TooOld Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) This is a neat little 3D printed kit by C1 Models with lots of little parts plus some photo-etch . I've never built anything like this before and found out immediately just how fragile these parts are . . . my very first "snip" to remove the excess plastic resulted in a broken top bar on the frame ! It was easily repaired and a lesson was learned . Here's what you get in the kit . The only thing I added was a small block to insert the cables from the handle bars and from the frame , so it could be displayed without the VW fender . Here's more finished photos , thanks for looking ! Edited July 20, 2021 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Well done Bob. C1 have some nice stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 That thing is cute as heck ! You did a very nice job on it. I'd kind of like to do one but I don't think my old eyes would allow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 So cool! Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Great little scooter, Bob.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 14 hours ago, PatW said: Well done Bob. C1 have some nice stuff. Thanks Pat ! Really nice stuff , I also bought the MGB-GT from them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 12 hours ago, cobraman said: That thing is cute as heck ! You did a very nice job on it. I'd kind of like to do one but I don't think my old eyes would allow it. Thanks much Ray ! Very strong reading glasses and a magnifying lamp are a must ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Matt T. said: So cool! Nicely done. Thanks Matt ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 2 hours ago, slusher said: Great little scooter, Bob.. Thanks very much Carl ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 That thing is cute! As far as 3D printing goes, I suspect that the masters were 3D printed, but judging by the pour stubs, those parts are standard urethane resin castings (form the molds made from the 3D masters). 3D printing is time-consuming, and casting resin parts is much faster and cheaper. A lot of small companies make molds of 3D masters, then resin-cast the kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Payne Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Great little scooter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Armstrong Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Beautiful work, as always, Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 2:14 AM, peteski said: That thing is cute! As far as 3D printing goes, I suspect that the masters were 3D printed, but judging by the pour stubs, those parts are standard urethane resin castings (form the molds made from the 3D masters). 3D printing is time-consuming, and casting resin parts is much faster and cheaper. A lot of small companies make molds of 3D masters, then resin-cast the kits. Thanks Peter ! And yes you are correct . C1 Models uses 3D printing to create it's masters and then resin casts the actual kits . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 22 hours ago, Paul Payne said: Great little scooter! Thanks Paul ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 15 hours ago, Dave Armstrong said: Beautiful work, as always, Bob! Thanks much Dave ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Bob that is so cool ......................... but man I would go blind that how small it is ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 That's cool! Nicely done. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 6:11 AM, TooOld said: Thanks much Ray ! Very strong reading glasses and a magnifying lamp are a must ! Yeah, but what do you have for a bit of old age shake? Sweet little scooter. Imagination in modeling is a great thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Very cool - nice model! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 7:37 AM, Mr mopar said: Bob that is so cool ......................... but man I would go blind that how small it is ! Thanks much , I have very strong reading glasses ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 8:47 AM, David G. said: That's cool! Nicely done. David G. Thanks David ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 9:30 AM, TarheelRick said: Yeah, but what do you have for a bit of old age shake? Sweet little scooter. Imagination in modeling is a great thing. I hear you Ricky . I manage by always resting my hand something while working , sometimes I even hold it with my free hand to keep it steady . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Very cool! My daughter said it looks like something Plankton from Spongebob would drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 That's just too COOL, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Excellent job on a very cool subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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