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BizarroAzrael
Apr 6, 2006

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."
This is fascinating, great thread. Caught my attention because of my hobbies of Games Workshop and Japanese plastic kits (Gundam/Gunpla) I've seen some stuff recently of very impressive projects made with custom 3D-printed parts.

Would one of these kits be suitable for that sort of thing? Would probably take a bit of effort to plan things out to make things with the pegs and tabs to fit existing components.

£500 is a bit steep for me but I shall keep an eye on things to see if cheaper options come up.

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BizarroAzrael
Apr 6, 2006

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

snackmar posted:

This. Like Harmburger says, hobbyist 3D printers aren't going to handle the fidelity necessary to make nice, detailed miniatures. If he's got a design ready, he should give Shapeways and Ponoko a shot. If he likes the results, he can open a store on those very sites and sell his minis without even having to stock them himself.

Does anyone know of a service like this in the UK?

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