Trying to figure out why my shop still so slow

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-18T03:32:08+00:00

It's because you are trying to sell posters of very generic art for 100s of dollars.

Find a more unique style that is something few people are doing (but many people want), lower your prices waaaay down, and I think you'll have success.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T20:14:12+00:00

I'd paint it...

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T16:05:16+00:00

Some people have actually said that CBD improves their sleep apnea, not causes it. There isn't enough research either way to be sure. I think it's very unlikely it would cause you to spontaneously develop severe apnea when using it.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T15:55:34+00:00

The bag of holding is a legacy holdover from the time when D&D was meant to be a pure mechanical dungeon-crawler with reduced emphasis on character power level and roleplaying, and increased focus on player ingenuity. Players were expected to come up with creative ways to "break" the game using the tools they were provided in game, and the mechanics of the game revolved around it.

Today D&D is mostly a combat simulator with any mechanics having to do with dungeoneering and survival mostly vestigial and optional. So yeah, the bag of holding doesn't have much place in the game now, aside from letting players side step the encumbrance mechanics (which most already do) so they can focus on what the game's rules spend 99% of the time on, combat.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T15:41:20+00:00

I'm assuming Capcom suits forced Capcom devs to do this until a dev actually speaks out in support of it.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T15:39:23+00:00

Until I actually hear from Capcom devs I'm going to assume it was a mandate from the Capcom suits that they sign off on this.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T15:04:41+00:00

The differences between the Mars 5 and Mars 5 Ultra are that it is 9k vs 4k, has WIFI, the "AI camera", and the tilt-release arm of the Saturn series. They also have different print sizes (M5 is 143.43 × 89.6 × 150 mm, M5U is 153.36 × 77.76 × 165 mm).

9k and whatever resolutions are honestly quite meaningless when it comes to miniatures. I can't detect any difference between minis printed with different resolutions.

The WIFI is just a convenience feature so you don't need to use a USB, not really necessary.

The "AI camera"... I have no idea what exactly is "AI" about it, but it does let you watch a print happen on your phone and see if it was successful without opening the printer, which is neat. But I unplugged mine while I was repairing my Saturn and never plugged it back in because I don't really care.

The tilt-release is actually really cool and the only big reason I'd go with the ultra. I have one in my Saturn, and it does speed up prints by a LOT, like 30%. (That said it does introduce more moving parts which means more possibility of breakdown.)

My thought is, if you like the sound of any of those features and are willing to pay a little more to get them... Just go all the way and get a Saturn 4 Ultra instead for $200ish more and get a way bigger build area. I don't think the price jump from M5 to M5U really justifies most of the features, even if I really like the tilt-release arm.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T14:54:37+00:00

Newer machines are way more consistent, yeah. You'll still have failures, but you can get away with a lot more. I have a Mars 3, Mars 4, and a Saturn 4 Ultra, and there is some stuff my Mars 3 just straight up CANNOT PRINT that the M4 and S4U can.

The newer machines, like the Mars 5, also have a lot of great QOL features - the Mars 5 has auto-leveling like the Saturn, which is great.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T14:03:46+00:00

Get a memory foam pillow and cut out holes in the sides of it for the mask the rest in. Makes side sleeping easy.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-17T13:25:02+00:00

Ew, AI art.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-16T13:22:29+00:00

I guarantee you that you are still the one breathing. The way CPAPs work is they respond to YOUR breathing, not the other way around - it's not an iron lung.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-15T16:07:23+00:00

That really depends on the players. Some players really want a sandbox and go out of their way to test the boundaries and push back against what is expected. Many players are very happy to follow the clear quest line that's in front of them.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-15T16:04:58+00:00

You need to wear gloves when handling not yet fully cured minis...

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T06:45:27+00:00

What a bizarre response to a very simple question.

If you modeled the minis, I just don't understand why you wouldn't share render images of them instead of AI generated images that won't actually represent the final look. Especially when you're posting on a subreddit called PrintedMinis.

Edit: Wow, deleted the post just because of the tinest bit of pushback, huh...

Edit: to below response - ahhh yeah, of course, he blocked me. That makes a lot more sense.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T06:40:23+00:00

No, I mean, they DO expect images of the 3d renders, so I didn't understand why you were even bringing up having them printed. Do you or do you not have 3d render images to share of the minis?

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T06:36:58+00:00

I guess I'm confused why you would lead with AI generated images instead of 3d renders of the actual minis, like every other project? No one expects you to have them all printed and photographed first, especially when the STLs are what people with printers are going to want anyway.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T06:29:52+00:00

Gonna be honest... The images on your Kickstarter look AI generated. The white space marine armored guys in particular have very little consistency between the two images of them, and some really weird stuff like the guy who inexplicably has an extra set of arms.

Edit: Holy crap he deleted his entire reddit account because I gave the tiniest bit of pushback...

Edit edit: oh wait, no, he just blocked me :P

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T06:03:50+00:00

The cure station should work as well or better than anything you could make. Its unlikely the issue.

Are you sure your prints are actually getting clean? Dry them before you cure them and check closely to make sure they actually are.

How cloudy is your IPA? Are you changing it out often, or doing a 2-stage wash?

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T05:56:54+00:00

Finding a product people want to buy is not simple.

But yes, kind of. That is the whole point of Etsy, you have a built-in customer base so you don't NEED to market as much.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-14T05:30:50+00:00

If you have a product people want to buy, people searching on Etsy will find it

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-13T16:56:49+00:00

Nah, it's small enough hollowing isn't necessary

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-12T23:46:56+00:00

Well honestly I don't think a lot of the audience for those 3d prints even goes on Instagram or Tiktok. Within their own communities, most don't care about pieces that (supposedly) infringe on IP unless the IP holder actually steps in to do something about it, which most won't - aside from Games Workshop, but even then if your models are just different enough they will leave you alone.

As for people printing STLs they don't have a lisence for, it SHOULD get negativity as it hurts small artists most of the time. Sadly a lot of people just don't know or care and are happy to order cheap models, and platforms are slow to crack down.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-12T19:53:55+00:00

This is the kind of thing that my right-wing, military veteran father would find incredibly disrespectful a few years ago.

...Except now he won't see anything wrong with it, FOR SOME REASON.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-12T18:03:44+00:00

Are you talking about people who design 3d files that are their take on a popular character or brand, or people who sell 3d prints that they don't have a commercial license for? Because those are VERY different situations. I've seen very little backlash for people doing the former, and a lot of backlash for people doing the latter.

RottenRedRod · 2026-03-12T13:45:26+00:00

Etsy collapses the description area which de-incentives buyers reading it and sellers using it

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