1/18 Firefox

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Alright. got some pics of the first parts to be printed. should be finished printing by next week. then i will clean up all the parts and test fit. then primer adjust anything that needs it. theres always clean up no matter how good the print is. once all thats done we will decide on how we want to mold it .

The panel lines are cut deep to help when we add the primer so they dont get lost.

Thanks for looking.

Al

 

[rbeach84]

Too cool! BTW, what scale (sorry if you already said...)
Regards, Robert

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Too cool! BTW, what scale (sorry if you already said...)
Regards, Robert

1/18. 42 inches long

 

[rbeach84]

Sorry, I knew that.. well, I was thinking something smaller looking one of the images of the printed parts in your hand. Fooled myself!
Regards, Robert

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Yeah. its hard to tell scale looking at those pics. the model was chopped into a few parts for ease of printing.

 

[Nwerke]

Blimey, this looks good - great work! Suddenly an embarrassment of Firefox riches but there can't be too many after all these years. :thumbsup

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Blimey, this looks good - great work! Suddenly an embarrassment of Firefox riches but there can't be too many after all these years. :thumbsup

YES, to long has the world waited for this... we are making it happen this summer. parts should be dont this week. then i will get to prepping them for molding.


LOL.

 

[Nwerke]

At this scale you should seriously give some thought to doing lightweight epoxy-glass castings. Dual market - I think you'd find the model can be adapted to EDF RC.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

At this scale you should seriously give some thought to doing lightweight epoxy-glass castings. Dual market - I think you'd find the model can be adapted to EDF RC.

Thats all i ever do. Not a fan of solid resin parts. I only use resin for detail parts. Check out my X jet. All epoxy fiberglass. Only way to make it.

 

[Nwerke]

D'oh, haha! Brilliant.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Fresh off the printer. oops soon to be off the printer,




more soon.

 

[Nwerke]

Hoo! What print tech is this? Looks pretty decent.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

Hoo! What print tech is this? Looks pretty decent.

The parts look even better cleaned up. All i know is the Printer is close to $500.000.00

 

[Nwerke]

Yeah, figures. They really shouldn't cost that much; there's some patent-trolling going on in that sector, or so I'm told. But at least it is driving a lot of innovation; home units which can do parts this nice - at speed and a sane price - are on the horizon. Congrats on the 3D model btw, that's some accurate-looking work.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

I cant take credit for the 3-d model. Thats the work of a guy who has been researching firefox for many years.

Im just handling the build part of this

 

[jockdeboer]

If you are making a list, put me on it.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

We got big parts.

 

[crackerjazz]

Wow -- that's one huge model! Technology meets classic model-building! Looking forward to your updates.

 

[Nwerke]

Yeah, I realise you would have specified if the CG was your own work. Pass on my congrats? I know an accurate 'fox when I see one, and there haven't been many.

Oh hell, now I have that big butts song stuck in my head. :lol That is one sexy (and huge) rear end. :lol

 

[32buds]

WOW, and WOW again. That looks amazing. Can't wait to see the finished article!