Ian McLaren Posted August 11 Author Posted August 11 17 hours ago, nickfzr61 said: Beautiful work. Very realistic detailing. Nick thank you so much for the kind words, another update will be out soon.
Straightliner59 Posted August 11 Posted August 11 2 hours ago, Ian McLaren said: Thank you so much Daniel, coming from you it really means a lot. Am I not looking in the right place but I don't see a thread from you at the moment. I'm over in the regular cars section. I'm building a Porsche 914 for my neighbor across the hall. He did me a huge favor, so I asked him what his favorite car is, and that's what he said, so, here we are!🙂 It's coming along pretty decently, so far.
Ian McLaren Posted August 12 Author Posted August 12 Chassis is for all intents and purposes, completed' waiting for the body to be finished and for the decals to arrive 4
sah5150 Posted August 12 Posted August 12 Looks ready to run. Finishes really are amazing - very realistic.
Ian McLaren Posted August 22 Author Posted August 22 NOT DONE, waiting for decals (no ETA) and clear coat, also front bunper guards, parachutes and mounts and bare-metal covers for front and rear bumpers. a 2
Ian McLaren Posted August 30 Author Posted August 30 This is the last photo of this project intil the decals arrive. these are just paper proofs 4
meechum68 Posted August 30 Posted August 30 Dude killer work, and seeing the paper proofs... oh I can't wait for the final reveal!
Straightliner59 Posted August 30 Posted August 30 Those are going to look killer, Ian! The car just looks right. Excellent work, as always, my friend!
Ian McLaren Posted November 14 Author Posted November 14 (edited) The Prospector funnycar is headed to the back burner for now, as the final decals for the 55 Thunderbird are now available, and after a marathon battle with USPS and Canada post lasting the better part of six weeks and is still not fully resolved, I have what I need to finish the body. Then will come final assembly on the Thunderbird and on the Prospector funnycar as well. It has really been a long haul on this project Edited November 14 by Ian McLaren 2
AmericanMuscleFan Posted November 14 Posted November 14 Great job Ian awesome build, It seems to me that we have enough of a challenge in this hobby without the postal service getting involved! There's a French expression that says: Everything comes to those who wait! I don't know if it translates word for word, but I imagine you see what I mean! 😉
Ian McLaren Posted November 15 Author Posted November 15 Thank you Francis, Yes dealing with USPS has alwys been interesting, but add in this Canada Post nonsence and the costs involved, it is becoming increasingly, just not worth the the effort. It's so much easier to print (or machine / scratch build) your own parts or even produce custom decals in all but the most extreme cases, (Girl Trouble). It's too bad as I would really like to do business with some of the extremely talented people out there but I just can't justify the costs involved (both monitarily and time wise).
Ian McLaren Posted November 28 Author Posted November 28 Getting close, should be done by Monday and the 57 Chev 10 to 14 days 2
Ian McLaren Posted Saturday at 10:27 PM Author Posted Saturday at 10:27 PM Very close to done, side skirtsand windshield plus cleaning up some wiring and control cables to finish off on the chassis. Even the dice were custom printed for this one. 2
Straightliner59 Posted Sunday at 02:20 AM Posted Sunday at 02:20 AM That's a great looking car, Ian. You've done a fantastic job, with it, my friend.
meechum68 Posted Sunday at 02:27 AM Posted Sunday at 02:27 AM She is a beauty!! The details, the explanation as you built ... truly a work of art.
Ian McLaren Posted Monday at 02:06 AM Author Posted Monday at 02:06 AM 23 hours ago, meechum68 said: She is a beauty!! The details, the explanation as you built ... truly a work of art. Thank you Michael, I hope at least some of my explainations proved to be helpfull
Ian McLaren Posted Tuesday at 11:13 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 11:13 PM On 11/30/2025 at 10:45 PM, Metaldrumm said: Very cool stuff,nice craftsmanship! Thank you very much Brian, I'm glad you liked it. Its been a long haul! 1
Ian McLaren Posted Tuesday at 11:29 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 11:29 PM What started out as only a test to see if I could modify a STL file of a stock bodied vehicle to funnycar proportions and sucssefully 3D print it, has now turn out to be a completed representation of one of our local funnycars here in Alberta Canada. Submitted for your approval here is the 1957 Thunderbird Girl Trouble BB/FC. Which during it's build process lived up to its name onseveral occaisions. 2
Straightliner59 Posted yesterday at 06:16 AM Posted yesterday at 06:16 AM Ian, this is a beautiful car! You certainly accomplished your original goal, and then some. Your model is awesome, my friend. Super work!
Ian McLaren Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago 21 hours ago, Straightliner59 said: Ian, this is a beautiful car! You certainly accomplished your original goal, and then some. Your model is awesome, my friend. Super work! Thank you so much Daniel for the kind words, coming from you they mean a lot!
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