Pico
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About 5 years ago I attempted photographing full size cars but was unsuccessful. Here are the limitations of scanning technology: the item being scanned cannot have any bright reflections; those screw up the mesh produced by the software. Therefore the item must have a matt finish and the light mush be "flat" - no single sources of light as the sun or spotlight. Auto manufacturers and professional scanners have that technology, but we hobbyists don't. I strip the paint from the model, and paint with primer, make marks on it so the software can coordinate between the photos. I take about 60 photos and upload to Regard3D, then get a mesh from that. Then in Sketchup, modify the mesh for printing.
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An ad from the period.
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No WIP thread, it was a long process with some setbacks .
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Finally finished after a long and difficult build process. I started with a 1/43rd diecast of the car, scanned it, output it in 1/24th, then modified that to be 3d printed. My Anycubic Photon is limited in size so I printed it in four major pieces; the rear body, front fenders, hood and chassis plate. It replicates a real car, I hope. Or is close. This one: https://www.coopertechnica.com/1937-Delage-D8-120-Aerosport-Coupe.php.
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Dry-lakes scratchbashed '29 Ford/Ardun: Front 4-link, etc., Jan. 26
Pico replied to Ace-Garageguy's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Alfa chassis in brass - much stronger but get something less flammable than balsa wood to help solder it together. Very nice work on that distributor.
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Did mine in magnesium, probably a decent reason for that color.
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Terrific project! Who was it talking about their L 29 project? Is there one still out there drifting around in a dusty box? Enquiring minds want to know.
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Don't know, will check.
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Lookin' good !
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Never impose a deadline on yourself. Allow the work to flow as it wants too. Keep it Zen.
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Smaller.
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I'd like to add that this is not only excellent quality printing, but superb CAD design work; which isn't easy. Try it sometime, it will take you a major amount of time to get to this point.
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Super quality 3D printed work!
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Cooper barn find
Pico replied to absmiami's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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Excellent! And I'm really diggin' that 1970's crack finish avocado formica countertop workbench you have. Left over from kitchen remodel?
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Download Inkscape, import image, use method 1 as shown here: https://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/how-do-you-rotate-in-inkscape/ save as png.
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These aren't combustible: https://workingsilver.com/soldering-blocks-which-one-should-i-use/
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Glad ya like!
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The wheels look great. You will like the dashboard.
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I'm waiting on Modelmartin to produce one.
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Eric - I have also done the front suspension and wheels with holes to be hand strung. Figured you had those covered already.
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Save yourself the trouble on that dashboard: https://www.shapeways.com/product/8K5LADVN7/cord-l29-dashboard-124?optionId=141387896&li=marketplace
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I remember see this on the Finn model building site - I was following Niko's Ferraris - and thinking what an interesting and challenging project it was. Excellent work.
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Sent you a PM.
