paizo.com My List (2 items)paizo.com My List (2 items)2018-03-24T03:15:55Z2018-03-24T03:15:55ZRe: Forums: Miniatures: On-demand Minis?Kromehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kqoi?Ondemand-Minis#352010-04-26T03:26:46Z2010-04-26T03:26:46Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Brian E. Harris wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Krome wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I actually looked into buying one of those printers a couple of years ago for this very purpose. The plan was to take it to GenCon and charge about $5-$10 per custom fig, or up to $20 for a larger custom fig (roughly only need 150 orders to pay off the machine- that is a great payoff). I have not looked lately at the quality.</p>
<p>Then, the biggest deterrent was a lack of high detail and graininess of the figs. </p>
<p>I may look into this again if the printers are better. </blockquote>They also need to get faster - the DIY job takes about 20-30 minutes to lay down a small object. </blockquote><p>In most circumstances that amount of time isn't a big deal. I doubt there would be so much demand that I could keep a printer running and producing a mini every 5-10 minutes. At a convention, yes I can see the demand, but then, designing the mini will take at least that much time.
<p>I think we'll see it sooner rather than later. Once they can get detail down it will happen. No doubt at all.</p>
<p>•makes note to go check out the newest 3D printers to see how progress has come•</p>Brian E. Harris wrote:Krome wrote:I actually looked into buying one of those printers a couple of years ago for this very purpose. The plan was to take it to GenCon and charge about $5-$10 per custom fig, or up to $20 for a larger custom fig (roughly only need 150 orders to pay off the machine- that is a great payoff). I have not looked lately at the quality.
Then, the biggest deterrent was a lack of high detail and graininess of the figs.
I may look into this again if the printers are...Krome2010-04-26T03:26:46Z