3d scanner person or place needed for WWII VW part

[volkaholic1]

not sure where best to list this but i need some help, i have a WWII VW part i want to 3D print, i have a 3d printer, my son has a 3d scanner, but he cant get a good enough scan, i have been looking around trying to find someone.

when i contact people that call themselves "professional 3d scanning experts", they expect me to send them a CAD file, i explain no it is a physical part, they cant help, also seems like these people are always in Bangladesh or someplace like that.

i did find 1 place, but they wanted $2000 to create a list of millions of points, that i then could pay someone else to make into an .stl file, no, i dont have the kind of money, and i want 1 place to do it all

why is this so difficult? amazon has a ton of scanners for sale, i have tried 2, but both did not work because my computer is too old (3 years)

does anyone here got a 3d scanner setup, or know someone that does? i really want to get this project off the ground, i think VW folks will really like what i want to make.
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[busdaddy]

Sounds liie it might be easier to go old tech and cast it using resin and a silicone mould.
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[finster]

I'm with busdaddy but then I'm old school. what about a school or tech college, might be worth asking if they would do it as an exercise...
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[DDub]

There is a new scanning technique simple enough that you simply video 360 degrees around the item with a hand held phone. Then give the program one dimension, such as height of finished part, and it calculates all the other dimensions and angles and produces a 3d program. I have seen the result but not the actual scan. A friend has used it.

[volkaholic1]

well ask him, see what you can find out, thanks
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[BFB]

Post a pic of the part your talking about?
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[volkaholic1]

i have a notek blackout light i want to recreate and sell to wwII car folks, a real one costs at least $1500 if you can find one
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[panel]

Is this the same thing?

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/ww2-germany-notek-light_a-stl-16-35

https://sharecg.com/v/72447/browse/5/3d-model/notek-lamp#
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[volkaholic1]

interesting!!!
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[volkaholic1]

i tooks a close look, it is solid inside, so no way to add lights, not going to work, but might be interesting to give it a try
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[VW_Jimbo]

I got a buddy that does 3D printing. He was is a member on the Samba as well! He goes by Disaster06 on this site. Good guy!
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