1/8 Scale Lotus 72c -3d Printed

[Bainford]

Oh yeah! That's looking good.

[kenlwest]

I finished up the paint and gold trim.  Not the best, but good enough for my limited painting skills.  I glued the radiators in place, and here are a few pictures of them.

[Lee Yoder]

Looking good!

 

Later,

Lee

[kenlwest]

I permanently attached the front and rear suspension and drivetrain.

[kenlwest]

The headers were modeled and printed in one piece.  This is one of the advantages of 3d printing; the part does not have to be removed from a mold.  Each tube lines up correctly as they were modeled.

[kenlwest]

The headers are fitted to the engine.

[kenlwest]

Upper coolant lines are in place.

[cobraman]

What a cool project of a very cool car. It looks terrific !  Quite a bit different than working on a 1/25 scale model.

[kenlwest]

  On 9/1/2022 at 4:12 PM, cobraman said:

What a cool project of a very cool car. It looks terrific !  Quite a bit different than working on a 1/25 scale model.

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Yes!  My eyes won't let me build 1/24 anymore.. without making a mess.  

Here are the fuel injection and ignition parts fresh off the printer.  I'll be plumbing and wiring next week.

 

[kenlwest]

I forgot to show the installed seat.

[Lee Yoder]

Any chance this will be offered up for sale?

Later,

Lee

[absmiami]

just in case you were  wondering  -  this is at least as good as the old Entex 72 - and probably a little better ...

trust me - I know ...

and I very much prefer the cigarette maker livery  -  which is weird because I am devoutly anti-tobacco ... 

 

[kenlwest]

I have the ignition system in place.  I need to find a suitable material for the injector lines.  More to come on that.

[kenlwest]

I added the rear stabilizer and intakes.  

[kenlwest]

Today, I managed to make a little progress.  I made the fuel lines from extruded yellow pla filament.  Maybe it's too yellow, but I couldn't find anything else laying around that I could use.  The lines are a bit translucent, which was a fortunate accident.

I painted and glued the inside of the wheels into place, and then permanently glued the wheels and tires on the suspension.

Also glued the roll bar in place as well as the rear wing "w" brace.

[kenlwest]

Rear wing and reservoir tank in place.

[kenlwest]

Getting close to completion.  Decals and windshield yet to go.  I will be building a vac-form machine to make the windshield.  It is close to 5 inches long.

[kenlwest]

Almost looks like it's sitting on wet pavement!

[absmiami]

Model factory hiro makes some fuel line for large scale and small - but its hard to source - have a look around for the next Cosworth …

[Dinky]

Very nice work, love the result.