TO 30 OR NOT TO 30

I initially read David Hiscocks irregular article with a feeling of hopefulness. After seeing the title "The 3D printing revolution" in the issue's table of contents, I had hoped for a full-bodied discussion about 3D printed figures. Although David has some excellent points, and I encourage you, dear reader, to return to issue 126 and read his article, it is missing something. The article focuses on the benefits of 3D printing to the miniature wargaming hobby. It extolls how gamers have shifted, in groups, to using 3D printing to collect full armies. While this is certainly truthful, and the article mentions all of the good points about 3D printing, it does not cover the potential negatives of bringing a 3D printer into a home space.

Max McDougall

First, to provide context. I own and operate McDougall Designs LLC, an independent retailer and 3D printing service. I have been printing for hobbyists as a business for 3 years now. Full disclosure - for a significant chunk of those 3 years, my printers have been inoperative due to a variety of personal and business factors. There are two main types of 3D printers in use by hobbyists. Resin printers and FDM (Filament deposition modeling) printers. Resin printers have a vat of liquid resin that sits on an LCD screen and selectively solidifies the liquid resin with light based on the files you print, layer by layer, upside down. FDM printers heat a strand of plastic up and extrude that heated material through a nozzle, printing upwards from a bed-plate. FDM…

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Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy (Digital) - 1 Issue, WSS 128

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