Regarding the 3D printing comment in the article: The cost to get started is no longer very high. A $200 A1 Mini with a $13 0.2mm nozzle can produce impressive detail. Example I found from a Google search: https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/195ehda/first_few...

The quality won’t satisfy the hardcore collectors but it’s good enough for kids to play with. The experience of printing them is fun too.