What, you’re not watching? It’s time to mash up Stephen Colbert!
If that's not how to America, then I don't know what is.
If you’ve just come from The Colbert Report and are visiting this website for the first time, we’ve got some really great stuff for you starting with a copy of Stephen Colbert’s entire head. You’ve just seen Bre Pettis, co-founder of MakerBot, talking about and demonstrating our flagship product, the Thing-O-Matic. It is a small, affordable 3D printing machine you build yourself that can make anything you can dream up out of plastic. 1 Think of it as Star Trek replicator for your desktop.
It’s useful for designers and artists who can use it to quickly refine their designs, tinkerers who need to prototype their inventions, or anyone who fixes things around the house. Why not prototype your idea for an iPhone accessory with a MakerBot? Want a new handle for your window blinds? Need to replace a broken car key fob? Maybe you want to use your Duplo blocks with your wooden train set? Just fire up your printer!
And, if you’re running short of ideas or want to see what other people have done with their 3D printers, don’t forget to check out Thingiverse.com – an free online website for sharing designs. That’s where you’ll find Stephen Colbert’s head, which you can print your own copy of, or, better yet, add on to another design! We call these mash-ups, just like when a musician combines two songs into one.
This is a great way to get started with 3d modeling, and we want you to do it. Grab Stephen’s head and paste it onto something else! If it’s related to bears, bald eagles, America, or Freedom, all the better. We’ve had a few friends get the ball rolling, but there’s plenty to be done yet.
There’s lots of great free software for designing and mashing things up. MeshMixer is a great app for these mash-ups. If you want to design something of your own, try 3dtin.com or one of many other free 3d modeling programs. And if you upload something made from Colbert’s head, be sure and tag your creation with “Colbert.”
I think we’re all pretty excited, so stay tuned to the blog for updates.
- And, yes! It works with Macs, PC’s, and Linux! [↩]
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