Mind is blown… Not being au fait with 3D printing (save for watching a Yoda head printed at the Gadget Show Exhibition!) – how would one go about printing one of these sculptures? And would it be expensive? Assume composite elements must be printed and then assembled into the whole?

[video]http://vimeo.com/116582567[/video]

Nah printed in a oner

Cool video but i expect they are a bit crap looking without the strobe and syncronised camera.

but i expect they are a bit crap looking without the strobe and syncronised camera.

don’t want now

[video]http://youtu.be/zTSYCbNa6w8[/video]

That’s really cool, although as said above you’d need to rig up a turntable and strobe light to get that effect yourself

Looks like those parts are made using SLS which is a process that uses sintered nylon powder. All of those would be made in one piece, and then you have to brush out any powder inside or in holes.

If you got it done by a rapid prototyping company like these guys the price will depend on overall size and weight, but if it was 6″ across maybe around (wild guess) a couple of hundred quid. Can you also get the cad for them?