"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/29/2020 at 16:30 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/29/2020 at 16:30 • Filed to: None | 6
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I apologize if this is the 2nd or even 3rd time that you have seen these pics as I’ve put them on the Oppo discord as well as the LaLD drive tribe. However, I am really proud of this one!
When I started modding die casts at the beginning of quarantine I looked at some of the pros for inspiration. I thought, “well mine are going to look like shit and I’ll prob do 2 or three and give up”. Most of my first ones did look like shit, but small improvements were made along the way.
I thought the same thing about the 3D printer I recently acquired, but thanks to you lot. I have been doing well with that also.
The below Ferrari 458 started out life the same as the header image. As you may already know I like COLORS. I picked Tamiya “Camel Yellow” for this project, then I used paint pens and a steady hand to do the body and engine details. Then I hit it with some Tamiya clear coat (I have a long way to go with clear coat).
The hold up(s) on all of my die
cast customs (besides rainy days where I can’t paint) are wheels. The wheels that come on 99% of die cast cars are god awful. The hot wheels “real rider” cars are $5 instead of $1, and on top of that it’s not like I can just go to a few stores and peruse the toy section. Buying online is even more expensive. Although I have been doing a little of that.
So I decided to put the 3D printer to work here. I found some files on thingverse that are pretty close to the factory 458 wheels. In addition the wheel and “tire” are separate files which is convenient for painting.
So I threw the files in C ura licked off 4 wheels and test fit them... too big, but nice that they fill up the wells. I scaled the tires down a bit, and scaled the wheels down a bit more as it was a really tight fit (had to use a hammer).
My second attempt was much better. So I masked off the wheels, sprayed them silver and filed down the junky parts on the tires while I waited for the paint to dry.
They came out great! So I slapped them on excitedly... Seems as this 458 needs rear wheels with a slightly larger diameter, haha.
So I re-scaled and printed two more, painted them up and boy did this one come out NEETO.
I hope everyone is having a good week!
VW Max
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 16:36 |
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Those wheels are fantastic!
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Tripper
> VW Max
04/29/2020 at 16:39 |
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Thanks! Really pumped on how they came out!
Nothing
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 16:58 |
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That looks great. Probably my favorite custom is my stripped polished /clearcoated Cougar . Normally, I’m somewhat content with pulling out the Sharpies to add body details. I’d try my hand at a few, but I don’t have any paint!
gokstate
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 17:02 |
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I’m gonna go with the last pic of the engine bay as the money shot.
Nicely done!
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Tripper
> Nothing
04/29/2020 at 17:03 |
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Got a pic? I think I’m going overboard with surface prep as the paint is chipping off really easily.
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Tripper
> gokstate
04/29/2020 at 17:03 |
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Thanks!
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Nothing
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 17:17 |
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Sure! I also used a Dremel to remove the side exit exhausts and large front chin spoiler.
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Tripper
> Nothing
04/29/2020 at 17:32 |
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Wow, that looks awesome!
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Nothing
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 18:09 |
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Thanks! Paint stripper, a polish with some fine steel wool, and then a couple of coats of clear to keep it from oxidizing.
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 18:19 |
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That’s really cool! Is 3D printing difficult? From what I’ve read it sounds like it can be quite a finicky process but the end result you have here looks great.
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Tripper
> Nothing
04/29/2020 at 19:20 |
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I’ve been using #0000 steel wool and I think I might need to go with something rougher, the primer just doesn’t seem to stick that well.
Noodles
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 20:08 |
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Looks great man.
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Noodles
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 21:13 |
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You're making the body too smooth. 000 is almost too fine. 0000 is too much. You have to leave something for the primer to grip to.
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Tripper
> Noodles
04/29/2020 at 21:53 |
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Figures, that’s how I do when it comes to working with my hands....”ok I know this is tight enough, but I’m just gonna makes it a liiiiitttle tighter...SNAP!”
shop-teacher
> Tripper
04/29/2020 at 23:43 |
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Dude! That looks great!!
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Tripper
> shop-teacher
04/29/2020 at 23:52 |
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Thanks! I haven’t quite gotten the clear coat down yet, I can’t get that glassy finish. Really pumped on the wheels!
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Tripper
> gin-san - shitpost specialist
04/29/2020 at 23:54 |
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Finicky is a good way to describe it but once you get the hang of it it’s pretty easy to see where you went wrong. Oppo taught me how to do it so you have great resources here. Ender 3 printers are still $180 if you’re i the US.
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shop-teacher
> Tripper
04/30/2020 at 07:52 |
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You'll get there!