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From the Werks

The printers, materials, tools, software, and model sources behind Hexwerks Studios table pieces, prototypes, and painted worlds.

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Disclosure

Hexwerks Studios is not currently sponsored by any company. Some links on this page may become affiliate links in the future. If that happens, the affiliate relationship will be clearly disclosed near the link. We only list tools, materials, printers, and model sources we actually use, test, or would honestly recommend.

Current Forge Note

Not sponsored. No current affiliate relationship unless clearly stated. These are tools and materials Hexwerks Studios actually uses in the studio.

Printing Setup

Machines, Resin, and Filament

The current studio setup covers high-detail resin work, larger FDM terrain, prototype boards, trays, organizers, and functional table parts.

Resin Printing

Anycubic Photon P1

Used for high-detail resin miniatures, prototype models, terrain details, and photography pieces.

  • High-detail resin miniatures
  • Prototype models
  • Terrain details
  • Photography pieces

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Resins

Anycubic-brand Resin

Used for detailed tabletop prototypes, miniatures, and test prints.

  • Detailed tabletop prototypes
  • Miniatures
  • Test prints

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FDM Printing

Anycubic Kobra S1

Used for larger terrain pieces, test components, trays, organizers, prototype boards, and functional table parts.

  • Larger terrain pieces
  • Test components
  • Trays and organizers
  • Prototype boards
  • Functional table parts

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Filaments

Anycubic-brand Filament

Used for FDM terrain, tools, organizers, and prototype components.

  • FDM terrain
  • Studio tools
  • Organizers
  • Prototype components

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Wash and Cure

Resin Post-Processing

Fresh resin prints pass through cleanup and curing before they are ready for paint, photography, and table testing.

Wash / Cure Setup

Anycubic Wash & Cure 3 Plus

The Anycubic Wash & Cure 3 Plus is used for the resin post-processing side of the forge: cleaning fresh resin prints, curing finished pieces, and preparing models for paint, photography, and table testing.

  • Cleaning resin prints
  • Curing resin prints
  • Preparing models for paint
  • Preparing miniatures for photography
  • Post-processing resin prototypes

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Software

Slicers and Print Prep

The software side of the forge handles the quiet work before the machine starts: orientation, supports, hollowing, slicing, and table parts.

Resin Slicer / Software

Anycubic Photon Workshop

Anycubic Photon Workshop is used to prepare resin files for the Photon P1. It handles the practical print-prep work behind the scenes: orienting models, preparing supports, setting up resin print files, and getting miniatures ready for the build plate.

  • Preparing resin files
  • Model orientation
  • Support setup
  • Hollowing when needed
  • Resin print preparation

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FDM Slicer / Software

Anycubic Slicer

Anycubic Slicer is used to prepare FDM prints for terrain, trays, organizers, prototype components, and larger table pieces. It supports the practical side of the studio: the parts that give the table structure, storage, and physical utility.

  • Preparing FDM terrain
  • Prototype boards and parts
  • Component trays
  • Organizers
  • Table tools
  • Larger utility prints

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Safety Gear

Resin Safety and Cleanup

Resin printing is handled as a workshop process, not a toy-box process.

The Hexwerks workflow uses basic resin safety gear and cleanup tools whenever resin prints are prepared, washed, cured, sanded, or handled.

Current Gear
  • Nitrile gloves
  • Respirator
  • Ventilation
  • Safety glasses
  • Silicone mats
  • Paper towels
  • IPA
Used For
  • Handling uncured resin
  • Cleaning resin prints
  • Post-processing miniatures
  • Sanding and prep
  • Preparing models for paint

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Paints and Hobby Tools

Hand Work After the Machine

The forge does not end when a print comes off the machine. Paint, repair, cleanup, basing, and table prep are where the printed work starts to belong to the world.

Paints

Paints and Primers

Paint is where the printed work begins to feel like part of the Hexwerks world. Miniatures and terrain are primed, painted, weathered, and photographed to test tone, silhouette, table presence, and visual identity.

Paint Brands
  • Army Painter
  • Citadel
  • Pro Acryl
  • Two Thin Coats
Primer
  • Vallejo Air
  • Miniature painting
  • Terrain painting
  • Weathering
  • Basing
  • Photography models
  • Visual development

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Hobby Tools

Hobby Tools and Table Prep

Models are clipped, cleaned, sanded, glued, based, repaired, cured, and prepared for the table by hand.

Tools Used
  • Hobby knives
  • Clippers
  • Sanding sticks
  • Brushes
  • Super glue
  • Basing materials
  • UV light
  • Files
Used For
  • Support cleanup
  • Assembly
  • Repairs
  • Basing
  • Model prep
  • Terrain prep
  • Final table presentation

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Model Sources

Bestiarum Miniatures / Bestiarum Games

Many of the printed miniatures shown in Hexwerks Studios prototype photography come from Bestiarum Miniatures / Bestiarum Games.

Their dark fantasy sculpts are used here for painting, table presence testing, prototype photography, and visual development. These models help establish mood, scale, silhouette, and the physical presence of a game before the final product exists.

These miniatures are not Hexwerks Studios sculpts unless specifically stated. Bestiarum Miniatures / Bestiarum Games is not a sponsor or affiliate partner unless clearly disclosed.

  • Painted miniature photography
  • Prototype warband visuals
  • Table presence testing
  • Mood and scale reference
  • Visual development for dark tabletop worlds

Not sponsored. Not currently an affiliate partner. Models credited as third-party STL/model sources.

Hexwerks Studios does not currently claim commercial rights to sell printed Bestiarum models. Do not imply that Hexwerks sells or commercially prints third-party models.

Terrain Sources

Printable Scenery

Terrain gives a game its ground: duel spaces, objectives, ruins, cover, and the small physical details that make a table feel lived in.

Printable Scenery is used as one of the terrain sources for Hexwerks tabletop photography, playtest environments, duel grounds, objectives, and table scatter. Some terrain is printed, some is handmade, and some may come from third-party STL sources that will be credited where appropriate.

  • Duel grounds
  • Photo backdrops
  • Objectives
  • Table scatter
  • Playtest boards
  • Prototype battlefields

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Affiliate Disclosure

No Hidden Coin

Hexwerks Studios is not currently sponsored by any company. Any future affiliate, gifted, or sponsored relationship will be marked clearly near the relevant link before that link is added.

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Credits and Licensing Notes

Credit the Hands Behind the Work

Not every miniature shown on this site is sculpted by Hexwerks Studios. Some prototype and photography models come from third-party STL creators, sculptors, or model libraries.

Where possible, Hexwerks Studios credits the original sculptor, STL creator, or model source. Third-party models are used for painting, prototype photography, visual development, and table presence testing unless otherwise stated.

Hexwerks Studios does not claim ownership of third-party sculpts and does not sell third-party printed models unless a separate written commercial license or creator agreement allows it.