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Old 02-24-2014, 07:30 AM
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Nice looking piece.

I see that 3d printers are coming down in price. I wonder if this was 3d printed and then hand painted?

Perhaps we will be seeing a lot more of these in the future....
It's possible. The 3-d Modeling is difficult. I trained in CAD years ago, and I'm relearning it. Mechanical stuff is doable for me, but not smoother figures like that.

Shapeways can print in colored limestone, with really impressive results.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/19396...p&materialId=6

Steve B

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