Okay, so I might have suffered a moment of insanity. But did you know that you can find printable files of all kinds of ancient artifacts? Including busts of Roman emperors?

Well, I do know this. And printing it at roughly 9% scale makes for a very good #spacemarine head swap.

Which other dead emperor should I do next? Hadrian? Napoleon?

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Experimenting with printing objects from the #scantheworld collection - this is from a scan of the original bronze dinosaur model of the Megalosaurus in the Natural History Museum’s collection - presented next to the life sized version in #CrystalPalacePark #crystalpalacedinosaurs #3dprinting

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Looks like David is chilling in Woolwich on the right and Doryphoros catching some rays back in the square mile on the left.

Big D: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-doryphoros-84652

(Thanks Jon for help with the IDs if you see this!)

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3D Printable Doryphoros by Scan The World

The Doryphoros (The Spear Bearer) represents the strict, classical ideal of maleness. Here we find a serene, harmonious, muscular soldier ready for battle. The line above the shoulder and the line above the hip point in different directions: this is a “contrapposto” position; the sculpture is in movement. The original was created by Polyclitus, who wrote a treatise on the correct proportions of a canonical work, and his sculptures were copied in great numbers. | Download free and paid 3D printable STL files

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Athena Pallas looming over Regent Street. Maybe waiting for the Apple Store to open?

Model: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-athena-pallas-giustiniani-52556

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3D Printable Athena Pallas Giustiniani by SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

Digitised with an Artec Eva. The Athena Pallas Giustiniani (Or Giustiniani Minerva) is an Antonine Roman marble copy of a Greek sculpture of the Pallas Athena, of the late fifth-early fourth century BC. The sculpture was probably a cult image rather than a decorative cultural trophy. The serpent at Athena's right foot recalls the archaic myth of Ericthonius in his serpent form. The forearms are restorations, as are the spear and the sphinx upon the goddess's Corinthian helmet. This scan is of a cast housed at The SMK's Royal Cast Collection, which was cast from the Museo Ciaramonti (ORIG 195). | Download free and paid 3D printable STL files

@imwiththecats So, I did recognise The Winged Victory of Samothrace on the right hand side of Trafalgar Square.

Scan the World model here: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-winged-victory-of-samothrace-2073

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3D Printable Winged Victory of Samothrace at The Louvre, Paris by Scan The World

Famed as being the greatest masterpiece in Hellenistic art, this marble sculpture made in the 2nd Century BC depicts the Greek goddess Nike. Also called Nike of Samothrace this sculpture is on permanent display at the Louvre standing majestically at 2.4 metres high. What makes this sculpture iconic is its highly detailed wings and intricately sculpted fabric; also the fact that it is missing the head and arms is arguably what makes the sculpture so fascinating. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [email protected] to find out how you can help. | Download free and paid 3D printable STL files

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