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Star Wars: Rebellion - 3D Printed Insert

last updated September 18th, 2024 — created June 30th, 2021

For each insert we create, we have a few standard design goals:

  • Reduce setup time as much as possible
  • Have separate component trays for "setup components" and "gameplay components"
  • Allow for vertical box storage without components crushing each other
  • Fit sleeved cards

This is our second 3D printed insert. We wanted to take advantage of all the cool things we can do with 3D printing, as opposed to foam-core inserts. To that end, we've designed trays with rounded bottoms for easy miniature scooping, sets of drawers, etc.

Each player has a set of drawers that hold their miniatures. Each drawer is labeled with what miniatures it houses so the build phase can be efficient. There are files to print the drawer labels in different colors if your printer can do that, or if not, there are files to make stickers for them. If you have a cutting machine, there are SVG cut files for the stickers. The drawers even have little nubs to keep the drawers from falling out during gameplay :) Recruits are presented in neat little tiered trays that sit up at a 45° angle for quick and easy reference. Each player's token trays are large enough to house 3D printed ring token replacements, and have slots to keep loyalty tokens and sabotage tokens convenient and organized. The setup trays that house the cards have little window cutouts matching the recruit cards for each player (Tie Fighter and the Millennium Falcon), just because it's awesome. The base game and expansion components all fit nicely in the base game's box.



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