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#1 Slit518 May 01, 2015 18:16:16	I would like it if Wizards of the Coast offered to service where players could order custom miniatures.  So for example, if you have a character you are playing, such as a Half-Orc Wizard who uses a Quarterstaff and wears furs, they can make a minature out of it for you.  Then you can order it and have them ship it to your house.   So for example, a DM could have their whole group's party made into custom miniatures and gift them out to the players.   What do you all think?  Would this be a useful service, for those of you who use miniatures?  Would you use it?
#2 Farmer42 May 01, 2015 18:56:10	My friend, Hero Forge is here for your custom mini needs.
#3 Slit518 May 01, 2015 19:21:39	Farmer42 wrote:
#4 Farmer42 May 01, 2015 19:25:08	Depends on how detailed you want them.  My old 40k Tyranids were super simple.  Base coat, then splatter three mor colors, base, and done.  Enough for tourney play.  Not enough to avoid angering the judges.  I'm only a so-so painter, but the biggest thing is patience and time.  They're very nice minis at HF.  I have one of the low res white ones, and it's very durable.  I haven't painted it yet, just sealed.  But take a look, there's a lot of information on painting minis out there.  And no, you don't need to do anything near as fancy as some of the show-piece Battletech or 40k minis.
#5 Slit518 May 01, 2015 19:37:08	Yeah, but if I want a real awesome looking mini, with super amount of detail, I want the painting to be good.  I need to paint it myself.  Hero Forge should offer painting as well.
#6 MechaPilot May 01, 2015 22:43:28	Slit518 wrote:
(Reply to #6) Farmer42	MechaPilot wrote:
#8 MechaPilot May 01, 2015 22:59:09	Farmer42 wrote:
#9 LuisCarlos17f May 02, 2015 0:15:24	In a near future we will see the 3d printers in the shops. Then you will can to go to the photocopy shop, or a game shop, with a pendrive, and you will have to pay.
#10 MechaPilot May 02, 2015 0:20:46	LuisCarlos17f wrote:
(Reply to #8) Farmer42	MechaPilot wrote:
#12 MechaPilot May 02, 2015 0:30:02	Farmer42 wrote:
#13 Farmer42 May 02, 2015 0:35:36	I have a brand of tea that I always make a glass of and add a little Kentucky something to to help calm my nerves before I start.  THen it's just time and patience.
#14 MechaPilot May 02, 2015 0:38:25	Farmer42 wrote:
#15 Farmer42 May 02, 2015 0:48:30	Future dips.  The god-emporer of cheap and easy painting techniques.
(Reply to #5) CCS	Slit518 wrote:
#17 AndrewJO May 02, 2015 9:54:52	This is awesome, I would have never thought of ordering custom minis. I think I'm going to order one of these once I finally get a character to level 5. Does anyone have any experience with Hero Forge? How is the quality/durability compared to WotC minis?
#18 Slit518 May 02, 2015 10:47:46	Or in the future, when 3D printing becomes more wide spread, they could use colored material for the 3D printing job.  Just imagine it printing out in color?
(Reply to #17) Farmer42	AndrewJO wrote:
#20 Rains May 02, 2015 18:29:45	Slit518 wrote: