br67 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Love that Plymouth land yacht Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 I thought I'd post some more files that I got done recently, along with some prints that have come out very well in the last number of weeks. First, a file I finished maybe a couple weeks ago, and printed out almost immediately because I really like this car. 1957 Desoto Firesweep----a file created by EDM 3D Garage on the 'net. I've done quite a few of his files over the past year, and this one came out well. A few changes from his design I did, as I changed the windshield frame that I used on my '58 Fury. His was "okay", but the frame on the Plymouth to my eyes looked a lot closer to what MOPAR used in '57. Another one of Eric's files is a 1977 Ford Thunderbird file that literally he released a week or so ago. This one came out of left field, as he and chat back and forth, but he mentioned nothing about it until I happen to see it show up on FB. Well........I IMMEDIATELY stopped what I was working on, and jumped on this! I got the file done, and I made a small scale test print to check things out. Later, I'll print the 1/25 version as this is a car I'd like to build sometime. Eric did mention that he's working on an interior for it-----that'll be a plus as I can use one of Revell's Torinos for the mechanical bits. A couple days ago, I finished up a file conversion of a car that's 'bout impossible to find files for, except for a very crude example on Cults3D. 1968 Barracuda Notchback coupe which I created using a Fastback file I recently finished. I used only the roof section, and grafted that onto the lower Fastback body. A bit of work had to be done to the tops of the rear quarters, and the roof needed a complete overhaul as it was very faceted looking due to the very low poly count of the file. A new deck lid had to be created too. I'm pretty pleased with it, and this will be printed out in the not too distant future. Some of the trunk work that was done..........I used a small section of the Fastback's trunk (mostly the top) to create what's seen. Finally (for now), I made printable a file of a 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda......since Revell can't seem to get this car right on their THIRD ATTEMPT, I had on my hard disc a video game file of the car, and set about to make it like the car should be. Not an easy file in the least, as vid game files are no joke to first extract, then the hoops you have to jump through to make them printable. Some pics of it on the build plate----I have no timeline as to when I'll build this......the main thrust of doing this car is that there CAN be a correct version of this one done, and if 'lil 'ole me can do this with a 3D program out here in the hinterlands, WHY can't the major kit manufacturers get these cars correct?? 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 What's currently on my drawing board?? This.....................1973 El Camino. Another file from EDM 3D Garage. In the beginning stages as I'm doing the wall thickness now, after the body was dissected into different parts. So far, no major hangups, but I can see some changes will need to be made around the wheel wells----namely the front. There's an odd crease at the trailing edge that's a bit strange looking. I'll see if I can get rid of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Amazing work, as usual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Bill, will the Jo-Han '57 DeSoto promo bumpers fit your model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 (edited) 6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Bill, will the Jo-Han '57 DeSoto promo bumpers fit your model? Chris, that would be unknowable because we're talking about two completely different origins of this particular model. I do believe that Johan's were never quite true to scale, so it's possible that their Desoto may not be quite 1/25 scale. Just the same, I wouldn't need the promo bumpers because the file comes with everything but the interior. I did request that an interior be done for it, but he's quite busy, and I could always scratchbuild the interior if he's never able to get to it. I do have the interior files now for the '77 T-Bird----just got that yesterday. Here are a couple pics of the front and rear bumpers.................. A tiny test print of the '71 'Cuda on the right.......on the upper right are the wheels for the Desoto. I had forgot that I had meshed the taillight housings on to the bumper.......now I have an extra set of housings. 😁 I also printed a bit earlier taillight lenses in clear resin.......those are parked in a container somewhere. Edited June 21 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyG Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 19 minutes ago, MrObsessive said: Chris, that would be unknowable because we're talking about two completely different origins of this particular model. I do believe that Johan's were never quite true to scale, so it's possible that their Desoto may not be quite 1/25 scale. Just the same, I wouldn't need the promo bumpers because the file comes with everything but the interior. I did request that an interior be done for it, but he's quite busy, and I could always scratchbuild the interior if he's never able to get to it. I do have the interior files now for the '77 T-Bird----just got that yesterday. Here are a couple pics of the front and rear bumpers.................. A tiny test print of the '71 'Cuda on the right.......on the upper right are the wheels for the Desoto. I had forgot that I had meshed the taillight housings on to the bumper.......now I have an extra set of housings. 😁 I also printed a bit earlier taillight lenses in clear resin.......those are parked in a container somewhere. That DeSoto is beautiful my mouth is dropping Bill. You have truly mastered 3D printing. But when are you going to market your work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 On 6/21/2023 at 7:01 AM, BobbyG said: That DeSoto is beautiful my mouth is dropping Bill. You have truly mastered 3D printing. But when are you going to market your work? Bob, my intentions from the VERY BEGINNING was to keep this as strictly a HOBBY. I don't want to get into the trap of being some sort of file or model factory with these 3D items. That's the fastest way for me to end up hating doing it, and then I won't do this at all. I might put something on eBay every now and then, but to get into making this or that on a constant basis for others would be too annoying for me at this point in life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Impressive work so far! Digging the old Mopars and Tr-5 cousins in all forms, but that 4drHdtp Belvedere just speaks to me! Just2cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 14 hours ago, bisc63 said: Impressive work so far! Digging the old Mopars and Tr-5 cousins in all forms, but that 4drHdtp Belvedere just speaks to me! Just2cool. I did print the '58 Belvedere just the other day............here it is below.................. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Very impressive work. Ever find anything of use on Google's 3DWarehouse (used to be Sketchup's 3D Warehouse)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 4 hours ago, MrObsessive said: I did print the '58 Belvedere just the other day....... Just outstanding! This process is a whole new hobby in itself, careful you don't print more than you can build!😁 If you find that happening, you can just send me that Belvedere... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 2 hours ago, Kenmojr said: Very impressive work. Ever find anything of use on Google's 3DWarehouse (used to be Sketchup's 3D Warehouse)? In fact I have! This.........................1964 Cheetah......... I've done nothing with it yet........maybe in the not too distant future I'll make this one printable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 The latest and greatest that's on my Blender program at the moment. The '73 El Camino is all done and ready to print when the fancy strikes-----now I've stepped back in time a bit to do this one. 1951 Ford Victoria Got it all scaled out, divided up, and now establishing the wall thickness. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 '51 Vic - oooeee. You're breakin' my heart with this one! Would be a great transkit for AMT's re-released-a-million-times '50 convertible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 13 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: '51 Vic - oooeee. You're breakin' my heart with this one! Would be a great transkit for AMT's re-released-a-million-times '50 convertible. Just finished making that printable Chris----not sure when I'll print it, but it's ready to go when the fancy strikes to run it in the printer. This file was a bit of a challenge as there were some things that had to be separated manually such as the trim. Not an easy task, as it requires that you leave no faces or vertices left behind, lest you end up with a misshapen part. Some things will be printed separate such as the hood, front and rear bumpers, grille, headlight bezels, and taillights which I can print in clear resin. The AMT '50 Ford kit may work, but I never quite trust any kit will fit right off the bat despite the same scales because of completely different design origins. It probably would, but not without a lot of major fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Got this in my program now........NO ONE does a file in the least for this car. 1958 models are everywhere, but no '57's. So...........I'm taking the base .stl files (no wall thickness) that I did for my '57 Olds 88 Two Door Hardtop, and I'm turning it into the four door Fiesta wagon. Some pics of what I have so far-----just started on the wall thickness today. What I started with----basic non thickened files of the '57 two door hardtop, and the roof section from a '58 wagon file I have. MANY, MANY changes were needed, and I pretty much re-engineered the entire car from the leading edge of the doors, to the tailgate. The front clip I'll use as I can lift that from the two door file printable file, so no need to touch that as it's already thickened up. I had to change the angle of the A pillar. As it was it was too "upright" and need to be leaned forward a few degrees. I got rid of the sun visor on the windshield header (don't like it), and that meant reshaping the roof at the leading edge, as removing it left a huge void. I was in the process here of creating new front and rear doors. The front door is of course shorter than it would be on a two door, so some scaling and deleting of faces was in order. Creating the rear door using part of the front door, lengthening the "dip" in the beltline as that's not the same as the two door, and then adding faces which needed re-contouring in certain sections. I spent some time in rounding off the corners of the doors. I took the corner off the front door and saved it as its own part name. This was then later grafted on to the front and rear doors. The very thin door divider you see in the above pic was made by taking a slice off the front door, and making that its own part in the files. Once again, the corner of the front door served as a template of sort to create the section for the bottom of the divider. Lots of Blender "magic" had to be used to get reverse positions to create what's seen. I was reluctant to do fender skirts at first, but decided to create a set since they do seem to "suit" this type of wagon. I highlighted a section in the car's wheel wells, hid that for a moment, deleted the rest and kept what's seen here. All I need is the inside vertices to create the skirt........... The inside vertices were connected to created the horizontal faces seen here----but that type of layout won't do................. A series of "loop cuts" were added to the horizontal faces in case I need to do any bending or twisting of the skirt in either direction later. Completed skirt with a flared flange at the bottom, and the leading edge has the extension that angles downward I created. I'm going to eventually print these separate, as I may want to use magnets of some type to take them on and off. I can also use them on the two door hardtop as they're essentially the same car at the lower body. This rear section was NO JOKE to make look halfway reasonable. I ended up using the reverse side of the outer left fender to make the inner portion, the tailgate was waaaay too narrow from the '58 file, so that had to be widened, and a ton of creating new faces to form the section between the side of the tailgate and the left fender. At times, a FRUSTRATING task. All the body changes are done now, and it's on to the wall thickness. This should move along fairly easily, but I can bet I'll run into a hangup or two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Some pretty wild stuff.I really like the AMCs..I’ve purchased 3D models,mainly from Shapeways.They have some great pro mod cars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 (edited) Well, the '57 Olds Fiesta file is done, except for the OLDSMOBILE script on the tailgate, the emblem, and the handle/lock. A few pics below of the finished file, and I've since started a new file-------1958 Plymouth Suburban wagon which there are absolutely no files out there whatsoever of that one. The Olds will have a separate hood, as well as headlight bezels, bumper/grille, front and rear bumpers. I also created fender skirts based on the shape of the rear wheel wells, and I can also use those on the two door hardtop I created if I ever print that. Now the '58 Plymouth Suburban.................. The wagon started life as a four door hardtop that I created, and that one came from the '58 Plymouth Fury file which to date I've still not seen any good files of that car. I had to create an entirely new rear roof wagon section, reshaped the rear doors as they don't have the "bump" for the tailfins. The rear quarters came from my '57 Desoto file, and the lower quarters were reshaped as they were too rounded, and not suited for the wagon. BTW, all 1957-'59 Plymouth wagons were Chrysler based as they had longer wheelbases-------122" vs. 118" for the other models. The last two pics show the car with a modified C pillar. I thought it appeared too broad and slanted, so I narrowed it a bit, and rotated it to be a bit more upright a few degrees. Like the Olds, I also made fender skirts based on its rear wheel wells.........I want to add some more details to that before I ever print it. The skirts can be removable by way of magnets........I have an idea to how to make that work. Many more changes were done as in effect, this shares very little with the four door hardtop from the front doors on back. I've yet to create the inside left rear quarter area, taillight housings (unique to the wagons), tailgate which I may use a reworked Olds tailgate (or Pontiac Safari), and add some some details to the created door frames which weren't a part of the four door hardtop. Then there's the tailgate bodywork between it and the left side of the fender. All that has to be created yet. I may get daring later on and make a two door wagon based on this............we'll see! Edited July 15 by MrObsessive Picture in wrong place at bottom............no two door wagon of the Olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctruss53 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Very impressive work. I am a Mechanical Designer by trade. I work in Solidworks and Siemens NX every day, all day. But neither of those programs handle complex surfaces very well. So car bodies are very tough to do in those programs, at least without surfacer add-ons, which I don't have. I downloaded Blender and I am trying to use that. But it works so much differently than the 3D modeling programs I am used too. I am really struggling. You seem to have your skills honed pretty well. I like what you are building. And I look forward to seeing what else you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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