3D Printing Brings More Convenience to Garage Kits Production

With the development of 3D printing, the operation of 3D printers is getting easier and easier, and they can do some more interesting things. Since the figures are provided and produced in limited quantities from individuals or fan circles, it is not easy to obtain a figure.

3D printing is mainly based on a digital three-dimensional model. Under computer control, a three-dimensional object is constructed layer by layer with raw materials by a 3D printer. Different from traditional flat printing, 3D printed things, as the name suggests, can have the shape characteristics you want. That is to say, those three-dimensional figures we usually buy can also be printed directly, which sounds normal The production of those seemingly finely crafted figures is suddenly much "simple".


Here is a brief introduction to the basic process of garage kits production. 

The production process is as follows:

The prototype artist uses digital sculpting software (Zbrush, Fusion360 or other softwares) to make the character into a digital 3D model. Make a real object, some prototypers like to directly process and polish it by themselves, and some will choose to use 3D printing directly, and then manually process and polish it. After the desired effect is achieved, the parts will be disassembled. The components are mass-produced, and for the mass-production step, it is natural to need to open a mold.


Garage kits products with complex structures are not standard parts, so special customized molds are required, and there is no exact number for the cost of customized molds. Generally speaking, the difficulty of product structure determines the difficulty of mold processing. Therefore, for a product with a complex structure like a figure, the mold opening cost will naturally be higher.


The more complicated the shape of the figure, the more and more complicated the details of the parts to be disassembled, the more difficult it is to open the mold, the greater the number of molds, and the higher the cost of mold opening.


With the maturity of 3D printing technology and the progress of materials, the proportion of 3D printing in hand-made products should also increase. Of course, this is just my guess. You can also express your views on the future of the 3D printing garage kits market in the comment area .


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