Project Seven - WIP

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January 17, 2024
This is as she arrived back in June - in desperate need of some TLC (and especially a brake job). 35 years of Florida sun had not been kind to the paintwork, but to be honest, the patina has really grown on me, and I think I'd rather clear coat it than repaint it. The other benefit of finding this truck down south is that it's virtually free of structural rust.
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January 17, 2024
An extensive tune up was performed over the summer and fall...
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January 17, 2024
...as well as repairs to the HVAC system and electronics.
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January 17, 2024
It's been... an adventure... so far. The goal is to reverse the years of neglect and get the truck back to a point where it can be a daily driver (during the summer at least)
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January 17, 2024
By the end of the season it was running pretty well - now it's time to take on a new project: remaking the real life vehicle in scale. I'm challenging myself to get as close as I possibly can to replicating the weathering present on the full size vehicle.
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January 17, 2024
There's also some damage to the bodywork in places - it all adds to her "character" - I'll be reproducing this in scale too.
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January 17, 2024
The interior is "well broken in" too - and although I won't be able to replicate that old car smell, I'll do my best to weather the interior to of the model to match.
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January 17, 2024
I've even bought a topper for it - this will be a removable part of the model.
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January 17, 2024
I'll see how much work I can get done on the scale copy this winter - Come spring, I'll be able to pull the cover off and regain access to my reference material
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January 17, 2024
Of course, no styrene kit for this truck exists, but many makes and models can be found as 3D-printer ready files in various places online. This example is quite detailed and comes in multiple parts, which will make painting, detailing, and weathering much easier.
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January 17, 2024
I'm also able to make limited modifications to the .stl files myself to better approximate the exact spec of my truck. For example, here I've converted the front axle from 4WD to 2WD (meaning it's now a simple beam axle). Some other modifications will have to be done once the parts are printed. Someone more versed in CAD than I could probably figure those out prior to printing as well, but let's not eliminate all of the plastic-cutting from this project!
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January 17, 2024
Starting this model coincides with commissioning a new 3D printer - my Elegoo Saturn 2 has an 8K screen and reproduces the detail of the 3D file very accurately.
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January 17, 2024
Playing around a bit with anti-aliasing... The steps may look the same size, but they're shallower on the part in the top half of the screen, which means there's less to sand down prior to painting.
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January 17, 2024
The quality of the .stl files I purchased combined with the resolution of the new printer means that the final model will be incredibly detailed.
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January 17, 2024
This is one of the parts that will need updating post-print (mostly because I didn't think of it until now). The rear crossmembers aren't correct, and will be reworked in styrene. What's in the file is perfectly fine for a curbside model, but that's not how we do things in my studio...
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January 22, 2024
I've had some luck printing very small parts on this printer too... These generic seat belt parts will be used for this build, as well as a number of other upcoming projects.
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February 22, 2024
Here's all of the donor styrene parts (for now anyway)
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February 22, 2024
The 3D files come with the premium Dana 44 option... mine has the humble Dana 35, which I'll be appropriating from one of my YJ parts kits. Brakes are from a ZJ donor kit.
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February 22, 2024
The glue-bombed 4.0 from the same parts kit has been disassembled. Like its 1:1 counterpart, this will need some TLC before it's going anywhere...
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February 22, 2024
Other stuff I know I'll use... hood hinges, pedals, wipers and so on.
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February 22, 2024
And some stuff I may or may not use... engine bay parts from my ZJ parts kit
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February 22, 2024
I may try to use some of these ZJ parts to detail the suspension

Comentários

13 17 January, 13:10

DerMattes
Watching 👍

17 January, 13:33

Brandon H
Welcome aboard!

17 January, 13:45

Brandon H
I was incredibly fortunate to be able to purchase an example of my dream car last year. (Luckily I have modest taste.) After spending the summer and fall repairing all of the neglected parts of this truck, I'm now familiar with it inside and out. Now it's time to build a scale replica, and there's no excuses for inaccuracies! This will also be my first ever fully 3D printed model. (Mostly 3D printed anyway, more on that later...)

17 January, 13:49

Nathan Dempsey
You're pulling at my heart strings Brandon. I had '91 Cherokee Limited so I'll follow this with great interest.

17 January, 14:00

Pepe
Looking

17 January, 14:44

Spanjaard
certainly following this one.

17 January, 14:53

Brandon H
That's awesome Nathan! This will be a passion project for me for sure

17 January, 15:02

Brandon H
Pull up a seat boys! Charging forward into unknown territory on this one!

17 January, 15:03

István Szücs
This... I MUST watch it! The real one is also interesting!

17 January, 18:33

Bozzer
I'm jumping on this too. I'm loving my Anycubic Proton Mono 4K, but I also want something with a larger print bed. My Wash and Cure machine, is a game changer!

17 January, 18:37

Ben M
Watching, I've been enjoying building 3d printed models. It allows me to enlarge my stash without leaving the house to go to the hobby shop.

17 January, 18:41

Brandon H
Exactly Ben!

Bozzer, I got the Wash and Cure combo from Elegoo with this printer, and it's a massive improvement over my previous system (which was a cheap jewelry cleaner, and shiny stock pot, and a grow lamp from Amazon)

István, I've got big plans for the 1:1 truck in the future... but this build will just be replicating how it exists now, in 2024

17 January, 19:44

Michael Kohl
This will be fun to follow.

22 January, 13:18

Brandon H
Working on pulling the styrene parts together now, since I'm still waiting to uncover the 1:1 reference

22 February, 12:48

Nathan Dempsey
Exciting. I'm going to need a build log on the real one too.

22 February, 13:12

Brandon H
Haha, I'll be sure to sprinkle in a few updates as I get back to working on the 1:1 this spring

22 February, 13:31

Nathan Dempsey
Come back down to Florida. We will let you work on it year round 😂

22 February, 13:57

Karl R.
Looks great already, I have no clue on how you're going to be able to replicate the clear coat like that. To replicate clear coat the has big chips (like seen in early 90s Ford) just paint the model sand it real fine like 3600 or something. Put masking tape over the area where you want the clear coat to be gone at, and clear coat the model let the clear coat completely cure and then peel the tape off. But for thin clear coat like this I have no clue. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

30 July, 00:47

Brandon H
Thanks Karl!
Haha, I'm excited to see what I come up with too! I'll probably go through a lot of test spoons, whenever I get back around to this build!

30 July, 11:17

Bozzer
May I suggest, experimenting with PVA? I've never done it, however, with practice, you may be able to carefully pick it off? Just an idea, mate???

30 July, 17:42

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