A month or two ago I wrote about the
3D revolution coming to wargames miniatures. It's moving on faster than I thought. See this
Hero Forge Kickstarter with customisable 3D miniatures.
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| From the Hero Forge page on Kickstarter
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From a marketing point of view it hits a good spot: getting exactly the miniature you want means you are willing to pay more per piece. It even gives an option for the quality of the miniatures. Not sure that it's going to be a huge success right now, because the sculpting is good but not great and the prices is still high, but it certainly shows the possibilities.
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| From the Hero Forge page on Kickstarter |
But this also made me realise that it provides and instant marketing tool for the entertainment industry.
How
long before online video games make the link: 3D printing your avatar? EDIT: this is already happening in World of Warcraft.
And another step is of course to make it possible for people to print those customisable miniatures at home.
