Adam Savage's 3D-Printed Dopl Doppelganger!

Brian Henson is not only chairman of the board at The Jim Henson Company, he's cofounder and chairman of the company Dopl, which creates next-level 3D-printed miniatures of people and pets. How is it different from other personalized figurine manufacturers? To show him just that, Brian and Dopl cofounder and CEO Michael Anderson take Adam behind the scenes of their Brooklyn factory, where Adam works on (and breaks) his own figurine ... and learns just how difficult -- but exciting! -- it is to bring inanimate objects to life (not unlike Brian's OTHER job).
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[@DaveBerthiaume]

I was expecting these to be ridiculously priced, but they're a little more affordable than I expected. Hopefully they can expand to more cities soon.

[@VIRACYTV]

There are a lot of franchise companies that do the same thing that license the cameras/software. So you’ll likely see them around, just with different names.

[@johnhorchler667]

Where do you see the prices 👀 🤔

[@MrThinkrob]

So awesome! Time to franchise!

[@cogspace]

Honestly $79 for the 4 inch size is kind of an incredible price considering all the work that goes into them. Even the larger sizes aren't too bad. I was expecting a 4 digit price tag on something like this.

[@theHardChargerVids]

Agreed. If we had one where I live I would have the family there yesterday

[@tested]

Learn more about Dopl: www.dopl.com/ NOTE: This is not a sponsored video. We just thought Dopl was super cool!

[@movingforwardLDTH]

Agreed!

[@NitaKerns]

It is super cool!!

[@Daniel-Strain]

They should also offer busts! Then you could get larger and more detailed on the face, but have a lower price since the size of the overall item is smaller.

[@Mireaze]

​@@Daniel-StrainI'm guessing some of the more private scans did involve busts

[@Daniel-Strain]

@@Mireaze lol

[@WMfin]

As a miniature painter it's great to see that painting eyes even on so much larger scale is a chore :D No but these are beyond amazing!

[@Link122]

at this scale you can atleast attempt to paint irises and so on. Just painting on the standard 0,05mm pupil on your 32mm figures is so mind numbing!

[@rexmons6144]

Here's the pricing for anyone wondering (not too bad IMO): 4 inch: $79 6 inch: $159 8 inch: $229 10 inch: $329 14 inch: $559 Pets: Starting at $99

[@dopl8]

Thank you!

[@chinwenerondu8192]

Please do you know how and where to get the machinery required to open a store?

[@MariLynn-ru4mf]

🙏🏽 Wish he did heads for action figures, too!

[@giannobong6778]

Wow so they’re really charging for the material here more than the labor, that’s honestly so crazy to me. There were a lot of people working there and it MUST take more work to do a batch of 24 4” figures than 6 14” figures. I wonder if maybe they need to restructure their pricing unless the materials really are that expensive.

[@chinwenerondu8192]

Please do you have any info on what the pricing for the equipment is? Say someone wanted to start this..

[@cosplay_couturier4833]

It's so cool that the figures are automatically balanced to stand because the 3d model comes from an actual balanced stance. They are so tiny yet you can almost feel the weight of how they carry themselves. This is so awesome!

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

Hmm... I wonder what are the limitations on the balancing, considering the density of the material used might be different than that of the human body.

[@smashyrashy]

You dont know that adjustments havemt been made to all of them

[@awldune]

A cosplayer with paper wings for example (or something like a foam giant sword) might have balance issues? A fun thought problem

[@pemo2676]

@@smashyrashy wouldnt be surprised if they can set alternate thickness of the colour (because they seem to be hollow, at least partly) to adjust for balance!

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

@@pemo2676 That's an interesting proposition...

[@pharmit24]

This is exactly why I love Adam Savage since Mythbusters. His passion of discovering science & art is fascinating to watch. Been a fan more than a decade now. Love from Malaysia 💜

[@michman2]

Jim would be so proud. What an interesting way to push the family name into the future. Incredible.

[@Saavik256]

Those were my thoughts exactly!

[@WallChart]

I knew I recognised the name!

[@joshpord]

Dude! That family of three print was incredible, you could see the expressions in so much detail. Snapshot of their character

[@eldenringer6466]

PRICING: BELOW 4 Inch is $79 Fits in the palm of your hand. 6 Inch is $159 Looks great everywhere. 8 Inch is $229 Our Dopl fan favorite. 10 Inch is $329 Stands out in a crowd. 14 Inch is $559 Make a statement. Pets is Starting at $99

[@lettersnstuff]

that’s genuinely not terrible, it’s a lot, but considering everything that goes into it, not at all unreasonable

[@shanus11]

much cheaper than I was expecting!

[@mysticmarble94]

Not bad, not bad 👏👏👏

[@feidry]

@@lettersnstuff Yeah, not counting the really big ones, the prices are about what you'd pay for a good photographer. A lot more reasonable than I figured they'd be, considering the quality.

[@pemo2676]

@@feidry and this is the full thing - with a good photographer you also need to get photos printed and framed!

[@ydoj657]

They should advertise these for custom wedding cake toppers!

[@robo5013]

My first thought

[@armoredsaint6639]

$10,000 wedding cake toppers!………nice!

[@annikahstebben4425]

I'd want a layer of something separating them from the cake itself but that would be awesome

[@ydoj657]

@armoredsaint6639 The prices for these figures are actually very reasonable if you bothered to look.

[@mtndew314]

@@armoredsaint6639 The biggest one [14 inch] is only $560. but the 6 inch ones for $160 probably would work better on top of a cake. So getting them as cake toppers isn't that bad. My concern would be if they are food safe.

[@lukestarkiller1470]

Imagine if instead of having photos of past relatives you had 3 dimensional models that you could pass down through the generations, you’d be able to really see what they look like so much more than a picture could ever show. This is seriously one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

The fact that it prints in color is just so amazing to me

[@paulburton8671]

This might be the most exciting development in 3d-printing and model replicas I've ever seen. Get this in the UK and I'm there. The Pets thing is adorable. What a perfect heartwarming idea to pay tribute to our doggy best friends.

[@9Tailsfan]

Aww don't forget kitties!

[@NohusBluxome]

There are multiple companies doing this in the UK already, Dopl is not unique in the space.

[@TheStickyBusiness]

In fact it is super old, like 12 to 15 years old.

[@raybeer549]

I remember about 7 years ago seeing a demo of this in my local asda.

[@paulburton8671]

@@raybeer549 with the accuracy and colours?

[@raydunakin]

I love it that Adam is excited to be allowed to vacuum the dust from around the figures.

[@SW0000A]

It was terrifying letting a guy with ADHD in there I bet.

[@dcallan812]

These are really really fantastic. ❤ I wonder if they can do me in my wheelchair? That would be fun. 👍👍

[@brettsalter3300]

When they show a close up at the end, of Adam in the white NASA suit, and he says ' And then, looking off into the stars' there is a glint in that figurines eye that conveys such emotion (to me).

[@andrewflashchannelgibbs5384]

More Brian Henson is always a plus. Great video.

[@nathanhiggins860]

3D printing in color with that much detail seems like science fiction, it's amazing. Quite affordable. Thanks for showing us all the new tech you come across.

[@smashyrashy]

It would still be impressive if it was all one colour but the fact that they can do multiple is fantastic

[@PyroFTB]

This technology has been around for a long time already, I watched a 3D printed Minecraft world video from 10 years ago that utilized this same process.

[@smashyrashy]

​@@PyroFTBsucks when things do actually exist but nobody knows

[@sayrith]

I’ve got 3d scanned and printed like 8 years ago. Tech is not new. But this new system is better.

[@Coolfwip]

@@PyroFTB you can do it even easier now adays. Theres some software that will take your world file, and any coords you want, and turn it into an stl for your printer. Really cool and easy

[@667mumble]

Of all the people to have co founded this, I never expected Brian Henson

[@catsanddogs6907]

Amazing stuff! Please open in the UK soon DOPL 🙂

[@cptairwolf]

What a brilliant marketing idea! Honestly the potential for growth in this market is limitless! Who doesn't want to capture a moment in time in 3 dimensions and color!! Amazing.

[@allenrogers5415]

great video, after seeing this I plan to drive from Massachusetts to New York to check it out. Thank you, seems like a great way to create and capture a family memory

[@kalieris]

Haven’t watched the whole video, but had to say how blown away I am by the fabric folds and the skin textures of the figures. That is some excellent sculpting.

[@doctorfeelok8575]

There's no sculpting at all. You definitely should have watched the whole video before commenting...or at least Googled what "3D printing" is , which is in the video title.

[@bandwevil]

@@doctorfeelok8575 They are absolutely doing digital sculpting, you can see them with ZBrush open at 17:30. Photogrammetry is a cool tech but it alone isn't going to get you to that level of detail.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Love it. Wish I could do it. Funny how he said you don't have to hold a pose yet he had to do it. 27:05 The dog's tail, oh no.

[@iwantagoodnameplease]

The holding of the pose is no different to a normal photo, however. If Adam wanted to be in that pose in a photo he'd still "hold" it. But the option is still there to just be jumping in the air etc

[@garyslentzii2796]

When i was working as a graphic artist, i did ads for a company starting out doing this kind of printing. I thought it was the coolest thing ive ever seen. 🤸‍♂️

[@spiercephotography]

Wow, i never would have thought of using 3d printing in this way, this is really cool!

[@jacobkudrowich]

You're not very imaginative then cause printing miniature models of people is not at all a unique concept.

[@m.i.c.h.o]

@@jacobkudrowich bruh, who cares? Let the man think it's cool

[@nerdingforfunprops4487]

Absolutely amazing use of the technology. Dopl have managed to do what Tussauds Wax works haven't, the eyes on these have life in them. I'm totally impressed..

[@RC-1290]

17:05 We already saw that the scans looked pretty good, but then Ella was re-introduced and I immediately recognized her from the figurine they showed before.

[@gergerflarg]

There's a place in Kansas City that has this service, as well! They've done a few scans of local legends and it's really amazing. I actually applied to work there once upon a time. Adam is correct, the detail is absolutely fascinating to see

[@JonnoDoesStuff]

I have one of these. A few years ago I was shopping in Uniqlo when I was approached by a shop assistant asking if I'd be up for having a 3D model created of me wearing some Uniqlo clothes. No one else in the shop seemed up for it but I jumped at the chance. The model was used as part of the shop display (featuring other customers, too, not just me), and after a few months we were invited to come and collect our model. It's a really cool little thing although I wish I'd been a bit more adventurous with my pose, felt a bit self-conscious at the time

[@tested]

Very cool!

[@johnderoy916]

Next up Adam as ... a Ghostbuster ... a Medieval Knight ... King George ... Mando ... and or basically any costume has has made that has a removable helmet or is open faced ... sooooo cool

[@BBROPHOTO]

As someone who’s done a fair amount of photogrammetry, I wasn’t too surprised at the look of the models - but the actual print quality is AMAZING!! The end result is just so fantastic. A truly captured in moment piece. I’d truly love one of my family as my niece and nephew likely won’t get to see my parents when they’re older... so them being at to see them in this form would be truly lovely.

[@tigristhelynx7224]

Adam, I love that you are visiting every business that Brian is working with right now. The Henson family is fascinating, they seem to be attracted to whimsical concepts/ideas and I cannot wait to see MORE! Thank you for showing us!

[@tested]

And more is coming! Stay tuned.

[@Codex_of_Wisdom]

Watching 3d scan and print technology progress so fast has been amazing. The speed and resolution we're getting now is miles ahead of even just a few years ago.

[@SW0000A]

None of that is new. The print tech is at least 15 years old and photogrammetry isn't new either. I think the innovative part is keeping the cost down enough to make it available to the general public.

[@theSonichammer]

I got "Dooblicated" a few years back and i've had so much fun with taking my "mini-me" figure to Disney World , back to New York and London (I'm from the UK). He's such a talking point with my friends and new people

[@Fusionater]

If there’s a single thing I would want you to get Jamie to join you for, this would be it.

[@KarlRoyale]

"It's Archival, that's what it is, it's archival." - That Adam speak for "Now I'm hooked."

[@tested]

Not untrue.

[@hirop76]

These are beautiful, I'd love to get one - shame they're not available in the UK

[@theHardChargerVids]

This blows my mind. I love these types of videos like going to the shoe factory and OtterBox…with Tested we get a little bit of everything. My favorite channel by far. Boy what I would give to have one of those printers!

[@velho6298]

I would've loved to see Adam scanned as Indiana Jones

[@KevinLam86]

It's crazy that it prints in all the colors. I thought they actually had to paint the model after it gets printed.

[@Mattened]

They're DSLR cameras that of course capture color :)

[@mtndew314]

@@Mattened They aren't talking about the camera, they are talking about the printer. Most people are used to thinking about filament 3d printers that can't do that many colours at once, or resin 3d printers that only do one colour. And to be fair, before this video I didn't know about this type of printing either.

[@SW0000A]

Those color powder printers are actually pretty old tech. I have a friend that was making similar prints back when he was in art school 15 years ago. They aren't cheap though and it is definitely an involved process.

[@kend6232]

me too I was amazed to find out its a color replica, well done stuff. I also had not heard of powder deposition printing before either.

[@pepn]

This is wonderful ! They managed to make the figurines have so much life ! This might be the use of 3D printing that i'm most excited about

[@LostButMakingGoodTime]

Amazing. Easily the most unique, most original, most elevated “modern art” I’ve seen. Truly remarkable accuracy and detail, and a wonderful naturalistic appearance that avoids the canny valley effect. And reasonably priced as well. More scanning locations Dopl! P.S. When can I start collecting my own Adam Savage action figure set?

[@Duecenage]

Oh wow!!! There was a booth that came to Emerald City Comic Con that had one of the revolving scanner types. I was wearing an unflattering Tron costume, but knew it would make for a hilarious keepsake to get that 3D scanned. I was planning on coming back the next day with my Planet of the Apes costume, but never got around to it. But I'm super happy I did the Tron one, cause it's sooo funny, and what better memory to capture than something that was totally on a whim. And yeah, the detail caught where the zipper was broken, also caught the change in colour where my boxers stopped and skin tone started. I've always wanted to do it again, but I've not seen them at another ECCC(I imagine traveling versions of this are super hard to upkeep!)

[@richards7909]

Brilliant! Rarely excited by new developments but this one genuinely I hope becomes available everywhere!

[@raydunakin]

I wish they had a store here in San Diego! I'd love to have some made in 1/24th scale for my model railroad -- if they can do them that small.

[@m.i.c.h.o]

wow! This episode was incredible! I'd love to see more episodes showing off tech and companies like this!

[@MrMichelPM]

Adam, This was a fantastic video! I want to get a few of these done of my wife and I and my Mom & Dad! These are soooo cool and very good likenesses!

[@tebla2074]

Adam: "I'm going to come back for more" Could totally see adam getting scanned in every new cosplay he does!

[@Aging_Geek]

as in the bear and leo combo

[@Nerfswat]

We did this without local company here in Germany about 7 years ago and it's quite amazing to see how my family has changed when looking at them. My parents wanted to have the entire family for our shelf so seeing them all together is surreal and yet amazing to see. Heck just looking at how I portrayed myself back then to now is crazy to see. I'd wanna do this again some day to compare

[@3DMusketeers]

What a great explanation of the CJP Process! Been working with those machines for YEARS, great to see them in use more often! Want another one? Have one left still ha ha! Nice work! Love the touch with the eyes!

[@Ivanovitch2885]

I want to know which one Mrs. Don't Try That likes best. I bet it might be the one in the white linen shirt. This just looks like so much fun and a wonderful way to capture some amazing memories.

[@michaeleasler5249]

Truly incredible! I am staggered by the detail. I've got to have one - or more!

[@evolicious]

Wow! Those are incredible prints. Like actually seeing the scan in physical form.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

What a fantastic job by Henson. ❤ there goes hascrap 😂

[@eliotbrown4506]

What a delight. Lovely application of technology!

[@qrowing]

This is genuinely one of the coolest things I've seen in a hot minute. IIRC Marvel has program where you can make your own action figures, but *this* blows that out of the park! Amazing stuff!

[@JohnDlugosz]

I got one of those done, at a similar scale, in 2015 at the local (Dallas) ComiCon/Fan Expo, wearing my Starfleet uniform. Some time before that, I read an article on how to make a 3D photo booth for your 3D printer. I think it used the then-popular game controller as a 3D scanner, with the subject standing on a turntable. The one I used was photometric _only_ as far as I could tell. It didn't have anything that appeared to be a 3D scanner, and I think it was a bit early to have time-of-flight detectors that looked like regular camera lenses. It had several cameras at different heights on a mast, and revolved that around the subject.

[@frankiemackenzie4120]

That is truly amazing, thanks for showing us how it was made....another great one Adam....Peace and Love to everyone

[@FEARisCOLD]

I had wondered if this company was still around especially after covid. Glad to see they teamed up with Brian and are still around.

[@Vienesko]

We got one of these for about 5 years now where I work. Not this company but a competitor. Never knew it was a bigger thing.

[@CasualSpud]

Fun watching Adam play with himself

[@AR-ed3xw]

Time for onlyfans?

[@mysticmarble94]

🧐

[@9Tailsfan]

Oh lord... Out of context, that sounds very naughty.🤣

[@mysticmarble94]

@@9Tailsfan "Adam Savage Tested" 🤭🤭🤭

[@RobbBoswell]

I wish they'd setup a mobile scan near me.. I'd love to have a few of these!!! Epic!! 😄🤘🏼🇺🇲

[@sblack48]

It’s always fun seeing something new and innovative through your eyes. You always ask the right questions and get to the core or essence of a subject.

[@happygilmore2100]

This is fantastic, the detail is astonishing.

[@detroitdabber313]

This is seriously so damn cool! Love how many different types of printing are out there

[@MakingUsThink]

Super cool. All Adam has to do is make a mold of his Dopl, create a copy and give them away to us! 300 visitor and so on........ Most of us would love to have one on our desk. Adam inspires us non Film folk to innovate and create!

[@federicoperez-frugalscalem5275]

Great detail and lifelike appearance in all of these, the company display of what can do is also amazing, also the fact that Adam even in the "Clark Kent civilian" clothing pose used a Indiana Jones type shirt tell you that his love for this stuff...never...ever sleep!!!😄😄😄

[@HandmadeProps]

Oh wow!!! They look absolutely amazing!!! Just looked at the website...the prices are a lot cheaper than I thought for such a premium product!! Wonderful to see my old boss Brian looking so well!!

[@rodplumb]

That's That's the coolest thing I have ever seen!!! I'm definitely going to LA to check that place out.

[@robertburgess6100]

Totally amazing process. The details are crazy.

[@curtisbme]

That is crazy that to finish them and give them strength they give them a bath in super glue. Very interesting!

[@gbresaleking]

I would have loved to have a doppl made of what I looked like when I owned each car I've ever owned throughout my life and then put each one next to its respective car models, and place them on shelves together .. that would have been so cool

[@randallsimmons391]

Absolutely amazing. What a splendid use of this technology. This should be franchised to bring it to every major city across the US!

[@scaleplastichobbies]

This is the most incredible thing I've ever seen.... to see this type of technology is to see the future with a smile and to frown to the pass.. for the lost of our loved ones for missing the opportunity to have them immortalized before their passing.. thank you Adam for sharing this wonderful technology with us...

[@jaydonbooth4042]

This should totally become the new trend. Everybody needs their own Dopl just like everybody needed their own Tamagotchi, scanning centers opening up in cities across the country to fulfill the demand. Like real life 3D Snapchat bitmojis or something.

[@thephoenixking1086]

I am from the UK and really wish we had something like this here, but as far as I am aware, this stuff does not exist here (and if it does, it would be extremely expensive). The closest I can think of is those 3D laser-cubes where they take any photograph of you, make it 3D and then burn that into a CUBE making a cool 3D Sculpture inside the cube, but these cost a lot and as cool as they are, they are not as cool as this (yet cost way more than this). This is one of those things wear I wish you could scan yourself in using Lidar/ToF or something on a phone, send it to them and they do thew rest, allowing anyone across the globe to get a chance.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Ok. Top 5 most awesome product I’ve ever seen!

[@arstd99]

Just saw the dopl website. The prices are very reasonable and the quality and accuracy is outrageous. Everyone should get this done.

[@shurikn1337]

Why am I expecting these figurines to move every second? It's uncanny.. wow

[@notbuster126]

This is so cool! I may have to run down to L.A. and do one, a couple hundred bucks doesn't seem too bad.

[@Plague-wf6jp]

You should sell the figures as merch. I'd like a pumpkin spacesuit adam😊

[@sjmaguirepdx]

Very cool! I had something similar done with my son and I many years ago. It's amazing to see how the tech has improved. I'll be in DC next summer so you can bet I'm booking an appointment. Thanks for sharing this!

[@2kidsnosleep]

How cool is that ! Love it!

[@RickMunday]

Of all the 3D printing tech, why does this one excite me the most?

[@NitaKerns]

Awwwww I want a Dopl of my dog!!! I have about 8 million digital pics of her, but a physical model of my Best Girl would be awesome

[@paulburton8671]

Exactly. First thing I thought of. What a great idea.

[@Zeo_Kana]

These look so cool. I sincerely hope they are able to expand internationally (UK please!!!) I'd love to Dopl my family starting with the oldest! imagine having a Dopl of your dad and you at the same age! that would be amazing!

[@SD_Marc]

I thought the print and prep would be easier, and they'd be much more expensive. But it's much more work-intensive, and less expensive than imagined.

[@megaweasel706]

Incredible! Hope these come to Texas ASAP

[@corruptid]

This brings back memories. I worked on a similar process and with that printer model in college. If they opened a shop in Seattle I would applying for a job right now.

[@chevand8]

If they opened a shop in Seattle, I'd make the 2-hour drive there just for the sole purpose of buying one. In a heartbeat.

[@niklaswejedal463]

Fun Fact: the french cartoonist Franquin, who did the comic Spirou in the 50s and 60s, once made a story about when Spirou's friend Fantasio encounters a photography store where he gets a miniature copy of himself made in a very similar way. And this cartoon was made in the 50s!!! When I first read that cartoon in the 80s I thought it was too far out to ever happen for real, but here we are now...

[@craigdavid4718]

Man!! This place looks amazing! So original... I gotta get my ass to NY and snag me a print of my poochie... Thanks for showcasing this. 💗

[@industrialize]

Very cool and a lot less expensive than I thought!

[@integrax5559]

The idea of being able to show your children the various stages of their growth (yearly or so) is a very very cool idea. Their fades, phases, hairstyles, and so on. Things like height can be very hard to represent in photos, as they are taken at different distances, etc. SO COOL!

[@k9tm]

Adam! You should have totally got a Ghostbusters costume and had one of these printed up for your 1/6 replica car!!!!

[@PurbleDragon]

Wow that's really cool! That's one factory I think I'd want to work in too!

[@rogermckinnon5738]

Damn those are so cool, I wish we had something like that in Australia. Absolutely love them.

[@Rufus32169]

My daughter and I got our Dopl done 2 weeks ago at the NY location! It’s an amazing process, I cannot wait to see the finished product! (It ships to you in about 6-8 weeks)

[@terrywindsor1310]

This is so freaking cool! I'm sharing to Facebook!

[@MrADVENTGray]

Wow! This is amazing! Next time I go to NY I'm looking them up.