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RE: 3D Printed Pokemon Sword and Shield Starters
This is really awesome. I teach english to a teenager who is crazy about these characters. If he sees this he will make his father get him a 3D printer!
So, I am guessing the materials for printing thes dolls are relatively cheap.
I was under the impression that 3D printing was very expensive (plus all the work to have the final product).
Great work. Very enticing video
The actual materials for something like this is very inexpensive. A roll of PLA filament is around $20 - and this uses about 10% of a spool. The costly part (along with the price of the printer) is the knowledge needed to properly use the machine. There is a very steep learning curve on making sure your printer gets you parts that are high quality. This is one of the main reasons people charge a lot for printed parts. It takes a lot of knowledge to get the printed part, a decent amount of time to make sure everything prints properly, and the opportunity cost of the machine being in use. This is all ignoring the good 5+ hours I spent painting them afterwards haha.
I actually wrote a book to help new people get into 3D printing if you (or they) were ever interested.
Thanks for the message!