New & pre-loved miniatures · Painter marketplace · Custom STL, print & paint services
How Second Quest works

One home for the whole miniature journey.

Second Quest is an Australian marketplace and custom workshop: buy and resell miniatures, hire painters and printers, or turn your own character art into STL files and a finished piece.

Choose the path that matches what you have

From an idea, a file or a miniature in your hand.

Buy

Search new releases and actual-item pre-loved listings in one catalogue.

Shop miniatures →

Sell

Reuse a purchase record from your collection or describe any miniature you already own.

Sell a miniature →

Paint or print

Post a clear brief, compare maker quotes and created-work portfolios, then choose your preferred maker.

Post a maker brief →

Create

Build guided character art from an idea, refine it, then send the approved image directly into the five-STL workflow.

Build a character →
Clearer pre-loved buying

Actual photos and explicit condition before checkout.

Every pre-loved listing distinguishes current-item photos from reused catalogue imagery. Sellers disclose whether the miniature is moulded or 3D printed, its material and scale where known, its paint and overall quality, and any damage, repair or missing component.

Miniatures bought on Second Quest already have an ownership record and original catalogue information. Miniatures from elsewhere begin a Second Quest record when their owner lists them. Ownership transfers after shipment and receipt confirmation.

A better painting brief

Choose a painter for fit—not only the lowest bid.

Customers specify the physical starting point, desired finish, quantity, deadline and budget. Makers publish work they created, then bid with a complete quote, timeline and approach. The customer compares those signals and chooses their preferred maker.

A longer life at the table

Keep the character. Change the campaign.

Re-use can reduce demand for new material, packaging and freight while making painted pieces more accessible. We encourage every collector to think of ownership as one chapter—not necessarily the final one.

What would you like to do?

Use the complete catalogue when you want to buy, the selling flow when a mini is ready to move on, or the custom services when it needs making.

Marketplace, payments, payouts, refunds and consumer policies require final Australian legal and operational review before broad commercial launch.

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