[urq] Audi Museum miniatures

[Wylie Bean]

Mike
 I made an inquiry with the Audi museum shop at the factory not long after  
someone posted the link to that video about the miniatures. I was told in no  
uncertain terms that those would not be made available to the public. I also  
have a friend in Germany who is very good friends with someone on the TT  
design team whose answer was the same when he posed the question to him. I'm  
sure some of the folks in that department probably took a few home but  
getting them out of their hands may be difficult. I agree that it might be  
awesome to persuade Audi to manufacture those but I also agree that the  
price they might try to charge for one could be mind boggling. 
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-----Original message-----
From: Mike Del Tergo <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
To: "urq at audifans.com" <urq at audifans.com>, "schmidt694 at gmail.com"  
<schmidt694 at gmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 11, 2013 18:11:37 EST
Subject: [urq] Audi Museum miniatures

A bit ago some one posted about Audi Design's recent installation in the  
Munich museum.  For those not up on the very slow list traffic the last few  
months, much of the info can be seen here  
http://www.designboom.com/technology/audi-design-wall-installation-at-pinakot 
hek-der-moderne/   with plenty more info available at the touch of a Google  
search.
Because I have not recently beaten my forehead flat against the wall, I  
thought I might inquire, though not sure where, of the powers that be, if  
any of these minis might be made available for semi public consumption, i.e.  
us.  I figured since CAD CAM programs are made, and the tooling exists, why  
not try and persuade Audi to expand the production run for the torch  
carrying, knuckle busters among us.  While there has not been a lot, OK any,  
support in the obsolete parts department I've never seen a complaint that  
accused Audi of not knowing how to make a buck.
In that vein can we possibly gauge what sort of organic  interest there  
might be from the list, and Heaven help me, possibly at what price point? 
 I'm pretty sure I'd faint to see what Audi wrote off as the cost for each  
billet miniature and I doubt I'd consider even a fraction of that for one of  
my own, but maybe a plastic one?  With the program these would also be  
pretty easy to 3DP should we be able to get Audi of the mind.  So what say  
you?
Mike
 
 		 	   		  
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