Quote - ...Morkonan: That's a good idea with the maniquins. It would give me a good subject to work with till I get the whole thing set up properly and attain the skills needed. I don't know how much live models will cost but I expect it will be a bit spendy. They have some bars around here with nude dancers, and I might be able to get some of them more easily to pose....

Look at it this way; A decent mannequin will run you anywhere from 100 to 300 bucks from a dealer.  You get very, very good ones at much higher prices. (I checked)  Check EBAY for used ones.. I didn't check there.

However, a stripper is going to cost you that much an hour or more.  Unless you can find one willing to work during the day for much, much less.  Call a modeling agency and tell them what you need as see what they might have available.  Or, if you have a college nearby, you might find a hungry college student.

But, as with all such endeavors, always have a third party or record the session.  You'll never know how someone might reinvent the events.

Quote - .. Perhaps  having them printed would be more acurate and cheaper.

You can get very decent color plotter printouts from places like STAPLES and other office/business suppliers.  (If you need color, that is.)  If you don't need a color print and just need an outline or B&W then lookup your nearest architectural shop/supply that does it's own blueprints.  These are cheap, quick solutions.  

Quote - ... Well it will take me awhile to get this scanner going and work out the kinks but I will let you all know how it turns out. 

Sweet! I look forward to reading your progress!