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protomexican posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/m3d/the-micro-the-first-truly-consumer-3d-printer It depends on what pitfalls you're seeing. Did you see the "I wonder why there aren't already $299 3D printers?" and the "I may be throwing $299 at something that will never come to pass" pitfalls?
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I interviewed the director of the Storium Kickstarter late last night for my site. Nice guy, he had a lot to say.
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Apr 10, 2014 14:24
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Metamorphosis Alpha is having a kickstarter to compile all of the articles and the original printing into a single hardcover.
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Apr 10, 2014 16:57
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protomexican posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/m3d/the-micro-the-first-truly-consumer-3d-printer It's pretty small and the resolution isn't great - Shapeways FUD is around 30-40 microns. This one advertises "between 50-350" so your output is going to be pretty rough. This looks like something that would be used for making prototypes and proof of concepts, rather than finished items.
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Apr 10, 2014 17:13
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quote:$299 for a 3D printer. This would be great for custom-built terrain and props. Are there any pitfalls I'm not seeing? My usual advice for people considering a 3d printer is to find (or design) a couple items first, and get them printed out by someone else (like Shapeways). If you really like how that plays out, at that point you'll also know what to look for in your own printer in terms of capability - and you won't be out that much money. But in the quite likely scenario that a person actually has very few things they want to print (and/or discover that 3d modelling software has a steep learning curve) that person will save a lot of money and frustration by not having bought a printer.
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Apr 10, 2014 17:29
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protomexican posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/m3d/the-micro-the-first-truly-consumer-3d-printer The fact that someone else already promised to do it for a hundred, and is succeeding pretty well by beta testing accounts.
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Apr 10, 2014 18:46
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What is the benefit of a 3d printer over a mold injector when it comes to making nerd toys?
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Apr 10, 2014 18:48
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Rulebook Heavily posted:The fact that someone else already promised to do it for a hundred, and is succeeding pretty well by beta testing accounts. stoutfish posted:What is the benefit of a 3d printer over a mold injector when it comes to making nerd toys? MadScientistWorking fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Apr 10, 2014 |
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Apr 10, 2014 18:52
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stoutfish posted:What is the benefit of a 3d printer over a mold injector when it comes to making nerd toys? The printer is a nerd toy unto itself. Unless you know how to use it and the design software, and don't mind that your output probably isn't going to have the same degree of detail as something that came out of a mold, it really isn't worth it at this point. On the other hand, it's a lot more cost-effective for custom figures than it would be to produce a traditional injection mold.
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Apr 10, 2014 19:05
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MadScientistWorking posted:You can do it at home. You can do mold injection at home, low-volume injectors aren't that expensive. The harder part is fabricating the molds, although I have seen molds made from various epoxy resins. They don't hold up as well as a metal mold, but they're way cheaper and you can get a number of uses out of them. Still, the drawback to injection molding over those drawbacks shared by printing is that it's a lot more overhead to produce a single item with injection molding.
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Apr 10, 2014 19:24
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Willy Miniatures is doing a Blood Bowl Vampire team. I pledged for their Chaos team and I was really happy with it.
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Apr 11, 2014 00:19
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PresidentBeard posted:Metamorphosis Alpha is having a kickstarter to compile all of the articles and the original printing into a single hardcover. Man this just reminds me that the fifth edition KS is now over a year and a half past estimated release date with no sign of a release on the horizon.
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PresidentBeard posted:Metamorphosis Alpha is having a kickstarter to compile all of the articles and the original printing into a single hardcover. First edition MA is the first RPG I ever ran.
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Apr 11, 2014 05:01
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Coming up on 2 years on my first (and hopefully last) Kickstarter fail. Some MDF laser cut terrain that the author is now pretty much broke and only sporadically sending out pledges and updates. Feels bad man.
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Apr 11, 2014 05:22
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^ 20 months, and it's finally been determined that due to some kind of money dispute the miniatures that everyone pledged extra for on Fallen City of Karez, which were "shipping" in December, are never coming. Plus no rewrite of the rules is ever happening. I'd sell the thing on ebay, but there's already dozens of copies on there not being sold. Cross posting for someone who found the wrong thread Ataxerxes posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rolld6/troll-hunt NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 05:38 on Apr 11, 2014 |
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dishwasherlove posted:Coming up on 2 years on my first (and hopefully last) Kickstarter fail. Some MDF laser cut terrain that the author is now pretty much broke and only sporadically sending out pledges and updates. Feels bad man. Which one was that?
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Tectonic Craft Studios. I feel bad for the guy, he clearly bit off more than he could chew. The Kickstarter was to fund the laser cutter so that should have set off alarm bells. Looks like he has sent out most of the smaller stuff but of course I pledged for a big bit of terrain. Sounds like the guy can't even afford to post the rewards. Could be worse, I could have pledged for a whole table of terrain like some people.
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Apr 11, 2014 06:48
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Ah, that's too bad. They had some really good looking designs.
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Apr 11, 2014 07:06
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Mall Adventures is running out of time, which kind of sucks. It's not over yet, though, so if you know anyone who'd be interested let them know. 
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Apr 11, 2014 15:11
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Oh god guys, Morrus is still hashing out fundamental system mechanics on his Old/New games. I think you should do that before kickstarting, but what do I know.
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Apr 11, 2014 15:59
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Now now, don't worry. I'm sure OLD and NEW will be the same kind of design triumph that ENWorld is. This is from a few days back and probably not big news to anyone who posts 'round here, but I did a long interview with Mikan about Last Stand and the Reinforcements Kickstarter today.
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Apr 11, 2014 17:21
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Seems like a few more slots for the $10k contribution are warranted.
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Holy poo poo. I couldn't care less about this guys political views or goals, but the fact the he believes a democratic republic populated by a majority of 'constitutional conservatives' could somehow just end up with a government of 'leftist, liberal socialists,' as if by happenstance (or worse some kind of hidden coup), is both hilarious and horrifying. Sums the country up perfectly, when you think about it 
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Apr 13, 2014 00:49
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Point 4 is where the author really loses me.
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Apr 13, 2014 01:40
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I wonder how long it'll take for one of those companies whose logos he's littered the board with to get it yanked... and how long it'll take for him to blame some Marxist from under his bed.
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Apr 13, 2014 01:56
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Bieeardo posted:I wonder how long it'll take for one of those companies whose logos he's littered the board with to get it yanked... and how long it'll take for him to blame some Marxist from under his bed. Cracker Barrel: top secret bastion of the leftist liberal socialist media
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Apr 13, 2014 01:57
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When I clicked on this link, exactly $666 had been pledged. Coincidence? I think not!
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Apr 13, 2014 02:00
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e: ^^^   The fact that it's sitting at $666 cracks me up for some stupid reason. Also, I count 3 backers according to the sidebar, yet it says 16 backers above. And how much do you want to bet the $500 backer is himself. Or his mom.
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I always love when libertarian projects hit kickstarter, because no one seems to feel any shame or conflict in pleading for people to come together and Also, hail satan. e: vvv TRUTH costs extra, sheeple! Skyelan fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Apr 13, 2014 02:03
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Why is his trivia game 135$?
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Mystic Mongol posted:Why is his trivia game 135$? Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?
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Batshit Crazy Libertarian Kickstarter posted:> Push back against the frontiers of ignorance that pervate our public schools Might want to start with "pervate" there boss, since that isn't a real loving word. gently caress me if this doesn't reinforce my bias that libertarians are just caricatures of absolute morons. Edit: Poe's law? It may just be an awful parody.
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Apr 13, 2014 02:25
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Don't worry, he's only 30 minutes from his Lawyer and 90 minutes from the manufacturer. With a location like that, how could this possibly go wrong?
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Apr 13, 2014 02:31
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The Game of Politics posted:IT'S NOT JUST A GAME, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. ... wait, so why do we need the game, then?
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Apr 13, 2014 02:51
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Someone should tell the guy how the last conservative board game Kickstarter went just to save him the trouble. While it funded, it was pretty much the KS creator putting in his own money.
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VoodooXT posted:Someone should tell the guy how the last conservative board game Kickstarter went just to save him the trouble. The market giveth, and the market taketh away.
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Trivial pursuit is 25$, and it has trivia questions. I can't imagine what conservative trivia would be. "What was Barrack Hussein Obama's worst crime? 1) Stealing the presidency through voter fraud. 2) Stealing the presidency by running while a Kenyan. 3) Stealing our money to fund death panels. 4) Killing Jesus with the presidential time machine."
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Doctor Zero posted:The fact that it's sitting at $666 cracks me up for some stupid reason. You don't have to choose a backer level. They probably are his family or whatever. That it's still at $666 is great.
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quote:> Introduce the conservative message of self-reliance A guy asking Kickstarter for $87,500.  Mystic Mongol posted:Trivial pursuit is 25$, and it has trivia questions. I can't imagine what conservative trivia would be. The promo video has samples and they're basically standard GOP bullshit: quote:Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., belong to which political party? quote:What political party fought to free blacks from slavery, amended the U.S. constitution to grant blacks freedom (13th Amendment), citizenship (14th Amendment) and the right to vote (15th Amendment)? quote:Where in the constitution does it say that children born of illegal aliens should be declared American citizens? quote:Who said, "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance." quote:DEFENDING THE DEFENSELESS quote:Under Sharia law, a woman's testimony in court is worth WHAT as compared to a man's testimony? quote:THE OBAMACARE DISASTER quote:The website, GlobalWarmingLies.com points out that, even though Mars has no automobiles, factories, coal burning plants or air-planes, ice caps are ____. This dude's asking for 87k for a board game that spends half its time ranting about Obama. What's he gonna do when Obama's not president?
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Doctor Zero posted:
You have to pledge $10 to get a reward level. Those other 13 people have backed for a dollar or something like that just to comment.
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