Originally Posted by
unmanned_droid
Having worked alongside a major aerospace Additive Manufacturing development team, I know that this solution isn't quick enough, deployable or in any way affordable for a task like this, besides other more sensitive issues.
I beg to differ, one has to make the leap from aerospace to modeling techniques, each with its own prerequisites, strengths and weaknesses.
Straddling both worlds opens up relative (user dependent definition) low cost/high volume production of somewhat niche products.
Not for manned, high tech fighting machines.