The future is coming faster and faster these days, question is whether 3D printers will ever be able to produce that same level of detail that miniatures currently possess?
Right on the heels of a vlog expose about what he thinks Games Workshop is really up to corporate strategy wise, one industry insider hits the Internets with his Q and A about 3D printers and Games Workshop’s 2014 hunt for a new CEO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq2tA8RWQrI
That is a lot of information, but I’m sure to some people Games Workshop looks to be sorta ‘behind the times’ in their response to not just 3D printing but the seemingly rampant resin counterfeiting of both miniatures and books that has been happening as of late.
Maybe a better question is whether 3D printing is the real threat, or if it may turn out to be if ‘affordable’ plastic injection molding. That could prove to be a real game changer.
Take the 3D Printing Poll NOW!
~This may just be the last video we’ll see from Buy Painted . After FOUR big video rants he’s been off the grid now for 3 months.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
