Good comments.. the designers added very late in the process baseplates to connect everything. THe model featured they built and hand painted. I'm more into painted pieces, though I can see people wanting to customize themselves.
I dont think it would be designed to transport , though I guess if you built each base plate up, and then brought each to your game it would work. The locking mechanism to each other and the board is amazingly tight. We actually shipped that model to GAMA lol and it survived going from CT to Las Vegas.. Shocked!
I know at the office the guys have a weekly game and they play on their own painted version of it. the 3-D aspects don't impact the sturdiness of the pieces as the effects are flat to make std minis stand upright and securely.
We are actually working on a series of really affordable D&D minis, but that wont be out until later in the year, and most likely will be a kickstarter as well. The early 3-D prints are amazing.
Thanks for your comments. We actually listen to everything, as this set was a conglomeration of easily 50 fans and our internal staff over past 18 months..