3D Printed Avatars? Yes thank you please.

[homunyan]

I love the idea of custom figures of your game characters but have you guys seen the WoW figureprints? 3D printing technology has a looooooooonnnng way to go before it's worth using for something like this.

[Doki]

Yup... in addition to printing the piece, you're going to need decent skill at painting the things. 3D printing with textures printed on them are not a cheap, or at good resolution for the average person right now.

[Lstkaws]

I love the idea of custom figures of your game characters but have you guys seen the WoW figureprints? 3D printing technology has a looooooooonnnng way to go before it's worth using for something like this.

Depends on the machine. If you are using a hobbiest machine lime a Makerbot then yes it can be difficult. If you have access to some of the machines I work on then you would not believe the detail I can get out of a machine. Granted, the machines I use are $250k - $750k. But there are services that can print a design for you using these machines, but I am unsure of the cost of that service.

If someone is really good in 3DS max (or whatever) and can get me the .stl file i can print one up and show everyone what it would look like.

[cyborgmermaid]

I know a guy who did this with FFXI. He took the model out of Model Viewer and printed a statuette of his character using that. Very cool indeed.

[KrazyKupo]

I do remember reading an article once back in my ffxi days, and they would print out your character for you n ship it to you it was pretty expensive, but I loved the fact that they were so detailed I never did buy one though they charged a small fortune for them if I'm remembering right.

[Mahstir]

This one will be too expensive, IMHO.

Not if it was a lower resolution. The primal would be only slightly bigger than the character (maybe the same size as a character/chocobo combo?) Your team would just be really small.

[NintenPyjak64]

Oh neat! Could we be printed with a minion? <3

If I can get my char in it's white mage gear AND the Coeurl Kitten, I can die happy

[Zumi]

If you can provide a model there are several companies out there they will do a 3d print however they usually will stay away from anything game related because of copyright issues.

[Niqote]

They would sell a LOT of figures at the right price and the right quality. People would not only order their avatars, but re order them in different gear.
I am ALL for this *throws money at screen* ^o^

[Mahstir]

And what about seasonal event based prints? I'm sure folks would buy any number of sets for friends and family that play