Painting them yourself is easier than ever though! Contrast paints and washes alone can accomplish amazing things. Trust me, if you've thought about trying, do it. You can absolutely do a better job than that in no time.

And everyone's hands shake, you work around it :)

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Which is surprising in this day and age.

Laser scanning is possible, 6-axis milling machines exist and on a subminiature scale.

Why is there no 6-axis painting machine? I understand there are 3D printers that can do this, but 3D printing costs more than just making a die (or reusing a similar die from another model) at a certain scale.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 points 20 hours ago

They don't care, same reason they still use casting and resin and don't move to 3D printing.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 23 hours ago

Money. 6-axis isn't cheap to run or maintain, especially at this scale with the desired precision. Add in the inherent issues of working with a variety of paint colors (especially aerosolized), subtract the ability to mask features from over spray. Their prices would have to make Warhammer look bargain bin in order to recoup the costs of the machine, maintenance and consumables.

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org 1 points 20 hours ago

Archon Studios recently introduced a mayor new technology into the hobby with Prismcast. This "printer" basically paints curved 2,5 D surfaces which you glue together to make a fully 3D model. AFAIK there is no way to make this technology in 3D