Smowl Art

He/They. May Contain Mecha. Somehow professional miniature sculpter. My stuff: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Rainowl https://rainowl-minis.de/impressum/

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My first Miniature set featuring Characters from the campaigns of german ttrpg streamers OrkenspalterTV is now online on MyMiniFactory.

Love the Characters, very happy with how the Miniatures turned out. Currently trying to set up an online shop for printed miniatures (will probably only accept orders from germany and maybe some EU countries at some point).

Pretty sure people follow me for mechs, so I'm not sure if anyone over here actually cares about some very niche german ttrpg minis, but they are pretty and I try not to take this marketing stuff too serious, so you will have to endure it.

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MyMiniFactory Summer Sale has started, get 30% off of my Mechs with the code SUMMER2025.

In other News: My new FDM Printer should arrive on Friday, very hyped!

I'm also working on some new Mechs:

*Should probably put a Link somewhere in here: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Rainowl

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Back from Krönchencon

Somewhat recovered from a stressfull but very fun week(end) preparing for and being at Krönchencon, my first convention as an indie miniature artist. Got to meet so many great people. Very thankfull to OrkenspalterTV for sharing their Table with me. For some context: I'm doing Minis of the characters from their ttrpg streams:

This is Tavio, very into snacks, very much not into prime numbers. Got him painted up at the convention... which had people thinking I was a professional painter. Maybe some Live Sculpting next time. Enjoyed the conversations about different kinds of miniature paints though.

Sadly didn't have any Mechs ready for sale, but they did catch some attention. I'll make sure to get a bunch of them printed and packed for the next convention. Got a lot of Ideas for next time in general. This one was a great opportunity to try some things and get an Idea what going to a convention entails.

For any german speakers that want to get a general Idea of the Con and also see me get interviewed while looking horrible, as I was nervous, stressed and very sleep deprived (but also very happy):

Well, I'll be back soon with some more Mechs and some more OrkenspalterTV Minis. Events like these always leave me somewhat exhausted but at the same time very motivated.

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Working on two new mechs right now, got some exciting stuff planned, but it's not quite ready to show and I'm kinda busy (and nervous) trying to get ready for my first time as a seller on a convention.

Luckily pinsel_panda made some awesome paintjobs of my Brocken Mecha (You can find him on Instagram if you're still around there):

He also made my little mech technician and scale reference Kathy into a tank commander:

Yes that's a gundam tank, no I sadly don't know where he got it.

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You might have said so before and I've forgotten, but can your mechs be printed on an FDM printer or are they designed with resin in mind?

They are designed (and presupported) for Resin printers. I've seen some incredible miniature prints on FDM printers, but it's not something I've looked into myself. ... except a for asking a friend to print a giant Brocken for me, which apparently had some problems not related to the miniature. Looking forward to the next try on that one :P

My FDM printer is pretty old and a pain to work with, but I've ordered a new one and will definitely do some experiments when it's arrived.

I know there are a lot of people out there who prefer FDM or just can't get into resin printing and I'd happily make my minis printable for everyone, but I'll have to see if that's gonna be doable by adapting my current minis, or if I'll have to do some new FDM compatible ones.

If anybody has some experience with printing mine or similar minis, please share!

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Very much WIP. Artilery Turrets on top are placeholders from the Scorp Set. Name's also not final, need to Research some more Mountains^^

Really like the engine cluster on the back.

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The GX-26 Matterhorn Tactical Knight Frame, a staple in the armies of the Noble Houses. These rugged and highly customizable machines have become synonymous with a certain type of pilot: proud, well-trained and very convinced of being an honorable warrior.

People seem to appreciate the little lore blurbs, so I'll try to do more :)

Matterhorn Mech Set is fully modular through the use of 2x2 or 3x1 mm magnets and compatible with my other mech miniatures for even more customization options.

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Some 3D Spaceship Scribbles. I think this was supposed to be a backdrop asset for the Brocken Mech, which itself kind of escalated from render test into my most successfull mini yet.

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Thanks to the power of magnets my modular mechs are compatible with Lazy Forger's Corsair Rigs. The Results are… interesting :P

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Combining the artillery turrets from two Scorp T1-Cs with a P93 Brocken Chassis may be a nightmare for maintenance crews, but the amount of rapid firing heavy support, while keeping most of mobility of a mech is a convincing argument for many companies.

My Scorps may still be waiting for their paintjobs, but I've finally got around to testing a paint scheme by finishing the somewhat ludricous "Artillery Brocken" Loadout. Also finally finished a Base for the Brockens while I was at it.

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I'm back.

I was pretty quiet for the last weeks, had to focus on finishing some commissions and getting my mental health somewhat more stable.

Becoming self employed and building a Miniature/Art business is unsurprisingly quite the challenging task. But hey, just not having to deal with an employer and having at least a chance to continue following a career path you wouldn't have dared to dream of still seems worth it.

Anyways, thanks for every like, follow and reblog and especially the couple of comments I got. It really helps to see that there are people who are into the stuff I'm making.

And of cause also thank you to everyone who actually bought my stls so far.

More Mecha soon, but some Fantasy Minis, I'll finally be finishing the first batch of Orkenspalter TV Minis.

In the meantime (and so people who don't know me have an Idea what I'm actually doing) take some mecha builds I did with my modular packs:

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People seemed to like my 2d concepts. Did another one. Supposed to look a little more "mass produced" than my other miniatures.

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Tried fleshing out some of my concept sketches for future minis. I'm much more confident in 3D of cause, but would like to get more into drawing again.

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Finally found a setup for taking some better pictures of my minis.

Really had a lot of fun on the details of this one. (thats a 30mm Base)

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Guess I'm just selling Mecha to buy Mecha now.^^

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Scorp T1c small scale version is now available.

3D Printable Modular Support Mech Scorp-T1c (Small Scale) by Rainowl Minis

Small Scale (6-10mm) Version of the Scorp-T1 Modular Transport Mech. The Modular Parts are compatible with my other Small Scale Mechs, like

Additionally to some changes to better fit the scale and new presupports, the Set also makes all modular options compatible with my other small scale mechs...

... and I've also added additional Variants for all turrets and turret mountings for use with The Lazy Forger's Full Spectrum Dominance Miniatures.

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New modular mecha are up on myminifactory!

3D Printable GX-26 Matterhorn Full Set by Rainowl Minis

Mech miniature intended for use with 6-10mm scale miniatures. This is the Full Set, containing all parts from the Matterhorn's Core and Exp

This was one hell of a project. It's safe to say I'm still working on this modular mecha workflow. But I'm happy with the result.

Had a blast painting them aswell:

If you print or paint any of my stuff, please show me!