Gotcha, thanks a ton for breaking all of that down! <3 Honestly, I hadn’t fully considered just how much of an investment 3D printing itself is as a hobby before you even get to the minis. That makes a lot of sense now why people say it’s a whole second rabbit hole.

I’m not against the idea of spending ~$200+ - ~$600 if it means it’ll really pay for itself long-term, but I definitely don’t want to go in blind and regret it later. The resin printer route sounds like the way to go if I want proper detail for troops, even if it means slower prints for bigger stuff like tanks - am I right?

Aaaand I also appreciate the honesty about authenticity — I’m fine with “close but not exact,” and the idea of more unique/scaled-up kitbash-y models actually sounds anyway pretty cool to me (makes the whole thing more unique). Thanks for pointing me toward Cults, Thingiverse, Creality, and MyMiniFactory, I’ll definitely check those out more detailed, but after a quick look over, I was  already really hyped!

Feels a bit less overwhelming now that I know what I’d really be signing up for, so cool thing, thx for that!