MeatMan

C'mon now, you don't remember being asked why is the back of your car was so high? Think of the faux gasser look (street freaks to some, tho it was never a thing where I lived) with the front end pointing to the sky. Young folks do dumb stuff to their cars, and other young folks love it!

Good question! I can't recall any success with large unattached panels like that.

Yes, I had more spillage with the AC resin myself.

So I upgraded to a new printer, as my old Anycubic Photon Zero was not getting it done. I bought the Elegoo Mars 9K, and I'm quite impressed with the results. It took a while to get it dialed in, and I had to switch resins but the results are worth it. Its called an entry level printer but I feel its entry "priced" but not beginner friendly because it doesn't print straight out of the box like my Zero did. In the pics below, the lighter color prints are with my Photon using Anycubic model gray resin. The darker prints are the Mars prints using Elegoo standard gray V2 resin. The lines are crisper, and the finish is much smoother. This will mean less sanding, and loss of further detail. I recommend it to anyone looking for a printer with a smaller print area, which is great for me since I don't do bodies, and most chassis come in sections. The last two pics show a bed I designed for my 53 F100 with wider fenders and its about the max you can get on the bed, though you can go taller, as I printed this with the tail up.

Thanks for the input guys. I decided to print a set in both tilted 30 degrees, and flat. I spent a bit more time on the supports on the tilted version and they came out almost perfectly round. The flat ones came out good as well as I made sure the supports avoided the spokes. If you'll note on the pic, the top set was printed flat and you can clearly see the layer lines in the light reflected off the one on the right. I looked closely at the tilted ones and there were now visible layer lines, at least visible with these old eyes and zoom phone camera. Now I can get back to mocking up my Fairlane for the Cannonball Run!

Thanks Les.

For those of you printing wheels; How do you print them, flat or tilted vertical? I print mine tilted vertical and they tend not to be round and I need to print a set. Thanks.

Les Les, do you slice your files directly to the usb, or do you save them on your computer and then copy them? I usually save mine to the computer and then copy them in case the usb fails but also I notice it takes a lot less activity on the usb to copy than to slice it to the usb. Maybe nothing, but also may be worth trying if you're not.

Beautifully done!

Awesome job! A work of art IMHO.

Disinterest is understandable, but the post referred to...more aggressively negative reactions.

That explains things!

Have you tried reformatting them? I've only had one crash and just formatted it and it was good to go.

This is the first time for me seeing this build. Awesome work!

Welcome to the forum!

Very well done!

Thanks for the info. Very sad.

Awesome detailing!

Nice build!

He said no list unless someone decides to take it upon themselves.

Nicely done!

Welcome Joe!

I like the shape its all taking!

Yes, and I've gone back to downloading info I see and keeping a file on a old backup drive I have. I've gone to sites I used to refer to in the past and get the "this site can be yours" too many times.

Thanks Joe. I've done a bit of work but was hoping to get some paint on it before posting until I realized I needed to find some door handles and drill for them. In summary I wound up reprinting the engine mounts, in resin this time because I needed to be able to easily file them to get the engine to line up square. I got the body squared away except two small blems, and the door handles issue. I designed and printed a floor for the cab, and used some wood for what was to be the cargo area. I won't bother finishing up the wood for the cargo area because I decided to seal the rear door because its been a bear to get the inside done. Oh yeah, and I also need to figure out where to mount the taillights. Right now the idea is to mount them to the body, but I need to pin them and then drill holes for them. Lastly, I got the front brakes on, which allowed me to put the tires on permanently. Thanks for your interest.