![]() ![]() Try to print a book, get how much it costs to you among printer use, ink and paper, and then you buy the book! I think you will be able to print a set, but that would always cost you more than buying it.Ĭonsideration 4: Are you sure that you will get quality at LEGO level? I mean, people keep on complaining about chinese LEGO products, expecially on collectible minifigures, how cheaper would the quality be if you print them at home? So this will affect only a slice of the market.Ĭonsideration 3: IF you can print your bricks, LEGO will be able to do it for LESS. I mean, I already disccused this in another topic, I don't like customization for two reasons : A) that's not lego B) lego is not intended to produce war toys I am one, I myself find customization just an unnecessary thing. So there's no need to worry about people "pirating" lego sets in their own houses.Ĭonsideration 2: there's plenty of people who disregard stuff like brickarms or the like. ![]() Like people like to buy CDs Videogames and books though they can "copy" them, people will buy Lego even if they can print them. However, I can only see this as a slow disintegration of LEGO as a company because their product will become obsolete as people can just make whatever they want.Ĭonsideration 1: 2d printers are everywhere since 30 years, this has not killed books' market. I'll happily download whole LEGO sets for free if, when the technology is more readily available and cheaper, I still participate in the hobby. Or, even pay money at all when they can get it for free. I mean, if a person wants a Star Trek theme and LEGO doesn't have it, why would they go out and buy a Galaxy Squad set when they can print out whatever they want at home. However, I can only see this as a slow disintegration of LEGO as a company because their product will become obsolete as people can just make whatever they want. Being more optimistic, it'd be nice to be able to share builds as a community and printing out a MOC you see on flickr to further inspect and and enjoy it. Since another person can just make a fake. With 3D printing I imagine it'll be harder for collectors to get older authentic LEGO sets. And, other companies like Brickarms will be moot since people can make their own weapons. When the technology becomes cheaper people in the LEGO community will probably be able to print out whole LEGO sets. People 3D printing anything they want, such as toys, guns, utensils, cars etc. Thought about making a topic like this myself, they've already discussed how in the future 3D pirating would be an issue for companies. More indexing work for our staff but no more shipping needed, just download the file and print the piece in your own home. I can imagine a time when people are sharing their designs in digital format for anyone to download and print at home. The sky could be the limit: Just imagine. A new Roman helmet variant? Here it comes. There are already injection moulded after market parts ( BrickForge, Brickarms, etc.), but what if the quality of 3D printers gets good enough for anyone to just make their own parts? That SNOT connector LEGO just doesn't make? No problem, I'll just print one. When it comes to our hobby, LEGO, I wonder how this evolution will reshape things in the coming years. It makes one think of the 'replicator' all of the Star Trek fans have known for many years. Examples range from printing a working gun to attempts to print an tasty pizza. Market value of companies producing such devices is going sky high and new achievements are hitting the news regularly. ![]()
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