# Print a 3D figurine of yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434 "2013-08-05T20:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/1 "2013-08-05T20:58:32Z")
> **[For $300, You Can Buy a Stunning 3-D Printed Version of Yourself](https://www.wired.com/2013/08/this-company-will-transform-you-into-an-incredibly-detailed-3-d-printed-figurine/)** > > 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. A German [company](http://www.twinkind.com/en/landing)which uses scanning and 3-d printing to create figurines: $300 for 6 inches. From the photos some of them are of astonishing quality. I think this is going to get huge in the next few years. $300 isn’t exorbitant even today and it will only get cheaper and better. People will print not only themselves but their pets, their children at different ages etc. Like with photos, you will have to use professional studios at first but eventually this technology will move down to home 3d printers and consumer cameras. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/2 "2013-08-05T21:52:20Z")
Licensed figurines of celebrities, anyone? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/3 "2013-08-05T21:53:37Z")
I’m holding out for a life-size accurate print of my skull. A European artist has already had MRIs turned into a chrome plated full skeleton. The main obstacle for me is getting the MRIs. I sustain head injuries far less often than you would think. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/4 "2013-08-05T21:55:37Z")
I read the article. I _waaant_ one. Not sure of who, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/5 "2013-08-05T21:55:48Z")
I’d rather have one of someone else. (wink wink) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/6 "2013-08-05T22:23:18Z")
Really cool. Looks like it would capture your soul. Would love to make my own nativity set. You can get action figures with [your own face.](http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/3d-systems-star-trek/) A friend did that. It looks great. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/7 "2013-08-05T22:25:53Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Really cool. Looks like it would capture your soul. But… I’m using mine! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/print-a-3d-figurine-of-yourself/665434/8 "2013-08-05T23:01:55Z")
I want one, but where in each hand I’m holding a further scaled-down copy of the figurine. Of course, in the hands of each scaled-down copy is an even smaller copy, and so on.