Tyler McDowell

I have thought it through and it is a long shot. You are right that most creators are catering to a large audience with fantasy and warhammer type figures. You are trying to put words in my mouth that I am not saying however. I am not saying to do it. I am asking is it worth considering? I will let other people with the knowledge on how to get products developed and to market make the decision on if to do it. As for 3d Printing... I have had excellent results with my $189 printer for over 2 years using resin that cleans up with water and cures in sunlight. I have added a small uv curing station from Amazon for about $30 I believe just for convenience. Ventilation is not an issue with flexible dryer duct tube, a inline fan, and a window. So yes, there are some extras that are needed. Just like pencils, paper, and dice are needed for playing an RPG. At this point I am done. To discuss it further with you is futile as you have your opinion that it is not worth pursuing and my opinion is to ask if the idea is worth exploring. It isn't for me to say yay or nay about if it happens

Could be. But if you look at the Patreons of people doing miniatures for 3d printing, they are doing fairly well. Kickstarters for just descent miniatures seem to do well. Granted most do fantasy or Warhammer type figures. But there has to be enough people 3d printing to support sites like MyMiniFactory and others. If desktophero wasn't making money they wouldn't be in business still. Going the Kickstarter route also lets Hero gage the interest in superhero miniatures without the full risk of development. If it covers just the cost of development, having he figures on DrivethuRPG would cost how much? It also builds interest in the game system overall. Offer a merchant license on a lifetime or monthly basis makes the miniatures available to people that are not into 3d printing and broadens the market to people that play superhero games with miniatures. As I said, it is just an idea. Folks who deal with developing new products can take a look at it and judge for themselves. I said all I wanted to say.

A good resin printer is as inexpensive as FDM printers these days. A mars 2 pro comes in at 189 on Amazon and I have been printing miniatures for Fantasy and Sci Fi for a couple of years. I am just throwing the idea out for people to consider as maybe something Hero Games might develop as a product or as someone has mentioned to get interest in the Hero patreon. It is something that once made and potential paid for with a Kickstarter, Hero can put the files in the store or on DrivethruRPG. There really isn't any other miniatures available and frankly all the sites like Desktop Hero just suck for supers.

Yes. Never heard back.

I have looked them both over many times. I don't see much in the way of classic superhero options and nothing to match Champions characters.

Something I have wanted for years is miniatures for champions based on the characters from the game. With 3d printing and kickstarter, this looks like something that could be a viable product.

Add me to the list of people wanting hardcovers, at least for the main books. My hang-up is that I can't handle paper/pages being bent and wrinkled. I end up with multiple copies of books that I really like "just in case". If one gets what is in my mind damaged, I have to hide it from myself and use a different copy. Hardbacks for me is much easier to deal with and less expensive in the end.