3D printed tooling

That's awesome. I used to see the guys making molds and forms from wood etc when modeling ducting for under hood intake systems etc. it was summer job I had during my college years, flow testing catalytic converters for big diesels. It was always cool watching them do there thing.
Proper old fashioned pattern making in Jellutong wood, no filler no mistakes, a lost trade. I did a small amount of that using modern synthetic equivalents, they meant you could get away with slapping filler everywhere to fix any errors, much more forgiving but not as beautiful as a proper wooden form.