FabCafe sits just a few minutes down the street from the famous scramble crossing in Tokyo's hip Shibuya district.
Kazue Nakata from FabCafe poses with her 3D-printed chocolate doppelgänger.
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.
The customer poses as the 3D body scanner bathes him in light from all four directions.
Software shows the initial results of the scan.
Using a Phantom Omni haptic device, the customer is able to virtually sculpt his own 3D model.
Freeform software lets the customer edit out any imperfections captured by the body scanner.
One week after the scanning and editing workshop, customers returned to see the results of their handiwork.
FabCafe created these molds from the 3D-printed silicone model.
The next step — choose your flavor. This is cola.
The gummi sweet begins to take shape.
One customer admires his handiwork, but the cola gummi mix proved a little uncooperative.
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.
The stands were made using 3D Systems' Cube printer, which sells for around $1,300.
A customer checks out the new standing feature of his model.
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.
With the gummi sweets complete, they were set down on miniature furniture for a photoshoot.