3d printed toys and games
What’s Really Going on With the 3D Printed Toy Market Today?
One of the many industries being disrupted by 3D printing is toys; as most mass-produced playthings are already made of plastic, which is definitely in the 3D printing wheelhouse, it…
New 3D Printed Board Game Allows Players to Battle Autocracy
Board games have been around for centuries, and even with all of the technological alternatives available today, they still remain popular. That doesn’t mean, though, that board games can’t be…
Super-Sizing a LEGO Bulldozer with 3D Printing
When Matt Denton, engineer, maker, droid builder, and 3D printing enthusiast was a child, he was, like many of his peers, a huge fan of LEGO’s Technic building kits. The…
3D Printing Leads to Kickstarter Success for Inventive Fungisaurs
In 2015, 3D artist Aiman Akhtar and his wife Hwa Kinoshita Kim were driving back from a camping trip to Yosemite National Park when they stopped at an In-N-Out Burger and…
From Go-Kart to Forklift: More of Matt Denton’s Adventures in 3D Printed Legos
In the 1970s, LEGO started producing Technic kits, which were boxes of LEGOs with rods and other parts for the purpose of building more complex, functional projects than were possible…
MyMiniFactory: 3D Printing Trends for July 2017
The 3D printing industry has bloomed into one that generates billions of dollars, and that is only expected to grow–with fierce competition continuing to mount across the globe. Today, you…
3D Printing Toys Isn’t All Fun & Games: Michigan Tech & MyMiniFactory Discuss New Study Detailing 3D Printed Disruption
3D printing is a disruptive technology making its mark across several industries; this is no longer a projection, but an in-process matter of fact as additive manufacturing comes into play…
3D Printing Content Trends: MyMiniFactory Releases New Monthly Report
It’s no surprise that we love to check out the latest in reports and trends regarding 3D printing, but usually the concern is with what fancy hardware, software, and mindblowing…
Design and 3D Print Your Own Character for New Skylanders Imaginators Game
Games – of both the video and tabletop nature – are becoming more and more customizable thanks to 3D printing and virtual reality. The lines between video and tabletop gaming…
Sculpteo’s Best Practices for Designing a 3D Printable Twisty Puzzle/Rubik’s Cube
Since 1974, the Rubik’s Cube has become the most widely sold toy in the world. A large part of its fascination is due to how challenging it is to solve…
From Creepy Crawlers to 3D Printers: Mattel Resurrects the ThingMaker
One sign that I’m getting old is that I’ve started to do the “back in my day!” thing more often than I’m entirely comfortable with. One example of this is…
Kirby Downey’s 3D Printed Machine Gun Brilliantly Replaces Bullets with Rubber Bands
MyMiniFactory lead designer Kirby Downey is steeped in the world of 3D printing, cosplay, and video games. Less than a month ago, 3DPrint.com reported that a simple look at his MyMiniFactory profile…
Watch 3D Printed Actions Figures Battle in This Awesome Stop Motion Video
Toy designer Hauke Scheer had been creating his own line of custom designed action figures and toys the traditional way for years until he discovered 3D printing in 2013. Since…
Clip-on Stormtrooper Heads 3D Printed to Upgrade Foosball Table
It may well have been patented as far back as the 1890s, but the game of Table Football – or Foosball – is thought to have been invented by one…
