Octomini Project Day 3: The $250 mini

I want to point out at the start that I did not buy a 3D printer to print miniatures. I bought it to print terrain and other parts for board games, and whatever other fun stuff I think of. My *boyfriend *is buying a 3D printer to print miniatures. He’s a chemist. He can safely use one of those resin printers with smelly chemicals and stuff. Super high resolution, and the minis will look fantastic. ...

June 2, 2020 · 3 min · 592 words · Tipa

Octomini Project Day 2: Primed and Ready

I’d really wanted to talk about playing in the new EverQuest server today. I took a day off from work to play EverQuest and watch the SpaceX rocket take off with two American astronauts from American soil. Neither happened. I guess the weather just wasn’t quite right for either. It wasn’t a total loss. It was still nice to spend an unexpected day with my boyfriend. We went to the local game store, which opened early for us. We were the only ones there. I bought a very small paint brush and a couple vials of paint; Kasul bought a couple of discount games. The person working there didn’t know when they’d be running Friday Night Magic again. We were all of us wearing masks. I bought an Ikoria bundle just for fun. ...

May 28, 2020 · 2 min · 414 words · Tipa

Octomini Project Day 1: Minis Arrive

A week or two ago, I went to Hero Forge and downloaded 3D models of two of my Octopath Traveler minis, Olberic and Primrose. I’d fixed Olberic’s sword to resemble the one he used in game a little better. Primrose is a mini we haven’t seen before. I thought they’d be fun to fiddle with, maybe learn how to paint. I downloaded the latest version of FreeCAD and started teaching myself how to play with 3D models. ...

May 25, 2020 · 3 min · 629 words · Tipa