Is there an open design printer that is capable of doing this? If not,

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Is there an open design printer that is capable of doing this? If not, I hope there is soon, as it seems that 3D Systems is going with a razors/blades business model on this printer.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/3d-systems-cubex-3d-printer-does-three-color-prints-as-big-as/

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Well - we already have a discussion going on right now:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/101473043550811502292/posts/YHGxx9X6dW8

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Sorry, I thought that one was just for the Cube3D, not the CubeX 3D and assumed it would be easier to discuss this new design/setup in a separate post.

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ah i see

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So we have a @Bits_From_Bytes 3DTouch with more aluminum parts.
The usual (as far as BfB goes) 3 heads but only space for 1 contained spool.
Modified to use the sealed and proprietery spool-containers of the Up!.
They either have moved the trapezoidal spindle to the left or gone back to the overconstrained 4-rod design for the Z-stage.
The bed seems to be their old, unheated acrylic bed. So it will need replacement after a few month because it warps.
The baseball is much smaller then the reachable build volume and is a shape that is particularly tollerant to warping. So they may have tried to avoid warping of large, straight lines.
The screen hasn’t increased in size.
The printing modes suggest that Netfabb Engine is still used.
It’s a good and user friendly software and their free mesh repair tool is very good.

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The frame and enclosure looks like BFB, but the mechanism is all new and very respectable. The J-heads work really well and have active cooling on each heat sink to prevent clogs. The print head has 6 fans total. It prints at a similar speed and quality to what I get from my Ultimaker. It is far less flaky than my Ultimaker, though. It mostly just works. My Ultimaker stopped working again a couple weeks ago and I haven’t bothered to fix it because I’m using the CubeX all the time anyway.