Resin or Plastic? Let's find out together!

miniatures or scenery made of plastic or resin.

As you have surely noticed, many scenics can be made with two types of materials:

  • Resin (Resin in the pictures) semi-flexible high precision
  • Plastic (Pla in the images) ecological, hard and resistant.

Let's find out the differences together to better understand what to focus on during the experience on the site, given that everything is based on the final purpose of the 3D printed object.

RESIN

PLASTIC

  • Resin 3D prints represent the best solution for those interested in a very high level of detail. For this reason, resin is used for all our miniatures and smaller objects.

 

  • Its intrinsic qualities (hardness and porosity) make it the material of excellence for painters and collectors.

 

  • All resin prints are supplied in their original matte gray colour.
  • Plastic 3D prints represent the best solution for those interested in large and small objects, at low cost, to fill a gaming table quickly and in the best possible way. In fact, at a glance, the table will seem alive and the gaming experience will be superlative.
  • The ecological and non-toxic plastic (derived from maize) of high quality that we use, makes the product hard but at the same time elastic. Although it is a less suitable material for painting due to the less sharp details and the external finish not exactly conducive to the purpose, buildings and furnishings made of plastic last years of play sessions.
  • Plastic prints are made by trying to combine the color of the material with that of the model to be made, therefore objects (for example) wooden objects will be made brown (if possible) and stone objects (if possible) gray.

 

All of our miniatures are printed EXCLUSIVELY in resin for an extreme definition and level of detail.
Almost all of our scenery is instead printed in plastic (for some there is a choice).

Differenza tra plastica e resina stampa 3D

In the image: example of miniature molded in resin (left) and plastic (right)