{"id":2481,"date":"2017-03-24T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/?p=2481"},"modified":"2021-03-05T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T12:54:28","slug":"3d-print-custom-buy-regular-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambody.com\/blog\/3d-print-custom-buy-regular-figure\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Print a Custom-Made or Buy a Regular Figurine?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is probably the most frequent question I am asked whenever I buy a new set of STL files<\/a> \u2013 why would I buy STL files that must be 3D printed, sanded and painted when I can go to a toy store or a hobbyist store and buy the item in a beautiful box.<\/p>\n

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The thing about 3D printing different items is that you get involved in the \u2018production\u2019 process somehow. You\u2019re no longer only a consumer of finished products. You get to have your say and make the item more personal than anyone you can buy from stores.<\/p>\n

Advantages of 3D Printing<\/h2>\n

1. Buy once, print as many times as you want<\/h3>\n

The advantage of 3D printing STL files<\/a> is that once you buy them you can 3D print one and the same item as many times as you want. It means that for $15-20 you get to have the 3D model built in as many copies as you want. 3D print one for you and another one for your best friend.<\/p>\n

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Pictured: 3D printed Harley Quinn 3D model<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Replace damaged parts easily<\/h3>\n

Many 3D printing models are in assembly mode. This is another advantage and a money saver option. Let\u2019s suppose you accidentally drop one of your models down and one of its parts breaks or cracks. You can easily replace it by 3D printing the exact part again, without the need of going through the 3D printing of the whole model. This advantage not only does save you time, but it also saves you money for printing materials and printing services, in case you don\u2019t own a 3D printer and must order the print from a 3D printing service.<\/p>\n

\"3D<\/a><\/p>\n

These are the parts that make up the AT-AT Walker<\/a>. As you can see, any part can be easily replaced, if damaged.<\/p>\n

3. Customize it<\/h3>\n

If you have 3D modeling skills, you can make changes to the model and customize it the way you want it to be.<\/p>\n

When Maverik uploaded Catapult 3D printing files<\/a> on Gambody for the first time, the design was slightly different from the one that you can purchase now. This is because Catapult 3D model had an upgrade and a facelift. The upgraded version was inspired by Alexei Bruton\u2019s customization of the original Catapult 3D model.<\/p>\n

This is how the customized Catapult looks like.<\/p>\n

\"MechWarrior<\/a><\/p>\n

The original didn\u2019t feature the nose of the cockpit and it has simpler joints. Now, you can purchase both the original and the upgraded version of the model.<\/p>\n

\"Catapult<\/a><\/p>\n

*The gray parts of the 3D model are additional add-ons to the regular Catapult figurine.<\/p>\n

4. Paint one and the same model in different ways<\/h3>\n

You can print several identical 3D models, but you can make them different by painting them differently. Here is an example.<\/p>\n

Gambody 3D printed and painted Atlas 3D model<\/a> from the widely popular MechWarrior Online video game. Here is how their Atlas looks like when finished.<\/p>\n

\"MWO<\/a><\/p>\n

One of their customers has also 3D printed the model. Although he hasn\u2019t finished painting it, you can already tell that the model will look totally different from Gambody\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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