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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2666153, member: 19463&quot;]When I was a kid in the 50&#039;s, we had plastic models of airplanes put together from parts made for the specific item.&nbsp; Then they came out with Legos which you could assemble into what you wanted and take apart to allow doing another project tomorrow.&nbsp; My daughter loved them and so did I.&nbsp; Then they started making Lego sets that were a hybrid of the two ideas with the faults of both.&nbsp; My grandson had some of those but soon lost interest and was left with hundreds of pieces that were good for nothing other than the original project.&nbsp; He went over to Minecraft which is computer simulated building blocks rather like Cyber-Legos of the early period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today we have the 3D printers which merge the idea of special parts for realism and being able to fabricate your own ideas in a realistic manner.&nbsp; It also combines the cyber world with the plastic model.&nbsp; If I had a desire to build a Colosseum, I&#039;d start learning 3D printing now realizing the technology will grow every year so I might have to make a few hundred smaller projects first.&nbsp; The guy with the 200,000 piece Colosseum probably played with Legos for a few years before he went big time, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>The local library has a 3D printer and classes for people who want to start with that hobby.&nbsp; I was thinking about joining them and seeing if I could make accessories for my coin photography hobby.&nbsp; You&#039;ll laugh.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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