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Something completely new for me was to acquire some figures that were 3-D printed. I first bought some about a year ago and bayonets and other thin pieces arrived broken off. Purist that I am, I pushed them to the top of my desk while I cooled off a little, and then about a week later brushed them into my trash. Well, recently I purchased some figures cast on a sprew out of styrene which is pretty good these days. To get a few more poses to go with the main group, I took my chances on these obviously 3-D printed and to my surprise, came all flattened on their bases and other deformities. A few expletives later, I tweeked them back straight and couldn't believe they didn't crack or break. In fact, incredibly flexible with impressive memory. Even the styrene guys could take limited tweaking before cracking. So, I ordered more!
Which brings me to a revelation; don't be such a purist. I did some eBaying for some 1/72 vehicles 3-D printed and found a company that makes some cool looking vehicles. I was also "shocked" to discover this same producer also makes a life size automatic sci-fi gun. And it looked absolutely cool in the presenter's arms. I've ordered a few of their armoured vehicles in 1/72 and am excited to see what comes.
How about you guys? Anyone have experience with 3-D printed figures and/or vehicles that you could share?
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Alas it is the future of the hobby, I like the 3d stuff and it is getting better almost daily it seems, figures at least. Vehicles are not improving at the same pace ,probably because they work for war gamers just fine,and are very robust. Scenery,buildings etc etc are also available, and some, maybe even all can be tweaked size wise, a couple of manufacturers/printers have made stuff bigger/smaller for me .
I ordered a 3D Printed Roman Marching Fort in 1/72 to go with my excellent Strelets-R and Linear-A Imperial era soldiers. PSR had nothing but raves and compliments for Linear-A's 3D Printed Command Set and Standards Set. They are nice with awesome undercutting details. Still, I love the Strelets-R Winter Romans in my Airfix Mile Fort.
Indeed, 3D can be an excellent travel companion of our hobby. I have acquired from various manufacturers both toy soldiers and vehicles... all really nice and quite flexible ... They cost a bit but I think they're worth it. I've posted various things on both FB and Instagram and VK. Ciao.
I don't have an 3-D produced figures yet; but I've been watching the progress of the process for sometime. With the shrinking demographic of our hobby and the increasing costs of injection molded plastic I have to agree that this is probably the future of the hobby. I'm hoping I'm here long enough to see the price of 3-D printers drop to affordability (and they will. I remember when video players cost almost a thousand dollars for a top loaded model that just played video tapes. A few years later I picked up a VCR that was programable and cost less than $200) and be able to get one to produce the guys I've always wanted.
Wayne (and Everyone also!), you've got to buy the "Linear-A 061 Imperial Roman Command Set 1 'Centuriones'" I agree with PSR. I bought a Baker's Dozen of National Geographic handheld magnifying glasses just to look at my Soldiers. When you look at real close at these figures, it'll just amaze you. The Helmets, the Faces, the Chest Plates, and the Shields! Being 3D printed, there is no worries about undercutting or add on parts. And amazingly, the plastic is bendable with 100% memory, so long as you don't abuse this feature. And don't miss the fact there is a Set II to go with it. You get 10 poses and 4 of each one, so be sure to leave one group unpainted just so you can look at them under your magnifying glass and be reminded that this is just possibly one of the greatest moments in toy soldier history since the intro of plastic itself, as opposed to metal. And combine these with all of the outstanding Strelets-R Roman Sets, and lookout, just like the Toy Story movie, these little guys will come alive at night and make your Cat run, your Dog bark, and wake you up in wonderment. As Sgt. Dagineau of Beau Geste famously said - "I promise you!"