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John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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Rawrz Toys makes beautiful and adorable figures of (mostly) sea creatures. In this video MAKE follows along as founders Victoria Rose and Ann Sidenblad demonstrate how they sketch the designs, 3D-model them, print the prototype on a FormLabs resin printer, then mold the 3D prints for casting and eventual hand decoration.

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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