Spex84

Hey! I've been watching the other thread and meaning to comment, I guess I just hadn't yet? You work too quickly, haha! I think both body designs are exciting. The Art Deco aerodynamic styling of this body looks excellent with the heavier artillery-style wheels you've chosen. I think the skirt with cutout is a cool design feature, and I'm digging the rake of the grille slats. What layer height have you been printing these parts at? They look very smooth right out of the gate (but that might also be the small size of the photo tricking my eye). I've spent a bunch of time modeling parts that I've always wanted to have, but watching your thread (and some others recently) is making me think I should try to model and print some of my own custom car designs. So thanks for the inspiration!

Spectacular work!! Thanks for sharing all the steps involved in re-creating this wild design in miniature. I'm beyond impressed by your 3D modeling,planning and execution abilities, and appreciated your description of the real challenges in creating organic shapes with your chosen software. This is one of the reasons I always find myself leaning towards mesh-modeling (Like 3Ds Max or Blender) because it allows me to be....not sloppy, per se, but certainly cavalier in the way I model things! Of course then I miss the ability to accurately dimension parts or do complex NURBs-type swept surfaces. Win some, lose some. Whatever the challenges, you seem to have surmounted all of them. I hope you have opportunity to show off the Hydra coupe at a scale model show or two. It's worthy!

Love the new windshield frame!! And that purple pearl paint color is spectacular, should you still be planning to go that route. The new bench seat looks like the rear seat from a Monogram '30 Touring?

Ditto! Fad T's are ridiculous and I kinda love 'em. Randy Bianchi's Sunkist and Moonkist buckets are favorites of mine, and this build was on its way towards that look!

This is really neat! True to the spirit of the original, but with strategically upgraded parts and modeling processes. It sits right and it's looking good so far!

Looks awesome, great job!!

My vehicle has AC that barely works at all. In the past I've transported model cars wrapped in microfiber towels and paper towel, inside individual plastic storage containers, placed inside a cooler with ice packs. Worked great!

Wow, that was fast! Looks fantastic so far, I can barely see any layer lines.

Glad you're building again! Don't overdo it!

I love that we're in an era where people can design their own model kits. This one looks promising so far!

I love how clean and neatly detailed this build is! Nothing super crazy or impossible-seeming, just really thoughtful decisions and attention to detail. You've made it look easy. Great work!

That...actually works quite well! I'm looking forward to seeing more of this one.

Looking good 😀 It's exciting to see a full 3D printed '30s Ford kit getting built. I like the whitewalls!

This turned out great! I'm unfamiliar with the original so I'm not sure what's been added, but the end result is super cool.

Clever trick for the door lock!