As the world watched, duly impressed with this first 3D printed model of the president, the Mcor team watched too, knowing they could do much, much better.
“It was lauded as the 21st Century means to produce a bust for the official National Portrait Gallery collection faster and easier than the traditional plaster casting techniques used to capture the likenesses of previous US presidents,” stated the Mcor team in a recent blog. “While the comparison between plaster casting and the 3D printing technology used is true, the team didn’t realize that they were using the wrong type of 3D printing technology for producing human likenesses, sort of like using a flat head screw driver to screw in a Phillps head screw.”
With that being said, Mcor went to work at showing off exactly what they meant with an extremely realistic, full color 3D print of President Obama that as they were quick to point out shows far more detail, shading, and effect than the stark white print. Not only does the 3D print from Mcor look far more impressive, it’s more affordable to produce, and even more eco-friendly.
We’ve followed this company as their Mcor 3D printing equipment and technology has been used to make everything from a 3D printed bust of a Cambodian king to 3D printed volcanoes to creating new processes and finishes as well as new resources with color–all as they use standard copy paper to produce amazing 3D models. Used by professionals like architects and engineers, designers, schools, and entrepreneurs and small businesses, their printers lay down layer after layer of paper until a model is complete, resulting also in a piece that is completely recyclable and eco-friendly.
While certainly everyone has an enormous amount of respect for what the Smithsonian does in terms of researching, collecting, and curating, they can definitely take a few tips on 3D printing from Mcor–as we all can. Undeniably, their 3D printed version of President Obama shows off exactly why 3D printing is worth being talked about by world leaders in speeches–and exactly how it may be responsible for a third revolution indeed.
What do you think of this President Obama Bust? Let us know in the Mcor Obama forum thread on 3DPB.com.