Reply To: 3D Printing For A Potential Buyer

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I don’t have a ‘buddy to do it’… so etsy.

Although etsy may not be the fastest way to get minis as it can take a few weeks, I’ve always had good customer service with them if there was a problem, probably because it’s a one person print studio.

Always buy from UK obviously as the shipping from overseas can be a problem and normally if you buy enough at one time the postage is reduced per item, or sometimes reduced to zero.

More I think about it, less practical 3D printing becomes. If you buy the STL files and only print one of them, then by the time you add the cost of resin and electricity it’s probably not that cheap.

If you’re printing scatter terrain, or don’t mind having an army of identically posed minis then it might be good value, but if you print one mini just to paint, or for an RPG, or as an army leader, then the cost would be higher. And I’ve not taken into account the failed prints either.

I suppose that’s why a lot of people sell 3D prints in places like etsy, to offset the costs of their own needs.