Model-makers now have an affordable way to design their own structures on a computer and print them out at home to add to displays, railway lay-outs, military games or even radio-controlled models.
The BFB 3000 is a true desktop printer and is a dream come true for model makers, enabling model railway enthusiasts to create any building, car or item they can imagine; military gamers to print unique designs and radio-controlled model enthusiasts to make parts and specialist designs.
The BFB 3000 prints quick and affordable prototypes and models from computer aided design (CAD) files, including Google SketchUp and the BFB 3000’s low price brings such technology within the reach of hobbyists for the first time. Objects are printed from converted STL files on an SD card.
Bits from Bytes Sales Director Andy McLaren said: “Model makers can now design their own buildings, vehicles or any other structure using computer aided design and print it themselves. We wanted to produce a 3D printer that is affordable to buy and affordable to run so that it can be used by hobbyists.
“The electronics have been configured to take three heads so the machine can be easily upgraded in the future. The two-headed version allows people to print objects with voids as support material is printed in the gaps, which can later be removed. This enables a far greater range of objects to be printed.”
Source: PRlog.org
