Reply To: "This technology will DISRUPT miniature companies." says Maker's Muse

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I would love to see an Interview on the weekender, see how they see the future of this space, what they are up to etc etc

I know Big Ben at 4Ground had a room full of 3d printers. It’d be interesting to hear how 3d printing has (or hasn’t) worked out for a mid-range producer (I know 4Ground’s name is in laser-cut terrain, but they have the capabilities for batch printing minis).

I’m still convinced the disruption will be more a mass take-up by the home user, than by production companies churning out thousands of minis on 3d printing machines (if only because in larger volumes, casting is still a cheaper production method).

It’s been interesting to see @warzan get fully onboard with 3d printing resin, after a disappointing start to 3d printing with FDM. In the time I decided to get a printer – and completely independently from that – I’ve seen lots of Youtubers getting onboard just in the last few weeks (although some of them were donated “freebies” which might have helped them make the decide to give it a go). Luke at LukesAPS just fumbled his way through using an Elegoo Mars and from the off got pretty decent results. BlackMagicCraft joined the cool kids a few weeks back. NextLevelPainting took the plunge and started asking if it was the end of crafting!

It’s almost as if printer companies have moved onto the miniature hobby and decided to reach out to a few “influencers” to help them get a foothold in the market…..

A few thousand people watching Luke churning out pretty decent models with almost no experience or 3d modelling skills – all on top of the coverage we’re seeing here on OTT – that could be enough to take resin printing “mainstream” for home users (bypassing traditional manufacturing)?