[2019] Why Does CCP Hate Money?

At least hours. I did a basic 4 inch venture, and it took around 8 hours.

That wasn’t a particularly detailed print. Though different printers take different times. Getting a higher infill, or a smaller layer, can increase the time significantly. (I’m printing it again at a higher quality level, which is taking around 13 hours. Though that’s still a 0.4mm nozzle. 0.1 would make it better quality, but at a massive increase to print time.)

The 13 hour venture’s only 33g of PLA too.

(anything over 8 hours is probably a day. Unless you’re running multiple shifts, which is another expense)

Actually, my printer can just print straight from an SD card. It’s not unusual. And there’s things like octoprint for the Pi.

Yes, you can have (and would have) multiple 3D printers. They’re still a limited resource.

As for molds, either you’re spending a lot on them, or they wear out very quickly.

From the topic of this thread, mass production.

Those metal molds are stupid expensive to get made. But over the course of their life span, they’re worth it.

Other materials, not so much.

Oh hi! Super late to the party but ~tis the season~ and all that. As others have pointed out some really cool models are now available through Mixed Dimensions and there’ll be more on the way over time! https://mixeddimensions.com/collection/eve-online