OLD TOYMAKER
That's a great deal for a printer with a large print area, there have been some good deals out there on Ebay and Amazon.
3D printing has really come of age now and I agree "Once you have a printer the only thing limiting what you can make is your imagination." I've seen people who have printers and do run out of ideas but in this hobby there are always new ideas or a part needed.
I am proving out my idea of designing and building a brewery structure with as much 3D parts as possible. I've been lucky enough to have a long background in computer design so that is what I do first in the computer then send it to the printer.
I wanted a roof top sign and had a label that I went by to design the model, then printed and painted it. Even the sign supports were printed. So yes having some computer modelling skills is an important part of the process.
Ray