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A 3d printer is a printer that uses inkjet technology to print 3d objects, that is, objects that you can pick up and throw against a wall. The printers cost roughly (depending on how fancy they are) the price of a mid range porshe, and can be found at most colleges and universities with...

Hey, just checking if this idea went anywhere. I'm taking a 3D graphics and modeling Engineering course at college, and since the engineering dept. has a 3d printer I would like to get the halo 3 helmet model in .3dm or most likely any format. I will be using Solidworks 2007 to detail and...

Thanks, I will definitely do that....don't want to be coughing up balls of fiberglass now do I? ;-) I've changed my mind about how I'm going to make the armor, i'm doing the pepakura method, and I'll just do a lot of modding. since I want more of a halo 3 look. To the mods: if you notice...

Thanks! as soon as I finish my calculus 3 final on wednesday I'll get started! I just bought a bunch of fiberglass mat and resin, do you recommend a respirator right now? or just when i start sanding? I'll be doing all of this outside. Also, next fall term I'll be taking a 3d graphing...

So is the fiberglass as easy to work with? and would I be able to get the same end results as bondo? (shape)

Hey, I'm starting my armor, and I'm thinking of stacking couragated cardboard, and then cutting it with xacto knives to rough shape, and then putting bondo hair, or the regular type( I think the green stuff is easier to sand?)putting that over the cardboard, and then sanding that to final...