Case Study: Australian Age of Dinosaurs (AAOD) Museum achieves flawless, highly detailed Banjo miniatures with 3D Systems

SLA 3D Printing Enables Australian Museum to Flawlessly Reproduce Fierce Dinosaur

The Australian Age of Dinosaurs (AAOD) Museum wanted an immaculate, museum-quality miniature of Banjo (Australovenator wintonensis) — a life-sized, highly detailed digital model scaled down to a 1:24, 22 cm toy — and needed a way to capture every wrinkle and scale for a production run of 1,000 toys. Previous 3D prints for large displays lacked the fine resolution required for small, finely detailed reproductions.

3D Systems On Demand Manufacturing produced a high-resolution master on a ProJet 7000 HD SLA system using VisiJet SL FLEX, delivering the accuracy and speed AAOD required. The printed master was used to create injection molds in China, yielding exact, hand-painted replicas with quick turnaround; the result met AAOD’s quality expectations and prompted plans for three additional dinosaur toys.

Australian Age of Dinosaurs (AAOD) Museum

David Elliott

Executive Chairman