[markwill]

We have a 3D printer at work and it's amazing. However, doing large parts, like the wood header above the windshield on a tudor, is not practical. More realistic, is the parts can be imaged with a laser and very accurate drawings and patterns can be generated in a jiff. I can understand the shops like B. Terry want to make a buck on the work they do, and rightfully so, but the national clubs could take this on and provide it back to the membership. Most don't have the tools and expertise to fab the wood parts even from plans, so i doubt it would have any impact to shops currently making the wood kits. I rather have the plans rather than another museum that most will never see.

Just my 2-cents.