What can our replicas be used for in your museum?
Using our Range of 3D printers we can create highly accurate and detailed models of your artifacts. These models are great for displays as they can be scaled to any size. For example, a replica could be made of a small artefact in a larger scale to allow the details to be properly viewed or a smaller replica of a large artefact could be created to fit in a space that would be too small for the real item.
They also work well in interactive displays where the viewer is encouraged to interact and touch the replica. the replicas for these displays are made of strong shatter-resistant materials and sharp edges can be rounded off to keep them safe for this use. In previous projects, we have found that children respond really positively to these types of replicas. One example of this was a sandbox that was filled with replicas of real dinosaur bones that the children could dig up and try to piece together.
Education is another way these replicas can be used. because the replicas are created using a 3D scan of the artifact the surface detail is extremely precise, This means the replicas can be used to communicate scientific ideas. A replica of a famous archaeological discovery for example, a spinosaurus snout could be given to a student and they could handle it and learn about how the nerves worked and be able to physically see evidence for that in the fossil.
They also work well in interactive displays where the viewer is encouraged to interact and touch the replica. the replicas for these displays are made of strong shatter-resistant materials and sharp edges can be rounded off to keep them safe for this use. In previous projects, we have found that children respond really positively to these types of replicas. One example of this was a sandbox that was filled with replicas of real dinosaur bones that the children could dig up and try to piece together.
Education is another way these replicas can be used. because the replicas are created using a 3D scan of the artifact the surface detail is extremely precise, This means the replicas can be used to communicate scientific ideas. A replica of a famous archaeological discovery for example, a spinosaurus snout could be given to a student and they could handle it and learn about how the nerves worked and be able to physically see evidence for that in the fossil.
Examples of our replicas
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this is an example of the level of surface detail we can achieve. this arrowhead was 3D scanned and then printed and painted a Matte grey so the level of detail can be seen.
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this is a statue of Carl Linnaeus from the 1700s we scanned the statue and printed a scaled-down replica out of resin. It is a good example of how smooth surface texture also works well.
this is a resin replica of some Neovenator skull fragments in a matte black.