Hey Dan. Dwayne here. You totally could get a custom painted mini for less than the price you paid for that mini. I would even challenge the print quality ( notwithstanding I'm looking at a video and not the real thing). I can see " etching lines" in the print job telling me that the print job was not that good. I paint minis myself and I'm pretty sure a entry level painter could knock your socks off. Thanks for the video because I was curious myself!
Thanks Dwayne! Yeah, the more I look I the print the less I am liking it over all. I think I may do a video on a comparison of the ones I have had printed over the years. It is anecdotal right now, but I think the quality has gone way down and it is worth a comparison and would probably make a good video. Daniel and I have done some searching and I think you are right on what's out there. I think I am going to find someone to paint one and do that comparison. Like you said, I think I might be able to get better quality for cheaper. Thanks for the comments!
You are lucky you got your figure. I placed an order for a figure on July 24 and it is now September 28 and nothing has arrived yet. I bought a lot of figures when it was Shapeway - but now it's not worth wasting time with this new provider. Beware!
Yup. I definitely noticed a drop in quality. This is my fifth color printed mini and it is the poorest one. I am sorry you haven't received it yet. As I mentioned in the video, I had some concerns about that.
Yup, I can't argue. It is not stunning. It is nice from a from a distance, so for table top use it looks above average, but if you are looking closely at the detail, the newness wears off pretty quickly. Thanks for the comment!
Hey Dan. Dwayne here. You totally could get a custom painted mini for less than the price you paid for that mini. I would even challenge the print quality ( notwithstanding I'm looking at a video and not the real thing). I can see " etching lines" in the print job telling me that the print job was not that good. I paint minis myself and I'm pretty sure a entry level painter could knock your socks off. Thanks for the video because I was curious myself!
Thanks Dwayne! Yeah, the more I look I the print the less I am liking it over all. I think I may do a video on a comparison of the ones I have had printed over the years. It is anecdotal right now, but I think the quality has gone way down and it is worth a comparison and would probably make a good video.
Daniel and I have done some searching and I think you are right on what's out there. I think I am going to find someone to paint one and do that comparison. Like you said, I think I might be able to get better quality for cheaper.
Thanks for the comments!
@progressiveDND send me the mini and I'll paint it for free and assign a "market value " to what my quality is. #channel collaboration
I have gotten prints from them before. And I’ve noticed that the printed pained minis are of questionable quality in comparison to their normal prints
Cool
I think it looks close to the preview online. 3d printing minis are fragile
I like the gloss
Thanks. Yeah, it looks decent from a distance, and the technology is cool. I do think the quality is going down a little bit though.
You are lucky you got your figure. I placed an order for a figure on July 24 and it is now September 28 and nothing has arrived yet. I bought a lot of figures when it was Shapeway - but now it's not worth wasting time with this new provider. Beware!
Yup. I definitely noticed a drop in quality. This is my fifth color printed mini and it is the poorest one. I am sorry you haven't received it yet. As I mentioned in the video, I had some concerns about that.
I can say from experience that custom printed boxes are stupid expensive and there's not much R.O.I. on doing it.
This is not stunning. The mini is a rough print. The base looks good though.
Yup, I can't argue. It is not stunning. It is nice from a from a distance, so for table top use it looks above average, but if you are looking closely at the detail, the newness wears off pretty quickly. Thanks for the comment!