&gt; 3d printers are great for quick prototyping but they can&#x27;t do the fine detail of proper sculptured&#x2F;cast models which if you care about miniature gaming is presumably the point.<p>If you care about miniature <i>collecting</i> that&#x27;s the point, and because of the willingness of collectors to pay for that, most miniatures <i>gaming</i> companies cater to collectors.<p>I think a lot of people into miniatures <i>gaming</i> prefer the three-dimensionalty (and, for free-movement games) freedom of miniatures as compared to other alternatives (e.g., gridded boards) and would be happy with distinguishable-but-less-detailed models.