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A Present Fit for a Tsar
Designing and 3D Printing a Faberge Egg from Scratch

For his wife's birthday, maker Aleksander Wróblewski took inspiration from Russian Tsars to design and 3D print a Farberge egg from scratch which could hold a surprise. 

by Hanna Watkin
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DIY Tank Project
YouTuber 3D Prints and Tests a Screw Drive RC Tank

Create your own radio controlled 3D printed screw driver tank by following along with YouTuber Ivan Miranda's latest six part project.  

by Hanna Watkin
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Save the Bees
Can the 3D Printed Synthetic Pollenizer Help the Bee Population?

A conceptual 3D printed idea called the Synthetic Pollenizer by an artist from Brisbane could help us keep bee populations alive and thriving. 

by Hanna Watkin
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More Than Meets the Eye
Wanhao Duplicator 9 (D9): Review the Specs of this 3D Printer

The Wanhao Duplicator 9 (also known as the Wanhao D9) has a similar style to the Creality CR-10, but there are a few features that set it apart from the pack. Review the specs here!

by Sean Rohringer
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Streamlining Services
Voxeljet to Send 500,000 Liters of 3D Printed Sand to TEI During Three-Year Contract

Voxeljet announced that it's signed a three-year contract with Tooling and Equipment International (TEI) meaning they'll supply the company with 500,000 liters of 3D printed sand over this time.

by Hanna Watkin
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New 3D Modeling Software
PlastiSketch Debuts Alternative 3D Modeling Method Using Vectors

PlastiSketch offers a new method of 3D modeling that is an alternative to established tools. It is designed for those that want to create sculpted 3D objects, but lack the artistic finesse required by the likes of Zbrush and Blender.

by Max von Übel
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Add some fairy dust
ColorFabb Presents New Range of High-Quality 3D Print Filaments

ColorFabb, the Dutch 3D printing filament maker, today launched a new filament. Based on its bestseller, the co-polyester nGen, the new nGen_LUX has been made using Eastman Amphora AM3300 3D polymer and some added "fairy dust".

by Anne Freier
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Hear That?!
[Project] 3D Printed Mini Bluetooth Speakers

Ever wanted to use your 3D printer to create the ultimate speaker box? Coder and tinker Yasthil Bhagwandeen shares a new Instructables project on how to build your very own 3D Printed Mini Bluetooth Speakers. Now that sounds cool...

by Tyler Koslow
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New Ways to Learn
Wikimedia Commons Enables 3D Model Uploads and Downloads

Wikimedia Commons has enabled a new feature which will allow you to upload 3D models and the first to be uploaded is a model created by the #NEWPALMYRA project, honoring Bassel Khartabil. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Not Your Average Soda Gun
[Project] 3D Print Your Own NERF Thirst Zapper Gun From Fallout 4

With just a spring and a 3D printer, Croatian digital artist and maker Vedran Marjanovic Wekster shows you how to create a NERF-ified version of the Thirst Zapper gun from the video game series Fallout. 

by Tyler Koslow
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Bringing Back the Extinct
3D Scanning and Printing Tasmanian Tiger Joeys to Give Insight into Extinct Animal

Scientists have taken CT scans of preserved Tasmanian tiger joeys to help give them a better insight into the extinct animal and learn about the early development phases of the marsupials.

by Hanna Watkin
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Pinching Pennies
[DEAL] rigid.ink Flexible PLA 1kg 2.85mm, 25% Off at $38.79

by All3DP
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Ready, Set, LEGO
Legoland to Open VR Roller Coaster Ride in Florida

Lego is now opening the first VR roller coaster ride called the "Great Lego Race" in March at the Legoland Florida resort. Visitors have the option of wearing a headset and plunging themselves into the Lego world.

by Hanna Watkin
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It's Pronounced "Geee"
Geeetech E180 3D Printer: Review the Specs

A lean, mean PLA printing machine designed for the home, the Geeetech E180 boasts some interesting features that should set it apart from the budget desktop 3D printer crowd. Read on for our review of all the information we could gather on this little 3D printer.

by Matthew Mensley
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Lowering manufacturing and development costs
Bosch Invests in Ultimaker 3 Extended 3D Printers to Boost Global Production

The German automotive parts supplier will be implementing Ultimaker 3 3D printers across its locations worldwide to streamline production. Manufacturing companies are turning increasingly to additive manufacturing to boost their parts production.

by Anne Freier
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Bigger and Better
Voodoo Manufacturing Goes Big with Large-Format Print Service

Voodoo manufacturing is supersizing its offerings with the announcement that the company now provides large-format 3D printing. Its customers can now order 3D printed parts in PLA up to eight times larger than before with a five day turnaround.

by Hanna Watkin
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The Quick and Lead
Aurora Labs Paves Way for Faster Metal 3D Printing

Australian metal 3D printing company Aurora Labs has made some visible progress toward the development of a new rapid metal 3D printing technology. Dubbed Medium and Large Format Printer, the process could significantly speed up the 3D printing of large metal parts.

by Anne Freier
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New Ways to Share
Facebook Supports New Format for Interactive 3D Model Uploads

You can now digitally sculpt a 3D model and upload it straight to Facebook to share with your friends. But, better yet, Facebook is now offering support for higher-quality glTF 2.0 files.

by Hanna Watkin
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3,2,1 Gnome Off!
3D Printed Gnome Goes to Space to Celebrate 100 Years of Polish Independence

The symbol of the Polish city of Wroclaw has been 3D printed and launched into the stratosphere to prove that the only limits are ones we set in our minds. That, and it's in celebration of 100 years of Polish independence.

by Hanna Watkin
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3D printed sports rifle
Athletics 3D Develops Olympic Gold-Winning Rifle with 3D Printing

French sports equipment company Athletics 3D turned to rapid prototyping for the design of one of its latest small bore rifles. The rifle, prototyped on a Zortrax M200, would go on to a gold medal-winning finish at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in the hands of biathlete Martin Fourcade.

by Anne Freier
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