{"id":23949,"date":"2016-02-25T16:11:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T16:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=23949"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:34:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:34:58","slug":"3d-printed-aluminum-takes-to-the-skies-with-project-eclipse-fusion-imaging-creates-a-metal-fpv-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printed-aluminum-takes-to-the-skies-with-project-eclipse-fusion-imaging-creates-a-metal-fpv-drone","title":{"rendered":"3D printed Aluminum takes to the skies with &#8220;Project Eclipse&#8221;: Fusion Imaging creates a metal FPV Drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we&#8217;ve started to see some interesting things the Shapeways community is doing with our new Raw Aluminum material to make high quality working prototypes. 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