/3pd/ 3d Scanners and Printers!

>>50475002
A bit of googling should tell you that the hardware, plastic, and setup will cost you several thousands of dollars (if you want anything close to the quality of manufactured minis).

Depending on the game, that could be several armies, enough to get you and several friends started.

Recasting sprues is a lot cheaper.

Well, you can have basic home made 3d printer for around 300 bucks, the only catch is you need 3d printer to make the parts.

>>50475184
Eh, I've worked the theoretical price one one built from scratch down to $60, but you have to be able to weld to get it done, and it'll likely never reach the quality we're trying for here. Also you'd need experience with Arduinos, and some coding.

Actually, we over at the /fvgt/ would have some interest in this. We may or may not be planning on gathering 3D models to make virtual 40k a thing.

Use a SLA printer that bakes resin if you want detail for miniatures. You can buy one, and it is possible to make one if you have a DLP projector that you can hook up to it. I used a friend's a couple of times and the models came out well. I saw a guy online who did an entire WHFB napoleanic themed Ogre army with one.

For scanning you will need to shell out for a good scanner, as one that uses a chellphone camera just won't work that well. That said companies ranging from Perry Bros to Kingdom Death use scanners to great effect, and it is certainly workable. You will need to work on the mesh afterwords to make sure that it slices right so you can use it with a SLA printer.

>>50475002
You'll want a stereolithography printer of some sort.

Better, more expensive, options exist.
But that's the cheapest that will come out decent.

>>50475093
>>50477208
What about 3d Printing Services?

Is there anything you can use to print out something yourself, with professional grade minis quality?

I have seen a kickstarter project about a 3d printer.
here it is now
https://www.tiko3d.com
Costs around 200$

>>50479096
>What about 3d Printing Services?
Sure, be prepared to pay out the nose for what you want though.