Found this today:
Hero Forge Kickstarter
Not to be confused with HeroForge, the character building software.
Though it would be cool to upload one to the other.
Wow...
Yeah, this is pretty awesome. I love painting and converting miniatures myself, but this kind of service is very tempting and will certainly make a lot of people happy if it comes to fruition.
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They show that their coarser plastic is more durable but has a rough (voxelated) texture, which makes it harder to paint. I bet a varnish dip would smooth it out nicely, and wouldn't cover any details the paint wouldn't cover anyway.
Yeah...but what a difference between the two plastics.
Be careful when you read the pledge levels. Some specificly say it's the lower grade plastic.
Damn, just when I thought I had a good idea, someone who has far more access to technology and clearly more planning beat me to it.
This is actually such a well planned and fleshed out idea, I think I will back it. I've never felt there have been suitable miniatures for a lot of player builds, and a service like this could make that complaint evaporate fully.