Cosplay & Gaming
Tackle “New Normal” with the Wikifactory #SafeToPlay Design Challenge
Online design and collaboration community Wikifactory has initiated a design challenge, being held from the June 8 to July 5. The “Let’s make it #SafeToPlay! Design Challenge” is being run…
Interview with Sylvia Heisel on 3D Printing in Fashion Today
This is a short article on Sylvia Heisel, a designer within the 3D printing realm.
Game of Thrones Fan 3D Prints Life-Sized Statue of Tyrion Lannister
It may still be another year before Game of Thrones fans get to see the final season, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been keeping busy. A lot of Thrones…
Australian Cosplayer Faces Prison for 3D Printed Replica Guns
Lately, the topic of 3D printed guns has been a hot one, particularly in the United States as the legality of 3D printing guns and distributing their design files online has…
Melissa Ng on Designing and 3D Printing Her Cosplay Interpretation of Ironheart’s Armor for Marvel Commission
Self-taught 3D artist, designer, and dreamer Melissa Ng sells and showcases her amazing designs on her Lumecluster blog, often impressing us with her style. Though Ng has been drawing for years, she…
Here’s What a Full Year of 3D Printing in the Cosplay World Looks Like
3D printing is being used every day to make positive changes all over the world, in varied fields from aerospace to medical to education. Then, there’s what I like to…
Put Your Cosplay Design Skills to the Test in Pinshape’s Latest Contest — First Prize Wins an Ultimaker 3!
I’m a closet cosplayer; most of the cosplays I’ve put together have been from my own closet and/or thrift shops. This works for me, though, as most of my fandoms…
Dragon Con 2016: Cosplayers Including Bindi Smalls 3D Print Incredible Costumes & Props
[if referrer=”www.facebook.com”][ninja-popup ID=110259 autoopen=true][/if] It’s here: Dragon Con 2016. Running this weekend, September 2-5 in Atlanta, Georgia, this cosplayers’ paradise is offering enthusiasts of any number of fandoms a gathering…
3D Printed Cosplaying French Bulldogs are Un-Leashed into the Raw Legends Collaborations Shapeways Shop
Whenever social media marketing guru and NYC-based artist Eric Ho unveils a new 3D printable design, there’s a decent chance that the product will involve a short, stout, and unfathomably…
Incredible 3D Printed Cosplay Took One Month, 11 Printers and 1700 Print Hours
My circle of friends is full of nerdy, artistic and theatrical types, which means I’ve seen a lot of brilliant costumes over the years: for productions, for Halloween, and just…
Tracer Cosplay: Simone Fontana 3D Prints Iconic Pistols from Upcoming Game, Overwatch
From delighting my own LoL-obsessed teenagers with his 3D printed League of Legends Ekko Sword (what could be better than a bludgeoning tool come to life?) to challenging us all…
Watch Artist Melissa Ng Create Stunning Fantasy-Inspired Dreamer Regalia 3D Printed Cosplay Armor for Felicia Day
As an artist myself I struggle with the inner turmoil of having a career as a creative while many of the people in my life have more conventional jobs. Many…
Come Admire Bindi Smalls’ 3D Printed Nova Terra Cosplay Armor
What modern woman can’t use a coat of incredibly strong and resistant armor as she navigates her way though the daily battles of life, while still seeking to look stylish…
MyMiniFactory 3D Designer Kirby Downey on Video Games, Cosplay and 3D Printing
If you’ve seen a 3D printed video game weapon replica go viral in the last few years then chances are that it was created by MyMiniFactory Lead Designer Kirby Downey….
Cosplay for Everyone Thanks to the 3D Design and 3D Printing Services of Forg3d Props
If ever there was a couple who were made for each other it most certainly is cosplay and 3D printing. While cosplay has been a prominent hobby for decades, in the…
3D Printed Imperator Furiosa Prosthetic Arm–Incredibly Accurate Mad Max: Fury Road Cosplay
Very few people could have predicted that the best movie of 2015 would be a dystopian action movie based on a movie series that ended 30 years ago, but Mad…
Wait…Let Me 3D Print a Cosplay Selfie
If you have ever wanted a statue of yourself, but failed to have the foresight necessary to have become pope or queen or some sort of national hero, then you’ve…
