• Kristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol
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      I remember in college, when someone would get into MTG, we’d jokingly say coke’s cheaper.

      Now, when someone I know gets into 40k, I much less jokingly say “MTG’s cheaper”

      Then again, if you’re just playing for fun against friends, a $200 3d printer is cheaper than any army I’ve seen. Still costs more than a $45 booster draft, but at least the printer’s a one-time cost

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              I only have an FDM printer xD You can still do a lot with it, though, especially if you’re willing to get a heat gun involved. Though after printing out the character in my profile pic, I did realize there’s a lot of small detail that gets lost with FDM.

              Alas, though, small animals, a cat, and poor ventilation make resin printing a bad idea for me

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                Honestly, I don’t find it a ton of fun. I use mine so occasionally, you kind of forget how little post processing you do on an FDM print for the most part. Though I definitely see the advantage for minis especially if you’re going to paint it afterwards.

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      To piggy back on this, don’t chase the fucking meta. By the time you get your Exaction Squad and paint it, GW will balance it into being a total waste of your time/money/points.

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      Wait, you didn’t know this before getting into it? That’s the first thing I ever heard about it, and I’ve never owned any 40K anything.

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      I thought that too. That’s why i bought a resin 3d printer and made it 1000x more expensive, toxic and time-consuming. yey me

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      Come give Warmachine a shot, army sizes are usually smaller and the rules are less “my rule book was published more recently, that means I win” (Plus the models are slightly cheaper).