Spex84

Not to hijack or anything--here's the '25 T I'm working on. This is the mockup from a few weeks ago.It has Phantom Vicky IFS, but with the crossmember cut apart and the ends mounted to the '25 frame so that the grille is behind the wheel centerline. Creating a traditionally proportioned front end with IFS is definitely a little fiddly.

Looking forward to it! I just checked your LS engine thread and I am, in fact, impressed. Both by the apparent quality (it's a little hard to tell from photos) and by the relatively low materials cost of the machine you've built. Looks like the era I've been anticipating is actually here, now! It's all in the method--the dip UV photolithic system is miles better than the crude 3D printing I attempted back in 2006/7 or so. Last year I spec'd out what a 1/25 Jeep XJ cheroke might cost from Shapeways, and even with splitting the body into pieces and packing them in order to reduce total volume, the quoted price (in superfine detail) was eye-opening. This is exciting stuff.

Very cool. Tons of work, though! I don't think the average person truly understands that to 3d print a car like this, it essentially has to be built twice--once using a 3d modelling program (which can take months or years to learn) and again when the parts are printed. And home hobbyist-grade parts are rough/require a lot of finishing. Maybe in 10 years we'll be able to print higher detail at home. The other trick is that many free 3d models online are built as shells, maybe intended for video games etc, and take a collossal amount of work to build into meshes that will result in printable STL files. I considered trying to get the '30 ford coupe I built in 3D printed...but it is a game model and re-building it for printing would take many hours....and probably cost me $500 or more at the detail level I consider acceptable. So good on ya for tackling such an involved and cutting-edge project!

Love it so far. The art is rad too. I was hoping to build something similar last year--a kind of hi-tech rod using stock-appearing T wheels mounted to low profile tires-- but the build morphed into something more contemporary and less retro-traditional. Those wheels are inspired!

Nice work on the top! I have been trying to make one out of an old AMT '29, and it's been a messy battle so far.