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Originally Posted by LeiaOrgana

I kind of feel like people want others to not get into 3D printing by making it sound a lot more difficult and costly than it is. Not even here, I just see it constantly when it's mentioned elsewhere. It feels like weird gatekeeping, haha.

When comparing the price to the HasLab, it may end up costing about the same - but then you have a freakin' 3D printer forever, LOL.

I totally get how it's just easier to buy it - and more power to folks who want it. But this one in particular is getting the "print my own" reaction because size-wise, nothing here is that large so basically any 3D printer can do it with ease. It has very little paint application (don't see much at all). It pretty much looks like it *was* 3D printed.

It's also insanely easy and cheap to get Star Wars designs. Besides free ones, there are people like Landspeeder Luke who have small Patreon fees which let you access their whole library.

Yes, there is a small learning curve - but most of the newer ones have so many convenience features that it's just a matter of watching a few YouTube videos, even to replace parts, these days.

Again, I totally get why it wouldn't be worth it for some folks - but just in general, what you can 3D print is truly rivaling what they are offering and this is a great example of that.

Nobody WANT you to do anything. If people are saying the same thing every where, maybe it's just the truth. Why would anyone "gatekeep" you from 3D printing? You do what you want.