One package has arrived

from Sculpteo.  Funny how the company in France was able to print and ship these before the company in the US.  Anyway this is what arrived in the package:

These look good, if a little smaller than I thought they would be.  I like the way they stack, but the tabs and holes are working quite as well as I had hoped for the alignment of the blocks when placed on a 45 degree corner.  Have to see how the Shapeways ones look...

Shapeways vs. Sculpteo

Well, I managed to get a 3D model of my building blocks put together (Thanks Paul) and I've turned to 2 online services to get some of them 3D printed.

The 2 services I decided to use, primarily based upon price, were Shapeways and Sculpteo.  I was able to easily upload the 3D model to both sites and with just a few clicks to choose the material and finish was able to order the model to be printed.

The prices on both sites are very similar and competitive.  The main difference for now is the delivery times.  Shapeways estimated a delivery of 10/30 to 11/1 and Sculpteo a delivery of 10/25.

Once the respective models are received, I will be reviewing them in more detail.