStatistx]

Don't know about wargaming, but I got lots of miniatures to paint on there. I have a nicely looking mortarian lookalike in the way (like not a recast, but one that mixes the look of the gw and fw ones and hit exactly what I wanted)

[@eqnws]

I had honestly never considered this before - thank you!

[@PrestonMcgill]

Yea I do 3d printing for people, my most popular item is sand bags and small walls

[@Littlebean-t2t]

I remember i was so excited when i saw alot of things i wished to buy in the past, then looked at the shipping costs and my heart cracked. Safe to say, till today i havn't bought anything off there for terrain.

[@nathanwilkowski3131]

Haha, my favorite terrain makers are actually on etsy Line of Sight Terrain! They do table ready terrain for dirt cheap!

[@mortcog4767]

When I built my own paint rack-shelving unit I reached out to TheGoblinTavern on etsy who cuts paint holders out of MDF. Sent my measurements and they cust a custom sized dropper bottle holder that fit in my shelf unit. Also lots of recasters selling stuff on there as well - from what I can tell most of the 40k models are recast.

[@NicodemousBain]

I've had my family suggest Etsy to sell some of the terrain I make. It's kinda funny to me that you posted this right now. I'll have to look into it more now, thanks for the timing of the vid. :)

[@schooner2000]

It's pretty quick and easy to setup an Etsy shop. No recurring fees, fees are per listing and on the sales. The biggest issue is people finding your items in the sea of Etsy. Can take a while to get traction. A lot comes down to getting sales and reviews to bump your placement on searches unless you have something very unique.

[@lordnovas]

So Atom when are you gonna tell us about your adventures in 3D printing?

[@connorcowan7606]

I bought a Keeper of Secrets proxy off Etsy a few weeks ago. Really great model, would recommend!