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Stinger
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 Posted: 16-Apr-2005 18:55 Post subject: Oh this is toooooo cool! |
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Dont worry its a safe link. This is something for all of you kit bashers, scratch builders, customizers, to play with (and soon the price will be right.)
http://www.zcorp.com/
Now I had never heard of this till here recently (saw the article in a Popular science and cant find the online article for it or I would post a link to that). But did you know that there is a 3-D printer system? its amazing with a cad program you creat your 3-d model and tell your printer to make it. It still takes a bit (2 hours + depending on what it is) and when its done you put it in the oven and have a finished product.
http://www.zcorp.com/products/printersdetail.asp?ID=1
These are some examples of what they can do. I especially like this one
http://www.zcorp.com/news/gallerydetail310.asp?ID=19
and
http://www.zcorp.com/news/gallerydetail310.asp?ID=6
The blue ball is pretty neat as well. But unfortunately they are still pretty pricy (up to 50K, but rumor has it HP has announced a unit that will sell for $1000, and materials are still a bit spendy, but considering that 5 years ago the Printers were running from 100 to 500K it wont be to long before we start seeing these in the homes.
But my first thought was. with the right CAD files I could start PRINTING all the mechs I want to play with or with teh right file I could make arms, legs, torsos, ect for kit bashing. It looks like the detail can be done as well judging from some of the examples given.
Personally I CANT WAIT!
[ This Message was edited by: Stinger on 2005-04-16 19:00 ]
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If it's "creepy" to use the Internet, military satellites, and robot aircraft to find a house full of gorgeous young models so I can drop in on them unexpected, then FINE, I'm "creepy". Howard Wolowitz. BBT.
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Gunslinger Patch
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| Posted: 19-Apr-2005 22:17 Post subject: RE: Oh this is toooooo cool! |
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Why oh why won't the Texas Lotto Commission just understand that I'm supposed to win? Hehe.
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Stinger
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| Posted: 19-Apr-2005 23:22 Post subject: RE: Oh this is toooooo cool! |
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I have that same problem with the Washington state lotto commisssion. 
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If it's "creepy" to use the Internet, military satellites, and robot aircraft to find a house full of gorgeous young models so I can drop in on them unexpected, then FINE, I'm "creepy". Howard Wolowitz. BBT.
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