Quote from: Fenton on 24 August 2013, 09:24:23 AM
But with less child slave labour and armed gangs ****** and killing the local populace

Apparently r'a'ping is a censored word

Quote from: Fenton on 24 August 2013, 09:24:23 AM
But with less child slave labour and armed gangs (...)

Yes, That's also what I thought while reading.
Should they be paid and get a real life, diamonds would be much more expensive..

Debateable. The diamond-producing nations stockpile them to keep the prices artificially high. Industrial diamonds are relatively cheap.

QuoteDebateable. The diamond-producing nations stockpile them to keep the prices artificially high. Industrial diamonds are relatively cheap.

I work in the jewellery industry and this is correct. But it is not the diamond producing nations that stockpile it is the large diamond houses that control the supply.

I remember watching a documentary last year about gold mining conditions in the third world and some stupid reporter women going on about how we could end all this by just recycling more of the old gold we have. I ended up shouting at the tv, stupid women we've been doing this for donkeys years.

Back to 3d printers, I remember when we started using them in the jewellery trade about 15 years ago and yes they are pretty useful for making master patterns but in a lot of cases they still need to be finished of by a skilled model maker by hand. For any master I get made I use a 65 year old chap who has being doing it for decades and is bloody amazing. A design technician using CAD just doesn't have the same knowledge of production and what can go wrong.

Even if the price of the printers comes down it will still be more expensive to print a tank at home rather than Leon to spin you one off for £2.50. But it will be cool to print of those obscure things you always wanted but too niche for a company to mass produce (like centurions  )

QuoteBut it will be cool to print of those obscure things you always wanted but too niche for a company to mass produce (like centurions  Grin)
   

Would someone enlighten this poor German fellow. What is a Centurion? 

I believe a Centurion was the leader of around a hundred Roman Legionaries...

42 days and you'll all know. You'll all know!!

<maniacal laughter>

Only if I give the nicked mould back to Leon 

Quote from: Steve J on 24 August 2013, 11:43:31 AM
I believe a Centurion was the leader of around a hundred Roman Legionaries...

Nearer 80, the hundred is a common misconception. Unless the centurion is prima pilum and serving with the first, double strength century (c.160 legionarii) in each legion. Up until c300AD/CE anyway.

I thought it was less than a hundred, but now it is confirmed. Thanks Lemmey .

Quote from: sebigboss79 on 23 August 2013, 09:06:52 AMBut alas, there will be minis homeprinted some day.

Not in my lifetime 

Quote from: fsn on 24 August 2013, 12:33:45 PM
42 days and you'll all know. You'll all know!!
<maniacal laughter>

We could have a sweep on the actual number of days, I suppose..
Cheers - Phil.

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Quote from: mad lemmey on 24 August 2013, 12:56:34 PM
Nearer 80, the hundred is a common misconception. Unless the centurion is prima pilum and serving with the first, double strength century (c.160 legionarii) in each legion. Up until c300AD/CE anyway.

Yes, but wasn't the entire first cohort, the veterans' cohort, double strength? So all six 1st cohort centurions would have commanded 160 men (Inasmuch as any legionary unit was ever at paper strength)  .