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Fliper Mag 的新文章 http://flipermag.com/2013/09/09/3d-print-personal-toy/

3D列印還能怎麼用？訂做一隻自己的公仔！

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  古希臘時的權貴喜歡打造自己的銅像，百年後人們開始喜歡請人畫自己的肖像，一直到近期，豪門家族喜歡拍一張沙龍級的全家福掛在家中或企業供眾人仰慕；現在人如果想要一尊自己的模型可以不必這麼麻煩了，請人「3D列印」即可。

位於德國漢堡的工作室Twinkind利用360度掃描和3D列印技術，可將真人、動物轉化成栩栩如生的模型，一尊6吋模型要價約300美元、13吋約1700美元；可別以為只不過是做一尊玩偶沒什麼了不起，Twinkind的成品能夠精準捕捉客戶的姿勢、表情、髮型和服裝的皺褶等差異，非常生動。

Twinkind的創辦人紐羅（Kristina Neurohr）和沙德（Timo Schaedel）在日本東京時，發現一家號稱全球首家的3D模型店，深深著迷於這家店製作的小公仔。之後兩人立即著手研究3D列印人像的技術，希望成品能越逼真越好。他們想利用機器立即掃描顧客，而不是像東京那家模型店利用手持裝置。

經過多次實驗他們的系統已經可以完美在短短幾秒，拍下顧客的360度身影，沙德說：「作品雖小，但技術和工作流程確非常繁雜。」

但該技術還是有其侷限。Twinkind建議，拍攝時應注意不要穿絲、薄紗和雪紡等材質衣物，眼鏡也要拿掉以免妨礙掃描工作。其餘的顧客可以自行發揮，想打扮的多瘋狂都可以。 沙德表示，目前Twinkind的生意非常的好，這點很讓他意外，也希望將生意範圍擴展到其他國家。

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TWINKIND creates custom-made life-like 3D-printed photo figurines.

Mini-Me: 3D printing takes a step ahead with instant human copies

For the very latest in personal photography, a German company is offering to capture your image, complete with poses, clothing, hairstyles and facial impressions, all in living, 3D color.

Using the latest in 360-degree scanning and 3-D printing technologies, Twinkind, a new based in Hamburg, Germany, will turn you, your loved ones, or your pets into a marvelously detailed little statues.

When I was a kid, I thought it would be so cool to have a Barbie that looked like me - at that time the Olsen twins were available on shelves:

What 11 year old girl wouldn't want to be one of these? Well, my time has come! 

TwinKind has taken 360 degree scanning and 3D printing to bring you a super scary look-a-like miniature figurine of yourself; the resemblance is so detailed, it will actually print the wrinkles in your shirt (except for silk, tulle, and chiffon, as it could mess-up the scanning software).

There are 5 steps simple steps to getting your very own "mini me:" 

Schedule an appointment & arrive on time.

Get scanned by a full 3D scanner & and leave. 

Post production then makes any edits needed so the print looks super real. 

Shrunken you is then printed from the 3D printer (IT'S ALIVE!)

Finally, mini-you is shipped straight to your door step.

BAM! And just like that, you and I can be Barbies! - except it's gonna cost about $300, instead of regular Barbie costing somewhere between $15 - $40 bucks.

I bet Barbie feels pretty cheap now, selling herself for so little... 

On a side note, it kind of makes me wonder how long it will take for some ad agency to do an insanely cool, and creative campaign with these.