1/20 2019 Mclaren MCL34 Scratch Build - Lando Norris
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:14 pm
Hello, me again, doing something out of the ordinary, as usual!
After my last custom build (the 2018 Red Bull turned out so well) I decided to go down the route of 3D printing again, but this time I have purchased my own printer!
At the moment this kit is scratch built, but I may end up just buying a 2017 Ferrari to use the floor, wheels and suspension.
The source of the 3D model this time is from a video game called Assetto Corsa, a group made all of the 2019 cars, so I took the files for the McLaren MCL 34 and started Chopping it up into parts to fit onto my printer.
The printer I got is from Amazon and prints with photosensitive resin, it’s slower than a standard plastic printer, but allows for more detail.
My first prints didn’t go to plan, as I learned how to use it, and how fast to print to the desired level of detail
This print failed because the supports were not strong enough.
You can see the front wing drooped forward as it’s supports no longer held it in place,
Printing parts can take a long time!
Left and right bits of the nose, and a better front wing, were the result of turning up the exposure time from 6s to 7.5s giving the supports more strength as they had cured more. I also increased the support width by about 10%.
Next I did the front of the chassis
Then I filled the build plate with a lot of the rear cowling, and details such as rear wing, mirrors etc.
This is the car and all of it parts next to my 2018 Red Bull, as you can see the proportions look correct.
The rear wing is printed entirely in one piece, as I usually make them wonky when building them from kit parts. You can see all of the little aero slants and cuts are all showed in the print.
The baregeboards, I may have gone a little too far with thickening these bits up,
But it’s no worse than the shark fin thickness on the 2017 Mercedes from MONOPOST!!!
The parts, all fit together very well, look at the joins on the nose cone, they’re already glued - the rest kind of fits loosley as it has an uneven bottom shape.
As usual Decals will be from Pattos Place, but I'm quite tempted to give the Spot Model service a try.
After the body is all joined together, and one single peice i’ll make the decision as to whether I should buy the sf70h kit for the floor, wheels etc, or print them myself.
So far I have used around £9 worth of resin.
Thanks for looking!
After my last custom build (the 2018 Red Bull turned out so well) I decided to go down the route of 3D printing again, but this time I have purchased my own printer!
At the moment this kit is scratch built, but I may end up just buying a 2017 Ferrari to use the floor, wheels and suspension.
The source of the 3D model this time is from a video game called Assetto Corsa, a group made all of the 2019 cars, so I took the files for the McLaren MCL 34 and started Chopping it up into parts to fit onto my printer.
The printer I got is from Amazon and prints with photosensitive resin, it’s slower than a standard plastic printer, but allows for more detail.
My first prints didn’t go to plan, as I learned how to use it, and how fast to print to the desired level of detail
This print failed because the supports were not strong enough.
You can see the front wing drooped forward as it’s supports no longer held it in place,
Printing parts can take a long time!
Left and right bits of the nose, and a better front wing, were the result of turning up the exposure time from 6s to 7.5s giving the supports more strength as they had cured more. I also increased the support width by about 10%.
Next I did the front of the chassis
Then I filled the build plate with a lot of the rear cowling, and details such as rear wing, mirrors etc.
This is the car and all of it parts next to my 2018 Red Bull, as you can see the proportions look correct.
The rear wing is printed entirely in one piece, as I usually make them wonky when building them from kit parts. You can see all of the little aero slants and cuts are all showed in the print.
The baregeboards, I may have gone a little too far with thickening these bits up,
But it’s no worse than the shark fin thickness on the 2017 Mercedes from MONOPOST!!!
The parts, all fit together very well, look at the joins on the nose cone, they’re already glued - the rest kind of fits loosley as it has an uneven bottom shape.
As usual Decals will be from Pattos Place, but I'm quite tempted to give the Spot Model service a try.
After the body is all joined together, and one single peice i’ll make the decision as to whether I should buy the sf70h kit for the floor, wheels etc, or print them myself.
So far I have used around £9 worth of resin.
Thanks for looking!
! So, this is the Future of modelling.