We are living and experiencing a revolution. And Chris Anderson goes to the point with his latest book, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. How could I immagine that I would be able to scan and then 3D print myself? Instead, this is possible now. While it is still a bit for geeks, the makers revolution will bring this to every house and make 3D printing and like paper printing.

As a reference I  used this article  Print Your Head in 3D

The software you need is:

• Autodesk 123D Catch for creating a 3D model from a set of photos
• MeshMixer to close the holes and make the 3D image printable
• ReplicatorG to print the STL files with the 3D printer

To take the photos I used my Canon D60. To print the model I used the Thing-o-Matic from MakerBot 3D printer.

The 123D catch image:

The MeshMixer image:

The Replicator G image:

And the results: