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The Best 3D Printed Toys for Kids: Safety, Durability, and Age-Appropriate Designs
How to choose 3D printed toys for kids by age, material and play style, with the safety checks we use on every piece.
Read moreBuilding Dioramas and Display Scenes for Your 3D Printed Collection
How to build a diorama for flexi dragons, articulated dinosaurs and ocean creatures: base, terrain, background, lighting and budget.
Read moreFlexi Animals Encyclopedia: Cats, Dogs, Ocean Life, and Exotic Creatures
A category-by-category guide to flexi animals, from cats and dogs to ocean life, reptiles, birds and mythical hybrids, with sizes and materials.
Read moreArticulated Dinosaurs: From T-Rex to Triceratops and Beyond
A guide to articulated 3D printed dinosaurs by group: theropods, sauropods, ceratopsians, armored dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine reptiles and skeletons.
Read moreThe Complete Guide to Flexi Dragon Designs: Types, Movements, and Collecting
How flexi dragons work and how to choose one: Eastern and Western designs, wyverns and drakes, sizes, joint quality, materials, colors and care.
Read moreSeasonal 3D Printing: Creating Holiday-Themed Decorations and Gifts Year-Round
Holiday and seasonal 3D printing ideas for every part of the year, from ornaments and Halloween skeletons to cake toppers, and how we plan the season.
Read moreUnderstanding Print Time: Why Quality 3D Prints Can't Be Rushed
Why a quality 3D print takes hours: layer height, speed, infill, supports, size and material each add time, and rushing a print causes failures.
Read moreColor Theory in 3D Printing: Choosing Filaments That Pop
How plain, silk, metallic, color-changing, glow and translucent filaments look and behave, so you know what to ask for in the Custom color box.
Read moreFunctional 3D Printing: Beyond Toys and Decorations
Broken or missing plastic parts can usually be printed. Here is when printing beats buying and which material a working part needs.
Read moreThe Science Behind Smooth Finishes: Post-Processing Techniques for 3D Prints
How a 3D print goes from layer lines to a smooth finish: print settings, sanding grits, chemical smoothing, primer and paint, and which pieces we finish.
Read moreSupporting Local Artists: How 3D Printing Brings Digital Designs to Life
Where the designs we print come from, how designers get paid through licenses, and why buying a licensed print supports the artist who drew it.
Read morePLA vs PETG vs ABS: Choosing the Right Filament for Your 3D Printed Collectibles
PLA, PETG and ABS compared on detail, strength, heat, safety and aging, with the right filament for each job and why our flexi toys are premium PLA.
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