Star Roamers: Female Terran Techie — free STL, sell today

A sci-fi mechanic miniature landed on Cults3D at 4:52 AM this morning with a commercial license attached and a $0 download price. Free STL plus a sell-it-today license is not a common pairing. 1

davewoodrum's listing describes the character as "A skilled female Terran (human), most likely in the techie or mechanic trade" — a human-scale sci-fi figure in the 28–32 mm range that fits standard wargame and TTRPG bases. 1

The model is part of the Star Roamers series, which Fishwife Games (an active RPG publisher on DriveThruRPG) 2 is releasing as companion miniatures for an upcoming tabletop RPG. The series now has at least 7 models, all under CULTS CU-ND, all free. Fishwife Games is "graciously offering this one as a freebie/offer in the upcoming tabletop RPG Star Roamers." 1

CU-ND in practice: You can print and sell the physical miniature freely. You cannot modify the STL or resell the digital file. That's a clean setup for a print-to-sell shop — no editing required, just slice and print.

Under Etsy's 2026 rules, holding a commercial license is all you need. Etsy employees have confirmed that sellers with a valid print license are in the clear. 3

At 23 × 23 × 37 mm, this is a small-footprint figure. Resin is the recommended path at this scale — FDM at 0.4 mm is functional but loses surface detail on a figure this size.

Post-processing: Remove supports, light sand at 800–1,000 grit on seam lines, prime before painting. A painted finish on a sci-fi miniature can easily double or triple the sell price compared to bare resin — if you paint, price accordingly.

These settings are inferred from standard 28 mm miniature print practice. davewoodrum is a newer designer with no community print reviews yet — verify your slicer preview before committing to a batch run.

Who buys it: TTRPG players building character collections, wargamers filling out sci-fi rosters, and Etsy shoppers searching "female sci-fi miniature" or "28mm resin print." Female sci-fi figures (Female Sci-Fi Guardsmen and similar) are an active Etsy category. 4

Margin: Resin cost per piece runs roughly $0.50–$1.50 (resin + IPA + electricity). At $12 retail, unpainted, gross material margin is above 85%. The real cost is your time — support removal and cleanup on a mini this size takes 15–30 minutes. 4

The bundle angle is where this gets interesting. The Star Roamers series already has 7+ models, all free, all CU-ND. A "Star Roamers Starter Set" of 4–6 figures sold as a bundle at $40–60 changes the math substantially — one transaction, multiple prints, and a clearly differentiated listing from individual mini sellers. The RPG hasn't launched yet, so demand is low today, but listings you build now will be indexed when Fishwife Games releases the game and the brand gets search traffic.

Risk to flag: davewoodrum has no independent community print reviews as of today. The model shipped this morning. Print a single test piece before ordering a batch of resin.