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Mini Maker 3D

Turn Your Photos or Ideas into 3D-Printable Miniatures

Create custom scale model figures from photographs or written descriptions using Mini Maker 3D. Choose your pose and scale, preview your design and download STL files for 3D printing.

No photos? No problem! Just describe it, create it and bring it to life in 3D.

Create Your 1st Model Free How It Works

First model free for eligible accounts. Additional models from £0.99.

A Victorian-era gentleman wearing a formal suit and bowler hat

A Victorian-era gentleman wearing a formal suit and bowler hat

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What would you like to do?

Start from a photograph or from a description — both routes produce the same detailed, print-ready miniatures.

A smartphone photo transformed into a 3D-printed miniature figure
Photo to 3D

Turn Photos into 3D Models

Upload one to six photos and the AI sculpts a scale-accurate miniature from them — perfect for pets, people and anything you can photograph.

  • Upload suitable photographs of your subject
  • Choose a subject, pose and scale
  • Review the generated preview and request changes
  • Download your 3D model files
Create from photo
A written description beside a designed 3D-printed miniature figure
Text to 3D

Create Miniatures from a Written Description

No photograph needed — describe a person, animal, character or object in your own words, and the AI designs the miniature from your description.

  • Describe it in your own words
  • Add optional finishing details
  • Review the generated preview and request changes
  • Download your 3D model files
Create from description

Also need to print or view a file?

Print My STL File

Send your existing STL file (up to 100 MB) and we'll quote professional resin printing and delivery. Sign-in is required, and printing is quoted separately.

Request a print quote

View an STL File

Open an STL or OBJ in your browser — the file is parsed locally on your device and is never uploaded. Free, with no account needed.

Open the 3D viewer

From Your Photo to a 3D Miniature — See How It Works

Real examples

From photo or text to miniature

Genuine community makes — each pair shows the original photograph (or the written description, for models created from text) on the left and the finished miniature on the right.

Original photograph used to make the Statesman or gentleman in formal 19th-century attire miniature
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Finished 3D-printed miniature of Statesman or gentleman in formal 19th-century attire
Miniature

Statesman or gentleman in formal 19th-century attire

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Original photograph used to make the Old Boy, walking while carrying a Coal sack miniature
Photo
Finished 3D-printed miniature of Old Boy, walking while carrying a Coal sack
Miniature

Old Boy, walking while carrying a Coal sack

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"Create a highly detailed, full-body 3D miniature figure of a Victorian British railway station porter from approximately 1890. The figure is a 45-year-old man with a weathered, friendly face, promine"

Description
Finished 3D-printed miniature of Victorian British railway station porter, circa 1890
Miniature

Victorian British railway station porter, circa 1890

Created from a text description · 1:32

Original photograph used to make the Elderly Victorian-era sailor miniature
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Finished 3D-printed miniature of Elderly Victorian-era sailor
Miniature

Elderly Victorian-era sailor

1:32

Original photograph used to make the 1940's HouseWife miniature
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Finished 3D-printed miniature of 1940's HouseWife
Miniature

1940's HouseWife

1:32

Original photograph used to make the Male Wartime Refugee miniature
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Finished 3D-printed miniature of Male Wartime Refugee
Miniature

Male Wartime Refugee

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Three steps from photo to print

The AI does the design work — you keep creative control.

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Upload Photos or Describe It

Upload clear photographs of the person, animal or object you would like to recreate, or simply describe it in words if you have no photos. Front, back and side views help, but a few pictures are enough to get started.

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Customise Your Model

Choose your scale, pose, colour and detail level. Request changes in the built-in chat until the design is exactly how you want it — no 3D modelling experience needed.

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Download or We Print It

Approve the design and Mini Maker 3D creates your detailed, print-ready model. Download your generated 3D model in STL format, with GLB available where supported. Or request a quote and let us print it for you.

Freshly printed miniature figures on a workbench with craft tools

What will you make?

Custom 3D-printed wedding cake topper figurine of a bride and groom

Wedding miniatures

Cake toppers and keepsake figures of the happy couple.

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Custom 3D-printed miniature figurine of a sitting dachshund

Pet miniatures

A faithful 1:32 scale model of a much-loved companion.

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Custom 3D-printed wargaming miniature figure beside its reference photograph

Wargaming figures

Custom characters and units for your tabletop army.

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Custom 3D-printed model railway figures standing on a model railway platform

Model railway figures

Station staff, passengers and crews in popular scales including N, TT, HO, OO, O.

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Custom 3D-printed military miniature figures on a wooden workbench with paintbrushes

Military models

Soldiers, officers and crews in 1:72 to 1:32 scale, ready to paint.

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Interactive preview

Spin a real model

This is an actual model made from photographs by a Mini Maker subscriber. Drag to rotate it, scroll to zoom and switch to the wireframe to see the mesh behind the surface.

  • Every model gets a preview like this before you download.
  • Check the pose, detail and printability before you commit.
Make yours

"Victorian British railway station porter, circa 1890" — shared by its maker to the community gallery.

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No Photo? No Problem!

Turn your imagination into a detailed 3D model. Simply describe the figure, animal or miniature you want to create, and Mini Maker 3D will help bring your idea to life.

Create from Description
A terracotta 3D-printed miniature of a Victorian railway porter, described in words rather than photographed

Explore Our 3D Tools

Everything you need alongside model creation — view, support, photograph and print.

Free 3D Viewer

Inspect and rotate your STL or OBJ models in the browser before printing.

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STL Support Studio

Automatic resin-print support generation for your miniatures.

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Photo Coach

Get AI feedback to take better reference photos of your subject.

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Print Quote

Professional resin printing and delivery for your miniatures. Request a quote online.

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Download STL Files for 3D Printing

Create and preview your model in the studio, then download the finished files and prepare them for your own 3D printer — or ask us for a professional print quote.

Available download formats depend on the current supported workflow: STL is provided for every model, with a GLB where supported. The scale you choose during creation sets the finished model's dimensions, from 1:148 railway scales up to 1:12, or a custom scale of your own.

How to use Mini Maker 3DFree 3D viewerSTL Support StudioRequest a print quote

What you get with a download

  • Printable STL files for every model, plus a GLB where the current supported workflow provides one
  • An interactive 3D preview to inspect the model before you download
  • Printability information so you can prepare the files for your own printer
  • An optional professional print quote — printing and postage are quoted separately and are not included with downloads

Simple, honest pricing

Digital downloads with every plan — printing a physical copy is quoted separately.

Your first model is free — one per eligible account, no card required

Create your first model free, then pay only for what you use: £0.99 per model, a discounted bundle, or £19.99/month for unlimited models with our standard generation engine. Every plan includes digital STL downloads — physical printing and postage are quoted separately.

Start Free

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First model free

Your first model is free — one per eligible account, no card required.

Start free

Single Model

£0.99

One-off purchase

One custom 3D model. No subscription required.

5 models — save 19%

Starter Bundle

£3.99

One-off purchase

Five model creations for £3.99 — 96p less than five single passes.

10 models — save 29%

Creator Bundle

£6.99

One-off purchase

Ten model creations for £6.99 — £2.91 less than ten single passes.

Best value

Monthly Unlimited

£19.99/month

Recurring subscription

Unlimited model creations with our standard generation engine while subscribed. Cancel any time.

Annual subscription

£159.99/year

All unlimited-plan benefits paid yearly, with our standard generation engine — you save £79.89 versus monthly.

Maker Club

£69.99/month

Unlimited models with our standard generation engine for a group of up to 5 makers sharing one plan.

  • Every plan includes digital downloads — an STL file once your model's export is ready, with GLB where supported, yours to keep.
  • Tokens cover digital model creation only — physical printing and postage are quoted separately, per job.
  • Bundles are one-off purchases: tokens are added to your balance and never expire. Subscriptions renew until cancelled.
  • Personal use of your downloads is always included. Commercial licences are no longer sold for new models; existing licences stay valid.

Frequently asked questions

More questions? Read the full FAQ or contact us.

Latest updates

We ship improvements regularly — here's what's new.

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24 October 2026

A Fresh Start for Mini Maker 3D

We've been working hard behind the scenes to improve Mini Maker 3D following some recent technical difficulties. We've made significant improvements to model creation, detail quality, scaling accuracy, file preservation and STL downloads, helping make the experience faster and more reliable. We know some customers have experienced frustrating problems, and we sincerely apologise. Your feedback has been invaluable in helping us identify and resolve these issues. Thank you for your patience and continued support. We're committed to making Mini Maker 3D a service you can enjoy and rely on. The Mini Maker 3D Team

19 October 2026

Extra care for your photos behind the scenes

When our team reviews a model as part of our safety checks, your uploaded reference photos are now only ever viewed through short-lived, secure links that expire automatically within minutes — the photos themselves stay in private storage at all times, and nothing is ever copied elsewhere or made public. We have also made our internal review tools faster and more reliable, so any questions about your account are answered with accurate information.

18 October 2026

A major update to Mini Maker 3D

This week we rolled out one of our biggest improvements yet, touching almost every part of making a model: smoother model creation, scale editing before you approve, clearer printing quotations, more reliable downloads and a simpler, tidier account area. Everything you already know still works the same way — it is just quicker, clearer and kinder to get from a photo to a finished miniature.

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