My Future 3D WIP's (LOTS of pics)

[Kris Morgan]

Some very interesting subjects.

[Curt]

1 hour ago, my66s55 said:

Right now on Amazon has the best printer you can get in this price range. Twice as good as the 4k. 

I’ll have to look at that.  The 4K I saw was $420.

[thatz4u]

I'm liking the Stude pickup, would make a great rat rod.....

[my66s55]

1 hour ago, Curt said:

I’ll have to look at that.  The 4K I saw was $420.k

4k can't do what thus can. For $120 you gain a lot. Read my last post on "my 3d projects" thread in W.I.P.

[MrObsessive]

This was one of the tougher files I had to make. At one point, I had to completely redo the file as the back end of this '68 AMX GT to my eyes was just too wide. Well, it turned out the rear quarters which came from a '73 Gremlin video game file, I didn't have them rotated to be horizontal quite straight, so the whole back end came out "flared outwards". So, after a lot of realigning body parts and then getting the model in the slicer, I printed it last evening. It turned out pretty well with a few minor issues (always happens), and it's another car I can 'bout guarantee I'd never see anywhere if I hadn't created it.

Here are some pics of the printed car. I don't know when I'd get around to building it...........my next car after I finish the Shelby Green Hornet (soon), will be a '64 Pontiac Banshee convertible I printed months ago.

For some reason, the fender end cap turned out to be a short shot. I did create this part of the fender as a separate file, so later on I'll reprint it, and see if I can replace the broken off piece.

The car off the build plate and all cleaned and spiffed up a bit.

[Len Woodruff]

Thanks Bill. I love this 3D stuff.

[Russell C]

Fun thing about this is how infinitely tweakable these can be before the final printout, as opposed to the old fashioned way of hacking/mashing physical bodies together, where after it is all done, we wish one or two dimensions were just a bit different.

Borrowed your Mustang's side view for curiosity's sake to do simple 2D cut & paste to see what a slightly longer door / rear wheel opening further back would look like ....

[thatz4u]

Bill have you considered this ????

 

[MrObsessive]

On 11/7/2022 at 12:14 AM, Russell C said:

Fun thing about this is how infinitely tweakable these can be before the final printout, as opposed to the old fashioned way of hacking/mashing physical bodies together, where after it is all done, we wish one or two dimensions were just a bit different.

Borrowed your Mustang's side view for curiosity's sake to do simple 2D cut & paste to see what a slightly longer door / rear wheel opening further back would look like ....

Russell, the final file I did for this one was here............some subtle changes I did before I printed it. 👌🏽

The car shown here was what I based my file on---I didn't care for the 3/4 rear view, particularly the rear window so I did my own take on what the car might have looked like with some changes.

5 hours ago, thatz4u said:

Bill have you considered this ????

Airtrax did a resin for that one (I think a '78), but those are not really my cup of tea. I have files for the later one (early '80's), but it's not been a priority to convert the files just yet to be printable.

Edited November 16, 2022 by MrObsessive

[MrObsessive]

Here's a car I just printed a couple days ago, and while I'm not a street rod guy in the least, I couldn't help but go and create this car using 3D files of a 1960 Corvair sedan I have.

Here's the illustration by Gary Campesi who BTW does some VERY good work with his very imaginative cars he puts out. I noticed this CorvaiRod IMMEDIATELY the moment I saw it.

The file I cut, section, scaled and narrowed to get what you see that follows.............

After I was through with it............ 😁

The left door will need a little rework on the bottom, or I may go ahead and print it again as I have things to do yet such as the bucks for the glass, a street rod frame I have a file for, and even a Corvair engine in case I want to print that. Here's what I cobbled together as a possible wheel choice and engine placement when I had the files in Blender.

I don't think I'll go with those tires though........I like the tires I see in Gary's illustration much better. The engine will more than likely get either a multi carb setup, or fuel injection.

We'll have to see..........

 

[keyser]

Ghia 6.4L Bill. Has your name on it. 😃

[MrObsessive]

Some of you know my feelings about RC2's 1958 Plymouth Belvedere, and how they totally screwed that up. Recently, I downloaded a video game file (Forza Horizon 4) of what I think is the most CORRECT '58 Plymouth Fury I've ever seen. I knew that somewhere along the line, I'd just HAVE to make this printable, and I did so recently.

It's very interesting that a guy like me out here in the hinterlands can find and make CORRECT renditions of these cars, but major kit manufacturers (namely Revell) keep making blunder after blunder.

I've got a series of pics of the Fury below.................enjoy! ❤️

[MrObsessive]

Here are some pics of files I've made printable since about October/November. When the weather gets warmer, I'll be printing more and more of these off. I can print now, but my work room has no heater grate, and I have to put a space heater in the room to warm things up a bit. Printers and resin don't like chilly rooms, and the difference in your prints can be very noticeable between a cold versus a warm room.

What's on my Blender program now as I type this...................😁

 

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by MrObsessive
Repeating pic that keeps showing up.

[MrObsessive]

Got another one...................1958 Plymouth Belvedere Four Door hardtop created from the two door Fury. Roof section from a '57 Desoto Firesweep two door hardtop file I have, created new rear doors, and other tweaks and refinements to whip this one into shape.

Edited January 8, 2023 by MrObsessive

[MrObsessive]

Here's one that I've been waiting for Revell to correct, but I can betcha they never will. Enter 3D printing, and I don't have to wait for them-----I can just create it and print it.

1967 Dodge Coronet 440. A bit different than the R/T as it has the trim on the lower sides of the car. CORRECT rear quarters and roofline............and can probably be tweaked with the 1/25 Revell kit with some work.

This one above is an open version if I'd like. The file did have door sills and jambs, but they'll need heavily reworked to be printable for this model.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Beautiful work, sir. And what you're showing here will be the final kick in the tail I've needed to get into 3D printing as soon as I'm moved and set a model shop up again.

Brilliant, inspirational, etc. etc. Literally unlimited possibilities. 

[MrObsessive]

Finished up another few files in the last couple weeks. I got the Corvair Monza four door hardtop to now be printable, along with a '57 Pontiac Star Chief two door hardtop. I made a new file of a car I tried to print months ago, when I first got the smaller printer, but it was so thin that I didn't want to bother trying to build it. It's a '63 Ferrari Lusso that I doubt we ever see a mainstream kit anytime soon.

In my Blender program now I'm working on is a car that I've yet to see a plastic kit of-----a 1971 BMW 3.0 CSL. That's in the "building" stage now as I'm getting wall thickness established among other things.

 

[keyser]

Batmobil and Lusso ftw Bill. 👍🏼

[MrObsessive]

OK..........finished up the BMW a few days ago, and now I got another one taking residence on my laptop at the moment. 😉

Headlights, grilles and such would get printed separately..........the headlight grille section seen here was TOUGH to convert. LOTS of issues with flipped faces, but I eventually got all to cooperate and turn out correctly.

Nice set of wheels were part of the files. Just a few tweaks needed to make them printable, and I'll definitely see how they turn out when it's time to print this.

This is what I'm working on now. 1984 Lincoln Mark VII LSC. I was a bit reluctant to convert this file due to the way it was designed, but so far it's been one of the easier ones to do.

[MrObsessive]

The Lincoln Mark VII is now all finished up, and in fact, I have it in the printer now. The curiosity got the best of me, and I want to see how it stacks up against the old and soon to be reissued Revell Pro Street car. Of course, that one has proportion issues, but the comparison I'd like to check out just the same.

In my 3D programs now is a car that I was also reluctant to convert, but so far is coming along smoothly with little issue. 1979 Pontiac Bonneville four door which is actually a VERY detailed file/drawing, with door sills, jambs, under trunk/hood structure, and I could get files for the interior later on as he has files for that also on his site.

Some pics below..............

The '79 Pontiac............Just establishing wall thickness now.

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 11/5/2022 at 9:28 PM, MrObsessive said:

 

 

"Model Factory Geary"    

[Tabbysdaddy]

I can't wait to see more of that Bonneville. 

[MrObsessive]

I finished up the '79 Pontiac Bonneville file this morning, and the other day I printed the '84 Lincoln Mark VII. The Lincoln turned out well, and over the weekend I'd like to get it fully off the supports, and compare it to the Revell Lincoln LSC kit to see where the differences were as far as proportions.

Here are pics of the Pontiac finished up in Blender, as well as the Lincoln print............

The Pontiac to make it easier for me to detail and either chrome or paint-----it'll have separate bumpers, headlight/grille, trunk, hood, and taillights. The last pic above, I added the chrome trim that belongs on the lower part of the C pillars, and across the tulip panel. That wasn't part of the files, and it was something I had to make using the mesh and scale functions in Blender. I tried to add the seam that runs down the middle of the roof for a vinyl top, but due to the body already being thickened up (about 1.8mm's) I had difficulty with extrusions, and it's something that's better off doing in the beginning, than later on after establishing wall thickness.

I can always run a thin strip of styrene with some CA glue and add that later----I've done that to resin a number of times over the years.

The '84 Lincoln LSC print.............

The wheels files shown for the LSC were given to me by a follower on FB. They printed very well, and despite the "curved" appearance of the spokes, they have since straightened out after setting and curing slightly for a couple days.

BTW, both of these files can be had here. Granted, it takes some time to make these printable, but he's got files of cars you won't see anywhere else-----a number of them I've converted and made printable over the last six months or so.

Edited February 2, 2023 by MrObsessive

[Zen]

Wow, that Mark VII looks pretty good, I need one. The wheels do look a bit too curved for a stock looking wheel..

[MrObsessive]

S'More I've done lately and are underway...........

1972 Oldsmobile 98 with interior and all. I just did the body conversion for print for now----I'll deal with the interior when the time comes I get the ambition to do a full build of this.

1954 Corvette Nomad Concept. I may go ahead and print this one in the not too distant future. This one has a complete interior also.......

1968 Ford Ranchero. A file that's available now from EDM 3D Garage. For the moment, taking up quite a bit of residence in my Blender program---I'm at the halfway mark so far as the body is done as far as creating wall thickness. It's now on to getting the chrome solidified and on the body, getting the grille detailed, and doing the final bit and pieces.

Finally, a car that I just printed.............1970 Plymouth Fury. Two versions actually.....I did a hardtop, and a convertible. The convertible has a file for the uptop and all.......I haven't printed that one yet.