curt raitz Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) I have been building a collection of race cars that Curtis Turner drove throughout his career. All of these are being donated to the Virginia Museum of Transportation. They have a wing set aside for Curtis Turner who grew up close to Roanoke, Virginia. After contacting and meeting his daughter Sue, she stated the 1950 Nash Ambassador her dad and Bill France drove in the Mexican Road Race of 1950 was the "Holy Grail" she was looking for. In May of 1950 Bill France and Curtis Turner raced a 1950 Nash 4 door Ambassador in the Carrera Panamericana. Also known as The Mexican Road Race of 1950. They started as the 126th entry and finished in 47th place, despite dropping out on the day before the finish due to a broken radiator. Finding a 1950 Nash 4 door Ambassador in 1/25th scale did present a problem, until 3D printing. I ran across Jens-Uwe Jahn of Jahn3D rapid prototyping (rapidpro@jahn3d.de) at the N Scale Railroaders convention in Salt Lake City last year. He says he can make American Models in any scale! So I challenged him to print me up a 1950 Nash Ambassador 4 door in 1/25th scale. And he did. The 3D printing on the larger scales are still a little rough and It did take a lot of work to get the body smooth. I used most of the parts except the body from the excellent 1950 Oldsmobile by Revell. With just a little trimming of the chassis the Olds chassis slid in place and the wheelbase matched up just fine. Hers's how it turned out. Curtis Turner played a big role in helping Bill France get NASCAR up and running, even though Bill France banned Turner from NASCAR in 1961 for trying to unionize the drivers! Thanx for looking. Edited September 26, 2019 by curt raitz wrong picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Your build looks just like the photos of the real car. Great tribute to Curtis Turner. Most are to young to remember what a great driver he was and all that he did for NASCAR in the early years. I remember these Nash Ambassadors from when I was a youngster and I thought they looked very aerodynamic for the era with the enclosed wheel wells and smooth lines. My father used to call them an upside down bath tube, but he wasn't a car guy anyway. Beautiful finish and all the lettering looks perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Nice subject, nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 great tribute build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 go to Google & paste this, & prepare to be amazed...https://www.facebook.com/pg/Jahn3d/photos/?ref=page_internal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 That's really cool! great to see something so different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Very cool tribute subject! I like the display to. I'll follow Jahn3D on Fakebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I have been a long-time fan of Panamericana cars. I like this one very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Excellent , Curt! Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby 427 1965 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Awesome! What were the steps for sanding it to a finish you were happy with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Shelby 427 1965 said: Awesome! What were the steps for sanding it to a finish you were happy with? I used this stuff...sands easily. be careful not to put it on too thick, it will fill panel lines, etc. It just brushes on and self levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 31 minutes ago, Danno said: Excellent , Curt! Great work. Thanx Danno, the model will be in Virginia when I see you at Desert Scale Classic in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Great job Curt! Let us know what Sue thinks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I like that a lot ! Nice nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby 427 1965 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 16 hours ago, curt raitz said: [pic of stuff] I used this stuff...sands easily. be careful not to put it on too thick, it will fill panel lines, etc. It just brushes on and self levels. Awesome, I definitely have to try that stuff it seems perfect. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Great job Curt...... looks terrific and just like the photo of the real car........... just when I thought our hobby was on the skids, along comes 3D printing to open and expand into areas we never dreamed possible just a few years ago, you gotta' love it. Again, great work as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 So this person can make any US made car as a 3d printing? The possibilities are amazing to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Eric Macleod said: So this person can make any US made car as a 3d printing? The possibilities are amazing to consider. That's what I'm thinking. I'm afraid to ask what the costs would be though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Well done and thanks for the tip on the brush on coating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 On 9/30/2019 at 9:14 AM, randyc said: That's what I'm thinking. I'm afraid to ask what the costs would be though... At my current rate of building, under one model per year, how bad could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I am also intrigued by the claim " He says he can make American Models in any scale! "........ if he can 3D print the 1950 Nash Ambassador, then I guess he can! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Nice. And it's a 3d model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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