An Orlando, Fla. designer is selling a commemorative Gov. Chris Christie "Bridgegate" doll, perhaps one of the first political figurines created by a 3-D printer.

The figure costs $37.87 and is a palm-sized replica of Christie directing traffic during the September lane closures on the George Washington Bridge. Christie is holding a stop sign with the words "Stop, 'traffic study,'" on it, and is wearing an orange crossing guard jacket and a traffic cone on his head.

Designer Fernando Sosa got the inspiration for the doll after seeing the governor's lengthy press conference in December. He used several images he found on Google, including Christie's Time magazine cover, to create his design. He also used images from several political cartoons to capture the exaggerated features on the figure.

He created the image of what the model becomes by using several computer programs, and then sent it to Shapeways, a company that creates and sells the model. Sosa receives commission for every sale made, he said. Sosa said only five Christie figures have sold so far, but the model was launched just last week.

A 3-D printer acts pretty much like a regular printer, however, instead of creating letters with ink, the printer creates layers of dyed liquid plastics.

One of the benefits of 3-D printing, Sosa said, is you don't have to create a stock of figures — each is made after an order is received.