{"id":2559,"date":"2014-05-27T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2559-reality-vs-3d-print-in-miniature.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:52","slug":"reality-vs-3d-print-in-miniature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/reality-vs-3d-print-in-miniature","title":{"rendered":"Reality vs 3D Print in Miniature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We see thousands of miniature buildings emerge from the 3D printers at Shapeways, everything from architectural maquettes of proposed buildings to scale models for trains like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/model\/1481682\/n-scale-honiton-high-street.html?li=user-profile&amp;materialId=91\" target=\"_blank\">Honiton High Street in British N Scale (N Gauge &#8211; 1:148 Scale)<\/a> by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/designer\/nosomosnada\" 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