You've probably come across the terms resin printing or FDM printing several times on our site. Here, we'd like to briefly introduce both processes so you can decide which one is best for you.

Resin printing:

Resin prints are printed with UV resin. We exclusively use ABS resin or high-throughput resin for our figures. Resin allows for the finest details to be reproduced with superb clarity. Compared to FDM printing, significantly less post-processing is required. This makes it particularly suitable for figures, jewelry, finely detailed objects, transparent prints, etc. Unfortunately, we are limited to a size of 29 x 29 x 18 cm with this printing process. However, a larger resin print can also be produced if it is printed from multiple parts and later assembled. Here is an example image of one of our resin prints:

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FDM printing:

FDM prints are significantly more stable than resin prints, and they are made of plastic. The FDM printer prints objects by layering several small plastic lines that connect with each other, slowly creating the object. Unfortunately, this printing technique is not nearly as precise and clean as the resin printer at smaller scales, such as for figures, but it is no longer a problem for larger objects (e.g. 1:6 model horses). The disadvantage of this printing method is definitely the rework (the small print grooves remain visible after printing). To achieve a completely smooth surface, it is necessary to do a lot of sanding and, if necessary, to use spray filler (which reduces sanding time enormously). Once this work is done, FDM prints are also very smooth afterwards.

Good news: Thanks to a new technique for smoothing FDM prints, you will soon have less sanding work to do (but of course you will still have a bit of work to do ;) ),

Here are example images of an FDM print from us: