Printing modelguns?

Sounds like a modelgun would be completely doable... http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-07/working-assault-rifle-made-3-d-printer

Excellent No more relying on expensive moulds to make plastic models.

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Here is his blog.
http://haveblue.org/

very intertesting possibilities......sounds like it takes a long time to print the part though??

Hard to believe this and I'll use this to print other useful stuff as well

It is interesting - he made the plastic lower receiver only.
Not the springs or metal parts of course.

What is fascinating is reading the terribly uniformed bleating sheep, terrified moron journalism surrounding the article and the three that are linked to it.
It is and has always been permissible to build your own lower Receiver so long as it follows the law - people finish 80% lowers and tubes all the time, I have had seven legal firearms created from scratch or partially finished receivers.
There are strict laws to follow (the printer builder DID follow them), it is not illegal at all in the US.
A mixture of words and suddenly they are wringing their hands and jumping around crying wolf.

Printing a real gun, ahhhhhhh.

You can make one with a nail file and hand drill - I'll show you how to make one with a pipe and a nail and an elastic band, too.
I can even silence a 12 gauge using a motorcycle exhaust, mothers to mercy.

Hah, rant over.

Yes - you could probably make some cool ABS modelguns using this technology.

Pit.

Well - useful stuff means home appliances / kitchen utensils...maybe model cars as well...

Maybe some Japanese makers already make limited models through this but not telling

yes ...i was pointed to a site in japan that is making plastic , cockable, strippable pistols including jap type 14....they were spot on and AUD $ 750.00 plus....if i find the link will post it....MUST be this technology ??

I imagine if you're mass producing there are still faaaar more efficient and economical ways to do this... but for one-offs, things you might want to modify, things that don't have enough demand to justify a full production run, things that are maybe legal but still a pain to get through customs (or, in some places, legal to own but not to import) this could totally be a viable option. Imagine customer support saying "oh, your Tanaka USP trigger group is broken? Let me email you the specs so you can print out a replacement sir"