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Re:Annual Production of 1/72 (22mm) scale plastic soldiers, ... by throw3e98 on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @02:12AM (#46299107)
An A1 Mini requires a smaller nozzle, a customized profile, specific filament, and quite a bit of work in Blender and the slicer to successfully print 32mm figures (approx. 1/56 scale). Even those larger figures aren't anywhere as good as the quality of injection molding you get from a Games Workshop, Archon Studio, Wargames Atlantic or Bandai kit. You typically need an SLA printer for that - which requires PPE and ventilation due to the hazardous materials.

I don't think my A1 Mini would have success trying to print at 1/72 at the same detail as an injection molding process. I've done 28mm figures on it, but it was a lot of work and had a high failure rate.

more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7pBUk8AvJ8, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldkW5nXRXN4

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Re:Annual Production of 1/72 (22mm) scale plastic soldiers, ... by PunchyHamster on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @03:53AM (#46299675)
Better comparison would be prices in various 3D printing sides.

But either way, margins for some companies like mentioned GW are huge

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