"Suggestions for on-line printing service for paper terrain?" Topic

I only have an old printer at home that would probably bust a gut if I tried to print out a good color kit -- and I don't have hundreds of dollars to buy a new printer. Can anyone recommend a good quality, good priced on-line printing service for paper terrain (in the US)? Thanks in advance for your help.

Why not just use a local color print shop? I did that, added the PDFs onto a CD and dropped off the disc at the local shop and asked them to print with specific instructions not to scale it or anything else. Came out just fine.

Any office supply store, local or national chain such as Office Deport or Staples, should be able to handle your printing needs.

Jim

"Good Printers" now cost less than $100.00 USD all the time.

I recently--finally--abandoned HP Printers after nearly 20 years of customer loyalty for a Canon model bought through Amazon, and the full 5 ink cartridges it requires cost me FIVE DOLLARS per set through the same source.

Depending on how much color printing you would anticipate doing, getting your own printer will in the end save you mucho dollari, time, and travel.

Just another idea for gracious living from
TVAG

Hi TVAG, what kind of Canon printer did you get?

Even a poor inkjet will probably work fine. Many of them come with ink too.

I have an HP Officejet J6480C (with scanner) that cost $100 USD or so a couple years back, just a printer can be found online for $50 USD or less (with ink, be sure to check though)

Make sure you research how much ink cartridge replacement will run you. Some printers you can get relatively cheap and others will cost as much as the printer! I have an HP officejet 8600 and it does very good quality and I can get remanufactured cartridges for not too much. If you settle on getting a printer you might want to look into continuous ink supply systems. If you can get this it will really save you money.

The Canon Pixma line of photo printers are my printers of choice. They do a great job; good coverage and color fidelity. And they're cheap.

I use Staples. Comes to .60 a page with their discount code usually on the print shop homepage. Sometimes they run better deals yet. No ink jet can equal their laser printer quality. I haven't printed any buildings there yet, but I have printed many CCG cards.

Downside is that they cannot print layered PDFs like some of the Dave Graffam models. You have to do that at home.

Canon Pixma get top marks on the WWG forum. I bought a biggger Canon, the WP-4020, for printing pdf rules too (does double sided, less than 90-degree path for top loaded cardstock, cheaper ink than my old HP. And when the cartridges that came with it runs low, there's a CISS system to really make ink cheap.

Dear SBminisguy,

I bought the Canon Pixma MG5320 for $89.00 USD via Amazon. You may get the full product description, and even order one, via this link

And you can get full cartridge sets here: link The price will knock your socks off!

In a nice way…

It's definitely better to be able to do it yourself!

Happy Shopping!

TVAG

Thanks!!

Check out this printer from Amazon: link. The ink is where they rob you blind. This printer offers a 12-pack of color cartridges, with Black, for $6.78 USD!

I recommended it to my Mother-in-Law, and she likes it. I printed a sample photograph on it, and it was beautiful. I'm a 23-year PC Technician. I am biding my time waiting until my current printer runs out of ink… Then I will pull the trigger on this unit. Cheers!

TVGA & Sgt Slag, How well do those printers you recommend handle cardstock? I've been looking for a new printer for several years and cardstock jams are always the problem.

Don't know yet -- haven't used it with card stock. Most inkjet printers will handle card stock so long as you you only put 5, or less, sheets in the feed tray. The printer I recommended is inexpensive, especially the ink!

Like I said, I hope to pull the trigger on purchasing the Brother printer in the next month, or two. Until then, I cannot say for certain. My Mother-in-Law does not print on card stock -- I could do a single test print, but I can't run 10+ pages through her printer. Sorry. Cheers!

Mine does great on cardstock, and its set up so regular paper goes in the tray, and the toploading slot is set for cardstock (110lb). So I can use the printer as a regular 2-sided paper printer, or feed card in and print models, on the fly. I can load 5 sheets in the slot, nd feed more in as it prints to do big models.