MIGHTY MINIATURES: ON A BUDGET
MINIATURE BUDGET, MAXIMUM EFFECT
It’s often been said that tabletop gaming is a luxury hobby, and there’s certainly some truth in that. But if one turns to miniatures, with the frequent releases from the likes of Games Workshop, or even the kit you need to get them together - it’s easy to find expense there too. So how can we enjoy miniatures and the associated terrain without the price tag?
Written by Charlie Pettit
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PRINT YOUR OWN
There are two options for this, one being if you have (or have access to) a standard printer, or the other, if you have access to a 3D printer. We’ll explain both.
If you’re trying to bring your RPG to life, but have something specific in mind, it’s easy enough to create your own miniatures as standees, simply by printing out the image, with a flipside next to it. Cut out the two, stick them together, pop them in a standee holder, and voila! Perfect 2D miniature in minutes. Now, the tiny little plastic standee holders can be found on Amazon, but you could easily forage some out of games you’re not playing at the time – just take note of where they went from and to so that it’s not an infuriating moment when you got to play the game and uh-oh, they’re elsewhere…