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This week, we’re going full geek<\/a> to bring you the best 3D printed holiday gifts<\/a> for the gamers, roleplayers, puzzle masters, fantasy builders, and meme makers on your list. Some of the best geeky gifts are those that let giftees paint, customize, and play<\/a>. Enter Noah Li’s<\/a> miniatures. To help expand the options he can offer into full kits, he’s set up a Kickstarter<\/a>. Read on to learn more.<\/em><\/p>\n

A few months ago, we featured an awesome design by Noah Li<\/a>, the miniature Russian Walker tank<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since he shared that design with us, he\u2019s been hard at working expanding the tank’s options into a series of interchangeable, customizable kits of parts for these robotic war machines. To finish the project, he\u2019s raising money via a Kickstarter, which you can support here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Noah set out to create a series of customizable miniature tanks inspired by a science fiction, dieselpunk setting. Representing designs in an alternative World War II reality, each tank is based on a different country. The parts are totally interchangeable, allowing for endless creative combinations.<\/p>\n

Below are some process photos documenting Noah’s post-processing and painting of his French- and Russian-themed tanks.<\/p>\n

First, the raw Strong and Flexible Plastic is cleaned of any remaining powder:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Then it gets a base coat of paint:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Finally, metallic paint is applied to show wear, and brown tones are rubbed on to show dirt, giving the impression of a well-used machine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The final parts are interchangeable and can be assembled and mixed together:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Examples of how the tanks can be assembled:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And reassembled:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The obligatory banana to show scale:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For more check out Noah Li’s shop<\/a> and Kickstarter campaign here<\/a>. Looking for more paint-it-yourself pieces to satisfy the miniatures lovers on your list this holiday season? Check out our Paint it Collection here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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