Texas_3D_Customs

First up is the 1968 GTX trans kit, lots of clear parts lots of small detail. It can be found at https://tx3dcustoms.com/en-au/products/1968-gtx-trans-kit

Rico and myself have started working together, I see this a great opportunity for both of us. He is gaining a producer of his parts while also gaining access to my scanning equipment and we can co-design items, I am gaining product while also gaining another talented designer to collaborate with. I will be adding his previously available designs to my catalog as I am able to

Yeah I apologize I also have a lot going on still haven't sold my house things are a little hectic right now I did respond to you I'm sure we can work something out

Well I don't look just like the picture you see here

I've done some more things on my Facebook page and while it does seem like a great idea there are some significant downfalls to it the Pontiac engine I put off for a very long time there were two people who were continuously nagging me about it and I mean relentlessly like I almost kicked him off my Facebook page. And I said fine show me some interest started a whole thread about it no interest at all I mean two or three people maybe cuz there wasn't much really available for it to go in now I did eventually do it 77 trans Am was really easy and I happened to find an engine that I can buy relatively affordably but it made them very very mad that I would not do it even though there was little to no interest. I take suggestions and I listen and most of it comes down to what I think will be a good idea. Now the 1960 F100 I saw it someone said something I was like you know that's probably not a bad idea it has done a lot better than I thought it would and there's only one version out and the comment has been made on my Facebook multiple times I need to do a 58 to 59 and I'm not saying that's out of the realm of possibilities I'm just not talking about what I'm doing but I do listen.

The bigger issue is generally speaking when I do a product line a platform whatever you want to call it there's generally lots of options so I release this 1957 F100 there might be a 58 or 59 a custom there might be all sorts of stuff I will say there are other things coming but I release the first version and it ends up doing really really well and I can't release the next one until I have time to get past the initial surge if I released everything at once I would get behind even more than I am right now I think I've sold close to 30 of these already in 3 days I can only print four at a time without dedicating too many of my printers. Another thing that happens is I'll release one version and nobody buys it because they want to wait to order all of them or whatever so I'm decided to release one wait till I can take the next step if it doesn't do well then I'll release the second one relatively quickly like I did with the Ford Barra engine. But then you have instances like this where if I would have released everything at once I would never even sleep and I need sleep

I am not talking about what I'm doing I have found that that ends up upsetting people when I don't do what they want and if I say that I'm going to do it I don't do it fast enough then that makes people mad so I have this new policy where I don't talk about future plans much.

1957 Ford F-100

I don't remember the conversation but that sounds like something I would do you absolutely do not want to put your files online it's a really not fun decision to make but if you are going to commercialize on them putting them out there is the last thing you want to do you will definitely ruffle some feathers and some people will call you names but for the few people who make their own files it makes sense to maintain control of them.

To me quality and accuracy go hand in hand. Without accuracy what is quality? I can release a cone with a bell housing some bolts and a couple of features, thats not quality because its not accurate.

Here is the inherent problem, I am not really sold on just selling bits and pieces, but perhaps a full transmission is possible

Right perhaps I will do a Flathead Muncie using my Flathead and Muncie mashed up. I could also use my Toploader from the FE or Windsor

So I can say that is not even close to an accurate statement

Thats a pretty simple design assuming you have the two mating surfaces figured out.

Resin will give you the best results hands down, but there are drawbacks and advantages beyond quality. FDM (filament) printers are very finicky but produce more durable parts. Resin printers are easier to maintain and once dialed in are consistent, but they are inherently more brittle and the material is significantly more expensive, especially the more durable resins. There is also the post processing and chemical dangers. I would not recommend an FDM printer for what you are looking for, but they do have their purposes. For reference I have 36 resin printers and 1 filament printer. I have more 3D scanners than I do filament printers.

something like that

I have no desire to print it again TBH, okay as in its the right shape limited detail and overall more of a Curbside kit

I printed that once as I owned an 86, it's okay at best. There is a guy on FB that will probably do it for you. He might be here as well Andy something with an L

Well I'm not going to make it in 50 pieces I'll make it the way I make most of my stuff but I've been told people will buy things before and they don't so I'm going to hold you to it

Sorry that's just a little too niche for me

No no what I thought you meant if you were talking about me what you weren't but I didn't take it as you thought my quality was bad just the amount of offerings I had none of my body kids none of my grills my accessories Wheels tires distributors all that other stuff is not on eBay so if you only know to go to my eBay site which this has happened more than once people will say I thought you sold a winter front grill for the 32 Ford as an example and I do sell it I just don't sell it on eBay and that's all I thought you meant. And this is a very true statement if you go to my eBay store you're going to see mostly engines there's a couple other things a couple body kits the Ford semi conversions but that's about it. I never really took it as an insult it never bothered me I'm just saying yes on eBay my selection is well it's good probably still have more engines than anybody else on eBay but it's just some items a lot of things don't make a lot of sense to sell on eBay it's too hard to keep track of inventory when you're selling on two different platforms like tires it's really hard for me to inventory and because of how I do wheels and tires very hard to sell on eBay. I will consider doing some truck conversions right now I've been doing Hood conversions I did a tear drop hook for the Fairlane I'm working on a smooth Hood for the 71 mustang there's a couple other hoods I'm going to do or there's a few that I've already done I'm just not posting a lot here on MCM anymore

Oh well it still holds true my offerings on eBay are very limited

I have considered making some year modifications to this truck maybe I will, as far as my eBay offerings not being that great we'll yeah because eBay is not really my main selling platform and only gets a limited selection of my offerings. I am also about to cut it back even more.

Yeah I think that was a bad idea, the flathead that is, the Nailhead is significantly bigger than the Flathead.