new 3d printer aimed at modelers

Wait a few years. Just like anything else electronic, the price will come down as demand goes up and the technology behind it gets cheaper. Look at computers, for example............

As much as I'd like to see a 3-D printer available for everyday modeling use, $999 is a little steep for my retiree budget.  $999 can buy a lot of scratch building materials for years.

That is a lot of money.  There are several 3D printers already on market for considerably less.  Quite a few in the six to eight hundred range, and a few in the four to five hundred range.

Interesting but why no video of it actually printing something? They show a completed frog and smiley face and a few scenes that look like silly string or toothpaste being extruded but that's it!!!

COOL!

PLA only, but a major hobby tool supplier getting in on the supply chain is good news.