1937 F & F Delehaye 135m

[my66s55]

These are the preliminary prints of this project to check scale calculation and print accuracy. They are printed at low setting so that I can get the end pieces faster. The first prints were to see how they came out.

After I was satisfied with the results, I went for scale.

 

The picture the parts are placed on is a scale of the file used to create them. 

 

[GerN]

Please keep going and provide more information:  printer, feed stock, etc.  Looks to be a great project.

[my66s55]

Please keep going and provide more information:  printer, feed stock, etc.  Looks to be a great project.

For those who haven't seen any of my 3d printed projects on here before, I have built my own printers and used them. The latest one I build and made my first print on Christmas Day, is a dlp style. That is to say, it cures ultra violate liquid resin with the beam of light from a dlp movie projector. This method gives very good fine detail. All my other projects have required me to create my on 3d printable files. This one I located on the web. The first thing I had to do was scale a top and side view of the 3d file. I opened it up in Bender, the cad software I use and took screen shots of the file.

Then, I open them in Gimp and cropped each file bumper to bumper.

I then loaded the cropped picture into Gimp. Used "image-photo size" and scaled the image to the proper size for 1/24. I was able to do this because I had already looked up the proper bumper to bumper and wheel base spec's. I then printed them out, checked the afore mentioned spec's, grabbed my micrometer and proceeded to take measurements of different parts.

When you purchase a file such as this, it's important to know what you are doing. First off, make sure it is the sum of it's parts equal the whole. In other words, it disassembles. 

Here I have removed the fenders, front bumper, lights and chrome trim.

Then I have to make the part fit on the printer in the best position to create the best  end result.

Lastly, the part is still not ready for 3d printing. There is no thickness to the parts. I opened the fender in Blender and created thickness where needed.

 

It takes multiple prints to get the correct one. The final parts f it perfectly on my top view scaled image.

Lastly, I am going to use the Heller Delehaye 135m kit for the rolling chassis and engine. All else will be 3d printed.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 2017 by my66s55

[GerN]

Wow!  You, sir, are a very serious model builder.  Maybe if I live long enough (and civilization doesn't collapse), these tools you mention will become cheap and simple enough for me to use.  BTW, I do use and like GIMP.

[my66s55]

I have been waiting for a new good 3d resin printer to be made and released for sale for almost a year. It finally happened and I purchased mine on pre-release and received it in late September. I just printed this.

This is just a preliminary print. I am going to make some improvements. As of now, this project is back on the bench.

 

[misterNNL]

Amazing stuff. I don't understand most(any actually) of the terms you use but admire your skills with something you were able to create yourself. Love those art deco swoopy designs.

[Bernard Kron]

Does this mean that it will be possible to print 3D renderings of a model in a material whose characteristics are familiar to many modelers with a relatively smooth and workable surface in smaller scales such as 1/24th and 1/32nd?

Beautiful subject which appears to be very faithfully done. Bravo!

Edited December 6, 2018 by Bernard Kron

[Pico]

What printer are you using?

[Gramps46]

Very impressive workmanship.  Look forward to more progress posts.

[mitchy]

This is fascinating, It is quite exiting to see how 3D printing is progressing!

looking forward to more posts : ‘Follow’ button hit!

[carmad1957]

Along for the ride....