tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post7601592259370919419..comments2024-03-22T08:23:38.715+00:00Comments on Trouble At T’Mill - a wargaming blog: Kickstarter - affordable 3D printer (and Moore's Law).Mike Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-63292304794188216022014-05-07T10:53:27.832+01:002014-05-07T10:53:27.832+01:00Instead of 3D printing miniatures, I 3D printed mo...Instead of 3D printing miniatures, I 3D printed more useful household stuff like chopping boards, flip flops, water sprinklers and plates & cups. 3D printers are expensive but it’s quite helpful. Last week, I just bought one of this http://www.3d2print.net/shop/3d-printer-filament/pett-filament/ and it arrived yesterday. Using this material, my next plan is to 3D print personal accessories with the help of Sketchup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888531299749731850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-73381030769539391242014-04-29T16:15:49.409+01:002014-04-29T16:15:49.409+01:00This is because beyond A3, laser printing cannot b...This is because beyond A3, laser printing cannot be done for most printing jobs that doesn't ask for much quantity. Most of the time, they have to use another process that is longer and more expensive<br /><a href="http://www.zip-posters.co.uk/banner-printing/" rel="nofollow">banner printing</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912864816960720453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-45423337271011361302014-04-29T00:38:01.830+01:002014-04-29T00:38:01.830+01:00Just caught up with the blog. The prospect of bein...Just caught up with the blog. The prospect of being able to print your own miniatures is quite exciting. I think we're a few years away from a price point where I can convince SWMBO. Lots of great gaming etc on the blog. Hopefully I can stay caught up.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-35207146582860196062014-04-28T15:00:58.692+01:002014-04-28T15:00:58.692+01:00Many of the patents connected with 3D printing exp...Many of the patents connected with 3D printing expire this year which will make these devices cheaper yet, so yes, I can see a paradigm shift in our hobby and industry at large coming soon. One commentator refers to the coming age as the 'democratization of industry.' My fear is it might put many small companies out of business.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-45850305371730292852014-04-28T14:36:12.356+01:002014-04-28T14:36:12.356+01:00True, but the point is that you can pretty much pu...True, but the point is that you can pretty much pull those off with an 0.3mm resolution printer, because there isn't *much* in the way of fine detail on them, compared to a 28mm face, uniform detail, etc.Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-61715731036683826682014-04-28T11:50:12.437+01:002014-04-28T11:50:12.437+01:00It's here already. Type 22 Pillbox and dragons...It's here already. Type 22 Pillbox and dragons teeth in 28mm. Printable in any size/scale from 3mm to 54mm. Materials cost: much a less than a Starbucks coffee.<br /><br />https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8V42hN0MpaE/UdP-3hmzL7I/AAAAAAAABZ0/FJCUuYpEIkM/w586-h634-no/print1.jpg<br /><br />There's already a set of 1/200 WWII miniatures on Thingiverse.<br /><br />As with resin buildings and lead minis, the real problem is with getting good reproducible designs. PatGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379668269395518541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-43469797323415140202014-04-28T09:20:42.260+01:002014-04-28T09:20:42.260+01:00Less. Considerably.Less. Considerably.Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-61741882712395100012014-04-28T09:18:29.870+01:002014-04-28T09:18:29.870+01:00The true breakthrough will be multicolour 3D print...The true breakthrough will be multicolour 3D printing.<br /><br />Imagine a fully painted army!<br /><br />10 years?Piscatoreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993952341776678764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-64773198216328950112014-04-28T03:23:42.631+01:002014-04-28T03:23:42.631+01:00If anything tells me that the whole area of copyri...If anything tells me that the whole area of copyright, intellectual property and even certain types of commerce have to undergo a complete paradigm change, this is it. But governments are so far ensconced in their gilded ivory towers, that they'll sit uselessly on their backsides, their thumbs thrust up their fundamental orifices, and do diddly squat. As per usual.<br /><br />This will be good for the war gamer into large armies - not so wonderful for figure manufacturers - not in the long run. It seems to me that creative people may obtain their living in ways other than the direct sale of the figures they design, but rather, be rewarded for their work of design from which customers may 'print' multiple copies of their work.<br /><br />You can see how this will change the nature of commerce, of employment, and of production, eh?Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167684119478977136.post-10833939536767314372014-04-27T23:51:58.228+01:002014-04-27T23:51:58.228+01:00It won't be long that instead of buying your r...It won't be long that instead of buying your resin building or terrain features, that companies will sell a download file and you will print it yourself. No waiting for the mail, just click, print, paint and play. And unlike figure detail, the technology already, as you said, exists for the home wargamer to do this. Or how about user content, created by wargamers and shared for others to print and use. anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100147959844300317noreply@blogger.com