7 Days printing Warhammer and I TOTALLY didn’t die - Mars 5 Ultra 

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I've watched plenty of reviews of 3d printers and this is the first one that doesnt handwave away the issues such as: just how well ventilated a room needs to be; what a company's understanding of the word 'beginner' is; and the number of teething issues you might face. I was undecided, but I think, like yourself, I'll leave it to the experts. I may not 'save' as much money, but it will be much better for my blood pressure. I very much appreciated this video. If I could click like twice, I wouid.

Games Workshop will be round shortly to throw you in jail, but I did enjoy your videos when you still had fingers to make them.

"I Spent 7 Days with a 3D Printer and TOTALLY didn’t die" This is exactly what someone who died would say.

I'd say I appreciate videos where things go wrong more than I do where they go right, learning about mistakes and downfalls is good.

As someone who is planning to get into 3d printing, this is incredibly eye opening. So much better and more informative than the other channels skipping past the details. Great video 👍🏼

Getting a 3D printer is definitely more of a long-term investment than a shortcut to free models. If you have the spare funds to buy a 3D printer (and its associated extras), knowing that you'll get a lot of use out of it once you learn how to use it, then it's a good idea to get one. I got one a few years ago when I had some extra money, and the ability to print new models today - while I have less money - is definitely an advantage. However, resin prints are much more labour intensive than buying plastic kits, and only experts can get resin miniatures to the same level of detail as said kits. I also find that they're much less fun to assemble, and you don't get the joy of having spare parts on sprues. The enjoyment factor of having resin models just doesn't equal plastics until after you've started painting them. Also, yes, the learning curve for 3D printing is insane, and it is an extremely dirty hobby which probably isn't good for your health. You will inevitably waste a decent amount of money on failed prints before you get useable models, and the jury is still out on whether or not it shortens your lifespan at all. I have no idea how to end this, but 3D printing isn't a hobby panacea. It has its pros and cons. This said, I get a fair amount of use out of mine, so I personally recommend it if you have the time and inclination. TL;DR - 3D printing is great for Historical Henrys, but a bad idea for Casual Kristoffs.

As someone who owned and then sold their resin printer, I'm glad you made a video like this showing how resin printers fail prints and how difficult it can be to get prints done on a resin printer. Also, the smell and the chemicals in the air. After seeing your meter, I'm pretty sure that I inhaled a lot of bad chemicals while I had my printer. I'm waiting ten years and hoping that a lot of the issues you mentioned get solved! Thanks for the video!

Figured. you kind of need your own workshop. The real cost, of doing this is in the 1000s, considering you kind of have to sacrifice a room. And at that point unless you plan on printing 10 armies. Its cheaper just to buy the 1 or 2 armies you want for 300 to 600 pounds/ euros per army. (I got a 2100 point CSM army for 275Euros (180 euro spent on 2 different start collecting boxes/combat patrols, and 95 on a lucky 2nd hand find.) But you can buy good combos on something like Element games. where they upsell you stuff like "infantry combo" With Havocs CSM and a commander for around 20% off the already 20% lower MSRP Basically if you can drop 550 Euros on 3D printing equipment, and sacrifice like 5 square meters minimum (worth anywhere from 1000 to 4000 euros per square meter) of your house, you can buy the army that you want, unless its out of print. and then I would just buy from an experienced printer-guy

This is literally the most realistic 3D printing video I have ever seen. Took me 4 months to successfully printing Weapon Waagh!

So what i learned from this is just hire Archie's Forge! to come around to setup the printer for you ? What you really should have done have is put a link where we can hire him :)

I really enjoyed this and it;s so great to see a "beginner" saying so many things that I have said for 2 years. Your wishlist was spot on!!! I would instantly sub to your channel, but I already was. Thanks for the Shoutout!!! Also, what did you win the Iron Skull Gold Trophy for? I just rewatched my video from that event and don't see you...?

My main selling point for resin 3d printing that wasn't touched on in the video is the flexibility. It's not about saving money over GW or eBay for me, but being able to have whatever miniature I can find an STL of in 5-10 hours time, without needing to go outside or wait for a delivery from an online order. I can rescale, reprint, mirror to my heart's content. If you are even a little serious, you can learn to do digital kitbashes and pose swapping as well (I've not gotten further than watching online tutorials yet). I now have armies for games that I can play that would have been expensive or annoying to gather any other way, and I can print them in a scale that fits me. Add terrain doodads, bits and bases...

So glad that tray has Weiner dogs on it, was missing those guys in your videos

Awesome video, really enjoyed it! Took me back to my first experience which was very similar. Glad to see you made it past the initial settings pains, and into that glorious plug and play stage where the only hurdle left is the occasional model with shit presupports 😂 Happy printing 🤘

There is honestly no one making Warhammer content on RU-vid right now that i enjoy more than yourself. Equally nostalgic and relevant, funny and informative. Great stuff.

Now I want a Chaos Dwarf army.

I keep wanting to get into 3d printing for the same reasons as you, but all the stuff you're talking about in the first half is exactly what keeps scaring me away from it. I'm glad you made this video, I think that because it's still a relatively new industry in terms of home use, it is an intrinsically complicated process with resin printers and the technology has not yet evolved to be able to handle everything automatically (slice, exposure, etc) with an acceptable degree of quality control. The most effective solutions is still "know a guy who know what they're doing to teach you". This video helps a lot and I look forward to seeing more of what you do with it.

I hear that moral turpitude is the best product for cleaning prints. (I love how the humour is seamlessly sprinkled through Olden Demon's videos).

I was only 14 when I got an anycubic photon. I printed one army, a squad of retro OrKs, then it broke, and it hasn’t left the box in 2 years.

I own a Mars 4 and let me tell you, the about four dozen classic sculpt minis I printed in it were *not* worth the two dozen hours of headache its caused. I’ve had to replace the tank *twice,* and now have replace the Screen for a second time, and the prints are just barely right there in inconsistency where 9 times out of 10 they are fine but that 10th time the parts don’t fit at all. I’ve had the printer for 4 months and it spent most of the last month empty because I haven’t bothered to replace the screen yet.

So what you are saying is that "it's complicated dangerous magic". Fair enough, I'll leave this dark art to knowledgeable wizards on eBay and I'll just pay them. 👍

It is off topic, but I just want to say that you are incredibly pleasant to listen to- both in terms of voice and presentation style. I really enjoy your videos and am glad that I came across your channel.

I've had a 3D printer for years, and either I knew enough going in or got lucky, but I didn't have the same "growing pains" that everyone else has the first time they try to print. That's made the experience way more enjoyable. I just had my first misprint for a while after 30-40 beds, but it was entirely down to user error and the FEP was due to be replaced anyways. I will say I think the more user-friendly and "easier" the manufacturers try to make their machines the more prone they are to problems. My Mono 2 is outdated but in lacking all the bells and whistles I feel like I have more control and can tailor the prints as-needed. When these machines are pitched as "ready right out of the box" it's a bit of a misnomer and leads to frustration, since you still need to know how to properly set things up in the slicer, adjust for the type of resin or temperature, even debug as you go. I also think the manufacturers are accepting of a higher hardware failure rate than many end users are comfortable or used to.

soaking the freshly washed (not cured) prints in hot water (as hot as your gloved hands can withstand) and removing the supports in said water makes em peel off easily, no shattering, break offs are caught in the water. dispose water same way as your washing medium of choice.

Thank you for acknowledging the braindead trend of saying, "3D printer go brrrrrr" as if it's a high-RPM machine gun. It's not that fast, it's more complicated than just pressing a trigger, and it's as expensive as a plastic battalion box from GW (or more) before even getting one model printed. That said - I found myself buying 3D printed minis to supplement my Old World army and discovered that Etsy sellers can be super slow, super unresponsive, and still send lackluster prints to you with no chance of getting your money back. I can either go through that frustrating experience 10 times, or get everything I need and print in the comfort of my garage. Pretty clear choice for me and my particular needs.

If I had a Rolls if would 100% use it to open a beer.

Always love your videos, I have no interest in 3d printing myself, just watched for entertainment and this didn't disappoint!

Absolutely not expected to find answer on "should I buy 3d printer" on your channel, thanks for solving my dilemma

Archie's Forge! Love that shop! Old school Calgar banner from there is insane value!

Great video. The best solution is to have a helpful friend or relative who has the gear and knowledge.

Than you very much for this. Resin printers are a no-go for me then. I'll keep looking at Bambulab A1 with the smallest Nozzle.

Thanks for keeping produxt reviews real xD

Great video. Unironically ethical tabletop games journalism

Great video, I really wish they would stop adding the rook model as a test print. It is horrible, and after following the instructions with how to setup your printer it gives you a print that is freaking hard to take off of the build plate. Having to search what is going on is bad, and what I mean by this is printer companies should have this information in the booklet already for you. I would love it if they gave you cheat sheets giving you resin profiles with a wide range of resins. And maybe including a miniature from a stl creator that has good pre-supported models. There is a project going around called Minirater started by Jim from Once in a six side and another friend of his, where they rate STL creators pre-supported models so you will know if they are good to print. For example a really good model will get a rating of S tier, and this is all rated by those who have printed the models. Anyway, haha great video mate I really enjoy watching printing from a new people in the 3D printing hobby.

On the subject of thinking you've bricked your printer, if it's any consolation - when I got my first resin printer, my first print was an exposure test which was completely stuck to the build plate. I tried so hard to get it off that I chipped the corner off with my scraper. Then I thought to myself "if I cure it, maybe it will harden and I can get it off in one piece..." So I cured it. On the build plate. While the build plate was covered in resin. 😂 On the bright side it only took a pack of assorted sanding paper, a very flat surface, and a bit of elbow grease, and it was good as new - barely any failed prints since! Good video, cheers 👍

OK some basic safety tips for 3d printing: Number one rule is treat resin like bleach or any other household chemical, with respect and with safety in mind. Its not this super dangerous radioactive chemical that will give you insta-cancer, but if not handled correctly it can negatively impact your health over the long term. wear gloves when ever you handle an uncured model or you touch something that liquid resin has touched or will touch. Specifically wear nitrile gloves as latex gloves are dissolved by resin. DO NOT REUSE GLOVES. Dont bother with those kitchen/toilet gloves that are supposed to be reusable, liquid resin eats away at these gloves as well. Wash your hands often. Ideally after every glove exchange, but realistically at least when you step away from the printer. Get into a habit of this since uncured resin can cause a burn if it is on your skin and exposed to UV light. UV resin also over time irritates the skin and the more bare skin exposure you have the higher the chance your body will become allergic to it (it can be bad enough that even resin fumes will trigger an allergic reaction). EYE PROTECTION: always when handling resin, IPA (or water if you decided to go with water washable). Any liquid behaves unpredictably and trust me I've had some crazy random droplets fly across the room after 5 years resin printing. Better safe than blind because resin got in your eye (yes, there are documented cases of people getting resin in their eye and losing sight in that eye). Have a plan: Plan for a spill. If your printer is on a table put some silicone mats covering the surface of it (preferable a mat with a lip to contain spills). Have paper towels within easy reach. HAVE A RESIN WASTE BIN that you can later cure with a UV lamp or with the sun. You cant dump uncured resin into the trash or the sewer system (EVEN IF ITS WATER WASHABLE RESIN DO NOT FLUSH RESIN OR RESIN CONTAMINATED WATER INTO THE SINK OR TOILET). Plan what you will do if you get resin on your arm (happens all the time, it helps to wear a long sleeve shirt you dont care much about or a lab coat if you want to feel like a mad scientist). In general if you want to avoid issues with waste dont use water washable resin. Most of the time its pretty brittle. It is far easier to allow IPA to evaporate in a shed than it is for water (IPA will be finished in a day while the contaminated water will take much much longer). If the smell of the IPA is bothersome than you can use a grow tent (I elaborate on this below). Keep pets and children away from the printer. They are both very curious and prone to putting things in their mouths. Make sure they do not have access to the printer or printer materials. REMOVING SUPPORTS: Get a microfiber towel (like a small square one will do) and wrap it around the model before you twist it to remove supports. This will keep your gloves safe from ripping from jagged edges and it will keep shards of uncured resin from flying all over the place. (Also see below for my advise on keeping the room you print in tidy -> grow tent) Ventilation: DO NOT PRINT IN YOUR KITCHEN OR BEDROOM. Wear a mask when working with resin, those flu masks aren't enough btw you need an actual respirator (get a 3m with pink filters that cover VOCs initial investment if you go with a copycat but genuine 3m filters is about 25 bucks but they last for way more uses than an n95 mask) The residual fumes are stinky, but more worrisome are the fumes you can't detect with your sense of smell. Volatile compounds can hang out even if you can't smells them. Make sure the room you print in is well ventilated. A really easy solution is to get a grow tent for your printer and an inline fan that you exhaust to a window (this will create a negative pressure in the tent and will help keep fumes and volatile compounds in the air to a minimum). If you get a larger tent you can even store all your materials for 3d printing in one neat and safe area. I personally got a 4ft tall grow tent and a small table that fits inside the tent for 2 tiers of storage. I keep the wash and cure station and supplies in the bottom and the 3d printer and the area I process prints (removing supports) on top. I have an in line fan attached to the top of the grow tent venting all the fumes to the window nearby. I also recommend running the fan for an hour after you are done printing to make sure all the fumes are gone. I personally am very sensitive to the smell of most resins (pretty bad asthma) so I run a carbon air filter in the room I print for 2 hours after I finish printing.

little tip for removing the supports with great ease.. use an old hair dryer and heat the supports.. they will start to warp and you can pull them away from the models so ease and leave no marks on the models.. i would also say get yourself some silicon mats resin can cure on them and you can easy peal it of them.. also never cure the models on the supports.. good video.. :)

Great Video. I can totally imagine this happenign to me, just without the joker to call for help. Everything can be great if you are good at it, but that takes work and time, much time. 3D Printer companies still have a long way to go, to make things really beginner friendly.

My new favorite miniatures channel

I've had a 3d printer for a few years. Ended up getting worried about toxic resin issues, and built an old wooden display cabinet into an enclosure/workstation. That cost me $50 usd used, plus I spent about another $200=$250 on a carbon air filter and ventilation fan set up. If I did not have the need to lock it, I could have gotten away with a grow tent on a sturdy table for somewhat cheaper. Anyway, I highly recommend a grow tent if this is something you want to keep doing. Of course, now it really looks like you're growing "Dutch Giggle Grass".

FDM printers are still getting better all the time, and it's a viable alternative IMO especially for a beginner. I think you would have had a much better time starting with an FDM. I'm never going to use a resin printer until they make a totally 100% safe non-toxic resin that doesn't require PPE. I' m just not willing to take that health risk. It helps that I'm not a stickler that has to have the best beautifully detailed models, I'll never get detail as good as modern resin printers, but after a couple years of practice I can make minis that look pretty decent once sanded, primed, and painted.

A side note about the FEP sheet at the bottom of the resin VAT. If some one has one ripp on them that is like never checking your cars tires and then complaining that they burst and you crashed in a tree killing a squirrel family. Altho rare events can accure where it does that anyway but those involve late stage failed prints floating around and puncturing the sheet.

Love the tea tray. The sausage dog will not be denied.

3D printing is a bit like cars. There are people who just drive cars, don't care how it works as long as it goes, and there are the people who REALLY like cars. They love everything about them, and spend their time lovingly tinkering and adding custom noiseners to their exhausts. 3D printing is still very much for the really like cars crowd of model making, so the entry level is the entry level of people who really like cars, not your casual user who just wants to push a button and it work. If you're going to commit to getting into it, don't cheap out on the safety gear, I ended up with my eyes puffing shut from the fumes when I first started, so full sealed face protection is a must. Don't think it's really a technology that's ready for in home usage to be honest. The resin is still way too toxic.

My advise to people new to printing is to watch some videos and understand you will probably fail for the first few prints, likely your first few days are going to be spent cleaning up failures and leaning what went wrong. I havn't worked with any printer that gave good or even passable advise on cleaning up mistakes, understanding the cause of misprints, and disposal, so please watch some videos on RU-vid on the subject and ask questions. Like mentioned here you should allso pre buy some things along with the printer mainly protection and cleaning supplies.

I appreciate you taking the perspective of a true beginner, I really appreciate it. I think the next experiment should be exposing the uncured resin to "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits. I feel like the results would be... enlightening.

I own a 3d printer and love it but I often try to dissuade people from getting one unless they are really committed for most of these reasons, they are far from user friendly. My favourite description is that a 3d printer turns money into tears.

Thank you, Sir. If ever I should find myself in need of someone to publicly endorse a product I wanted to sell, I would certainly call on you first. May you have a happy and blessed Orctober/Orktober (whichever version you prefer to observe)!

FDM printer owner here (an Ender 3v2, replaced the glass bed with magnetic, and I want to install a BL touch...but didnt get the proper parts or mounts 😒) No i'm not gonna sell you on it just saying sans the safety stuff (which is why I went with FDM, i'm married to a crazy cat lady), yeah I feel you... I'll admit it is rewarding to have it all come together (heck I got some pretty solid models designed for resin printers out of it that came out better than I thought they would, not resin good but way better than I thought and started out with) but maintenance is a pain, learning how to bed level properly was a long and tedious experience (the method that worked for me was to use a feeler gauge for my layer height and then adjust until I had resistance, rinse and repeat...nevermind having to square the printer, making sure all the belts are tight and not worn, making sure all the wheels are tensioned properly, taking care to clean the bed right (Isopropyl+gloves folks! Skin oil has ruined some prints for me), and constant tweaking of slicer settings and as of right now, I'm trying to figure out how to get the rubber feet to sit evenly so the printer wont rock back and forth. For your wish on interface even physical controls would be an improvement, My Ender's knob would at the very least not be ruined by your resin

Man all these teething issues are super relatable. Great video!

Its how I've made most of my minis, I did a count on foot from mordheim the other day and aside from a foot lost to supports, it looks good. I gave it a peg leg from a marine sprue, and a paint job reminiscent of tim roth from the musketeer.

Great video and really pleased you were able to cover the issues with leftover resin. I do wonder how many people put it down the drain. It was cool to see how your printing experience stepped up a notch when the settings were adjusted.

Great video, loved seeing it done by somone who doset allready have 5 printers ❤️

That rook is a nightmare to remove, I had to use a hammer and chisel to get it off the build plate. No problem with any subsequent prints, but it's awful as a packaged item for people to print first.

I just pay someone to do all my printing. I don't know how to do it and he knows exactly how to do it.

I didn't know the thing on Rolls Royce was called the Spirit of Ecstasy

Great video, really sums up 3-D printing 👌❤️

3d printing has always struck me as one of those things it's worth waiting a few years for, it gets better and better and every year so theoretically, we should one day get the Star Trek "Computer 100 Chaos Dwarfs, hot" at some point, you know what those annoying brrr people keep saying. Ok, maybe not that, but it will be a bit easier.

Great video, yeah i would say 3D printing isn't for everyone. One of my mates loved the results i was getting and asked me about it, i told him not to get lne as he would throw it out the window before achieving anything! I have a Mars 3 Pro, would love a 5 Ultra but can't stretch to that at the moment. It is a pain at times getting it to work properly, but when it does the resulta are tremendous!

I am reminded of trying to explain to someone why I couldn’t craft them a xiphon interceptor for less than forgeworld can manufacture one

The best 3d printer is the 3d printer your friend that knows how to use one has. Or one that some private or public space has available for people to use, provided they help you in using it. That said having none of those, i'm still kinda interested in the stuff. I just need a spare room or shed...

At the risk of being burnt as a heretic, my experience with…..FDM printers was easy. Beginners may wish to start there. I sense Exterminatus inbound. But very impressed with print times for multiple minis.

I wish GW would start selling STLs of oop models they'll never release again, but I can't see that happening. I would absolutely pay $1-$3 per model, and I'm sure thousands more folks would too, but there would be thousands who pirate them easily.

Yeah, the VOCs are gonna get you, but you can fix the smell with a grow-tent carbon filter (because you didn't spend enough money already). I'm a big fan of Sunlu ABS-like resin. I'm told the Elegoo ABS-like resin is also pretty good. They're both pretty durable and the Sunlu comes in a better bottle than the other brands if you get the 2kg size.

Fun fact, I forgot to remove that plastic film on the build plate and it printed just fine. Saturn 4 ultra

Did you turn everything off in your house to get the running cost of the printer? Brilliant!

Save for a few random models, my entire Chaos Dwarf army is 3D printed. It is the only way I'd ever be able to field an army of Big Hats.

Surprised about the hate for OPR! Enjoyed the video

I wish metal recasters did metal versions of resin-only minis.

Most of these problems don't exist in FDM printing. The downside is that FDM prints have less detail and can have visible layers. Still, it's good enough if you don't want collectible minis, but playable minis looking like whatever you want them to.

Something tells me olden demon actually might have died

Unfortunately 3D printing isn't there just yet for any Joe to get printing easily (The learning curve is annoying, and you are still dealing with hazardous materials), however if you have the money and time, imo it is still worth it. (I have a Halot Mage Pro and it's awesome) The biggest issue though is that 3D Printer Companies need to make more materials for complete beginners, oh and beg them to use Lychee instead of Chitubox. I hope in about 5 years, 3D Printing will be so easy, for both SLA and FDM, that GW starts to get worried and realizes they have competition now and buck up their act. Hell for me it already is, I pretty much only by paints nowadays (and a box set if I feel like treating myself). The money saved is quite insane compared to the price of GW's kits. P.S. What you described in the end is actually already a thing on some printers, I don't know why ELEGOO is like that?

Glad I got to watch this before GW copyright strikes you into the back end of next week..

You should see my upsized classic Carnifex, it's my widdle baby

I just want to point out that nitril single use gloves are kinda shit. I use chemically resistant gloves that cover my fore arm. the nitril gloves are easiely damaged when taking the moddels off the supports.

It isn’t *my* Chaos Dwarfs if the hat isn’t as tall as they are.

Those thrice-damned bolter-holding begging-for-change left arms are the WORST to find.

3D printing is just carvaning for this generation. Yes it's theoretically cheaper, but the people who do it do so purely because they actually enjoy the inconvenience and fathing.

Quite interested in where you found those 3d scans a friend of mine have several perhaps for trade. Anyone know where they might be found?

Please put a screen protector on it! The FEP film *will* fail one day and it'll save you such a headache/financial investment/sanity. Also throw a heating band around it for the winter, works great.

There are definitely things you can do to make the experience a lot less painful. Definitely recommend using a different resin, sunlu abs like for example doesnt smell too bad and isn't crazy brittle. I quite like anycubic plant based too. I also run an air purifyer next to my printer which helps. There is a real wealth of oldschool flavoured goodness out there. Its especially good if you want to play epic, bfg, watmaster, man o war etc. Once you get in the swing of things it can be absolutely glorious.

Going to look into the VOA sensor you have as I never managed to decide what was snake oil. But 3M are at least reliable for masks

I feel like instead of the printer making/printing money it saves money

your fine, everythings fine; u did nothing wrong, cheers

there are definetly "downs" to 3d printing, but even with those, it's definetely worth every penny, I mostly print airsoft stuff and it saves me a lot of money, besides, I make a lot of modding to the parts, which is fun (most of the times). If I printed more minis (I paint them as a side hobby) than the ones I use for TTRPG the printer (even an expensive one) would pay for itself in less than two weeks

I've recently brought a fdm printer the bambu a1 mini because it was mnt to be really good for a beginner, and im happy to report that I've been able to get printing despite my lack of experience really easily, only one failed print so far, Though the quality of the mini,s is not as good as resin, they are pretty good, and there isn't the huge amount of extra equipment and chemical needed with resin, Overall I'm really happy with it

Great video as usual. But the question remains… Will you keep printing or has the process turned you off for good?

The best 3D printer is the one your friend has and knows how to use. Also, never mind selling, isn't just printing pirated GW sculpts illegal?

Great video. Printing is absolutely not for me but i appreciate the honesty

pleeeeeeaaaase share your settings!!!! I have literally the same issues as you on the same side of the printer!

I thought a decent 3D Printer was around £1500-2000 ...... This video shocked me

Over 1,000 pounds of models sounds very heavy!

I've got that dinner tray!

Are the models actually as good as the originals though? I was waiting for you to review the finished product. GW is definitely interested 😁

Next time, check the air quality at Platform 18 at Liverpool Street 😄

This is SO stressful to watch. I can't imagine ever seeing this as an alternative to just buying stuff that would be worth the time and effort.

I dislike resin. Metal is not as brittle and plastic is easy to work with. Because of that, I never gave any serious thinking to a resin printer. Fortunately, one of my buddies is willing to print stuff for me. I haven't asked for much yet, but I see it as a way to get out of production stuff for reasonable prices.

This was a fantastic video. Thank you!

Also, fwiw I don't totally agree that a resin scan isn't worth anything. I think someone who wants an oldhammer models would be willing to pay a reasonable price for it versus a metal model - if you WERE allowed to sell it. But if enough people could obtain these scans, it would drive down the metal market. So while it might be worthless to you, the more resin scans in circulation the more it devalues the metal market which COULD be seen as value savings to those wishing to buy metal minis. take one for the team my friend.