Eric Macleod Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pico said: Yo! Impalow! Got your Woodlites from Shapeways. Very nice, now what should I put them on? It's been rumored that someone is finally completing the Cord L29 that has been floating around the community for the last 15 years or more. Pico, Thanks for the nudge. My 1930 L-29 Phaeton Sedan is indeed on my list of "gotta get it done this year" projects. But no, it has not been 15 years. I got interested in building a Cord L-29 in 1978 and actively started working on the model in 1982. Given that I do not (and never have) see it as an abandoned project, it has to be one of the longest standing incomplete model projects in history. Eric Edited January 16, 2018 by Eric Macleod Added photo.
Pico Posted January 16, 2018 Author Posted January 16, 2018 Eric, Yours was not the one I was referring to. I have considered making one myself but there are only 24 hours in a day.
Richard Bartrop Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 I picked up an MPC '32 Imperial with an eye to turning it into an L-29, but I decided to build it stock. The L-29 is a beautiful car that deserves to be a model.
Pico Posted January 17, 2018 Author Posted January 17, 2018 One of my worries was how prominent the 3d printed material layering would be on a chrome surface. With this material, only several light coats of primer and fine sanding will produce a surface that smooth enough for Alclad chrome.
Pico Posted January 17, 2018 Author Posted January 17, 2018 Dry fitting the engine so that I know how much room there is for the hood hinge. Check out the holes in the distributor cap - they are .0291" (.7391mm) in diameter. The resolution of this material is superb.
Pico Posted February 3, 2018 Author Posted February 3, 2018 Finally finished detailing the engine compartment.
gtx6970 Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Thats a dang nice looking car. Love the body style / shape
DustyMojave Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Well Pico. NOW I know what that Fiat 8V you showed me on MotorsportsModels is for! For the others, we were talking about a 1953 Siata 208S which used the same engine and trans. This Supersonic is coming out great!
mustang1989 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 I see one of these printers in my future. That's some dang fine work there buddy.
Pico Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 Anyone can PM me for the contact info of my 3d printer. He uses a resin printer which is fairly high resolution with a smooth surface which requires very little finish work. The drawback is that there are supports to the printed item that must be removed, sometimes leaving little "divots" on the surface.
Gramps46 Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Marvelous work as always Pico. Now you have me thinking about the 1:1 Ghia Supersonic body that was placed on a 427 Cobra chassis by John Willment. Or would that be sacrilege? Gary
Pico Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 If I can output this at 1/24, I can output it at 1/1. You provide the 427 Cobra chassis. Sacrilege? It's never sacrilege if you're paid enough. See you at the Philly NNL?
Richard Bartrop Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Pico said: If I can output this at 1/24, I can output it at 1/1. You provide the 427 Cobra chassis. Sacrilege? It's never sacrilege if you're paid enough. See you at the Philly NNL? It's been used on a Fiat, an Alfa Romeo, a Jaguar, an Aston Martin, and a Chrysler, so why not?
Pico Posted February 4, 2018 Author Posted February 4, 2018 A Chrysler? I missed that. The designer, Giovanni Savonuzzi, worked for Chrysler on the early 1960's Turbine Car.
Mr Dedo Posted February 4, 2018 Posted February 4, 2018 Those printers are really neat! When I was a boy...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Pico said: A Chrysler? I missed that. The designer, Giovanni Savonuzzi, worked for Chrysler on the early 1960's Turbine Car. A DeSoto, to be exact: No surprise about Savonuzzi. Chrysler had done a lot of business with Ghia at the time.
Pico Posted February 5, 2018 Author Posted February 5, 2018 Savonuzzi deserves to be better known. He was very talented.
Pico Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 ACME member Bill Cunningham offered to machine the wheels on his cnc milling machine, an offer I quickly jumped on. I designed the wheel in Sketchup and sent him the file. Picked the wheels up last weekend at our club meeting, no pics yet, but here is an image in computer.
Bainford Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 A stellar leap forward in 3D printing of model car bodies. Hat's off to you, sir. Very impressive progress.
Pico Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 Lookin' good with the new wheels. Bill milled the knockoffs, too. Working on filing the door handles from aluminum today. 3d printed handles are too fragile. Maybe I need a centrifigal casting machine for small metal parts?
Modelmartin Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 On 1/16/2018 at 11:58 AM, Eric Macleod said: Pico, Thanks for the nudge. My 1930 L-29 Phaeton Sedan is indeed on my list of "gotta get it done this year" projects. But no, it has not been 15 years. I got interested in building a Cord L-29 in 1978 and actively started working on the model in 1982. Given that I do not (and never have) see it as an abandoned project, it has to be one of the longest standing incomplete model projects in history. Eric Last year I acquired the Mini-Exotics Cord L-29 Convertible coupe masters. They need a fair amount of rework and I do intend to kit it. I can't honestly say when that is going to happen but it will. It could take a few years.
Pico Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 There has been two Cord L29 masters floating around for ..what?.. 15 or 20 years? Am I going to have to wait until either of you two retire?
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