DiscordKnucklehead Miniatures
YouTube
THE FIELD MANUAL7 FREE RESOURCES LIVE

TOOLS + FIELD GUIDES FOR MINIATURE HOBBYISTS

Free calculators, tested FDM printing advice, practical painting references, and honest results from an unreasonable number of tiny people.

Open the field manual Scale a miniature ↗
Straight-on view of the complete Knucklehead Miniatures paint shop and workbench
KHM / 001
24.75 SQUARE FEET
<25 sq. ft. print and paint shop.
PRINT ITPRIME ITPAINT ITMESS IT UPFIX ITSHOW THE RECEIPTS

START HERE / FREE TOOLS

Answers and tools for
printing and painting

Built for the recurring questions that waste filament, hobby money, and perfectly good evenings.

The complete field manual
001Tool

Miniature Scale Calculator

Convert between common tabletop scales and get the exact uniform scaling percentage for your slicer.

USE IT ↗002Guide

Miniature Scale Chart and Conversion Guide

Compare 6mm through 75mm scales, understand measurement conventions, and resize STL files with the right percentage.

USE IT ↗003Tool

Filament Cost Calculator

Price a miniature or an army using real filament, support, waste, and model-weight inputs.

USE IT ↗004Guide

Best FDM Settings for Miniatures

A practical starting profile for layer height, speed, walls, cooling, supports, orientation, and clean tabletop results.

USE IT ↗005Guide

0.2mm vs. 0.4mm Nozzle for Miniatures

A direct comparison of detail, speed, reliability, filament limits, and which nozzle belongs on your printer.

USE IT ↗006Tool

Paint Catalogue Builder

Organize your miniature paint collection and export a clean, printable PDF inventory.

USE IT ↗007Tool

FDM Miniature Settings Wizard

Answer four questions and build a practical starting profile for nozzle, scale, finish, supports, and orientation.

USE IT ↗

Latest field note

Index / All posts

The four newest posts rotate every eight seconds. Rotation pauses while this feature is hovered or focused.

KHM / FIELD NOTES / CURRENT
RESEARCHED / WRITTEN / PUBLISHED
Inside the Knucklehead Miniatures shop, with the painting desk, wall-mounted paint racks, and display shelvesTOUR THE WORKBENCH

DANGEROUSLY ORGANIZED

The room where sensible plans become fifty tiny men.

Printers, paint racks, brushes, tools, models, and an amount of organization that may be making the original problem more complicated.

See the setup

WHO IS THE KNUCKLEHEAD?

Normal about the result.
Serious about the hobby.

I’m Kevin. Husband, dad, hobbyist, marketer, painter and 3D printer who cares much more about a strong tabletop result than winning any games. In fact, I’ve never played. We’re going to figure that out together, too.

About