3D Printing for Entertainment
One hero piece, then eleven more that match it. Props, costume components and set pieces made to the shot rather than to a catalogue.
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Made to the shot, not to a catalogue
A prop has to survive one thing: the camera. It has to be the right shape, take paint convincingly, and be light enough that someone can hold it for eleven takes. Nothing about that is a manufacturing problem in the usual sense.
Additive suits it exactly. One hero piece printed at full size, finished and painted; then a silicone tool taken off it if the shot needs eleven more, and eleven cast copies that match. Set pieces at 700 mm in one go, and small detail at a resolution that survives a close-up.
What Entertainment Teams Print
Props & hero pieces
Full-size, printed in sections only when the design says so, not when the machine does.
Costume components
Light armour, masks and fittings printed to a body scan and finished to paint.
Set pieces
Large architectural detail printed rather than sculpted and moulded.
Multiples
One master, a silicone tool, and up to twenty-five matching casts.
Scale models
Previsualisation and miniature work at SLA detail.
Finishing
Sanded, filled, primed and sprayed in-house — it leaves ready to shoot.
Which Process for Which Part
| The part | Process & material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Hero prop | FDM · PLA or PETG, finished | Large, cheap, and sanded and painted well |
| Fine detail piece | SLA · resin | Detail that survives a close-up |
| Wearable armour | FDM · PETG or SLS · Nylon | Light and tough enough to be worn |
| Clear element | SLA · clear resin, polished | Lenses, glass substitutes, light pipes |
| Flexible part | FDM · TPU 95A | Bends and returns; safe against a performer |
| Matching multiples | Vacuum casting | Up to twenty-five identical, in colour |
What We Would Put On the Floor
Dragon
High-speed industrial FDM to 600 mm/s, in three sizes up to 700×400×400 mm.
Twin Dragon
Independent dual extrusion to 600×600×400 mm — two materials, mirror and duplication modes.
Snowflake
The reliable plug-and-play desktop machine — quality parts straight out of the box, up to 280 °C.
Apollo SLS
Production-grade laser sintering — nylon parts with no supports and full geometric freedom.
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Vacuum Casting
Moulded-looking parts in colour, without a steel tool.
Finishing & Assembly
Sanded, painted, inserted and assembled before it ships.
Put additive to work in entertainment
Tell us the part, the quantity and what it has to survive. We will tell you whether to print it, cast it or machine it — and what that costs.