Reply To: Digital collecting is cheaper and takes less room

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I guess my main question for any technology is whether or not something will be obsolete by the time I want to use it. I know 3D printers are advancing, and many creators are giving away .stl files for free (someone’s made every D&D monster as a free 3d print).

Then there’s the software. HeroForge has shown a demand for customized miniatures (usually for RPG’s), and conventional mold casting can’t do this. And then there’s the overseas, VAT, and other costs. KS has entire *games* you can print out. PDFs are already well-accepted by the RPG community. Printable miniatures bypass the casting side of business, expanding the range of miniatures (and miniatures games) out there.

I don’t do a good job organizing my photos or my RPG PDF’s, so don’t see myself collecting .stl’s. But hunting for a proxy miniature for a game (eg. Gloomhaven) is a waste of time and often has me buying a set of miniatures to only use a handful of them. So, in that way, digital miniatures are much better than physical ones!