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"The photos of the finished prints look amazing , is this the way they will turn out when printed ?" -- NO. Always finishing is needed. But it's not a problem, because every way of production (additive or subtractive, modern or classic etc) contains finishing operations.
"What inexpensive printers would you reccomemend just for starting and hobby ?" -- At first (in hobby class) you must choose technology you want/need: FDM or/and DLP/SLA. Today on the market are present a lot of affordable 3d-printers. You can find a bunch of useful information (Reviews, feedbacks, howto's etc.) on all3dp.com site.
Skapricorn , great advice , i went to 3dp and found someone to print my few pieces at a price i am very happy with , even enlarging to my preferences
cheers
