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In Response To: Wouldn't buying a high-end printer solve the problem? Assuming the .stl file was created correctly, a printer with higher resolution will create a smoother part. Back when they were still doing it, I had Shapeways print some parts in "high resolution resin" and ()

But not enough to make me change from the filament print I got. My printer was under $300 and does very well for my goals. A resin printer cost more to buy and supplies cost more. You need a machine to cure and wash parts. Many people say the fumes irritate them (some resin 3D does that to me). They must be cleaned often and it's kinda a mess. Filament parts are ready to use when the printer stops. Filament is carried at many more stores, I get the HL brand and it's great.

This whole project is to see if I want to go further. I was helping a guy that has a biz selling model railroad3D items. Got me to looking at it. If I do anything commercially it will mostly be in the model rail hobby. You design one item, sell it in Z,N, HO, S and O by changing slicer scale.
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Studebaker Lark 3D body painted......with some lessons.... *PIC*
- I wouldn't depend on the primer to fill anything bigger than sanding scratches. It will shrink, and the styrations that many 3D items have will rear their head *NM*
  - I do a lot of sanding before any primer......
- 3D printed bodies
  - If not a model we will never see in plastic.....
    - Wouldn't buying a high-end printer solve the problem? Assuming the .stl file was created correctly, a printer with higher resolution will create a smoother part. Back when they were still doing it, I had Shapeways print some parts in "high resolution resin" and
      - A HIGH end resin printer may give a better print Q......
        
        All those things you mention for the resin printer were the reasons I wasn't going to get one. Now I'm intrigued. Thanks for posting about your experiences. *NM*
      - In a word, no. Entry level printers today are as good as premium printers from three years ago. 8K screens, larger printing surfaces, they are all equipped well. The weak point now is the software.
  - There IS a mid- to late '60s Dodge crew cab in resin. Forgot who did it, but it's a nice one
    - Doesn't Jimmy Flintstone do a mid-60's Dodge truck? *NM*

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