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3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 10 Nov 2013 16:46
by action-figure-supplies
This is truly impressive, a fully jointed 3D printed figure. Think of the AF stuff that could be produced!!
http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=21406
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 10 Nov 2013 22:07
by Hopper
Oh God yes!
Seriously, if we all club together we can surely buy a printer. Or we could rent one for a weekend. I personally have a list a mile long of 'bits' that could be printed off!
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 00:48
by Dark Horse
I'd hold off just yet. The plastic on 3D stuff comes out very rough, even when polished. Plus the plastic is brittle.
I'm sure they'll refine it soon, but as of now in hand quuality isn't as good as what we're all used to with stock figures.
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 16:49
by Hopper
What type of plastic does it use? And more importantly, what type(s) of plastic did Palitoy use?
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 21:38
by Thundershot
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 13:36
by action-figure-supplies
Hopper wrote:What type of plastic does it use? And more importantly, what type(s) of plastic did Palitoy use?
3D printers use ABS or PLA, don't know about Palitoy.
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 18:35
by DAMartin
AFS, maybe you should have added "Linda Strauss Dr Fate" to the title, or whoever expecting a classic male Dr Fate will be kinda shocked by the Ame-Comi looks she evokes.
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 22:00
by The Kraken Wakes
I was a little bit shocked.
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 13 Nov 2013 17:27
by The Baron
Yeah, who knew they had female Doctors? Shouldn't they be Doctresses?
Re: 3D Printed Dr. Fate action figure
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 17:38
by DAMartin
When Kent Nelson was too old to keep being used as Nabu's vessel to be Dr Fate, Nabu sought young Eric Strauss and magically turned him adult to become the new Dr Fate. Then it turned that Dr Fate was more powerful as a fusion of a man and a woman, so Eric fused with Linda to become Dr Fate (just like with Firestorm, the process was reverted for civilian life). In emergency cases, Eric and Linda could still transform into separate male and female Drs Fate, and when Eric was killed in Apokolips, Linda became Dr Fate.