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3D-printing gummi sweet workshop at FabCafe in Tokyo
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FabCafe sits just a few minutes down the street from the famous scramble crossing in Tokyo's hip Shibuya district.
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Kazue Nakata from FabCafe poses with her 3D-printed chocolate doppelgänger.
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There were nine spots available to create a gummi clone, and each customer paid 6,000 yen (about $63) for the privilege. Here, one stands in a 3D body scanner, waiting for the first step of the process to begin.
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The customer poses as the 3D body scanner bathes him in light from all four directions.
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Software shows the initial results of the scan.
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Using a Phantom Omni haptic device, the customer is able to virtually sculpt his own 3D model.
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Freeform software lets the customer edit out any imperfections captured by the body scanner.
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One week after the scanning and editing workshop, customers returned to see the results of their handiwork.
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FabCafe created these molds from the 3D-printed silicone model.
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The next step — choose your flavor. This is cola.
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The gummi sweet begins to take shape.
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One customer admires his handiwork, but the cola gummi mix proved a little uncooperative.
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While the customers waited for their sweets to set, Yuji Hara from K's Design Lab explained how they could print a stand for their body models.
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The stands were made using 3D Systems' Cube printer, which sells for around $1,300.
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A customer checks out the new standing feature of his model.
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With the gummi mixture set, it's time to remove the sweets from the mold. This lime-flavored one turned out a little better than its cola brother.
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With the gummi sweets complete, they were set down on miniature furniture for a photoshoot.
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