3D printing services tend to be very not cheap. At his cheapest, 'Frankie' (the half-sized prototype for Allison) was about $100. The material used for him is about half the price of the nylon stuff that the Makies are printed in.
To break down the printing costs, nylon tends to run $1.40 per cm3. For some reason, let's say that you decide you need a solid cube that is 1cm tall, wide and deep. That solid cube is $1.40. Take a look at how large 1cm really is. That's not very large. You also aren't paying the person that modeled out that cube, cuz, it's a cube, really.... for once you really do just click a button. ^.~
So, what happens when you need a solid 10cmx10cmx2cm? That not very large thing is $280. 3D print prices add up very quickly. o.O;;;
Alice's test print is coming closer to $200. Considering that 1/2 Alice is nylon like the Makies, it 'makies' sense that she'd be about twice the price of Frankie. XD
Never ask how thin this girl is in a few places. >.>;;;
So, imho... the pricing on the Makie prints is pretty decent. Even more so, since you aren't the one building the 3D model yourself. Tweaking, yeah, but actually sitting there and pushing poly's around, nope. ^___^
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-Kiki-chan78.
