3D/Laser Scanning question

[Chris_Hamilton]

I am wanting to get a small part (1/18 diecast car) scanned so that I can use it to create a full sized forming buck. I have access to Autodesk 3DS Max so that part is not my issue. Finding someone to scan it locally is. Any recommendations on companies that offer this service. As in send the model to them they scan it, send it back to me along with the data?
Thanks for any help.

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

Bump. Anyone?

 

[MadeByMiller]

I could probably help you out with that. How critical is the accuracy, perhaps I could model it from photos?

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

I could probably help you out with that. How critical is the accuracy, perhaps I could model it from photos?

Appreciate it but what I have to scan was actually created from a laser scanned vehicle. A scratch made 3D model will be close but my client demands accuracy, so barring spending $40K to 3D Engineers in the UK for their buck formed from a laser scan, I want to scan this model and reverse-reverse engineer it. My part of the country there is no one offering small scale scanning. I will drive to Raleigh, Charlotte NC, or NOVA, if I have to. Just looking for a place that can do it.

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

If anyone cares, the model is an Amalgam made model that cost a lot of money. I am confident in it's accuracy for what I need to do.

 

[MadeByMiller]

Ah, well I do have a 3D scanner but it's probably not worth shipping such a valuable object to me to have scanned. Sorry I can't help with anyone more local to you.

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

Forgot about looking on thomasnet.com. Found several withing driving range. I will give them a call.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[Garage Junkie]

To the extent that you can share, I would be curious how this all comes out!

 

[no704]

No models of how it was created?

 

[Chris_Hamilton]

No models of how it was created?

Proprietary data that I don't have access to.