Last week, we told you about how we worked with an outfit called Doob to create little 3D-printed replicas of ourselves, and promised to show you some more photos of the end results. Herewith, then: the end results. Photographed outdoors and in, uptown and down, it’s us in miniature, taking over NYC.
First, we unboxed ourselves near Times Square —
Then a subway ride down to Washington Square Park put us squarely in the midst of the International Women’s Day march.
In City Hall Park, where the mayor does his work, we found a central spot where brides and grooms and tourists pose for selfies, and we thought, why not?
It turned into a teaching moment when a young boy with mom in tow walked over.
“What are those…bumps?” the curious lad asked, pointing. Never too young to hear the answer. Chests come in different shapes and sizes. The explanation satisfied everyone.
Back uptown we visited an office with a high-rise view:
And then back in the bubblewrap we went, for safe transportation home.
Some of you have asked if you could order copies of our Doobs, and in theory we could arrange that, but each one of these things cost a couple hundred dollars, and you only get a 20% discount for printing duplicates. So realistically it’s prohibitive. But if you like what you saw and do have the money, why not head over to Doob and get one made of yourself? Honestly, there’s nothing quite like holding yourself in the palm of your hand.
Cool! It would be interesting to do one of these every 5 years or so and see just how much you have changed. Plus they will probably last longer than a digital photo.
That’s a great idea. Though they are somewhat fragile and, unlike photos, can’t be uploaded to the cloud. Well, the 3D model can, and you can print new ones from the model. But the physical objects themselves probably won’t survive quite as well as photos.
Are they that fragile? They look pretty durable in the pictures. What are they made from?
I suppose if you placed them in a china cabinet or something and didn’t move them too much they could last decades. But it would make for quite a shock if guest came over and saw a china cabinet full of naked miniature versions of you hahaha! Or if your grandkids inherited them and they were like WTF is this lol!
They’re not enormously fragile, but they’re very light — made of whatever material 3-D printers use, hollowed out, and bits snap off if you’re not careful, especially little details like extended fingers…
Those are awesome, girls. Keep having fun life is just too short.
Fantastic! Congratulations to all. I especially like the growly one—I mean, the whole eyes dripping blood thing, what’s not to like? And the stripey one, just perfect.
May be some of the others in your group can add themselves later???
I especially liked the posing of your “selves” at various locations around the city!
We are indeed thinking of doing a few more.
The first photo in the office building simply must be titled “Anger Management”.
Strip and scream—HR anger management seminars just got much more entertaining!
Buen giro!
i’d bet if you offered them on ebay for $300, you’d sell ’em all day long, . They’re awesome, and right now, rare. But they may be very common in the future.
Cool replicas! Even better trick photography!
Thanks! But…what trick photography?
Shame Frank Sinatra didn’t live long enough to get his doob-e-doob-e-done.
What a very cool concept !!!!!
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These are so cool well done ladies
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Doobs of ladies who are very comfortable with their bodies.
I am sure they would also make excellent pieces for some sort of board game, wargame or roleplaying game. 🙂
Hold on, that kid didn’t know what boobs are? I mean, I feel like even if you’ve never seen them before, you should recognize them when you do.
Maybe he’d never seen them on a toy/doll/action figure before.
Fantastic!
What are the costs of such a shooting?
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It depends on the size of the Doob you wish to create, and what props you choose to hold (if any). I think the cheapest is $99, and the most expensive is several hundred dollars.