1/24 Ford flathead Thickstun 3d printed

[mad mike]

Hello everyone,

back to the roots now, with a flathead. After searching for intake options I fell in love with that gothic Thickstun cleaner, so here it is in 1/24. As usual, no attention to color, wiring etc, simply made of printed parts with no finish other than an overall thin layer of silver.

Parts are: block, pulleys combined, alternator, two Stromberg carbs, breather, air cleaner, two valve covers, two headers. Many thanks to Tony for his great work on this engine. Enjoy and thanks for looking!

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Wow. I want I want I want.

[TooOld]

Absolutely YES , I'll take two right now !  Where ? How ?

[Randy D]

Hi Folks,

  Michael just shipped the first batch to me today.   Shipping is still a little dicey , could be anywhere from 3 weeks to 9 weeks !

Randy

[Force]

Another of your "Gems".

[Greg Myers]

Truly a Gem Michael 

[Casey]

On 6/8/2020 at 11:36 AM, mad mike said:

 

So, nobody looks at the 3D printed piece and thinks "Huh, why are all of those layers lines present both on the raised ribs and down in the grooves?" It's disappointing to see people fawning over a half-finished product which doesn't accurately replicate the surface finish of the real part. For reference, here's the real cast aluminum part, and note how the raised ribs and groove floors between them are smooth, with almost no discernible texture:

[Jantrix]

2 hours ago, Casey said:

So, nobody looks at the 3D printed piece and thinks "Huh, why are all of those layers lines present both on the raised ribs and down in the grooves?" It's disappointing to see people fawning over a half-finished product which doesn't accurately replicate the surface finish of the real part. For reference, here's the real cast aluminum part, and note how the raised ribs and groove floors between them are smooth, with almost no discernible texture:

With 3D printing in it's infancy, we sort of get that there will be some work to do on our part to make the parts perfect. Ease up man.

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 hours ago, Casey said:

So, nobody looks at the 3D printed piece and thinks "Huh, why are all of those layers lines present both on the raised ribs and down in the grooves?" ..

 

16 minutes ago, Jantrix said:

...we sort of get that there will be some work to do on our part to make the parts perfect. Ease up man.

Yup. The cast logo appears to be printed cleanly, which is the real magic here, and smoothing the ribs just isn't all that difficult.  

BUT...what I wish is that all these engines would come WITHOUT BELTS. Any reasonably competent modeler can create believable belts that look a whole helluva lot better than painting printed ones.