Join Trains.com hosts David Popp and Gerry Leone, as they visit Bernard Hellen in the Miniprints booth at Trainfest 2024 in Milwaukee, Wis. Watch as “Dr. Mini” walks through the process he uses to make 3D-printed scale model figures from a full body scan of actual people. Learn how easy it is to add a true-to-form model of yourself or other notable model railroaders (including David and Gerry) to your layout or display!
![Older man with gray cap and tan coat holding a blue and white book while seated on a stool in front of a computer screen with a blue, green and gray computer-generated identical image of him.](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trainfest-24-Scanning-David-600x338.jpg)
Watch additional behind-the-scenes interviews from Trainfest 2024!