12 years ago my life took an unexpected turn, 2025 was the beginning of a whole new life for me, and 3D printing was a huge part of it!

I printed my first model on the 3rd of March of this year on my new Creality Ender 3 V3 SE.

Since then, I got another 4 printers and have made a little money launching my 3D printing business in May of this year.

A year ago, I didn't even know what a 3D printer looked like, hadn't heard of Creality, nor did I have any idea how to use any CAD software; I hadn't used a computer in over 12 years and was learning from scratch.

Now aged 54, I have printed over 757 models and a total of over 900 prints (over 1200 hours) and I'm learning how to design in TinkerCAD, I've designed 27 original models and remixed another 5 with several more designs in the pipeline.

None of this would have been possible without the support and encouragement of family and my new Creality friends who believed in me and encouraged me when I was at my lowest. I still have a long way to go, but I'm so grateful to these amazing people as well as Creality for giving us the opportunity to create and even earn from their platform and printers.

It would be wrong of me not to acknowledge some of these people, and so I'd like to thank the following people, you have no idea what a huge difference you've made in my life!

@Pamarella @stoffies00711 @JunkHouse @Baum_ @Creality Cloud @CiCi

Sadly, I'm not able to link more people to the list above, so Craig, Henk, Anroux, Dan, dad and whoever I've missed out here, thank you for all your support, encouragement and for challenging me not to give up.

I can't wait to see what things will look like at the end of 2026, so I wish a blessed and prosperous 2026 to all!

Best wishes,

Wayne - New Gen Tech SA

New Gen Tech SA 2025 Creality identity.