@joedaddy posted:I think some of the 3D printed figures from Shapeways are really lifelike. I also like the figures from Scalelink in the U.K. One of my other hobbies is painting military miniatures so I'm generally pretty picky about the people who populated my layout!
Joe Shipbaugh
I'm generally not a fan of so-called "realistic" human figures. Although people get almost religious about one brand or another, to my eye almost none of them make it out of the "uncanny valley". This is why some of the very best hyper-realistic modelers refuse to include them in their work.
I have to admit, though, that the picture you just posted is starting to soften my position. Those two 3D-printed figures are just about the first I have ever seen that have not reduced the realism of the scene in which they were included. It looks like the scanners and printers have gotten to the point of photo-realism in capturing the shapes themselves. Of course, that still leaves painting. Getting that right requires skills comparable to those of a fine-art portrait painter. The two figures in your photo are truly masterful. I offer my sincere congratulations.
