I aināt buying that shit. I will happily buy two 3d printers, upgrade them, and print a giant coffee table sized version before I spend that much on such a small set.
@Shadow@USSBurritoTruck itās assigned its own set number (40768) so perhaps it will be available for purchase after the initial promotion of the Enterprise D set?
Iām sure you could buy all the pieces separate and build it yourself for cheaper (especially if you buy them from brickcraft instead). Sure you wouldnāt get the stickers but no one I know likes stickers on their legos anyway.
Could be. No part list yet but Iām not seeing any particularly rare pieces other that the two blue printed canopies under the saucer. However, odds are itāll be way more expensive to source and ship the parts unless you already have a lot of them.
I love Lego. I played with them often as a kid, and I love sharing the Lego games with my son, had season passes to legoland, and appreciate the humor they add into everything now of days. The accessories for the TNG crew are a perfect showcase of this.
With that said, yeah, the Lego Ent D is slightly less expensive than my multi-color 3D printer, and Iām more than happy with the Akira Class I printed a month ago. Maybe Iāll print the Enterprise D in the next few days to celebrate.
Fair. Itās nothing special, just a quick lazy print with some acrylic markers for the nacelles. I wanted to see how it would turn out, wasnāt going for display quality, but for a toy around the house Iām happy with how it turned out. Lego figure for scale. Itās a little smaller than the Ent D - maybe $3 of material?
Iām still learning, but I donāt see it being more than 500g if you were to print it yourself. Keep in mind a 3D print is going to have about a 15% infill, where the Legos are solid plastic, so the Lego version will use more raw materials and be heavier by nature.
1kg of good quality PLA or PETG can be had on Amazon for about $13 on sale, definitely under $20. So, youāre using maybe $6-$10 USD of raw plastic?
Keep in mind you either need to sand and paint it, or use multiple colors to get something āgoodā looking, but for my Akira class I just printed it grey and used some acrylic paint markers to do some quick details. Iām lazy, so mine looks like crap up close, but from a distance it looks alright on my shelf, and itās cheap enough that my 5 year old can grab it and play spaceship with no stress on my end.
(Edit: I looked at a few models that are roughly the same size as the Lego one. Iām seeing material estimates ranging from 550g to 1kg, so I wasnāt too far off)
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Lol
Lmao, even
I aināt buying that shit. I will happily buy two 3d printers, upgrade them, and print a giant coffee table sized version before I spend that much on such a small set.
But how will you flex without the MISSPELLED FUCKING STICKERS?
I really like the shuttlecraft, I wish theyād sell that on its own.
@Shadow @USSBurritoTruck itās assigned its own set number (40768) so perhaps it will be available for purchase after the initial promotion of the Enterprise D set?
They misspelled boldly in this sticker. Wonder if they caught that before the main run.
On the 1701-D they baldly go.
Thatās embarrassing for an item with this price tag. It makes the entries product unimpressive and gives the notion that it was rushed.
Iām sure you could buy all the pieces separate and build it yourself for cheaper (especially if you buy them from brickcraft instead). Sure you wouldnāt get the stickers but no one I know likes stickers on their legos anyway.
Could be. No part list yet but Iām not seeing any particularly rare pieces other that the two blue printed canopies under the saucer. However, odds are itāll be way more expensive to source and ship the parts unless you already have a lot of them.
Heck, if you want the stickers, you can easily print them on a good inkjet.
Summary: overpriced x3.
I love Lego. I played with them often as a kid, and I love sharing the Lego games with my son, had season passes to legoland, and appreciate the humor they add into everything now of days. The accessories for the TNG crew are a perfect showcase of this.
With that said, yeah, the Lego Ent D is slightly less expensive than my multi-color 3D printer, and Iām more than happy with the Akira Class I printed a month ago. Maybe Iāll print the Enterprise D in the next few days to celebrate.
You canāt just talk about your 3D-printed Akira Class and not show it. š
Fair. Itās nothing special, just a quick lazy print with some acrylic markers for the nacelles. I wanted to see how it would turn out, wasnāt going for display quality, but for a toy around the house Iām happy with how it turned out. Lego figure for scale. Itās a little smaller than the Ent D - maybe $3 of material?
Wow, that looks great! Iām a bit envious. I need to learn how to do that to PRINT ALL THE SHIPS. š
Thanks for sharing.
What are the material costs for a larger sized D?
Bigger underwear, for a start
Iām still learning, but I donāt see it being more than 500g if you were to print it yourself. Keep in mind a 3D print is going to have about a 15% infill, where the Legos are solid plastic, so the Lego version will use more raw materials and be heavier by nature.
1kg of good quality PLA or PETG can be had on Amazon for about $13 on sale, definitely under $20. So, youāre using maybe $6-$10 USD of raw plastic?
Keep in mind you either need to sand and paint it, or use multiple colors to get something āgoodā looking, but for my Akira class I just printed it grey and used some acrylic paint markers to do some quick details. Iām lazy, so mine looks like crap up close, but from a distance it looks alright on my shelf, and itās cheap enough that my 5 year old can grab it and play spaceship with no stress on my end.
(Edit: I looked at a few models that are roughly the same size as the Lego one. Iām seeing material estimates ranging from 550g to 1kg, so I wasnāt too far off)