Useful 3D Prints - Melbourne

25/09/2026

I know my job is pretty cool, but some days it just really hits that I turn numbers into physical things.

13/07/2026

Best part about running your own 3d print business, can print out whatever you want.
Worst part, never having any time to print out your own stuff 🫠😂

Finally have some personal minis off the printer, a few encounter bundles for our D&D sessions!

08/07/2026

I know I say this everytime, and that "I'm bad at social media" but, we've got an update that I'm really proud of in this blog!
https://www.useful3dprints.com.au/post/useful-3d-prints-update-b2b-3d-printing-custom-manufacturing-new-stockist-in-melbourne

We're now on Consignment at Top Table Games (TTG linked in comments) in Williams Landing. And we've secured and completed a few more B2B jobs.

It has been a wild month.

What a wild few monthsHello everyone!It's been super quiet on our blogs lately... and honestly, that's been a good thing. We've just been incredibly busy!Over the past few months we've taken on several B2B 3D printing projects, with a few more currently in the works, which has been incredibly exciti...

21/06/2026

I know I'm bad at social media, apols, but we're still here, and still working! Closing in on our 100th custom order! Thank you to all the support so far, here's a cheeky Hydra I've been working on as a Proxy for a popular table top wargame.

Do you want to play the new Cities “Griever build” Have you seen the profile ability that’ll make your opponents dread getting locked up by one snakey boi for multiple turns? Do you want multiple of them? Look towards the hydra - file design by DM stash, produced by Useful 3D Prints in Melbour...

15/06/2026

Has Warhammer's new scorecard tracker announced in the AoS GBH got you down?
Don't worry, we've got you covered
https://www.useful3dprints.com.au/product-page/aos-score-tracker
Grab a tracker that you'll love using, not one that you'll knock and lose scores from.

Keep your focus on the battlefield, not on scribbled notes.This compact 3D-printed Age of Sigmar Score Tracker is designed to make tracking game progress quick, clear, and effortless throughout every battle. Featuring dual rotating number dials for victory points, dedicated sliders for Battle Tactic...

01/06/2026

I've been a bit behind on blogs, it's been a busy May...
But this blog is pretty special to me, I've been doing this as my fulltime work for about 6 months now, and I've done a review of those 6 months.

Thank you to everyone that lets me keep doing this as my work.

I figured this blog is going to be a bit of a different one from my usual (even though I've missed a few weeks of D&D blogs). I'm Justin and I run Useful 3D Prints down in Melbourne. This weeks blog, a review of what it's like running your own business, and starting from scratch.6ish Months in revie...

01/06/2026

This weekend I ran an event for my other passion! A 36 person Age of Sigmar Tournament.
A Big thank you to all the players for coming down to spend a weekend together! A few shout outs to our sponsors:
Useful 3D Prints - Score card trackers
True Strike Dice - Custom resin D6 for all the players at the event as part of their goodie bag prize
SMS Paints - Best painted prize support
Gaming Arena - space host
Games Workshop - Battletome codes

And here's some pics of our event and winners!
Podium for the competitive bracket -
1st: Hakan
2nd: Kieren
3rd: Jeremy

Combined Comp/Narrative prize recipients:
Best Teacher: Bruce
Most cinematic moment: Dawn and James
Best Painted: Rian Littler

Narrative players got to enjoy a bingo sheet for their prize support as the event was running.

04/05/2026

Hey everyone!
This week I'm doing an additional 10% off any items from the May DM Stash set - The Crucible - Mini's set and themed around an arena style encounter!
If you're looking for mini's and want an extra 10% off, check out the store!
https://www.useful3dprints.com.au/category/featured-products
Discount code: MayArena10

04/05/2026

Hey everyone! It's Monday, meaning I've got a new blog!
This time I've got a goblin encounter guide for newer DM's or people on the fence about giving DM'ing a shot!

Hey everyone! I'm back with another encounter guide! This time we're talking Goblins.Running a goblin camp raid is one of the best early-game encounters in Dungeons & Dragons (D&D 5e). It’s flexible, scalable, and perfect for teaching players how to manage combat, positioning, and resources.This g...

25/04/2026

It’s been a super busy week again!
We’ve had:
A few orders
Our first B2B order for some displays and a GatchaPop machine
Some sponsorship work for at Arc this weekend.
Workshop now fully set up

Onwards and upwards! I thank everyone for their orders and for their patience with the quoting process this week!