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Update I have printed the chassis and designed and printed a few more parts, not all are shown here, though. I just printed the exhaust system, battery, radiator, master cylinders, and steering linkage. Working on the interior currently. Mockup with engine and driveshaft. I'm going to have to start on the body very soon. Thanks for looking in on this.

Nice scratchbuilding and attention to detail!

Your simple method works well. Nice clean work, Chris.

Looking really good considering what you started with. All the work you put into it is paying off.

The reason I got a 3D printer is to do my own designs and this project is exactly that. Now that I have done a few designs and prints, it's time for a unique project. I am designing, printing and building up an English roadster style car and maybe later, a saloon style car. My vision is that it looks like something from the late 1930s, but it has 1950s technology, and would be built today. To that end, I will use a late 1950s Aston Martin engine from a DBR1, my own transaxle gearbox design, and modern tires from Blockley. Being a road car, I don't need an engine with 2 spark plugs per cylinder, but that's the engine's configuration. This will be a nice project where I will design everything (and will borrow a few parts from elsewhere - like the engine). First, I designed some wheels. I didn't know what size spokes could be printed, so I made two versions - one with 0.010" spokes and another with 0.015" spokes. Then I printed them out to check them. I'm thinking the 0.015" spoke version could be used on the saloon car. Wheel with 0.010" spokes. These printed okay and I will use them for the roadster. The spokes are not quite straight, but it doesn't show that from this angle. In the future, I will likely use 0.013" spokes. I used a DBR1 engine design from Bill Cunningham - thanks for putting this out for free use, Bill. Next I designed the frame and a few other components that would make up a rolling chassis. The design in the rendering below is not quite complete, but you get the idea. The suspension is a leading link design. The front is very much borrowed from the VW bug (torsion bar with dampers). The rear is a De Dion axle design. So now I am printing out the chassis to check it and test fit the engine. So, what do you think ?

A really great looking model of the Cord. Very cleanly done. 👍

Thanks for the replies. Mark - most of the time I spend building is preparation of the individual parts. Assembling them together takes very little time in comparison. I usually work on more than one part of the model at the same time, so some steps, like final assemblies go very quickly as the parts have been prepared previously. Steve - thanks for the note about Jochen Mass' recent passing. Tony - The detailing usually depends on what reference pictures I can find. Fortunately, I found plenty on this car except that there were no detail shots of the car in LeMans trim, so I assumed the WSC and LeMans car setups were very similar.

Thank you, Andrew. I have now completed this build. Here is a link to the Under Glass thread:

I have completed this build. Link to the build thread: Now, on to the pictures... Some detail shots. Overall, this was a nice build without many problems. Tamiya did leave out a lot of details in the engine compartment, but I guess they have to balance production costs with how many units they expect to sell. I made a couple of parts with the 3D printer and a few on the lathe. I think the fuel fillers came out really sharp. Thanks again to those who followed the build and commented - it really helps keep the motivation going. Now on the the next project!

Thanks Nacho Z and Mark. I will be using Tamiya TS-13 clear coat. First decanted and sprayed lightly with an airbrush, then heavier wet coats with the rattle can. The silver is TS-17 Gloss Aluminum.

Thanks for the kind words, Pierre. I couldn't do it without an airbrush. Tires in progress. Got some decals on the body before a clear coat. This thing sits really low to the ground! Looks like about 1 mm to the ground. Wheels on now. Thanks to all that have dropped by and commented. It really keeps the motivation going.

Some body work in progress... Here we have the remade headlights and the fuel fillers detail.

Great result - you've earned a vacation. 👍

A marvelous result that really fits the theme!

I think the rusty chrome bumpers are perfect for the overall theme of this build.