why did producing a rectangular box require a 3D printer? What's wrong with 4 bits of ply?
Fairly sure it didn't. The company do 3D printing, but they also do CNC cutting of sheet materials and stuff - their main business is shop displays. But "3D printing" is a buzzword so presumably the reporter latched onto it.
I dread to think how long it would take to 3D print something that size. The periscope, I mean, not the pony.