Scythe Upgrades

I love playing Scythe and have started a collection of things to print to upgrade my game.  Like I did with my Gloomhaven list, here's the models that I made myself:

Armory
Mine
Monument
Windmill
Power Token
Popularity Token
Victory Token

I finally got around to painting a bunch of these!  Here's some photos:






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  1. TomBristol92August 21, 2019 at 9:56 AM

    Hi, do you print these out and sell them?

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    1. Jason ColemanAugust 21, 2019 at 10:19 AM

      I have considered it, but I don't think that I could do it at an affordable price point. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I calculated that I'd need to charge something like $10 or $15 per faction (for the 4 buildings, 6 stars, popularity and power tokens), unpainted. Then there's the shipping costs and difficulties as well (the windmill and armory both have some very small and delicate parts). So, I don't know how much of a market there'd be for something so expensive. Another consideration is that I don't have much free time these days and would prefer to spend it designing new models rather than manufacturing/selling them.

      What I really need is to find someone who wants to become an authorized reseller and work out a deal with them. Unfortunately, most people doing commercial 3D printing don't want to touch models that require as much support & post printing processing as my models do.

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    2. TomBristol92August 21, 2019 at 2:29 PM

      Well damn.

      If I had a 3d printer I would do that deal with you, love making and painting models and loved your models as they really do add something to the game, plus I am sure if they were printed, polished up and painted then people would pay good money for them.

      Either way, love your work and hope all goes well for you:)

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    3. Jason ColemanAugust 21, 2019 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks - let me know if you ever decide to take the plunge and get a printer. In the meanwhile, it's totally fine if you want to take the files to a library or a commercial printer or something and print yourself a copy of them. The non-commercial flag on the license just means that people can't sell them as a finished product on Ebay or Etsy or something.

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