[tlasjr]

I agree on 3d printing. Made to order. Imagine no more peg warmers. No expensive molds. Supply exactly meets demand. Design time cut from years to weeks. NO Scalpers.
I would be very surprised if the Hasbro fun centers thry plan to open dont incorporate someform of this tech. They had a scanning booth and make your own statuette at the TRU in times square thr last time I was there. Theres a local hobby store using 3d printers to recreate old marx playset pieces.
Keeping in mind i expect retail locations ro be the exception moving foward. You go online. Order a figure and two days later it arrives.
Farther future,like 20 years, you order it and it gets printed on your home printer. (Not just toys)
Cynnical side? You font own the item, the plastic is designed to last x amount if time and then degrades, you only haveca limited license for the copywritten design.