| Pictors Studio | 15 Jul 2009 6:55 a.m. PST |
link I found this fascinating. It has a 3D printer and 3D scanner working together. If it could scan stuff and make a smaller version of it you could miniaturerize weapons or other pieces of equipment and have exact copies of them without sculpting. Probably for a while there are easier and cheaper ways to do it, but eventually the technology will get cheaper. Heck you might be able to do it with reenactors and miniturize them. People could have miniatures of themselves in their reenactment uniforms. |
| Pictors Studio | 15 Jul 2009 6:59 a.m. PST |
As another advantage if you are able to make things with moving parts, as they can, it could be useful for doing terrain. If you make a terrain piece, say a sci fi bunker, for 28mm figs, you could scan it and make copies for 15mm or 10mm or 6mm figs possibly. |
| Vicshere | 15 Jul 2009 7:18 a.m. PST |
Some schools are able to get the 3d printer/scanner for their shop classes hint hint…. |
 Saber6   | 15 Jul 2009 7:31 a.m. PST |
We have one here at the college. One of the inputs to get one was that the High School already had one and why would students come to a program that had less than the did in High school |
| Steve Hazuka | 15 Jul 2009 7:36 a.m. PST |
It's a replicator. Star Trek is one day closer. |
| Photonred | 15 Jul 2009 7:45 a.m. PST |
 Jay Leno
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| Garand | 15 Jul 2009 7:57 a.m. PST |
"Heck you might be able to do it with reenactors and miniturize them. People could have miniatures of themselves in their reenactment uniforms." I can just see it now… Gamer1: Nice Civil War army! But why are all the troops little fat guys? Gamer2: oh I scanned my re-enactment group and made digital copies… Damon. |
| Wargamer43210 | 15 Jul 2009 1:13 p.m. PST |
Amazing! I can't wait until I can afford one. :-) |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 15 Jul 2009 4:53 p.m. PST |
I need some parts right now for a 61 Triumph TR3.
I'm just thinking of the prototype art work we could make.
I wonder if I can start writing to Santa now? |
| Lentulus | 16 Jul 2009 6:18 a.m. PST |
"and made digital copies…" I see a market for 3D digital image "enhancement" software. |
| Master Caster | 08 Aug 2009 8:12 a.m. PST |
Extremely fascinating! 3k for the scanner. Wonder what the printer set up costs? |
Empires at War  | 10 Aug 2009 8:27 a.m. PST |
Desktop printer costs $14000! Better start saving now. The mind boggles at the wargaming applications for these machines. |
