YouTubeTOOLS + FIELD GUIDES FOR MINIATURE HOBBYISTS
Free calculators, tested FDM printing advice, practical painting references, and honest results from an unreasonable number of tiny people.
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Built for the recurring questions that waste filament, hobby money, and perfectly good evenings.
The complete field manualMiniature Scale Calculator
Convert between common tabletop scales and get the exact uniform scaling percentage for your slicer.
USE IT ↗002 / GuideThe Practical Guide to Miniature Scale
Understand 15mm, 28mm, 32mm heroic scale, ratios, measurement conventions, and why the numbers rarely agree.
USE IT ↗003 / ToolFilament Cost Calculator
Price a miniature or an army using real filament, support, waste, and model-weight inputs.
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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.
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WHO IS THE KNUCKLEHEAD?
Normal about the result.
Serious about the hobby.
I’m Kevin. Hobbyist, printer owner, marketer, dad, and a painter who cares much more about a strong tabletop result than winning a tiny trophy. In fact, I’ve never played a game. We’re going to figure that out together, too.
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