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Diorama building tips, techniques, and custom 3D printing.
Everyone needs a boombox in their action figure diorama right? Throw down a sheet of cardboard on the sidewalk and let’s see what you’ve got! You can buy this radio on eBay, and you even get a milk crate to put it on! (As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a …
Making brick walls is a tedious process. I’ve tried knives and rollers but was never happy with the result, so I decided to design a press of my own. This plastic press will transform an entire sheet of styrofoam into a brick wall in minutes. Apply a good amount of pressure to the back of …
This was a fun little project that tested the limits of my both my brain and my 3D printer. I’ve been trying to create items that are not seen on every action figure diorama — if you’ve seen one back alley, you’ve seen them all. I don’t recall ever seeing a giant bank vault in …
Ask any 80’s action hero — you can never have too much ammo! Here is an assortment of three crates with three different inserts. I designed these 1:12 scale crates so that the inserts could be removed allowing the crates to be used for other things too. If you’re interested in adding these accessories to …
I put together this selection of crates and ammunition for anyone with a 1:12 scale GI Joe diorama or maybe a Punisher’s lair. The munitions inserts and ammo boxes are designed to fit in the crates, or you can use the crates for other items. If you’re interested in adding these accessories to your display, …
This stretch of Yancy Street has seen better days, and the wear and tear after all those years is showing. For the entryways of each business, I wanted some sort of old, beat up tile, and I found some good examples online and printed them out. I cut the shape of the entryway and used …
After a ton of planning, designing, and printing, I can finally announce that I am now selling my own 3D printed products. The first item up for sale is a supply crate that would look perfect in any Punisher lair, or villain hideout. I know this crate seems pretty simple, but it took quite a …
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL MINIATURE PAINTER! (Please be kind.) I spent a good part of a week painting an army of zombies recently. These miniatures are for the new expansion of Zombicide by CMON games. When you open the box for the game, you are presented with trays and trays of gray figures, …
Tired of staring at those white walls, I decided it was time to add some color. I thought the comic shop would look good in red, while Monk’s needed a more sedate gray. While the paint dried, I started work on the comic shop’s sign. Cool & Collected is one of my long-running websites, so …
