3D printed model of Coney Island's Luna Park

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Sideshow veteran/artist The Great Fredini 3D printed a sprawling 1:13 scale model of Coney Island's early 20th century Luna Park, and my friend Ronni Thomas made a short documentary about the project!


From the press release:


The project garnered worldwide attention last summer, when Kahl raised over $16,000 on Kickstarter to build a "bot farm" in support of the endeavor. A year later, he has 3D scanned hundreds, if not thousands, of Coney's denizens and visitors who will be featured in the installation. The show will include hundreds of 3D prints comprising over 10,000 hours of print time and the installation will fill an entire gallery of the museum's newly reopened space.


"Luna Park has a special place in history, a witness to the society being transformed by technology. These are the themes that are relevant to us today as our world undergoes the third industrial revolution," said Kahl. "This piece is also about a deep love of Coney Island as the cultural melting pot and showcase for presenting cutting-edge technology as entertainment."