I've started making my own. For the most part, the ones for sale are too expensive, too heavy, and too ugly. I've made silicone molds of various style and size pilots. I cast the pilots from Alumilite casting foam. They are light as a feather, cost next to nothing, and I have the pleasure of painting them to look like a real human being. Doc
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Originally posted by corsair View PostCould a 3 D printer be used to make dummy pilots?
You could get a 3D photo of yourself and 3D print yourself to scale and put yourself in the airplane. Some 3D printers would even do it in color.FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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They are done with lasers and a camera that is mounted to do a full 360 round you.
Camera picks up the colors and the lasers get the dimensions.
Similar to the laser systems used in analyzing buildings.
FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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I'm not sure of the exact procedure used now. One of the members of our club worked in developing one of the 3D scanning systems and just recently retired from being an Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineer for AMD.
At a short visit to where he was working on developing the scanner, I got to see them scan someone's head. He just kept his eyes closed. Then a still photo eye's open gets the eye color. and a little editing to open the eyes on the 3D image.
Their 3D printer wasn't nearly as good as what you can buy for your desktop now... but it was a prototype that worked before anyone else was doing 3D printing.FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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