My good friend just down the street actually has one of these. I've watched it in action and it is pretty sweet. And yeah, it lays plastic down from top to bottom, so you get a bit of a "sand" castle look. But this is new stuff and this is one of those things that "we" are just getting good at and figuring out. He made cubes, just to test, and was thinking dice. I dont know that we'll ever make a TK helmet from this to go troop in, BUT you could make some cool little TK helmet charms or candlestick holders from it! It's all in the programming, and a little finish work. I would love it get into it, but geez, my wife would kill me if i took on another new hobby!