Upload file, get figure...

[robkelk]

Well, not yet, but the tech for such a service is coming along nicely.

The Register: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/01/10 ... shapeways/]Boffins offer plastic printing service
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Rob Kelk
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[Bob Schroeck]

Hm. I don't see why you couldn't upload a file for a figure given their available tech and services.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[Evil Midnight Lurker]

There's
already a service to do this with your World of Warcraft character.

--Sam

"This is graveness."

[Bob Schroeck]

Less high-tech are the outfits that will do 12-inch action figures to spec: http://www.andgor.com/Personalized_Figu ... gures.html]Andgor Toy, http://www.uratoy.com]Uratoy.com.

Oh! And http://toybuilders.com/]Toybuilders will do the same, but also offer exactly the service we're talking about -- fabrication of toys from 3D specs. I'd forgotten about them.

I have these places in my bookmarks because years ago I once planned to give the Warriors folk custom action figures of their characters as Christmas gifts. I just never started the process early enough. Sadly, I don't think they'd have nearly as much cool factor now as they would have several years ago.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.