3d printed cosplay props

The Nexus of 3D Printing and Cosplay

If ever there was a niche for 3D printing, it would be cosplay. Cosplay (the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game) is…

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…

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 Print a Ghost Trap Inspired by the Original 1984 “Ghostbusters” Movie

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe in ghosts and those who don’t. People who believe in ghosts usually do so because they claim they…

Weekly Roundup: Ten 3D Printable Things – Captain America: Civil War

Spoilers from the Captain America: Civil War trailer, so stop reading if you’re a weirdo who doesn’t want to get spoiled about a trailer. Weirdo. I think the only people…

3D Hubs Just Made It Super Easy to 3D Print Your Own Pip-Boy Controller for Fallout 4

Last summer when Bethesda Game Studios announced the next installment of their post-apocalyptic video game series Fallout they also announced a pretty amazing pre-orderable collector’s edition. In addition to an…

Using 3D Printing to Make This Amazing Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Helmet

It is probably safe to say that the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, is one of the most anticipated movies in decades. Our entire generation has grown up…

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…

3D Printed Blackhand Warhammer from World of Warcraft Glows Thanks to PETG

If ever there was a tool custom made for cosplaying it would be a 3D printer. Even if you’re not the most artistic person in the world, there are multiple…

Just in Time for Fallout 4: 3D Print Your Own AER9 Laser Rifle

If you’ve ever played any of the modern Fallout games, then you probably remember how excited you were when, after hours of endless roaming and fighting off mutant cannibals, giant…

3D Print a Wearable Eredin, King of the Wild Hunt Helmet from The Witcher 3

Throughout many legends and throughout many different cultures, the Wild Hunt is a terrifying myth linked to destruction and is often the foretelling of bad omens or times of unrest….

This 3D Printed Bad Juju Exotic Pulse Rifle from Destiny is Amazing

Destiny is a first person shooter developed by the same video game studio as the smash Halo franchise and at launch in 2014 became the largest video game launch in…

Don This 3D Printed Lich King Helm and Rule the World of Warcraft

In terms of MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games), the big daddy on top of the heap will always be World of Warcraft. Despite being over a decade old…