{"id":214,"date":"2012-01-13T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T11:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2012-11-23T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T11:52:51","slug":"the-future-starts-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/Blog\/2012\/01\/the-future-starts-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Starts Here"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you followed this blog you’ll know that we, like many other miniatures companies out there, have started using 3D computer modelling and printing<\/a> as an aid to the design of some of our models. So far we’ve used it to produce masters of models that are still produced the old-fashioned way by hand-casting in metal or resin.<\/p>\n

Mass-produced 3D printing of all of our products isn’t here yet, speed and cost of production remaining barriers to be overcome. However, there are still advantages that it offers in terms of producing complex models that would be nearly impossible with traditional techniques. For example, models which are hollow or have significant undercuts, holes or insets can be printed in one piece without the need for complicated or fiddly multi-part designs that are difficult to assemble and delicate when on the gaming table.<\/p>\n

To that end, we’ve launched our own fledgling shop<\/a> on Shapeways<\/a>, which we will use to offer models that we would find difficult or impossible to offer in the normal way. We will also offer a few pieces that we would like to produce, but that we suspect may not have mass appeal and thus would not justify the cost and effort of making masters and moulds. We’ll also be tackling subjects outside of our normal ranges (such as my current 6mm WW2 project<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The initial range of models is quite small – but that’s because we want to get a prototype of each model printed for ourselves first, so we can make sure it all works OK and looks good. We’re hoping to regularly add new items as we design them and can get prototype prints.<\/p>\n

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