I can tell you this...Either through my models, or that from others (like Raf's), I've been able to reproduce some of the items so far that after some sanding and whatnot, you can't tell the difference from that of a cast item. Another benefit is, my weapons are a fraction of the weight compared to most cast, wood or scratch built weapons. For example, I have a lightsaber from Darth Malgus, which comes in at a whopping 4.5 oz. Boba's helmet will be maybe a pound (before electronics and paint), which is still considerably lighter than a cast. Sometimes, a print doesn't play nice and it prints crappy, but that's on the person setting it up and the quality of your printer. One printer I'm building will be able to do an entire helmet without slicing it up, and print with a resolution of 20 microns...which is DAMN good. As far as strength goes, my prints are just as strong as anything else produced out there. Cost wise, a spool of filament costs me about $25, which will do a lot. The jetpack took me 4 spools, only because I made it stronger and more durable than probably necessary. But that's $80 compared to some of the costs for cast jetpacks. Its all about preference. Now, having said all that, there are things I won't print, because machined parts look better, like knee darts, stabilizers and other stuff. Again, this is all my humble opinion.
