For a Zolli Bâle Gala Dinner Event in November 2010 I 3D modeled a penguin and an elephant, then I created cutout shapes to manufacture cardboard and foamboard models using waterjet technology.
The elephant and the penguin measured 2m in height and for table decoration 30cm tall figures.
1 elephant weighs 60Kg, the cutting-distance on the waterjet was 1.5Km per elephant ;)