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King Diamond Custom

€3.50

Chani Dune

~~€17.81~~ -20% €14.25

The RZA Wu-Tang Clan Custom

€3.50

Freddie Mercury Queen Custom

€3.50

Drum set Slipknot Custom

€3.50

Sid Wilson Slipknot Custom

€3.50

Rubble Hex Terrain for Battletech

€2.01

Flea V2 RHCP

€3.50

Ian Astbury The Cult Custom

€3.50

Escanor Statue - Seven deadly sins Anime - Fan art

€17

Skull Rock Cave - TABLETOP TERRAIN DND RPG SCATTER

€8. 50

Runes - TABLETOP TERRAIN DND RPG SCATTER

€5.50

Fantasy Rock Grave - TABLETOP TERRAIN DND RPG SCATTER

€5.50

Fantasy Rock x4 - TABLETOP TERRAIN DND RPG SCATTER

€8.50

rock - TABLETOP TERRAIN DND RPG SCATTER

€5.50

connected rocks - FREE

Free

Low Poly cabin

€5

REAPER BOTTLE SWATCH CAP - 1/2 oz - ROCK PATTERN

€4.50

GREEN STUFF WORLD BOTTLE SWATCH CAP - 17ml - ROCK PATTERN

€4.50

Rock Plaster Mold

Free

exotic bully standing on rocks

€18. 74

Poseidon ruins Kitbash 1

€22.47

Wishing Well

€4.69

Poseidon ruins 6

€7.87

Poseidon ruins 4

€13.48

Poseidon ruins 1

€13.48

Simple rocks

€2

Miniature base with cracks and stones

€1.02

Rocks

Free

ADULT TOPH BUST STL READY FOR 3D PRINTING

€6.55

Adult Toph STL Ready for 3D Printing

€18.73

Dark Magma Elite Towers Kit bash

€28.09

Mount Whitney - Mini Mountain #001

€0. 56

small rocks

€1.30

Small basing rocks/stones

Free

Cave entrance

€4.59

Cave Rocks Set

€6.47

10x 25mm topper with stylized rocks

€1.82

Wargaming ruined rock bases with skulls 32mm

€3

Wargaming Rock bases with skulls 32mm

€3

Gothic Cliffs 2

€12.36

Dark Horror Cliffs 6

€10.11

Dark Horror Cliffs 3

€8.99

Genesys Dice: Math rocks for an underrated RPG found in the first book of the Bible

Free

Fallen Angel cliffs 5 Dark versions Kitbash 1

€24. 72

Forest Ruins Terrain Pack

€2.61

Bushido Warrior Temple Kitbash 3

€24.72

Dark Overlord Realms Fort Kit bash 2

€19.10

NASA Wants to Use Moon Rocks as a 3D Printing Material

(Image courtesy of Redwire Space)

Most 3D printers use some kind of filament or resin to create small objects used in maker projects, replacement parts, or efforts to learn what a 3,000-year-old mummy sounded like. NASA reportedly wants to ditch those materials in favor of something else: moon rocks.

Universe Today reports(Opens in a new window) that the agency sent a 3D printer to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Redwire Regolith Print(Opens in a new window) (RRP) project meant to determine if extraterrestrial materials can enable "the on-demand construction of strong, durable structures," as NASA says.

The space agency said that RRP was designed specifically to enable the use of regolith—dust, broken rocks, and other materials found on the surface of extraterrestrial objects—with the Made In Space Manufacturing Device (ManD) 3D printer that was already onboard the ISS.

"The primary objective of performing the print operations is to successfully demonstrate the manufacturing process capability in microgravity," NASA says. "The secondary objective of the print operations is to produce material samples for scientific analysis."

The viability of regolith-based 3D printing in microgravity could directly affect future missions to the moon and Mars. Even if there are problems with 3D printing in microgravity, however, the agency said that using regolith as a 3D-printing material could have benefits right here on Earth.

"Such technology could eventually be used to construct habitats, landing pads, and other structures for future exploration missions using on-site materials," NASA says, "rather than having to bring along all the raw materials for such construction. "

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That covers the space aspect. As for terrestrial life, the agency says being able to use on-site materials could assist the "development of infrastructure to improve quality of life in remote and undeveloped areas and on-site emergency construction during natural disaster response."

Universe Today says NASA will take the RRP project one step at a time. The first step is figuring out if regolith is viable for 3D printing; then the agency would subject the resulting objects to many tests to determine if they meet American Society for Testing and Materials standards.

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Rock crawling 3D typewriter - a way to reduce the cost of printing projects

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American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller once said: "How many more times do I need to repeat this to you , People? Do more with less!” Maybe the words were a little different, or the tone was different, but he definitely said something along those lines, no matter how it was said. Be that as it may, but there is no other technology in the world that would better meet the requirements of this famous architect than 3D printing. Richard Svolberg, a Shapeways employee and mechanical engineer, elegantly demonstrated this thesis on a 3D printed rock crawler he recently designed.

An example of material reduction using a rock crawler.

Ritchie, as he calls himself, presents the design of his lightweight rock crawler as a method used by Shapeways designers to reduce the cost of their 3D printed projects: Shapeways, has experienced the realization that using more material can significantly increase the cost of printing a product ... Therefore, one way to save money on your project and give products a unique look is by contacting Shapeways or other 3D printing services where the cost calculation products directly depends on the amount of material used, is the use of negative space.

Inspired by the need to cut costs, the Rock Crawler was created using a special frame structure that is becoming increasingly popular on Shapeways and 3D printing in general. Ritchie explains the ground rules for frame structures: “These models must be made from enough material so that the model is easily recognizable, and also strong enough to support its own structure and not fall apart when printed. What I like most about this way of saving on material is that it gives a new style and a new shape to the printed objects.

Close-up of the rock crawler wheel

10 times. As a result, Ritchie created a machine (now sold at Stinger Shapeways) that costs about $40 to print on Shapeways. The final design of this piece is simply stunning. The entire product is printed in one piece, including 3D printed springs that allow the rock crawler to do what it is designed to do - climb difficult obstacles on rough terrain. Check out the video below and you might want to get one from Shapeways too!

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We wish you happy holidays, bright and positive emotions, prosperity, strength, health, optimism! May everything that is conceived under the chiming clock be sure to come true! REC office hours: 12/30/2022 - the office is open from 09:00 to 13:00 from 12/31/2022 to 01/08/2023 - days off from 01/09/2023 - the office works as usual

"Pay for reviews 2022"

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“Gift spools for articles and offer discounts on branded filaments”

We are announcing a sale of selected materials for FDM/FFF 3D printing, and at the same time we are launching a special promotion — prize spools of filaments for articles about our consumables for 3D printers.

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“Photo report from the Technoforum-2022 exhibition”

From October 24 to 27, the exhibition center of the Expocentre Central Exhibition Complex in Moscow hosted an exhibition of equipment and technologies for processing structural materials “Technoforum-2022” as part of the Russian Industrial Week . About one hundred and fifty enterprises took part, including a number of domestic manufacturers of 3D printers and consumables.

“We invite you to visit the Technoforum-2022 exhibition”

On October 24-27, our team will demonstrate the latest consumables for FDM/FFF 3D printers at the Moscow exhibition of equipment and technologies for processing structural materials Technoforum- 2022".

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“Results of the 3D printing festival 3Dtoday Fest 2022”

On September 24, St. Petersburg hosted the largest 3D printing festival in Russia called 3Dtoday Fest. Our company took part in this event, showed novelties and, of course, was glad to see everyone at the festival. We want to share our feelings from the event.

“New: PLA Stone “gypsum” filament”

PLA Stone is a plastic for 3D printing of decorative products that imitates gypsum. The new composite material is offered in a limited edition, so hurry up.

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“Import Substituting Filaments for Stratasys Industrial FDM 3D Printers”

including ABS, ASA and high impact polystyrene.

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“New: Prusa Research has released an updated PrusaSlicer version 2.5”

PrusaSlicer is one of the most popular programs for preparing 3D digital models for 3D printing. In this article, we will look at the main innovations in version 2. 5.0. PrusaSlicer is being developed by Prusa Research under the leadership of Czech engineer Josef Prusa, who is widely known for copying 3D printers with the same kinematic scheme around the world. Prusha himself is not averse to borrowing, if the license allows, and therefore the branded slicer grew out of another popular program called Slic3r. The first versions of the Czech branch were called...

“We invite you to get acquainted with the new products from REC at the 3Dtoday Fest”

On September 24, our company will take part in the 3D printing festival organized by the 3Dtoday industry portal. Do not miss the opportunity to see and feel the latest materials for 3D printers under the REC brand, consult with our experts and get samples.

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“Independent reviews of the new REC rPETG GF composite”

Our new budget composite plastic for FDM 3D printers rPETG GF went on sale just a month ago, but the first detailed reviews from independent bloggers have already appeared on the 3Dtoday industry portal . Let's take a look at a couple of them.

“New: we offer a budget rPETG GF composite for FDM 3D printing”

The new material is based on the rPETG filament made from recycled plastic, due to chemical recovery, it is practically not inferior in physical and mechanical properties to materials from virgin raw materials. For tasks that require increased strength and wear resistance, we are pleased to offer a composite version with reinforcing fiberglass.

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NPO 3D Solutions invites you to get acquainted with a new material for 3D printing

3D Solutions Research and Production Association will present a new composite material rPETG GF made from recycled PETG with fiberglass filler at Rosmould | Rosplast 2022.

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“Price Reduction on 3D Printing Plastics”

We are pleased to announce price reductions on a number of consumables for FDM/FFF 3D printers, including ABS, Relax and Formax carbon fiber composite, as well as a special proposal for rPETG filaments.

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“Additive magic wand: how 3D printing helps to save money and improve workflows”

3D printing technologies are not only an import substitution tool, but also the key to increasing production efficiency in general. In this article, we've put together some examples of how 3D printers can help you achieve significant savings, improve workflows, and avoid downtime due to lack of spare parts.

"REC Easy Flex (TPU) in new colors"

We are glad to please you. Four new colors of Easy Flex (TPU) have appeared in our assortment - red, yellow, blue and green.

“REC work for the May holidays 2022”

Congratulations to everyone on the upcoming May holidays! We wish you happiness, health, spring warmth, inspiration, creative work! May the May Day holidays bring you and your loved ones joy and pleasure!

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"We offer large format 3D printing with the Colossus 3D printer"

Bigger isn't always better, but sometimes you just can't do without a large format 3D printer, and we have the necessary equipment. We are talking about Colossus, a huge additive system capable of printing plastic and composite products almost three meters long.

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"Ten Reasons to Buy a 3D Printer for Your Home"

Hobbyist 3D printing is not limited to trinkets, but has quite practical value, and trinkets can make neighbors shed tears of envy if you approach the matter with imagination. We share examples of useful household and hobby applications of additive technologies.

“3D printing of spare parts to replace imported parts”

New Year – new sanctions, and this time serious ones. The mass withdrawal of foreign companies from the Russian market threatens with an acute shortage of spare parts in a number of industries. But there is good news: many components can be replaced with 3D printed counterparts, and in this article we will share a few illustrative examples.

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"Seven Ways to Save Production Costs with 3D Printing"

In this article, we will explain the advantages of 3D printing over traditional manufacturing, give some concrete examples of cost reduction through additive technologies, and at the same time dispel one very common myth.

“Price increase for REC products”

Dear customers! We inform you about the forced increase in prices for the proposed filaments. As a stabilizing measure, the cost of materials for 3D printing will be increased by 10%-20% from February 28, 2022. Further growth is not yet planned, we will try to keep prices based on the cost of raw materials for the production of filaments. Thanks for understanding.

NPO 3D Solutions will present new materials for 3D printing of the X-line family based on polypropylene and high-temperature support material based on polystyrene.

The premiere will take place tomorrow at the Additive Minded conference as part of the Moscow exhibition Interplastica-2022.

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“Refer your friends and get discounts on purchases at the REC store”

We are announcing the launch of a referral program for regular and new customers: please your friends with serious discounts on your first orders and earn bonus points for purchasing branded filaments for 3D printers!

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“REC wishes you a Happy New Year 2022!”

Dear friends! It's nice to work in a team where you feel the support of customers and partners. Thank you for being you and developing the direction of 3D printing with us! We sincerely wish you all the best in the new year, so that we become even better and closer and find pleasure in working together! We wish you and your family and friends health and energy, so that luck does not leave you, so that love fills your home and gives you a good mood! May the New Year 2022 bring you many new achievements, joyful events, success. ..

"Increasing durability: 3D printing PRO PEEK GF-30 parts for the chemical industry"

In this article, we will share an example of the use of PEEK GF-30 glass-filled composite filament based on PEEK engineering thermoplastic in the additive manufacturing of parts for the chemical industry.

"Working schedule for the New Year holidays 2022"

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We wish excellent printing, fulfillment of desires and creative success. We share our work schedule with everyone. 12/24/2021 and 12/30/2021 - open from 09:00 to 13:00 from 31.12.2021 to 09.01.2022 - days off 01/10/2020 - we start working as usual

Formnext 2021 photo report

Sharing photos of new products from the Formnext 2021 trade show held last week in Frankfurt am Main.

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New rules for returning empty REC spools

Friends! New Promotion! Bring us an empty reel of our production and get bonus points. The conditions are simple: 1) Coils must be clean, intact, without strong abrasions, without chips and cracks; 2) We only accept our standard spools D200 (under 750g) clear and black as pictured and D300 (2kg each) black. 3) Bonuses are credited as soon as we receive and check the reels. What are you getting? 100 points for an empty REC spool After receiving the coils, bonus points will be immediately credited to your personal account of our store...

"REC work for the November holidays 2021"

We congratulate everyone on the upcoming holidays. We wish these days to be as productive as possible. Start 3D printing at home, and we will help. Don't forget to wear masks and gloves in public places. Take care of yourself and loved ones. Opening hours of the REC office on holidays: November 1, 2, 3 - the office is open from 9:00 to 18:00 November 4, 5, 6, 7 - non-working days Orders in the online store are accepted around the clock!

"Delight 3D Printers with REC Gift Certificates"

Not sure what to give a friend, colleague or loved one who is into 3D printing? The best gift is a certificate for high-quality consumables. Gift certificates from REC, available in different convenient denominations, are a great way to please the owner of a 3D printer on a birthday, New Year or other holidays.

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"FormaX and rock and roll: 3D printed carbon-filled composite guitar from REC and PICASO"

X-line composite materials are used not only in the production of mechanical parts and molding tools, but also in music. In this example, we will talk about an electric guitar with a 3D printed FormaX carbon fiber body.

"REC Relax filament certified for food contact"

Our company has been certified to meet food contact requirements for REC Relax filament (PETG).

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“16.07.2021 the office is closed!”

Dear friends! Due to the celebration of REC's birthday, the office will be closed on Friday (07/16/2021). All orders will be processed on Monday (07/19/2021) Thank you for your understanding and congratulations. We wish you a good day too.

"REC Birthday: 3D Printer Draw Results"

On July 10, our company celebrated its eighth anniversary. In honor of this date, we decided to thank our customers and hold a draw for a new Anycubic Chiron desktop FDM 3D printer, and now we are ready to announce the winners! Winners are determined using a random number generator: 3rd place and 1000 bonus points in the REC online store goes to Anna Ignatyuk (tel. 7 (***) ***-60-36) 2nd place and 2000 bonus points in the REC online store go to Dmitry (tel. 375 (**) ***-28-66) 1st place and main prize - Anycubic 3D printer...

“Photo report: Rosmold-2021 exhibition through the eyes of REC”

Our team could not miss the Rosmold exhibition and brought a whole bunch of new plastics for 3D printers to Crocus Expo. At the same time, we decided to share a photo report of what is happening with those of you who have not had time to visit here yet. The exhibition is in full swing, so join us - there is still time.

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“REC Birthday 3D Printer Giveaway!”

Exactly one month later, on July 10, our company will be eight years old. In honor of this date, we decided to thank our customers and hold a drawing of a brand new 3D printer.

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“REC will present the latest materials for 3D printing at Rosmold-2021”

REC, the leading Russian brand of filaments for FDM 3D printers, invites you to visit its booth at Rosmold-2021 and get acquainted with the latest consumables of our own production. Representatives of REC together with NPO 3D Solutions will demonstrate a number of new composites in the form of filaments and granular materials, including composite versions of ABS, polyamide and refractory polysulfone with basalt fiber filler, ABS with Kevlar fiber filler, as well as a special filament with a continuous carbon fiber. ...

“Changing filaments in photography: the results of the REC competition”

We summarize the results of our competition and give away plastic and valuable prizes in exchange for illustrated stories about 3D printing using consumables under the REC brand. If you are not yet aware of which competition we are talking about, we recommend that you stop for a minute and read the announcement at this link. Have you read? Then it's time to announce the next winners and remind you that the competition is not yet limited in time. Post your work, and we will continue to distribute plastics! Competition in Vkontakte Third place went to Ivan Goldobin (@eighthdark) with scooter improvements printed...

"Sharing Free Plastics for 3D Printing Stories"

REC is always ready to support 3D printing enthusiasts in the way that we can, with a variety of 3D printer consumables made from high quality raw materials. We invite you to share photos and stories of 3D printing using our materials in exchange for gift spools of filament! What should be done? We offer two options: Social media competition Take part in our monthly competition. All you need to do is post your 3D printing examples on VKontakte and/or Instagram, be sure to tag posts with @rec3dcompany and...

“REC work for the May holidays 2021”

We congratulate everyone on the upcoming holidays. We wish these days to be as productive as possible. Do 3D printing at home, and we will help. Don't forget to wear masks and gloves in public places. Take care of yourself and loved ones. Opening hours of the REC office on holidays: May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 - non-working days May 4, 5, 6, 7 - 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

"First REC Biocide PETG now available"

Dear friends! We are glad to inform you that we are starting sales of a new biocidal material REC BIOCIDE PETG . It is designed to fight harmful microorganisms on the surface of printed products. For more information, see the article Biocidal filament REC PETG Biocide has proven antibacterial efficacy

"We pay for reviews"

Hello everyone. Probably everyone is familiar with Yandex and its search engine. So, it turned out that our site has no reviews. And we decided to offer you to get bonuses for a small service. First you need to go to Yandex.reviews Whether from phone, tablet, PC Next, if you are not registered yet, then register. If you already have an account - log in to it, the system could do it automatically. And here the fun begins You need a JOBS tab Then we scroll down and see (maybe it’s not there) the tab “Perhaps you ...

"Bring us an empty spool and get bonus points in your personal account (completed)"

Friends! Promotion ENDED! Bring us an empty reel and get bonus points. The conditions are simple: 1) coils must be intact 2)no cracks 3) hold at least 500g of plastic 4) most importantly - they must be made of plastic. What are you getting? 100 points for an empty REC spool 40 points for an empty reel from another manufacturer After receiving the coils, bonus points will be immediately credited to your personal account of our store We will be happy to reuse any reels you bring. Coils of our format will be neat...

"REC and Picaso Factory Tour"

Hello everyone. We are glad to announce that the Industry 4.0 channel came to our production. And we are happy to share with you a very exciting and interesting video. Enjoy watching.

“Supporting the Makers against COVID19”

We support the initiative of the Makers in the fight against the Covid-19 virus pandemic and we ourselves take part in this. On the website of the movement https://makersvscovid.ru/ you can get acquainted with their activities in detail. And anyone can support the movement by placing an order with the COVID promo code, while the plastic will not be sent to the customer, but distributed by the movement’s headquarters; Accordingly, using this promo code, we will send plastic to where the headquarters of the movement determines. Such measures are taken to avoid "freeloaders" who want to take personal advantage of the pandemic.

Stay Home COVID-19

We have decided to discount PLA and RELAX materials, which are best suited for printing masks. All discounted items can be viewed here. We have also collected the most useful mask options for printing, you can see them - Option 1, Option 2 *Quantity of goods is limited

"Sale of old stocks"

Quantity of goods is limited, discounts and promotions are not cumulative. Coils participating in the action HERE

"Working schedule for the New Year holidays 2020"

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We wish excellent printing, fulfillment of desires and creative success. We inform everyone of our work schedule on 12/30/2019 - we work from 10:00 to 17:00 from 12/31/2019 to 01/05/2020 - holidays 01/06/2020 - we work from 11:00 to 17:00 01/09/2020 - we start working as usual

"To the conference on additive technologies with REC - free of charge"

Additive Technology Conference Coming Soon, RUSSIA ON THE 3D PRINTING MARKET: OWN JOURNEY OR GLOBAL CONTEXT? REC will take part in this conference, we will talk about new materials and new directions in 3D printing.