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What is CGL's official stance on 3D printed minis? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/battletech

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I know the general consensus is that proxies are okay, and I am aware that CGL doesn't seem to care about people printing minis for themselves. I just want to get my facts straight before I open my mouth to my fiancee who runs an etsy store that does 3D printing.

Specifically, I want to know if they have made a statement on the subject anywhere. I am so used to Games Workshop pretending to not care about fan works for several years before suddenly taking legal action on all IP infringers they can find. I no longer trust corporations to be nice, so I want to know if they have ever put in writing what they will and will not tolerate regarding their minis.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It would be very nice if CGL had something like Hero Forge, where you can plug in what your custom mini has and get a model that accurately portrays what weapons it has. Then you pay the company like $5 for an STL file and a liscence for personal use, and you can print that mini as much as you like.