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This project came together nicely. My first 1k Legion Imperialis army is painted. Now I need to paint up my opposing 1k of Solar Auxilia and I can use them to teach my friends how to play.

Army Painter Speedpaints
Caribbean Ocean
Nuclear Sunrise
Hoplite Gold

Bases GW
Dawnstone
Nuln Oil

There’s a weird delusion going around the tabletop gaming world that has started to reach epic levels. It’s this idea that 3D printing is the distribution system of the future and really everyone should just be selling STL files instead of dealing with the logistics of actually making the miniatures.

To be clear, I don’t have any issue with people 3D printing stuff for the table. I’ll gladly play against a 3D printed army.

But consumer 3D printer quality miniatures are, frankly, dogshit. I can tell they’re printed instantly. Resin 3D printers I often can’t, but that’s not a realistic product to have in someone’s house. Dangerous fumes alone rule it out for me.

Also I have not found a good commercial service to print these files for me. I have tried some and either the price is ludicrous for my small order (like a minor savings off of Games Workshop) or when I get the product it’s bad.

Stop telling these companies they should just sell files, because that’s not a realistic business. I have enough trouble convincing someone to learn a new tabletop game, I cannot possibly start the narrative with “ok one of us has to already own a good 3D printer”.
#tabletop #warhammer #40k #tabletopgames