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Toronto, Ontario · Shopify shop

Bernard Hellen — "dr. mini" — resin-prints miniature figures and scenery for model railroaders out of a unit on Sterling Road in Toronto: birds, farm and wild animals, aquatic life, people, vehicles, objects and oddities in HO, S, N and O scale, plus more than 300 MINIME figures he 3D-scans from real people, every piece printed to order and painted by hand if the buyer asks.

I've probably had about 50 order cancellations this morning alone · winnipegsun.com, Aug 24, 2026

Vancouver, British Columbia · Squarespace shop

Mario prints tabletop wargaming tokens to order in Vancouver — status-effect, soul, corpse, dig-in and hunger-and-torment markers, full colour-coded army token sets for Warmachine armies from Jungle Trolls to Vampire Elves at $15 to $40 CDN, seasonal upgrade packs and $10 command card decks — each token a printed paper sticker inset into a 3D-printed disc, with STL files sold for players who print their own.

This 50% tariff comes from the invocation of Section 338 of the US Tariff act. · centuriontactics.ca, Sep 9, 2026

Calgary, Alberta · Shopify shop

GooseMinis prints tabletop gaming miniatures to order in resin and filament out of a Calgary shop — dragons, undead, orcs and goblins, sea creatures, sci-fi troopers and anthropomorphic animals from licensed sculptors like Epic Miniatures, Goetia and Rocket Pig — alongside Printable Scenery terrain and dungeon tiles, laser-cut and sculpted bases, paint and tokens.

Tabletop miniatures and scale terrain are "dolls, other toys; reduced-scale ("scale") models" under HTS 9503.00.00 on the CBP Section 338 list, carrying a 50% additional duty since August 22, 2026. GooseMinis runs a US storefront priced in USD and its shipping policy already puts the border charges on the buyer — "Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply" — so an American gamer's $43.99 dragon now arrives with half its value again in duty. The shop has not said publicly what that has done to its US orders. · content.govdelivery.com, Aug 22, 2026