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Jiraiya1969 · Lieutenant JG Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 91

Now that Shapeways has gone under, will someone else be printing miniaturess now?

Will it still be way too expensive?

mjwest · Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 5:49 pm Post subject:

You still have the metal ships available on the ADB web store. For 3D printed ships, ADB is looking at other options. Unfortunately, that effort has been slowed down by Steve Cole's health issues.

It is being worked. It's just gonna take some time.
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Captain Nebula · Lieutenant SG Joined: 13 Jun 2011 Posts: 165

If you just want some basic ships, there's MicroMachines on eBay for sale all of the time.

You can get the Enterprise, Klingon d7, and Romulan Warbird.
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mjwest · Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 2:15 pm Post subject:

And ... if you are willing to kit-bash, you can get a Fed DD or even Tug. If you are willing to repaint, you can get a KR or D7H, too.
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Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3806

Jean is working with a new supplier and slowly bringing stuff to readiness. I am not really involved in it other than the occasional comment to Jean to "do what you think best" so I'm not slowing things down.

For those who do not know, eight months ago I broke my hip, and only last week was I able to walk well enough without a cane to enter a small cafe and get lunch without having to lug around the aforementioned cane. Even so, the last decade has "taken a lot out of me" and I'm never going to return to the 80-hour weeks of ten years ago. During those ten years I broke my left knee, had a kidney removed for cancer and came within weeks of dying, had severe blood poisoning and came within hours of dying, had weight loss surgery and spent months on a liquid diet to lose 150 pounds, had my right knee replaced due to arthritis, had my upper teeth replaced by having bolts screwed into my jaw bones, had skin cancer cut out of my hide 19 times since 2005, and broke my hip taking months to learn to walk again. It's been a trip and now being 73 I realize I should have passed the torch to a new generation ten years ago.
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Captain Nebula · Lieutenant SG Joined: 13 Jun 2011 Posts: 165

Glad to hear you are up and about after all of that.

Keep it up!
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michaelarrington · Ensign Joined: 15 Aug 2024 Posts: 1

The market’s adapting fast, so keep an eye on forums like Reddit’s r/PrintedMinis—folks there are already sussing out the best post-Shapeways options. PolyTrack

Steve Cole · Site Admin Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 3806

If someone would email Jean (sales@starfleetgames.com) about that reddit thing I would appreciate it and she would look into it.

Thanks to all for the support and kind words. When the day comes for me to step aside, leaving you guys will be the sad part.
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