3d scanned figurines printed full colour off-site?

[awerby]

The Sense scanner from 3D Systems does a pretty good job on full-body scans, especially if you plan to reproduce them in miniature, which concentrates the detail. It captures the color of the people and their clothing, so you won't need to paint them if you use a color-capable 3D printer to produce them. It helps a lot to put the people on a turntable when scanning them, and to provide good illumination. The cheapest service bureau for color 3D printing (in "sandstone") is probably Shapeways. They aren't fast, though.. I'd suggest sending them a sample scan and seeing how much they charge. It's not going to be cheap, because the materials are expensive. Here's a store in Berkeley CA that's doing what you're talking about: http://web.twindom.com/

Andrew Werby