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Above, limited edition Rockin’ Space Marine Kit, created by me (Andrew Simon Thomas)<\/a> and Pop Goes the Monkey.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Last week we were at the Las Vegas Open<\/a>, a premiere tournament for the most popular tabletop wargames. We called on community members to stop by and show us their coolest custom minis<\/a>, and you did not disappoint!<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the best 3D printed bits we saw at LVO:<\/p>\n

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Our Contest winner was this incredible steampunk tank painted by Quentin Ponath. Vehicle insignia by Pop Goes the Monkey.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some scary\/amazing Knight Titans by Christopher Price, with Gadgets + bits.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Space Marines with custom insignia, painted by Michael Linke, with 3D printed bits by Pop Goes the Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A spectacular recreation of the Dota\u00ae 2 battlefield, printed by our partners Whiteclouds in full color sandstone<\/a> as part of the Valve + Shapeways licensing partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Shapeways Crew!<\/p>\n

Inspired? Create your own<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Above, limited edition Rockin’ Space Marine Kit, created by me (Andrew Simon Thomas) and Pop Goes the Monkey. 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