[thechris]

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Originally Posted by Jason Abbadon

Naa! Stereo Lithography is becoming more common but it's still a ways out for casual toymaking. I know many model-making companies that have their CG files made that way though, them resin cast the master to sell as kits. that's a lot different than making casual originals or making masters for ony a few castings (again, the castings would be resin to cut costs- not originals made by the machine in plastic).

BUT...an enterprising company could make a lot of money selling resin parts for MU/SW/GI Joe dioramas!

Actually, originals are usually made with wax or a kind of tooling board made from a wood base. This is easier on the machine and milling bit than plastic and metal.