I make a living in the rapid prototyping/digital manufacturing industry, and trust me, that sort of quality is not far off. Some pieces of equipment are already quite capable of producing objects of that resolution, but not the colour. Any stereolithography machine could produce a model of that accuracy.

If anyone's actually keen on the Sporn idea, there's nothing stopping you from extracting the data yourself and asking a Rapid Prototyping firm to quote on it.

@katsujinken: Z-Corp machines can run full colour. The material is actually more of a plaster that is adhered layer by layer. A set of ink jets colour each layer between adhesions. It's not melted and extruded plastics like the reprap (the commercial equivelant being a machine called the Stratasys). That said, the…

I run the technology that does this for a living. Both Z-Corp 3D printers, and SLS Machines. I can tell you now that $49.50 is an astonishingly cheap price given that these machines are usually used by service bureaus specializing in rapid prototyping processes for the engineering sector.

@hammerhand: Well it was given out under the guise of economic stimulus; people were encouraged to go out and spend it asap.

It's interesting just how much of that money has probably ended up in the pockets of asian electronics manufacturers.

@Hunter217: You really do fit into one hell of a minority there.. How many other people are jamming away on some Bon Jovi and thinkin' 'You know what this game needs, some freaking J-Rock bro'

@Polite Society: Actually, our Dollar was quite good back during the early 90's recession, it hovered around the 75-85c mark. When interest rates are so high, the value of currency is increased significantly. We were at 50c through the "Golden Age" of 2001.

@mlubczyk: Yeah, you pretty much nailed most of the bannings there. We also got a chopped up GTA3 re-release after someone realised you could solicit hookers. And as you know, everyone hates us over Fallout 3.

Nice. With the destruction present in Bad Company, and how much further that could be taken with PC, having a more nimble character that could leap distances could make for a very interesting gameplay dynamic.

SPACE INVADERS 2 CONFIRMED

Didn't expect anything less to be honest. Its hard being a gamer here.