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Looks like fun coming in your contest! That "Seabed" Turquoise paint you di dis spectacular! It just looks so natural

Welcome to the forum! Looking forward to seeing some of your builds.

I'm young .. only 70, so that must be why I loved my Infiniti G35 coupe in black with BLACK WHEELS! (I'm also so glad cars are being made so much better than the junk when we were growing up) That grey (and I hate grey) Mustang looks awesome with the black trim!

Good "randomness" in the rust .. well done, a trusty work truck!

Came out good! Good thing you ordered extra mufflers so you can replace what the speed bumps take!

Tail lights with those great looking lenses are lighting up this thread. ))

I like the look of that one .. keep it going!

Nice work here and looking cool!

I can only wish you a safe ride over the road ahead.

Everything was looking good, parts sanded smooth, body bump corrected and was adding a pin to the printed parts for security and the gray carpet monster reared it's ugly head! I just ordered another set of turn signals from Shapways. If I had hand carved these I might have ordered a Shapeways Hari Kari knife ... but just printing out another set made it workable!

Nice!

We've done this before, but I am fully retired for 8 years now and loving every minute! I still don't finish anything, though. I was a Structural Engineer and partner in an engineering/ architectural firm for 35 years .. my dream job right out of college. Originally paper mill engineers the first building (and paper machine foundations) were for a new Crane and Company mill to produce 100% of US Currency paper. Inside the finished mill was a green glow and a lovely smell. Every job I had was different and I enjoyed going to work every day until the grief we had to take from clients just got to be too much to bear.

Here's a test mount of the turn signal pieces. The body crease on the resin body turns down and prevents the signal from sitting flush. The third photo shows how the crease on the model turns down and the fourth shows a TR4 that plainly shows the crease ending before where the turn signal would be. Just some body sanding to remove the high spots and the signal should fit well. These are also good shots of the 3D printed parts sanded and ready to chrome! I really am impressed with how these came out .. 3D printing IS in our hands!

This is pretty cool and you have it down, but I wouldn't call it simple for us flame challenged. I've tried getting thin sections by heat and even those that didn't burn up were just tapered pieces. I consistent thickness is magic here. I get the process but I would rather just buy a correct diameter, though circular is out of my reach. That's some wonderful talent, Steve!

Beautiful build!

Thanks, James. As I read your post I looked at that last photo I posted and I sure looks a mess. But they are all sanded and look smooth. Only used 600 and 1000 grits and very easy.

I've always quoted $500, which usually shuts them up.

I should have known this one as I was stationed next to the factory in Neckarsulm. They later assembled all the Porsche 924/944's I had and now is a gigantic Audi factory.

The Part came today and I'm happy! They just need a slight, and tiny, swipe with some sandpaper. After adding a thing silver coat they can be seen well. This is Frosted Extreme Detail material from Shapeways. Here's all the pics I took for your reference. The roughness caused by the layers is still the most limiting part of 3D Printing but I believe these can be cleaned up ok. Remember, these are 3/8" (.375" or 9.525mm) long!

I got the turn signals back from Shapeways and they look good. Remember, these are 3/8" (.375" or 9.525mm) long! In these closeup photos the striations from the 3D printing can be seen, but not with the naked eye. I have to experiment with these to figure what I have to do to get smooth enough for Alclad. I'm going to put some thin primer on one and maybe some silver paint on the other. They are tough to see in the plain clear material, so hopefully some paint will bring to life. The material is Frosted Extreme Detail. Painter silver ..

I had a walled office and brought one in just to see the reaction. Yup, parts broken off in a couple days as people just HAVE to pick up. That ended quickly.

Many kits do the interior with a 'flat' floor with separate sides instead of a full tub with sides attached. This is probably what you're seeing. These separate sides can have much deeper detail and are therefore consistently better. Many of the skilled modelers here do add detail and even build these from scratch also.

Looking really good and cheering you on!

I like it ... good design job (and building) on the mods!

It's good to hear you're recovering well. Now, if you're lucky, you'll get cataracts and get new lenses and throw your glasses away forever!