Mattilacken

So I have decided that the Cuda with the Elephant motor will have to bad of a fuel economy for this run! 😁 so I will be running a Mercedes Turbo Diesel. And since intercooler technology was around within the racing scene as well as the big riggs. Se my earlier post on the Porsche turbo of the day. I was initially thinking of making a 1968 Mercedes 300 AMG Red pig but I won’t take the effort needed to make the 3d file printable so I will go with the kit I bought as a donor. The Italeri 500SLC, but I don’t like many parts of the body mainly the rear wheel arches so some changes inspired by the racing scene in the 70’s will be added. I will probably try to make the noce lower as well since I will try to make the aero better. Regarding engine, Mercedes had released their OM617 (Oil Motor) in the 300d in the smaller 4 door body style. So this would be a swap for the OM motor. There is no files around or kits with this engine so I have started fabricating an engine based out of a Nissan 6cyl that I cut down so it has the right dimensions of the 5cyl OM617. A diesel pump was modified in cad to become a 5cyl pump as well as some other parts. That I might use. wheels are same as the red pig used.

Got starter on hinges today as well as door Cards. Looking good.

Nice build there!

Here is my Golden Retriever

But I might have to drop the nose a bit..

Made some progress, fabed up the rear end with coilovers, panhard and 4link. also made a safety loop for the driveshaft.. probably made a lot of things that I have forgotten but it’s taking shape. Had to try the ride height as well. Sits just as I like it!

Engine looks sharp mate! That tb is juicy!

O man, there’s so many nice movie cars that I like. But the first that came to mind was Eleanor but it has with when it came and what I had seen up to that point. Before that the Vanishing point Challenger from ‘97 was one of my favorite movie cars. Now days one of my favorites are more or less all the Aston’s in the James Bond movies, Especially the DB5 and DBS. And then the Laguna from Cannonball is an other favorite of mine as well as many of the cars in the FnF saga.

Cool builds!

Welcome! You are number 29 Really glad to have so many competitors this year!

I installed the floor and decided to glue the cab as one piece much like the 1:1. So now it’s one huge piece:-)

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Sweet builds mate! It’s so nice to see those engines in 1/16 scale! 3d printing really open up the possibilities with these big scale builds! Just tires was a pain before when that’s something that I am picky about! I will push on and do some work now as well as I have done some on my c3 corvette with wide fenders and CSB.

After getting inspired by @Mr.1/16th s builds lately I took this one out again. since I fixated the rear cab wall making the interior got tobe a pita which lead me to opening the doors. Also started mocking the interior from a cheap started trans am kit I bought as a donor.

Nice build! There is plenty of nice engines! Texas 3d customs have some nice ones. I have one as well that I printed. A CSB, can throw a pic up in my 1/16 c10 thread that I took back after getting inspired by your builds.

Beautiful build there mate! Nice to see some 1/16 beeing built!

Nice clean build!

Hi, this is a body that does not have a thickness, and man blender is a hard to use program. I have gotten so far so i can extrude the surfaces but i need to split some parts to be able to extrude it. The different parts of the body are separate but only as shown, doors is one, roof, front clip, rear clip and lids. EDIT: I have done so so i do have dual surfaces. since i have an idea that i can ad surfaces inbetween the two. Is there a way to connect them? how it looks in Fusion where i did the duplication and shinkage.

Yes they should be ok I have AMT T-bird Stockcar brakes from a way newer kit in my plan, i mean most brakes are more or less the same from what i had on my 1977 Malibu to what i had on my 4gen camaro, single piston caliper with a disc. Just the looks, dimensions, materials and sow on that might differ, at least in my pov.

Thanks mate! It’s fidly and i am humble when looking at even more detailed builds! PE is a bitch to work with at times. But they are made very good so you fold them easily! And gluing those ladder things along the sides are a pain in my opinion. Well I have more or less finished the work of the funnel. Will leave guns and lights of until paint is on.

There is also this 3d file for 1:1, easy to make it thicker and print it. Locking paddle handle slam latch | 3D CAD Model Library | GrabCAD

Piece by piece.

Nice! Are those the 3d printed decal harnesses?

Cool! I haven’t been there in 20 years so i can’t remember anything since then, feel free to post some more.

I just stumbeled across this one now, this is some serious scratch building! I like it allot! What body parts are you using for these? Is it the same Revell Bajja Fever (and others) that you based thís out of?