On the second try, the cake topper has been printed to my satisfaction. This model, once painted, will be placed on top of the wedding cake of a former college roommate of mine. It is intended to be a representation of the two of them in "fantasy" style. Now, all that remains is to paint it in the black/white/red/silver scheme I'm planning...

The model is a little over 3.5 inches tall, in case you are wondering. I'm guessing it weighs about 3-4 ounces, so it shouldn't be too heavy for the cake at all.

Regarding the pictures, I confess that I was a little lazy with these shots. I'm about *this* far from getting a new camera, as mine is a 6-year-old cheap digital one. If I jump for a better quality camera, I'll probably get a lightbox set up so I don't have to do my ghetto setup using Shapeways boxes and a few pieces of paper.

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[Updated on: Mon, 11 July 2011 08:04 UTC]

With the arrival of my new camera (that came fast!) is the arrival of better pictures! I still need to understand the settings of this camera, but auto mode worked well enough. In fact, I'd almost rather it didn't show quite so much detail - the rough texture of my painting is quite evident...

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