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Thanks Tom, unfortunately I don't yet offer an Olds block and heads, but I'm workin' on it! The Olds parts were originally meant to be 1/25 only, but I had a request for 1/16 scale--I think the guy who asked for them was planning to modify a Chevy block.

Thought I should post something regarding the '30 coupe 3D model I have been working on. Back in 2010-11 I modeled a '30 as a modification ("mod") for the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. It was a lot of fun, but after a while I realized the model was sitting around on my hard drive, effectively abandoned. I dragged it back out to try and convert it for 3D printing, after noticing that apparently the large-scale market lacks a '30 coupe option. During that process I discovered lots of things that needed tweaking. My skills are limited, but I've done my best to get 'er fixed up. The body is currently up on Shapeways in 1/8 and 1/16. My pockets aren't deep enough to order one myself, but maybe someone else will take the plunge. Comments and feedback are welcome

Awesome, this model looks like it was built in the late 50s/early 60s! The thin whitewalls, moon caps, lavender paint, custom taillights, 6-carbed Lincoln 430...it all has "the look". Great work I like the display too, it's surprisingly convincing for a flat backdrop!

That's an unusual color combo, and it actually works! Generally I frown on blacked-out chrome, but in this case it seems appropriate. Nicely done!

Haha, that's nuts, love it! There was a Japanese anime show that I think had cars made from warplanes, but I can't remember what it was called. I like that you made the propulsion more or less plausible with a gear drive and driveshaft attached to the prop. I also like the book backdrop, it would be cool if it was a WW2 technical manual or something similar!

Well this is cool!! Loving that Monarch grille...obviously lots of work, but it paid off.

Agreed! The proportions look excellent so far.

Well this is dramatic! Very impressive so far, cool idea and looks like you're well on your way to making it happen

My "wanted" list would be similar to mentioned above...these are all things I find myself needing multiples of: -quick-change rearends with axle stubs, transverse leaf springs -'40 Ford style backing plates, Buick finned drums. I made resin copies of the backing plates because I needed 4x as many as I had! -I-beam dropped axle/front suspension with wishbones or radius rods -'32 ford grille shells, chopped or stock -gearboxes (lasalle, 39 Ford, T-5, M22) -vintage carbs (AFB, Rochester, Stromberg...how about some SU carbs, Weber IDA and DCOE) -street roots blower setups with accessory belts and proper cooling hoses (TONS of kits have race-only supercharger options, and it requires kit-bashing/robbing several other kits to make streetable engines) -vintage air cleaners (never seem to have enough of these! Domed,mushroom, ribbed rectangle, Cal Custom 40-30, Flame Arrester, Cadillac, etc). Might seem like a very niche item (and it is!) but I've sold a bunch of sets of 3D-printed Cal Custom 40-30 scoops over the last year, and they'd be way cheaper as an injection-molded Parts Pack, if such a thing was available! -Ala Kart-like chrome-reverse wheels with wheelbacks and backing plates. -Hot Rod tire sets (big n little Firestones, etc) with good wheels to match, with wheelbacks I agree that an LS Chevy mill with induction options would be a great thing to have, for all those resto-mod projects and custom trucks.

We don't see too many center-door T's around here! I dig how it looks full-fendered, and raising the roof a little gives it a distinctive appearance for sure. Nicely done, it really has that late '60s/early 70s vibe.

Beautiful paint and absolutely antiseptic assembly, well done!

This is really neat. Turns out TROG-style builds are a great use for cast-off parts in the real world AND in scale

Enjoying this so far! Thanks for detailing the various corrections you've made to the body, that's always interesting to follow.

Just wanted to comment that I've popped over to "Just a Car Guy" occasionally for many years now. It's an absolute cornucopia of cool stuff, and worth a visit for any inquisitive human who likes vehicles, history, cool photos, and interesting factoids. Every so often the topic drifts out of my circle of interest...but I'm a junkie for the stuff, so I can always find something engrossing there. For the skeptical, here's a brief model-related link for ya, on the topic of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild: http://justacarguy.blogspot.ca/2015/04/a-rare-event-is-coming-up-models-from.html While we're on the blog subject, for those of you who are very visual people, I have to mention the "Le Container" blog...motorcycles, hot rods, machinery, modernist architecture, minimalist art...I've found all kinds of modeling inspiration there. Even just a few minutes absorbing the images and cool ideas start to germinate... http://lecontainer.blogspot.ca/

Nice work! That Matranga style '41 looks ultra smooth and flowing.

This is a neat idea so far! What I'm not getting is the Chrysler connection. Looks like a Lincoln Continental? A brief online search gives me a page that tells of the Durham Chrysler Continental, but that car didn't look like a Lincoln. Am I just confused?

I'm pretty cynical, but I was wowed by both the engineering achievement and the sense of humor displayed. If the rocket's gotta have some disposable test payload, why not cross-market and put a Tesla in there? It becomes a viral internet sensation (Fake car! Earth is flat!) and generates attention! Watching those boosters land was a treat. I also got a kick out of the launch countdown "Spacesss*x F**kin' heavy, go for launch". I'm tickled pink by the whole thing. Sure, launching more junk into space is probably a bad idea, but this particular object is going to join millions of existing random space lumps, on a trajectory that will take it far, far away from anywhere we'll ever want to fly. For those who are doing the "yaarg, taxpayer money!" thing, for the last time: SpaceX is a private company. Your tax dollars are getting spent on more important things. Like...(redacted).

Jeepers. Most of those kits are going for $35-40 up here in Canada still! For even $7.50 per kit I'd load up, regardless of subject. Even converted into Canuck bucks that's a downright steal.

Beautiful work on a truly unique car! The 3D-printed parts are very cool; those bumpers turned out wonderfully smooth!

I like that full-fendered center-door T in particular! And the Stude pickup . I'm a fan of unusual subjects, and you've clearly built more than a handful, wow.

I'm enjoying this too It very definitely no longer looks like a Ford. Great work on all the little details that differentiated the Dodge from other similarly-appearing vehicles of the time!

Well this is utterly spectacular! Undoubtedly the best-quality raw-finish 3D print I've ever seen in my life. Nice clear photos, too. Any printer that can do that must be insanely expensive, though, right??? Wow.

This is incredibly cool. Very jealous of your Silhouette cutter setup! I can't wait to see the poseable steering. I laughed at the hidden carbs--now that's an honest but accurate 60s touch! I just started a project that I think must have been subconsciously influenced by your Comet--a narrowed '63 Vette-- and this thread has given me some serious food for thought!

Just a thought: once you get the battery charged up, check that the interior dome light near the back hatch wasn't bumped to the "on" position. In broad daylight it can be difficult to tell it's on, and it will suck the battery dead in relatively short order. '98 Cherokee here, and my battery seems to go flat with some regularity, especially when it's cold out. Good luck!

I still think these trucks are at least passably good-looking. But the size, man oh man... I was just in mexico and you wouldn't believe the way mini-trucks are holdin' it down. Hauling water, a dozen guys in the bed, boats, loads of sand...and they've been doing it since 1989 when they were new trucks. I'm not sure why we norte americanos need trucks that could crush a herd of wildebeest and pull the moon out of orbit, even though they'll mostly be used to get to soccer practice.