Completely 3D printed, 1st century, Roman helmet

[gizmomathboy]

Very shiny.

https://www.customprototypes.ca/single- ... man-Helmet

[Juju EyeBall]

This cosplay shit is getting out of hand.

[ThirstyStirge]

The Roman Army is going to be disappointed that their order for helmets has been filled all too late.

*Pff* Contractors. *Pff*

[fingolwyn]

I don't think the article mentioned it: how much would it cost (not counting the cost of the printer) to create this? Assuming that you didn't actually use real gold and all that, and not counting labor and all that...essentially, if you had access to the printer, knew how to use it, and bought the materials, how much would it cost?

[gizmomathboy]

I first saw this at:

https://makezine.com/2018/04/20/3d-prin ... an-helmet/

It doesn't offer much insight either. However, the main chunk of the helmet was laser sintered 316 stainless steel. A search turns up a rather wide price range for the powder used ($1-80/kg on alibaba). I don't think they used electroplated gold but they could have since that would be relatively cheap.

The real cost is al the hand work. This is also a crazy ornamental helmet.

The nutso part is that the crest was 3D printed as well. I mean...fuck...they figured out a way to print those strands.

But, back to the original question about materials, I bet maybe $200 (or at least in the low 100's is my guess). The materials aren't that exotic. The machines used (laser sintering machines are still in the $10,000 IIRC, at least) and they probably have some really nice "normal" 3D printers. I didn't check to see what kind of shop they are but I'm guessing high end cool things

[francisca]

This cosplay shit is getting out of hand.

If it were for cosplay, there would be some steampunk shit glued on it.

[fingolwyn]

I first saw this at:

https://makezine.com/2018/04/20/3d-prin ... an-helmet/

It doesn't offer much insight either. However, the main chunk of the helmet was laser sintered 316 stainless steel. A search turns up a rather wide price range for the powder used ($1-80/kg on alibaba). I don't think they used electroplated gold but they could have since that would be relatively cheap.

The real cost is al the hand work. This is also a crazy ornamental helmet.

The nutso part is that the crest was 3D printed as well. I mean...fuck...they figured out a way to print those strands.

But, back to the original question about materials, I bet maybe $200 (or at least in the low 100's is my guess). The materials aren't that exotic. The machines used (laser sintering machines are still in the $10,000 IIRC, at least) and they probably have some really nice "normal" 3D printers. I didn't check to see what kind of shop they are but I'm guessing high end cool things

So, a list price for this, were they for sale, would probably be in the $1000 range minimum unless they could get some sort of economy of scale. That's a pretty hefty cost for a knick-knack to set on the shelf, no matter how cool it is.