I finally took the dive and ordered a Cube-3D printer from Staples. Here is the link: http://www.staples.com/Cube-3D-Printer-Silver/product_201876?externalize=certona . It is a hunk of change, but prices on printers have gone down drastically since I've started following this. I also like how it's basically 3d printing for idiots and it's supposed to work right out of the box... I highly doubt it will be so though.
My main interest is just to create some low polygon count scifi recreations.
Has anyone experimented with 3D printing? I think I saw some Macross replacement parts on Shapeways not long ago.