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The H Man01 Jan 2025 4:54 p.m. PST

Seen a chap on YouTube slowly getting to this point, but he's not quite there yet. Apparently the new future of wargaming.

So, people write rules to sell, then they put out some files for people to print.

Or some may just sell the files to print.

Now, as the video points out, it's apparent that many of these businesses are now offering the figures preprinted.

That's where I leave the chap as we head into the near future:

People realise, or just through necessity/desire, that they can just buy the preprinted figures and not need to muck around with gubbins, or third party printers.

Businesses see a surge in sales and can't print them fast enough.

Businesses, realise it's cheaper to go to plastic/cast resin, hopefully metal.

They do.

Businesses realise offering files means the few customers still printing can print as many as they want and even give them away or sell them.

Businesses stop offering files.

Full circle.

The H Man03 Jan 2025 9:08 p.m. PST

More YouTube…

Got to get out more, next I'll be buying a 3d printer!

A chap gave a tour of his printing "farm". He seems to be doing some good videos.

He mentions that he makes some of his popular parts to keep in stock, and would like to keep more parts in stock.

Add some captial and an injection machine (he already has many machines) and it's 3d what?

In contrast, but agin helping prove my point, another chap starts selling 3d plant pots on demand on the footpath, I kid you not.

Perhaps pointing to 3d printings true place once "proper" businesses move on.

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