3D printing news: November 2026
The week in home 3D printing: the sales are stacking up, a budget four-colour printer gets a buyer's stamp of approval, and two unannounced tool changers have leaked.
Elegoo's Black Friday sale starts today
Elegoo's Black Friday campaign runs from 2 November to 1 December, with up to 39% off across its FDM and resin printers. The headline cuts: the flagship Saturn 4 Ultra 16K resin printer drops to US$399 (39% off), the four-colour Centauri Carbon 2 Combo to US$369, the large Neptune 4 Max to US$359 and the budget Mars 5 Ultra to US$259. The discounted prices are already showing on its store ahead of the official start.
What it means: if you have been waiting for a resin printer or a cheap four-colour FDM machine, this is one of the deeper sales of the year. Check the regular price first, as the discount is only real against the full list price.
Source: NotebookCheck (2 November 2026), Elegoo store. Prices are US and vary by market.
A budget four-colour printer earns a buyer's stamp of approval
Creative Bloq's reviewer, who has tested top 3D printers for a decade, names the Elegoo Centauri Carbon 2 the machine he would buy if he were getting into the hobby. It does four-colour printing without the usual purge waste, it is easy to live with, and even at full price it sits below the Creality K2 Pro. Amazon has it at US$401, down from US$425.
What it means: multi-colour printing used to be a premium feature. Now a capable four-colour printer can be had for the price of a mid-range single-colour one, which makes it a realistic first machine for a household.
Source: Creative Bloq (1 November 2026).
Creality's compact mBox surfaces in a filing
A small, fully enclosed Creality printer called the mBox has appeared in a US FCC filing granted on 28 October. The user manual in the filing lists a 153 mm cube build volume, a glass enclosure door, an AI monitoring camera and a new phone app called Creality Park. Creality has not announced the machine or given a price or date, so treat the details as unconfirmed.
What it means: compact, enclosed, app-driven printers are moving into the space under the A1 mini. If you want a small desk machine that is quiet and contained, this is one to watch.
Source: Tinker Signal and Fabbaloo (28 October 2026), FCC filing 2AXH6MBOX.
Bambu Lab's seven-tool P3C leaks in certification photos
Photos in Japan's radio certification records show a second Bambu Lab tool changer, the P3C, with seven numbered tool docks behind a glass front door, next to the nine-tool H3C that is due for its reveal on 3 November. The P3C has not been announced and there is no price, build size or date. Both machines have also cleared the FCC, with Bambu asking to keep the US photos confidential until March 2027.
What it means: tool changers swap colours and materials with far less waste than single-nozzle systems, and Bambu now appears to have two of them in the pipeline. Expect the category to get cheaper and more common over the next year or two.
Source: Tinker Signal, Makers101 and SFFGeek (26 to 27 October 2026), Japan MIC Giteki record 211-260730.
3D printed cosplay takes over a comic con
At L.A. Comic Con (30 October to 1 November), Snapmaker was the presenting sponsor of the Cosplay National Championship, a competition with US$25,000 in prizes across three divisions. The company ran a panel on multi-material cosplay, hosted free cosplay repair sessions for attendees, and demoed its four-toolhead U1 printer for printing props in several colours and materials at once.
What it means: 3D printing has moved from a hobbyist trick to a mainstream way to build a costume. If you are thinking about a prop, the finishing work (sanding, priming and painting) is still the biggest part of the job, so budget time for it.
Source: PRWeb and 3dprint.com (30 October to 1 November 2026).
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