3D Printer Bubbles!

[Skylar]

My Little Pony is a licensed, branded, copyrighted, trademarked property.  Reproducing ponies with 3D printers is illegal.    More so than Taobao. 

True enough. However, if Hasbro would actually make something cute, maybe other people would not have to!!

[LeighAnnApanites]

I am not a particular fan of that pony, but she is SO CUTE! Oh my gosh.

[popyduggan]

I wonder if in a few years when 3D printers are affordable, people will just download pony toys and playsets from Hasbro instead of buying them at retail? Eliminate expensive oop ponies and packaging all together.

[BrightIdea]

She looks pretty cute, but I would be afraid that she would break easily.

The point of 3D printers is to make a quick rough prototype, not usually to mass manufacture.

[brightberry]

I am not a particular fan of that pony, but she is SO CUTE! Oh my gosh.

I agree!  That has to be her cutest incarnation.

I wonder if in a few years when 3D printers are affordable, people will just download pony toys and playsets from Hasbro instead of buying them at retail? Eliminate expensive oop ponies and packaging all together.

That would be really amazing.  But also strange because there are so many things we could make at home and not have to go anywhere.  Plus, people could hack designs and try and sell their own. Also a very strange idea.

[BerryPunch]

I really really really want her. The Vinyl Scratch they make is also perfect in design. The prices are very reasonable as well for an adorable accurate 3D figure. I'm trying to save up to get both.
I've seen some other awesome 3D print ponies that I want to try to get from Deviantart. One person makes Sitting Lyras to sell, and I've even seen a Discord one that is perfect.

This Bubblebutt though is my favorite out of all of all of them. She's just adorable.

[elish2]

My Little Pony is a licensed, branded, copyrighted, trademarked property.  Reproducing ponies with 3D printers is illegal.    More so than Taobao.

It is illegal if you sell them yes, but making them for your own self interest, not so much.

I actually have seen an interesting idea of using gigantic 3D printers to "print" houses for people. You pic out the design and the printer makes it in like a day....pretty neat idea if they could get that there....

[StoryDreamer]

I wonder if in a few years when 3D printers are affordable, people will just download pony toys and playsets from Hasbro instead of buying them at retail? Eliminate expensive oop ponies and packaging all together.

And rob me of buying "Rarity...with new hat!" ...pfft..never! 

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[will2Bfree]

This is definitely one of the most adorable Pony's I've ever seen.

[Shenanigans]

I've seen these before! I heard that you can make working guns with these printers. But the gun explodes after shooting it

[Wishing Well]

My Little Pony is a licensed, branded, copyrighted, trademarked property.  Reproducing ponies with 3D printers is illegal.    More so than Taobao.

While the whole ethics for the future of 3D printing is a rather grey area  up for debate (people have printed out working GUNS with these things *it barely worked, but worked none of the less*), this particular piece of work was obviously made as fanwork. I see these figure on the level of selling customs, fanart, and fanmade plushies and figure.

I mean, this Ditzy figurine doesn't look like any Ditzy themed merch Hasbro has produced. If you think it's illegal to sell these, then it should also be illegal to sell fanmade Ditzy plushies or Ditzy customs.

I actually have seen an interesting idea of using gigantic 3D printers to "print" houses for people. You pic out the design and the printer makes it in like a day....pretty neat idea if they could get that there....

I remember someone suggesting a use for 3D printers in the future, quick and easy DIY Housekits for areas struck by disaster.

Simple, area gets totalled by disaster. Aid team gives locals that house kit. Houses stay up until area is rebuilt enough for people to live sustainably. Break the houses down into the printing components. Store until next disaster.

That sounds incredible.

@ Ditzy: My gosh she's so cute oh my.

[Archer]

So much want for this model I might have to buy her

As for a grey area legality wise, people have been making MLP customs on here for years now, its the same concept so i wouldn't worry about this

[FrozenVegie]

So did anyone else manage to snag one of these? I was lucky enough to get mine a month ago before the C&D order from Hasbro. I love it, but I'm thinking I might put it on ebay and see what happens, since there are no others for sale right now afaik.

[partypony566]

My Little Pony is a licensed, branded, copyrighted, trademarked property.  Reproducing ponies with 3D printers is illegal.    More so than Taobao. 

I believe Hasbro are onto them already.

[lonewolf]

My Little Pony is a licensed, branded, copyrighted, trademarked property.  Reproducing ponies with 3D printers is illegal.    More so than Taobao. 

I believe Hasbro are onto them already.

Yep. They C&D'd them earlier this week, angering quite a few FiM fans. They had 24 hrs. to comply so there was a sudden flood of orders for them once the news was posted. All of them had their orders cancelled a few days later though. 

I always find it amusing they quickly shut down stuff like this in the US, where a few are produced at a time, while companies in China get away with making knockoffs (not the Taobao stuff) that even use official art, and sell them by the thousands around the world.