World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[Renaissance]

Not saying it is true, but I found this reference. Also it is interesting to know that you can print just about anything.

"Aug, 2011 - The world’s first 3D printed aircraft created by Engineers at the University of Southampton.

Jul, 2011 - Led by the University of Exeter, the University of Brunel and application developer Delcam, researchers in UK have presented the world's first 3D chocolate printer.

June 6. 2011 Shapeways and Continuum Fashion announced the first 3d printed bikini.

Jan, 2011 - Dutch 3D Printer manufacturer Ultimaker raised300 mm/second and the travel rate to 350 mm/second.

Jan, 2011 - Researchers at Cornell University began to build 3D food printer.

Dec. 8, 2010 - Organovo, Inc., a regenerative medicine company focused on bioprinting technology, announced the release of data on the first fully bioprinted blood vessels.

Nov, 2010 - Urbee is the first prototype car is presented. This is the first car ever to have its entire body printed out on a giant 3D printer. All exterior components - including the glass panel prototypes - were created using Dimension 3D Printers and Fortus 3D Production Systems at Stratasys' digital manufacturing service - RedEye on Demand.

2008 - Objet Geometries Ltd. announced that its revolutionary Connex500™ rapid prototyping system to be the first-ever system enabling the manufacture of 3-D parts using several different materials at the same time."

http://www.3ders.org/3d-printing/3d-printing-history.html