MeatMan

You're good, this is the right place.

Beautifully done!

I don't get bored as much as I do just need a fresh infusion of excitement. Or maybe they are one in the same.

Very nice!

I'm in. I'll revive my 75 Monza I started for 2023.

Yeah, my wife beats me up sometimes because I hear (see) things in their literal sense. To me, anything else is speculation.

Saw this one on ebay for a Pontiac. I guess with adapters it would work. https://www.ebay.com/itm/165912866699

I'm confuzzled. Cars before 1975, but engines & wheels available in 1975?

You know that could be an ongoing project where everyone just added their own photos. I'm sure it would be thoroughly depressing!

Well done!

When I'm not building I like to plan future (?) builds. I started using Meshmixer to alter and/or join files, as it has a flatter learning curve than Blender, which I rarely use. Below shows a 53 F100 I'm planning to build using 99% printed parts. As I started printing some parts and mocking them up, I found that adjustments needed to be made but I didn't want to print, check, reprint, repeat. So what I did was built it virtually (minus the styrene body) in Meshmixer to see if I can spot issues. Lo and behold, I did. After digitally mocking it up I realized that the chassis as printed would sit too low for my tastes, so I used MM to raise the chassis slightly to get more clearance. I also digitally built the engine and installed it which allowed me to check the clearance of the interior pan I had designed with a larger trans tunnel to accommodate the lower profile. Its not perfect because you can't exactly locate parts, so you have to rely on the grid a lot but its helped me on the F100, and below it a 100% printed Anglia Gasser I'm planning. On it I found that the chassis I designed needed alterations to fit the slicks under it, and allowed me to design a front axle and springs for it. I "ghosted" the body by making it not visible, then selecting it. I just recently figured that one out!

Les is correct, but when you say "make 3d files", what exactly are you referring to? Just curious.

I built that cab into a custom pickup and had a ball putting it together, however I acknowledge the issues with it except the thin roof. Also take a look at the front window fit. I found the need to grind more clearance at the A pillars to make it flat. Also the rear. and rear side windows needed some clearancing. Looks like you have the makings of a great build. Keep at it, and good luck!

It works for me Pat. It takes me to a 3rd party hosting site. Tho I am on a computer & not a phone.

Cool! I guess I should have read the whole description. Personally, I'd give them a try based on the number of downloads of this model, and followers overall. It looks like they've updated the file to permit better 1/24 and 1/25 scale printing.

Well, its been out there since at least 2018, and it doesn't always involve someone contacting your phone service and asking to have a new SIM. There was a large, sophisticated network of hackers that was brought down a couple of years ago that hit T-Mobile and swapped many accounts. Enforcement is always behind the crooks. Personally, I never use my phone for financial services, and I love tech.

I've never seen this designer before. Btw, do you typically buy fully assembled engine files to print? How does that work for you?

Yes, their nozzles seem designed to push a lot of paint per spray.

Awesome work!

Thanks Mathias. I think its good as a shelf car so I don't plan on doing any more with it. I just didn't think it was worthy of a contest entry.

Hey gang! I'm posting this to show that I did finish my 57 Fairlane build, however it did not pass QC inspection. Therefore, I will not be posting it to the finished builds, so in essence I'm withdrawing. This kit has quite a few fit issues, and coupled with my own faux pas and distractions, made this more challenging than it should have been. In the end though, I had fun with it and learned a lot. Congrats to the finishers.

Very nice!

True, but a 2016 model is light years away from what was put out in 1970, so its not exactly an equal comparison.

I kinda did. in 1978 I drove my recently purchased 1970 SS454 Chevelle from Ft. Knox, KY to Cleveland, Oh. It had been "hot rodded" but was in generally good condition. The gearset had me going no more than 60 mph the whole way to keep the engine from screaming bloody murder. It was mostly uneventful but about an hour from home the fuel pump stopped working, and just as I pulled over a "Smokey" pulled up behind me and told me I'd better be gone by the time he got back or he was towing it away. After some diagnosing I found out that the electric fuel pump was wired to the windshield wiper fuse 😧, so when I hit the wipers the fuse blew. I rewired it elsewhere and was on my way in about 20 minutes. No probs after.

Very nice!