Reply To: [unofficial weekender] Dipping in and out again

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@sundancer – well, now you put it like that….. actually, not really. 3d printing is the shizz. But for a long while I was still printing on a colour LCD and, aware of the relatively short lifespan (somewhere in the region of 400 hours is often quoted) I always loaded my print plate fully before printing anything. So each print got me 6-8 minis at a time.

Of which, I probably only really wanted 4 or 5 but realistically would only ever go on to paint two or three.

So, yes, I printed far more minis than I would ever even begin to paint. But gain nothing from it? Absolutely not. It revolutionized how I collect and paint my minis.

It allows me to treat them as disposable – to try out different techniques and colour schemes, and if they’re rubbish, just throw them away and print a replacement!

I don’t keep minis “for best” any more, or cripple myself with indecision about how to paint something because I really like the sculpt and don’t want to mess it up.

No, 3d printing is like garlic bread. It’s the future.

The rest of you can deny it, but we all know you’ll come around to it in the end! Like us computer users in the late 80s/early 90s being jeered for being nerds, or mp3 adopters in the late 90s being told it’s a pointless endeavour because people want to hold a physical thing in their hands, us early adopters are once again going through the growing pains so you don’t have to.

But that’s ok. Because some of us still enjoy it, even if sometimes it’s a pita. We’ll be here, ready to share tips and expertise with the rest of you when you’re ready to catch up! Just like we have with every other innovation that changed the world ? </snark>

 

Btw, if you fancy a set of Autobot/Deception minis in about 32mm scale, zenith primed and ready for some contrast/speed paint, I might have a few knocking around here somewhere….