my 3d printed projects

[my66s55]

The dash is done. This is my first 3d file dash creation of a complex dash. The other 2 were flat, simple dashes for the 35 LaSalle a 37 Delehaye f & f. This 57 Dodge was a Hum3d file of a 57 Dodge coronet 4 dr sedan. Here's my creation. Keep in mind that this car is a 57 Dodge Royal Lancer D500 with a 3 speed stick transmission, as depicted.

 

[MrObsessive]

That looks great Doug! ❤️`

I did a tiny test print of my '57 Dodge Coronet two door hardtop and it came out pretty good for such a small scale. In the not too distant future, I'll run the 1/25 version and see how that comes out.

Except for maybe an old promo, I don't think the '57-'58 Dodge dash has ever been kitted.

Those old promos could have been empty shells like the others, and then the '59 Dodge dash was kitted by Johan with the interior, but that's a completely different animal.

[my66s55]

 

I have a 58 Promo with slight warping. There isn't any interior. 

[my66s55]

About 2 more weeks and I should be done. I've done the interior side panels, rear axle, horse collar and radiator, modified the floor and firewall to fit nicely, worked on finishing the frame, plus more. Notice on the bottom of the hood that only the edges have been printed at 150 um. I generally will make parts totally 150 um thick. this prevents warping. I came to the conclusion that I only needed the edges at that thickness and printed the rest at an unthinkable 70 um thickness. The 7th pic shows the rear bumper. It'ts printed at 50 um and is flexible, but still solid. Printing at lower level thickness allows to get a more realistic appearance and more room under the hood. The floor is 100 um thick.

[1930fordpickup]

This looking very nice. 

[my66s55]

Got a lot of adjustments done on the 57 Dodge and just have a short list to do to finish it. I'm currently working on the duel quad intake manifold and only have part of the bottom to do to finish it. I'll adjust the air cleaner to fit the Carter wcfb carbs next. There aren't many reference pics of this manifold available, so it took quite awhile to work on it. I finally searched for a 57 Dodge D500 manifold a couple of days ago and found the pics I needed. Dan finished the 56 Olds and It's a beauty. I've started sectioning off the parts so I can make it solid. White parts are the separated ones. As soon as I got the Olds file, I asked Dan to do a 65 Skylark Grand Sport. I have a decent raw scan of a junk yard 65 and furnished him with reference pics to make it easier. He responded within  a few days. Pic below.

[LOBBS]

This is fantastic work!

I really need to learn Blender for a few projects. I feel pretty proficient with Solidworks because it's what I use for work. But I've never really messed with meshes too much.

Edited June 21, 2023 by LOBBS

[my66s55]

New update of the 65 Grand Sport Dan is doing for me. 

 

 

I have tested the new to 3D printing ACF vat film. The current fastest speed is 300. The standard speed is 60. Because the resin does't stick to the film, I lowered the lift from 6 to 4. The normal speed to 11 plus hours to print. The 300 speed took 3 hours 30 minutes to print. Phrozen is working on the software upgrade to increase the speed to 600. This will put the print time to under 2 hrs. Check the print times on these pics of the print being done. The first of the last two pics is the 57 Dodge I printed last month. The second is the one I printed at 300 speed that's shown in these pics below          

Edited June 30, 2023 by my66s55

[bisc63]

Absolutely love where the Buick is headed. If I may offer a constructive critique on a couple of points (and I apologize if you are already well aware): The base of the rear windshield, where it meets the tulip panel to the trunk, is not a hard line or abrupt change as illustrated, but rather a smooth upward curving transition from front edge of trunk lid to lower edge of rear window, with the lower window chrome trim laying on the same plane. Here are pics from one in my buddy's junk yard to illustrate the point:

[bisc63]

An easy-to-find reference is the Monogram/Revell 1/24 '64 GTO, since the cousins share the same greenhouse and many components, it is a handy 3D guide, as Monogram did a very nice job capturing those shapes. Revell 1/25 '65 Chevelle did to a decent standard.

The other thing that caught my eye, and this may just be a trick of the eye viewing a picture of a picture so to speak, but the quarter panel character line seems to be casting a shadow, indicating that is a raised " bead" ( for lack of a better term). It actually mimics the profile of the larger line that runs the length of the car below it. It is just a shorter, smaller curving step, and would catch the same highlight as the other body line. Also, at the rear end, where it is shown turning down and creating a small squarish "cove", sort of like a smaller '64 Impala quarter panel, it should NOT do that! The upper line sort of fades into nothing just before reaching down to the mid-body line; very subtle.

I offer this in genuine wishes for the printed model to be as accurate as possible. You have hit upon a car that is a personal favorite!

[my66s55]

7 hours ago, bisc63 said:

An easy-to-find reference is the Monogram/Revell 1/24 '64 GTO, since the cousins share the same greenhouse and many components, it is a handy 3D guide, as Monogram did a very nice job capturing those shapes. Revell 1/25 '65 Chevelle did to a decent standard.

The other thing that caught my eye, and this may just be a trick of the eye viewing a picture of a picture so to speak, but the quarter panel character line seems to be casting a shadow, indicating that is a raised " bead" ( for lack of a better term). It actually mimics the profile of the larger line that runs the length of the car below it. It is just a shorter, smaller curving step, and would catch the same highlight as the other body line. Also, at the rear end, where it is shown turning down and creating a small squarish "cove", sort of like a smaller '64 Impala quarter panel, it should NOT do that! The upper line sort of fades into nothing just before reaching down to the mid-body line; very subtle.

I offer this in genuine wishes for the printed model to be as accurate as possible. You have hit upon a car that is a personal favorite!

Thanks for the info, it's greatly appreciated. I passed your info to Dan for his correction.

[Dan Palat]

Corrections made and thanks for pointing them out. Please keep them coming.

[my66s55]

I stumbled on a file that's high on my list of to do projects. I started into 3d printing and file creation in 2013. I can't scratch build.  I wanted a model of a 35 LaSalle in the worst way. Coupe or convertible. I started with that and will make it a reality in the coming months. Next was the 37 Delehaye 135 F & F roadster. That will become a reality in the same time period. The third was a 37 Talbot Lago T150 C ss 150 Teardrop coupe by F & F. The file I found is the 38 version by Talbot Logo. I will do the conversions to make it an F & F version for 37. The file is one of the best I've seen. There is a complete detailed interior, engine bay and engine. It's followed by Dan's fix for the 65 Buick Grand sport. The next posts will be of prints ans builds for my current projects including the 57 Dodge.

 

 

[my66s55]

I've started printing the final pieces to the 57 Dodge. Next come paint and assembly. First, the body with the floor installed. 

Next. the frame.

Last, some parts. The front seat, the 325 hemi with trans, the dash, the front bumpers, the heater box, the brake fluid container, the horns, the battery, the interior side panels and the hubcaps

[Trendsetta68]

sweet '57 !!! I'm really lovin' that '65 Buick too !!! 😇👍

[beeRS]

The 57 looks like it would build up in to a very nice model. 

[my66s55]

Here's the final file for the 65 Grand sport. I've separated the parts i'll use and get them ready for print. The first 3 pics are progress shots from Dan. The remaining are the actual file. 

[MrObsessive]

That Buick looks FANTASTIC Doug! Dan does excellent work as he finished up last week the '63 Corvette Rondine for me, and I've since formatted that to print. I may run that in the machine over the weekend, but there's another file I may do ahead of that.

I asked Dan about doing another car for me, but I don't want to mention it until he's able to see it through. All I can say is it's a car you hardly ever see at a show, let alone on the roads, especially here in the states. 😁

[my66s55]

The 57 Dodge is being painted. The fenders and side stripe have been painted on the Deleheye 135. The 58 Plymouth is in process and the body has been successfully printed. The 35 LaSallle is being modified into the 3 window coupe. The coupe is what I originally wanted , but had trouble with getting the back of the top right. That's been fixed. Now it's getting it       nlended with the rest of the file. What I'm showing today is how I get rid of most, if not all of those lines people point out. 3D printing is an additive process. A series of layers. When an object has a curve, those layers create a step like configuration. The higher the layer height is the larger the step and he greater the of line shows. A way to reduce these line size is to copy objects at an 30 degree angle. This produces a smoother finish on the object. It also creates longer print times and more resin use. Printing at at 50 um, 1/2 the thickness of a sheet of copy paper, produces the fastest times, but worse lines. Printing at 30 um will reduce the effects of the lines some. It also creates a longer print time ranging into the 20 hr time period. 20 um is the ultimate print size, but creates even more print time. I have found that I can print car bodies flat on my Phrozen Mighty 8k printer. Thus, I can print at 30 um an get excellent results. I printed the 57 Dodge this way in 10.5 hrs and had unbelievable results. No visible layer lines. 

This is 50 um.

This is 20 um.

 

This wire wheel was printed at 50 um. It will be much better at 30 um.

[my66s55]

I've been busy printing parts and painting. The red coupe is a 49 Plymouth Executive. It was  on sale $10 from Cgtrader. I also picked up a 53 Studebaker for $10.00. Both are 3d printable and will be curb sides. The 57 Dodge is painted black and has been clear coated. The Delehaye has been painted dark blue for the fenders and I am masking off to put the light blue on the body and interior.  

[my66s55]

I've been busy working on various different car files. I'm currently working on the 58 Plymouth file Mr. Excessive found. I've got the body ready for a test print. The windshield top needs some work, but I print the windshield frames separate. The original file had errors starting with the windshield cowling being way too curved. I replaced that with the one from my 57 Dodge. The curve on the back on the hood has also been corrected. Here's a pic of the original and my correction. The drawing pic shows it correctly. This is the Belvedere convertible. I haven't touched the interior yet. The floor and rolling chassis from my 57 Dodge have been modified to fit the Plymouth. I'll put mt duel quad poly 318 and torqueflite trans in it as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Duddly01]

That is some amazing work. I love how well the 57 Dodge printed.

[my66s55]

My latest 3d projects have been on a 69 Buick Skylark 3d printable file Andrey had for $10 on CG Trader. It'a really nice file. Included are an interior, chassis and suspension. The dash and front seats are decent but the side panels and rear seat need help. The rest is total Micky Mouse for what I want. I put the Grand Sport 400 emblems on it and will put a nail head 401 with a TH 400 automatic with it. I printed it out and it came out perfect. Unfortunately, I tripped over something 16 days ago, fell and shattered the ball in my right hip joint. I can't take a picture of the body so a made screen shots of it. I.m just now getting back to normal. The start of the engine is also below.

 And I started the frame

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Edited December 21, 2023 by my66s55
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[my66s55]

Just a small update. I'm working on a couple of engines currently. One is the Buick nail head and the other is the 1st generation Olds. I did some more work on the side of the Buick. It's a bit tricky getting the sides right. The Olds are a different story entirely. The 303 and 324 have one configuration on their sides and front, the 57-58-371 have a different configuration on their sides, the 60-61 371 have another side configuration and there is another 371 side configuration that I haven't figured out yet. The 394 has it's side and front configurations. Here's what I have so far. The timing chain covers are the basics and not complete.

the Buick

the 57-58 Olds 371

   

[Moparman18064]

This is truly fascinating, awesome!