Reply To: Open gaming mini license

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@blinky465 I think the original post was about whether 3D printing was replacing purchasing miniatures and whether GW would start selling STL files or an equivalent.

I don’t really think at the moment it is having much of a noticeable effect. There’s plenty of Patreons out there, there are some companies selling STLs of older models or even current models, but the bigger players in the industry aren’t. GW, Mantic, Corvus Belli, Warlord Games, Battlefront. They’re not showing any signs of selling STLs to the best of my knowledge. The reason is that the technology isn’t really ready for that yet.

Don’t get me wrong I love them, I don’t regret buying one for a second (although I am losing patience with our Ender3), but they’re nowhere near ready to start competing for a significant share of the miniatures and models markets.  The traditional methods of casting and buying will be around for many years yet