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TheTransparentJourney

A technical studio dedicated to high-end miniature painting, 3D additive manufacturing, and workshop engineering. No fluff, just real workflows.

Batman · 1/10 Bust
Scale: 1/10Work In Progress
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Primer

A thin, even coat. It decides how everything above it holds.

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Before and after

Grey plastic to colour. Halfway there.

Dwarf Warrior · Essential Set by Squidmar, Work in progress
Dwarf Warrior · Essential Set by Squidmar, Primer
PrimerWork in progress
Dwarf Warrior · Essential Set by SquidmarDrag · 28mm · 10 hours
What we do

Four disciplines. One bench.

Painting

Tabletop armies and display pieces, built up in thin layers with Pro-Acryl, AK Interactive and Kolinsky sable. From Battle Ready to Display Quality.

3D Modeling

Sculpted in Blender and Nomad, engineered in Fusion 360. Printed in-house in resin before any file leaves the bench.

Workspace Engineering

Modular organizers, magnetic bench systems and printer upgrades. Designed because we needed them, tested because we use them.

Education

Tutorials, project logs and breakdowns. Every workflow documented, mistakes included.

Selected work

Off the bench.

Zigan · Budgie Pirate
On the bench now· Week 45

Zigan · Budgie Pirate

A practice run from our Discord: I rolled the Science Fiction deck and drew card 16. With a strong lime green, a yellow and a blue to work with, I'm going for macaw-style feathers on our budgie.

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Latest from the bench.

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Community

Follow the build on Patreon.

Inkling
€3 /mo

Our heartfelt thanks, plus a project log every two weeks: progress photos, what worked, what didn't and what's next. Patron-only updates and messages, and a place in our patron lounge on Discord.

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Layer Keeper
€4.50 /mo

Everything in Inkling, plus our in-depth tutorials, patron-only STL files and reference photos you won't find anywhere else, and the tutorials and rewards channels on our Discord.

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Blue Apprentice
€6.50 /mo

Everything in Layer Keeper, plus our inner circle on Discord: live paint-alongs, patron voice chat and a vote in patron-only polls on future projects and videos.

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New work, tutorials and drops, about once a month.

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