In this Hero Forge Miniatures review for Dungeons and Dragons, Goobertown covers what he likes about the program and what he doesn’t!
Goobertown Hobbies is a great content creator who has interesting takes on the hobby. Whether it’s a collaboration with other hobby YouTubers or a challenge for himself, he has a broad range of topics he covers. Since he has so much great content, why not check out what else he has done?
This week he is doing something a little different. Instead of doing a lot of painting or modeling, he has a review of Hero Forge and how they actually work for making D&D miniaturess. Let’s get into it!
Hero Forge Review for Dungeons & Dragons: Goobertown
If you don’t know what the program is, it’s basically a way for you to build your own 3D minis, then either buy the STL file or a printed version. It’s a really fun program if nothing else. Making your own minis in a web browser is super awesome and they have a ton of options.
There are options for fantasy, sci-fi, western, and everything in between.
Overall, for his D&D campaign, everyone was able to get something pretty close to what they wanted their characters to look like. However, there are some types of options (like the crossbow and backpack) that were very weak. Then some things have a ton of options, such as swords. Lastly, you can also color in your characters which really helps with painting, but they all come unpainted obviously.
How the Printed Minis Look
They have very exaggerated features in the builder, but how do they look on 1″ tall minis? For his models, he did them as STLs, as it’s not too expensive. However, if you don’t have a printer at home, you can get them from Hero Forge, but they are expensive. About $30-35 each, so it could build up. The process of buying the STls is also not instant, they took anywhere from 2 hours to a day and a half to process.
3D Printing Them
The files you download do not look smooth at all when compared to the online version. Unfortunately, they take work to get ready for printing. He did this for all the characters but it does take a decent amount of time. So be sure you have that in mind if you’re 3D printing your own.
The nice thing about 3D printing is you can adjust size accordingly. You can see the scale he used above to get the heights right for the different races.
How is Painting Them?
They paint up pretty well and he found some strengths and weaknesses of the models while doing this. As with anything you create this way, there will probably be some small issues and inconsistencies. But overall they turned out pretty good. They will be used for the Twenty-Sided Realms Podcast, so if you want to see the minis in action, be sure to check it out!
Final Thoughts
Overall, he likes them! Obviously, there are flaws but nothing too deal-breaking. Posing the miniatures sometimes messed up the print, so be careful if you’re going crazy with the posing.
The oversized features may look strange on the program, but they actually look good when printed. The other thing you have to realize, some of the options look much blander when printed than expected. The last flaw would be that if you want to add new gear to your champions, you have to pay full price for a new STL. With that said, overall, they are pretty sweet and it’s really fun to build your own character.
If you are curious about what he has to say, and for more details on the techniques watch the full video above! Also, be sure to Subscribe to Goobertown Hobbies if you enjoy his content!
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What would your review be of the miniatures you can create from Hero Forge?
About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
