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Rik Site Admin
Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Last Visit: 11 May 2024 Posts: 1932 Location: California
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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And look at what was just recently announced:
http://www.kickstarter.com/pro.....3d-printer
This one could probably produce decent battery covers (and all kinds of other cool stuff...)
The 'affordable' 3D printers I've seen so far produce pretty mediocre models... The best bet would still be using Shapeways or something like to print them for you, but they'd probably charge $10-15 for a cover. Not too bad I suppose if it's for a $100+ game... And they have a REALLY good laser printer... |
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GameWatchGuy Bandai FL Burgertime
Joined: 09 Feb 2012 Last Visit: 29 Mar 2013 Posts: 110 Location: Pigeon Forge TN
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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HI.
Pretty neat.
I've been seeing a lot of battery covers on ebay over the past week. Price dropping too.
~John |
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vcoleiro1 Tiger Jawbreaker
Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Last Visit: 07 Jul 2020 Posts: 221
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome 3d printer, great detail which is usually bad with the other type of 3d printers that have appeared on kickstarter.
You'd need to have a lot of battery covers to print to justify the $2500 cost. Lets not forget that you would also need a 3d scanner to scan an existing battery cover.
If there were more members on this forum I'd suggest we all chip and buy one of these for this community . |
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woolfman Entex Crazy Climber
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:11 am Post subject: |
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There is a workshop in Vienna, where you can become member and use the printer everytime its and you need it. I think the annual fee 120,- incl the introduction to the system.
If there are enough members that are interested in this and have useable 3d plans for battery covers, I might get member and print them. Of course marked as "faksimile", so that noone can sell it as original
Since I am in need of a few covers I am definitely interested.
How about that, anyone? _________________ Regards,
Wolf |
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vcoleiro1 Tiger Jawbreaker
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Sounds good Woolfman, the only tricky bit would be getting the battery cover 3d files. I doubt they exist so they would need to be created by doing a 3d scan of an existing battery cover. Does the Workshop have a 3d scanner? |
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Rik Site Admin
Joined: 07 Oct 2005 Last Visit: 11 May 2024 Posts: 1932 Location: California
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Someone with decent modeling skills could very easily build the battery covers... They are, for the most part, very simple in design. They may not be 100% accurate, but they'd work and look good...
Of course, if we want some near-perfection, we'd have to scan... I'm hoping I can find someone with scanner access that might be willing to help out just for the sake of the hobby... There's companies that will do it, but I think their cheapest price is $50. That could probably be made back pretty quickly for almost any game though...
Maybe due to the small size they'd offer a discount... |
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elepla Bandai FL Burgertime
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woolfman Entex Crazy Climber
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:33 am Post subject: |
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So what do we do - is it realistic that we get someone to collect those covers and scan and print them?
I am definitely interested... _________________ Regards,
Wolf |
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blanka Atari Cosmos
Joined: 14 Dec 2010 Last Visit: 13 Oct 2022 Posts: 561 Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 10:37 am Post subject: |
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I wonder if scanning is accurate and if it is easy. Just made a Coleco one 3d model with a Multitoyo to measure the thing. |
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woolfman Entex Crazy Climber
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:42 am Post subject: |
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So am I assuming right - nobody here is really interested in the whole thing? _________________ Regards,
Wolf |
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blanka Atari Cosmos
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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Just finished 2 more 3D models: the Game & Watch one and the Nintendo Table top cover. I see there are now 35 3D printing services in my city, even with different colors, so much more options than last years expensive Shapeways only service. |
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