MrObsessive Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I posted this over on FB a day ago, and it's STILL getting responses on my thread! 😁 This started out as a .obj file I got off of Squir.com. It was pricey, but whoever created the original file really did their homework on getting the lines of this car 'bout perfect. Robert Burns of "Two Many Projects" and I traded files as I got his '70 Buick Riviera I printed recently, and he converted the Caddy to be printable, and will more than likely be in his lineup in his next go round of models he offers. I printed this one and it finished very early yesterday morning, and the print time was around 16+ hours. The body came out very well, with just a couple issues..........namely the very tip of the hood which might be due to the body needing tilted a little bit higher, and a couple faint layer shift lines. Very easily sandable, so I'm not worried about that. The car just fit on my build plate as this is a VERY BIG CAR. I have a bunch of pics I took of the print, and stay tuned to Robert's blog for those of you who follow him on Facebook. I have no idea when his next group buy will be. Original .obj file of the car as I got it from Squir.com. It does have a complete interior BTW, but the rear seat looks to be more for a convertible than a two door hardtop. As it was coming out of the printer on the build plate..........(sorry for the blurry pic...it was waaay early in the morning). We've talked about this ad infinitum, but wall thickness of this depth is VERY important for a model of this size. What can be a challenging task after the body is out of the printer and the excess resin cleaned up is getting it off the supports. Soaking the body in hot water helps to get them off easier, but if the model is too thin in spots particularly where the supports are in a vulnerable place (rocker panels), I can guarantee you the body will literally tear at that spot. This can happen even if the body was cured a bit before getting the supports off. Some complain about bodies being perhaps a bit too thick.........having done this for a while, I can't stress enough how important it is to have stout enough thickness for the model to #1 survive printing, and #2 to handle being taken off the supports. Thick areas such as around the roof pillars, it's easy to take a dremel on low speed and thin them out a tad. Problem solved. Thanks for looking and any questions, I'll try to jump back on and answer if I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 56 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Wow. Yup... that pretty much covers it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Oh man, that IS nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 That is one super nice Caddy. My dad owned a 58 Eldorado Brougham in white with a Stainless steel top. (this was before he married my mom). He said it was quite the divorcee magnet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 What a beast! Looks like it printed very well. Those models might be pricey, but as a sometimes-3D modeler, when I look at that Caddy I see at the very least $4k worth of meticulous work, which makes it an absolute smoking deal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 That's just remarkable, Bill! How does it compare in size to the Jo-Han '58 Fleetwood? I remember hearing those were made to "box scale" rather than exact 1/25; I know from experience their '59 and '60s were short compared to the Monogram kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: That's just remarkable, Bill! How does it compare in size to the Jo-Han '58 Fleetwood? I remember hearing those were made to "box scale" rather than exact 1/25; I know from experience their '59 and '60s were short compared to the Monogram kits. It's probably a bit bigger. In the slicer, the model scales out to 223.24mm's. Scaled down from the actual car in 1/25 that's real close as the actual car would be 225mm's if you shrank it down. Johan's Caddy seemed like more 1/26 or 1/27 scale so they could fit in their standard boxes. I have an X-EL promo somewhere buried away (haven't seen it since I moved several years ago)........sometime I'll have to try and dig that one out and take a look. I can tell you though it's definitely larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 This is fabulous. You are very effectively leveraging advancements in 3D printing to create your own models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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