1/10 DeLorean Back To The Future

[crackerjazz]

Hi guys. I wanted to have a big DeLorean to display with the remote I found off the local classifieds. It's the same model as the movie but with the red PCM label. At first I wanted to gut the radio and maybe make it useable to run the DeLorean but now that I've held the radio in my hands I feel it's too precious to cut up : )

I struggled with the cutting : )

 

[crackerjazz]

Drilled out the corners before scoring the windows to make sure the corners don't invite tears later on.

I'm going to try and replicate the A car's reactor and other components by taking some measurements of the Aoshima kit parts and scaling them up as I don't have any other physical references. The cabin details I don't really need.

I was comparing the shells and noticed that the Aoshima body captures the shape nicely. The 1/10 Aplastics lexan body seems to have missed the slight curvature of the hood, but otherwise I'm happy with its overall shape.

I'm going to start with the rear deck greeblies.

Not sure how I'd be replicating these wraparound parts. And they have holes, too, on the 1:1. We'll see. I've been looking at pictures of the big Eaglemoss DeLorean as well -- that is just a thing of beauty.

 

[crackerjazz]

At first I used the measurements of the Aoshima, but then I realized the heights of the parts were simplified to make only the upper half of the hoses. The details on the Aoshima are understandably simplified as well so I tried to use photos of the parts where I could.

I figured it may be better to use the actual parts measurements and scale them down to 1/10. Did the Polara hubcap and the body with Jameco heatsinks:

The turbine engine top part where the yellow lid goes onto:

 

[crackerjazz]

Plutonium chamber with '67 Polara hubcap and Jameco 16513 heatsinks:

 

[crackerjazz]

I had to separate the hubcap from the chamber because for some strange reason, the hubcap holes skin over with resin when printing. The first one was a bit easier -- the skin was a thinner film that I was able to cut away while uncured. But on my second print the holes were totally covered. Really strange how that happens when they're open on the 3D model.

Hopefully, separating the hubcap will correct that. Will have to test some more.

 

[crackerjazz]

The plutonium chamber lid failed to print, unfortunately. There was actually a portion of it that printed -- but had gotten stuck to the FEP. The turbine part printed nicely, however:

 

[crackerjazz]

Lid is done. I can hear the hissing noise in my head : )