Integration

Xcaliber037 · 05-22-2013, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by roshan

More than that, it's the future of action figures. I've brought this subject up numerous times to Hasbro reps over the last five years that they need to get ahead of this, it's coming and it will wipe you out if you try to react after the fact.

Sharing will always happen, but if they work ahead of time to create a library of CAD files of the entire history of hasbro, there are people who will legally buy those to print at home so they will see at least some revenue and create a precedent for providing a service before a throng of customizers create that library first. The old days are gone and they're never going to see a CAD file go for the price of a figure, but next to nothing in overhead they can create a library of thousands upon thousands of action figures to purchase. That money adds up, and the product is infinitely renewable for free. Find the right price point and add the convenience of assembly, paint, alternate scheme instructions, and you will have a market.

We're still a couple years out from the right price point on 3d printers to make this a reality. Which is why Hasbro needs to prepare NOW.

I agree. Although Makerbot has a desktop printer at the $3,000(ish) price point. They are already working on a desktop 3D scanner. You can pretty much replicate any toy. This will do to toys what the MP3 did to music.

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05-22-2013, 03:10 AM	#26
Xcaliber037 AH-64D Longbow Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 381	Quote: Originally Posted by roshan More than that, it's the future of action figures. I've brought this subject up numerous times to Hasbro reps over the last five years that they need to get ahead of this, it's coming and it will wipe you out if you try to react after the fact. Sharing will always happen, but if they work ahead of time to create a library of CAD files of the entire history of hasbro, there are people who will legally buy those to print at home so they will see at least some revenue and create a precedent for providing a service before a throng of customizers create that library first. The old days are gone and they're never going to see a CAD file go for the price of a figure, but next to nothing in overhead they can create a library of thousands upon thousands of action figures to purchase. That money adds up, and the product is infinitely renewable for free. Find the right price point and add the convenience of assembly, paint, alternate scheme instructions, and you will have a market. We're still a couple years out from the right price point on 3d printers to make this a reality. Which is why Hasbro needs to prepare NOW. I agree. Although Makerbot has a desktop printer at the $3,000(ish) price point. They are already working on a desktop 3D scanner. You can pretty much replicate any toy. This will do to toys what the MP3 did to music. MakerBot TV Launch Episode! - YouTube MakerBot Digitizer __________________ United Art Productions