MakerBot Industries is offering one lucky 3D Artist reader the chance to 3D print their very own designs on a Thing-O-Matic – in the comfort of their homes.
The custom, fully-assembled Thing-O-Matic 3D printer is thousands of dollars’ worth of 3D printing wizardry. And to win? Simply design your own pet monster and upload it to Thingiverse.com with the tag ’3DArtistMag’, so the judges can find it.
The deadline is 1 March 2012, so there’s still time to design the coolest pocket-sized monster the world has never met! Visit the competition page for full competition details and how to enter.
As a helping hand, our catalogue of inspiring toy designs should help aid your brainstorming, while our free tutorial on how to create a watertight 3D model for printing should serve you very well indeed.
Good luck!
Sublime design with some nice contrasting colours. The wheels say it all!! It’s a HOT ride
I’m loving the Mario Cart inspired turtle shell! So many awesome potential gadgets with this gizmo.
A very funny thing, something to bet on. I’m going to start my own so I will of betting on the new technology.