matt-b Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) I see Aldi are now selling 3D printers, I've seen some random things in there before but I think this is the best one yet. Edited March 31, 2019 by matt-b 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatofludham Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I think this is the third time they've sold the Balco. I got one from the first sale and have used it a lot to make those fiddly little details that are a pain to make from scratch, like disabled ramps, 1960s Abacus bus shelters, planter boxes and the like. I also used mine to make an island buffet building to match my old Pola/Playcraft 1960s WCML station buildings. The plastic ink is easy to get hold of and it's worth a punt if you fancy trying 3d printing. After all, we're constantly being berated to do more scratchbuilding and 3d printing is only a 21st century version of knitting your own buildings. You need a bit of CAD technique and some thought as to how to design your creation to best accommodate the printer's capability but after that it's plain sailing. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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