Adam> If you sign up for an AutoDesk account, you may get decent Adam> results by using AutoDesk123D Catch to scan the person's Adam> head. After you get the file out of 123D Catch, clean it up and Adam> add a base in MeshMixer. Then bring the cleaned up file into Adam> AutoDesk 123D. AutoDesk 123D can generate common 3D interchange Adam> formats that can be converted for use with a 3D printer. Adam> Unfortunately, I don't know of an equivalent open source Adam> workflow :-/. Also, this is off the top of my head ;-). I have Adam> don't this workflow since last summer. Wow, this looks like a nice idea. If we get a good, clean white background, it might really work well. I would think that good lighting is the key here. And a tripod while you spin the subject in a chair or stool to keep the orientation as fixed as possible. John