There are three words that we never use when discussing 3D Printing: Magic, Fast, and Cheap. 3D Printing, while game changing, ground-breaking, and eye-opening, can be expensive... and very quickly, become more expensive. With material costs for industrial machines at their current prices, combined with the amount of waste created during printing, vendors and makers alike lose a lot of money annually solely from the process. 3D Printers are also imperfect machines, in that c

We are super excited to present our first- and very ambitious- Youtube Video! We have been looking to experiment with a variety of content, and Youtube was always something we wanted to try! After many a setback, the video is finally done, and we have learned a lot about what we want to create through this channel while working on this episode of Comic Con Chronicles. Please comment on the video or down below with your (constructive) thoughts, and what you would like to see

Kicking off a new series, articles like this will focus either on a 3D printing vendor's menu or a single material that we will pick apart and analyze to its dark depths, so you can make the best decision on what to use in your next project! Convention's are always in season, and with New York Comic Con just around the corner, you may have been inspired to hop on the cosplay train. 3D printing cosplay is a great project for those of you either looking for a fresh new challeng

If you have yet to see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's latest fashion exhibition, Manus X Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology, I highly recommend you go before it closes on August 14th! While I have my issues with the show, it is nonetheless a luxurious spectacle perfect for anyone needing a spark of inspiration. 3D printing was obviously featured, and the selected pieces showcased it in stunningly game-changing, unique ways I had never seen before. The show also has

An awesome example of the Stratasys J750 awesome capabilities (did we mention how awesome this is?) In this week's podcast, we talked about Stratasys' GAME-CHANGING colored plastic 3D printer (Yes, you read that right), and went off on a ton of tangents about our crazy ideas for 3D printed materials. Just as we promised, here are some links to events, machines, and other fun stuff we mentioned: Stratasys' blog post on the new J750 printer Stratasys' blog post on their Connex3

After three long modeling months, it is finally time to make this thing a reality in our world! It is time to print! To refresh, I produced all of the rigid pieces of the armor on a ProJet 7000 SLA 3D printer. A machine that prints in an ivory polypropaline based resin, the material is a close counterpart to commercial plastic. Its rigidity, durability, and smooth surface was ideal for any remaining painting and finishing; it also prints complex detail beautifully, which c

This article was originally published on August 7th, 2013 for the New York Video Game Critics' Circle site, where I was interning at the time. Geared towards individuals passionate about games, I composed a piece that covered the general 3D printing process, from idea conception to post production, through the cheeky lense of game terminology (at least, I thought it to be cheeky at the time). It was an enjoyable piece to write that I still think, after several years, can pr

We have a new podcast to share with you! This time around, we regale tales from their first week of the 30 Minute Modeling Challenge. We also talk about 3D printing hair and the implications of what could be the one of the first mass-produced 3D printed product: New Balance running shoes. This was a lot of fun, and our best podcast to date (we think)! We hope you enjoy, and if you ever have a topic you would like for us to discuss on these, please give us a shoutout on socia