Have you ever thought: Well, I would like to have specific dollhouse miniatures for my dollhouse, but I can’t find them anywhere? Maybe then you could get your (custom) order from a custom 3D printing service, instead of trying to find out how to do it yourself or even buy a 3D printer.
Today, I am going to review for you some artists who have the perfect skills to use a 3D printer and have also created fantastic 3D printed miniatures before, so let’s dive straight into things!
Updated 19/08/2025
3D Printer Shop Number 1: BigManSmallWorld
3D printed, finished miniatures and also custom 3D printed minis.
Some more info:
This artist I come across a lot on social media like on his Instagram page and his work and designs continue to amaze me! (so I might be a little prejudiced here lol).
The ‘big man’ is actually called Andrea Arrigoni and he is from Milan, Italy and is a graphic designer and art director, specializing in 3D printing miniatures and painting them in a fantastic way.
The exact sizes are always listed with the products. And his shop has, in miniature size of course: wall plates, rugs, sculptures, furniture, and 1 kit.
The price :
Variable prices. The rugs are going from $25,00 and up and you can get a sculpture starting from $29,17 and up.
buyers are raving over this shop, so it gets a lot of 5-star reviews
the more expensive items seem to get free shipping, as far as I can tell
The Bad.
some masterpieces can get expensive, but that is to be expected!
Final Conclusion.
If you have an Instagram account (mine is this one by the way), I would really advise everyone to follow this guy and I would definitely buy from his shop, or have some custom-made pieces, if I ever win the lottery, lol!
This shop can help you out in creating 3D printed (miniature) items that otherwise you couldn’t find or make. Sells already-printed miniatures as well as customs. These are mostly on a 1:12 scale.
Materials: PLA.
The price :
Variables prices, from $10,00 for a little bottle to $50,00 for a mini dumpster.
simple miniatures for an affordable price that you can decorate or paint however you want to
The Bad.
no reviews yet and only 4 sales, so giving this shop 5 stars wouldn’t be fair towards other 5 star shops. Hence the 4 and a half stars.
It’s not clear if this shop accepts returns and exchanges
Final Conclusion.
If you need a particular miniature or something for your diorama, I would try out this shop because of the affordable price, and in this way, you can help out a starter on Etsy to get some more reviews!
Specialized in high-quality 3D printed articulated models and DIY miniature kits.
Some more info about this shop.
This store can custom print all kinds of figurines, but what is interesting to us are the DIY miniature kits. At the moment, there is a book nook house kit, a modern DIY house and even a set of dollhouse furniture.
If ever you are stuck on making a miniature piece yourself and/or you want something specific/don’t want to buy a 3D printer yourself, then make it easy on yourself and hire someone to do it for you!
I hope you enjoyed this article on where to find a custom 3D printing service. If you have any questions, then please leave a message below, or you can join me now on my newest Facebook group.
4 thoughts on “Where To Find A Custom 3D Printing Service For Dollhouse Miniatures?”
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and know-how with this good article. I never came up with the idea to use a 3D-Printer for creating miniatures and never knew that there are 3d services. It is a very good idea and I enjoyed reading this post. Now I know which 3 d services I can choose from, if I have to create a miniature.
Amazing what can be done with a 3D printer. I loved the washing machine. Obviously it took some effort to have it as a working model. It would have been interesting if it had water connected :-).
But still, with 3D printing we are now able to make virtually anything we desire, but cost is a limiting factor, which is why miniatures are so popular.
Compared to the old style miniatures of yesteryear, 3D printing makes so much more possible at less cost.
Thank you for your message. Yes, 3D printing a miniature sure can be less cost-effective, depending on if you have them custom 3D printed, like in this blog post, or buying your own 3D printer though, I think. It would be interesting to figure that out actually, so thanks 🙂
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and know-how with this good article. I never came up with the idea to use a 3D-Printer for creating miniatures and never knew that there are 3d services. It is a very good idea and I enjoyed reading this post. Now I know which 3 d services I can choose from, if I have to create a miniature.
Hi GudComp,
Thanks very much for your comment and I wish you happy crafting!
Best regards,
Lizzy
Amazing what can be done with a 3D printer. I loved the washing machine. Obviously it took some effort to have it as a working model. It would have been interesting if it had water connected :-).
But still, with 3D printing we are now able to make virtually anything we desire, but cost is a limiting factor, which is why miniatures are so popular.
Compared to the old style miniatures of yesteryear, 3D printing makes so much more possible at less cost.
Hi Michael,
Thank you for your message. Yes, 3D printing a miniature sure can be less cost-effective, depending on if you have them custom 3D printed, like in this blog post, or buying your own 3D printer though, I think. It would be interesting to figure that out actually, so thanks 🙂
Regards,
Lizz