François

Hello Armando, very glad to see your finished model! You did a fine job of it too. Since we last spoke, I finished the Hydra Coupe and have started a new project. You can follow it here. it's a rather personnal project since I've owned such a car for close to 20 years. good luck on your next build

Dphipps, the magnet idea is intended exactly as you described it. Even if everything on my models work (from steering to motor to drive train) they are only for display and always on a stand. As for the printing, I use the Anycubic M5 resin printer. It's a 12k printer so the results are pretty good but I'm starting to look for something new. I see that there are 16k printers out there. We'll see...

Ok, so here's where I'm at. I test printed the drivers side suspension components along with the from portion of the frame. Everything went together fairly easily, didn't have to make many modifications. I did have to hide a secondary compression spring inside the shock absorber since the printed coil spring is too weak. I'll probably end up using real springs instead of the printed ones. I just need to find the correct size. Remember, this is only a mockup so nothing is sanded or finished. I just wanted to confirm that the geometry was ok. I also painted a wheel to see what it looks like but again, only a mockup. I didn't paint the ring yet since i'm out of chrome paint. I ordered a new type of chrome paint from Green Stuff, apparently, it's more touch resistant then the revell. I was able to confirm that using 2 magnets to hold the wheel in place is a good idea. Here are some pictures And some videos 20251110_145840.mp4 20251110_150258.mp4

Suspension test print seem 100% ok. I'll know for sure once everything is washed.

Probably, i did print some a few weeks ago for a 1/25 vega and they worked ok but again, it was just to try.

Sorry Messer but the grease fitting don't work. I did put grease on the rack before assembly. Before going further with the frame and rear suspension 3d modeling, I'm test printing the front suspension components. I'm even trying to print the coil spring. I don't expect it to work but I'm curious.

If only that was reason! Nope, just a dump typo. I repaired the typo and modified the P to look a bit more like the logo. the first sub assy is done, the rack and pinion. 20251107_140420.mp4

It was noted to me (thank you Messer) that I made a major typo on the tire. It's should be Pirelli, not Pirelle. Error fixed ! Sorry to all you Pirelli fans and to all english teachers.

I've been doing some printing test these past few days. I have a working rack and pinion with working rod ends. I still need to refine it here and there but it's close. And I've ordered a miniature steel universal joint (5$ on Temu) to replace the printed ones as it will probably be a weak point in the steering mecanism. All components in the rack and pinion And assembled Working rod end with rubber booth (the boot comes from an RC boat I think) I also printed a complete wheel assembly, I am very pleased with the result. I tested my magnet idea to hold the wheel to the rotor and it works very well. It will be a breeze to remove the wheels to show the suspension. All components in 1 wheel And assembled And the real one

Finished the wheels today and the front axel. I wanted to find an easy way to remove the wheels. My first idea was to do like i did with the Hydra, to use the center cap as a screw. But then I thought of another idea, magnets. I'll inbed 2 magnets in the each hubs and 2 in each wheels. I'll test it before going final with it. The finished wheel Vs the real one The magnet idea

So the calipers are finished. I added the rigid fluid line and the brake pads. I also started the rack and pinion. I'm aiming at a working rack but I've never modeled one before. It will be interesting to see if I can pull it off.

The front end is almost done. I added the disc, hubs, calipers, steering levers and a bunch of bolts. It's starting to look like something. I originally painted the calipers red but I have since repainted then blue to match the body color. The calipers on the model will also be bleu.

A bit more work was done on the front suspension and everything looks good so far. And ues Spex84, the madman is disassembling the car, but just a little bit. 20251028_200728.mp4

I'm slowly (very slowly) progressing with the frame modeling. It's very difficult to measure directly on my car since not much of the frame is visible. I removed the caliber and disc to better measure the front suspension turret but there's still alot of guess work. I'll be able to ajust the suspension components as I go along so in the end, I don't think it will matter all that much. So far And a real frame

Blueprint Do we know each other? I've had my car for 20 years so have seen many yellow TR6. Big Messer Have you followed my Hydra build?The 1/6 tr6 will be about the same length as my 1/12 Hydra Coupe so close to the same weight (probably a bit more). The hydra was all printed using a very basic resin and aside for the crankshaft, everything is holding up very good. One of the reasons I do these large models is to test the limits of what can be done with 3d printing. I do admit that the suspension parts would be solicitated if the model was left on it's wheels but, like on the hydra, the tr6 will be on a stand of some sort. This being said, I'll probably experiment with a resin that has better mecanical properties since I will need it for the crankshaft anyway.