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3D printers find a home in Hollywood, cranking out props Nov 30th 2013, 20:30, by Patrick Budmar, Australian Reseller News 3D printing is not only entering the consumer space these days, but it also is finding application in the filmmaking industry. Michael Turner, the art director behind 20th Century Fox's The Wolverine starring Hugh Jackman, spoke about the growing role of 3D printing during the local launch of the Blu-Ray edition of the film. 3D printing was used to create certain props in The Wolverine, such as the armor for the Silver Samurai character, he said. "3D printing was great for that character because of the small pieces that made up the armor, and we even created swords with the printers," Turner said. "It's very fast with the modelling on the computer, so you get a real thing pretty quickly once it is designed." To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: silver_samurai-100154665-small.jpg

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