Well “back in my day”, growing up as a teen/young-adult in the 1980s, we didn’t have much in the way of computer games. Back then every game was a board game of some type for the most part, and while I did play extensively the more “grognard” hard-core board wargames like just about everything from Avalon Hill and SPI, and Axis and Allies was just another game I got into in my youth which was simpler to play with my friends. There was always something “beer and pretzels” about Axis and Allies back in the 1980s that to this day still attracts me to the game. I’ve recollected (is that a word) and customized my current 2nd-Edition version of the game, and spent quite a bit on extra units, printed game-boards and the like… all with few people to play against, but it’s part game, part collectible, and its fun either way.
Cool 3d printer for making axis and allies pieces….one at a time...for $1,500!
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you could easily convert this to print 50 pieces off at a time.
Imagine printing a small table. It starts with the legs right? and there are four of them, no base required, and four independant points will build up until the table top is complete.
Now imagine scanning a bunch of pieces placed out in formation, instead of scanning 1 piece at a time. You could then go and print everything at once.
Only question… where do you buy the plastic cartridges (Ink if you will)? and how good is the quality of the plastic you buy?
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That printer could theoretically print parts for another printer.
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as long as they’re not moving parts. Yes. Think T-1000.
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You could easily scan multiple pieces and have them altogther and then cut them out
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Thats pretty damn cool. Not that expensive either. I wonder how much refills for the plastic are?
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You could easily scan multiple pieces and have them altogther and then cut them out
That is what I was thinking. Scan your unit and edit or design it up connected together with ‘flashing’ you’d later trim by hand and you theoretically should be able to get multiple models from a single print run.
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I have looked into this. I don’t think this machine can give you the quality needed to make such small parts.
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What scale can it do 1:10,1:5,1:1?
Imagine that life sized AAA
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