We all know you can make pretty much anything from plastic. But how many of us know how to do it from the comfort of our own home? Let’s say you wanted to make your own action figures or collectibles. I for one would probably start in China or Taiwan but honestly would not have a clue, until today.
These guys at Shapeway can take virtually anything you could imagine and turn it into something you can hold in your hands. With the number of easy to use 3D applications out there you have plenty of choices. I mean even Google offers a free option that’s pretty easy to use. (http://sketchup.google.com/).
Another very easy to use piece of software for making 3D images is Swift 3D. What ever you end up using to make your model does not matter, once your finished you upload the file to their website, wait 10 days and you get your model in the mail.
They have no real colors to speak of as of yet but the do offer different textures. I better fire up the old 3D application and give this a go.
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