{"id":3443,"date":"2018-06-03T23:39:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T21:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2021-03-19T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T09:59:49","slug":"lich-king-miniature-3d-printing-and-painting-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/lich-king-miniature-3d-printing-and-painting-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Lich King Miniature 3D Printing and Painting Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the royal wedding is just half a month in the past, we thought to keep the fire burning and decided to dedicate our 3D printing and paint tutorial to another royal member, the Lich King miniature<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Of course, this is a fictional individual, who, nonetheless, holds a royal status in the video game realm of Warcraft<\/a>. The crown prince of Lordareon had once promising potential as a paladin. However, he was lured by the evil, falling prey to the runeblade. But, the blade stole his soul and transformed him into the Lich King\u2019s knight. This is how Arthas Menethil became one of the evilest beings in the history of Azeroth and the most prominent antagonist of the World of Warcraft video game, known as Lich King.<\/p>\n

Most of you probably know that Gambody<\/a><\/strong>, premium STL files marketplace, has a great replica of this powerful prince. It was already featured a couple of times in our end-of-the-month roundup<\/a>. We\u2019ve teamed up with Sascha Wesler<\/a>, an avid miniature craftsman and video game player, to offer first-hand material about the printing and painting of the Lich King figurine.<\/p>\n

So, if you are curious what material you need, what paint to mix to get the right hue, and what it feels to be part of the creation process keep on reading.<\/p>\n

Sascha Wesler<\/strong>: Hey, guys. So, I wanted to share with you some tips and tricks about my way of printing miniatures and since Lich King statue<\/strong><\/em> is a pretty big deal now, I will do it on its example.<\/p>\n

Lich King Miniature 3D Printing Info<\/h4>\n

Of course, everything starts with the very beginning. To be able to paint a miniature, you actually need to have one. So, I made sure I had.<\/p>\n

Here is the print information:<\/p>\n