>>6439921Not quiiiite true. We use a few FDM machines at work constantly, but we're doing protos for larger toys marketed to kids, not finely-detailed action figures. FDM 3D printers are FANTASTIC for making shells and chassis for things like animatronics, but less-so for collectors-grade toys.
>>6439841If you DO want that hand-modeled look in 3D, there's some fantastic books out in Japan on designing toys and action figures in a mix of Rhino and Zbrush. The one I got has industry examples, like how they modeled a Nendoroid, a Revoltech, and the Desktop Army figurines.
