Whats on your bench ... - Printable Version

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - Kevan - 18th-Nov-25

Saw this on Cults 3D, loved it, cost less than a quid... why not!

I split the bodyshell in half just behind the doors where there's a natural join anyway then printed both ends face-up to get the best detail where it matters.

0.15mm layers, OVERTURE Super PLA+ printed on a Prusa mk3s+, total print time about 16 hours.

I could have printed in 0.04mm layers to get rid of the layer lines on the front and back but that would have increased print time to a couple of days.

A thin coat of UV resin will soon hide those layer lines anyway.

I used organic supports, which means a much cleaner print inside the bodyshell except the top part of the print which requires a pair of needle nose pliers to get rid of the 'roots' which aren't as easy to remove as normal supports.

The two halves are stuck together with superglue & bicarb powder along the join inside the shell.

It's 67mm across the outside edges of the rear wheel arches and weighs 27g

I could easily make a 3D chassis for it but like the idea of a brass & wire sidewinder one.

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - KensRedZed - 18th-Nov-25

Looks great, Kevan. 

I would consider sending you an aluminum chassis. But they are illegal outside of Canada. 

I look forward to seeing it completed. Brass and wire is an excellent choice. 

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - Kevan - 18th-Nov-25

It might see our Rally stages... Paris Dakar 1979 #108 

...one of the 60% of that years entries that was classified as 'abandoned' (DNF)

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - Anthony B - 28th-Nov-25

Ahhh John - great work - when I get on leave in a couple of weeks I will want to order please

A couple more finished - another Atlas Ford and Monogram Ferrari 330 ( that had a huge hole on rear deck - fixed either Vallejo liquid putty)

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - chappyman66 - 3rd-Dec-25

Took advantage of the black Friday sale....

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - BAracer - 3rd-Dec-25

Times as they are, and having recently forked out for a few items, I have set myself the challenge of building a Group 5 car for one of the club classes out of items in my spares box.

So far, so good...
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Sideways Capri (£5 swapmeet bargain) and surplus Staffs wheels in just the right colour!

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - Kevan - 3rd-Dec-25

Gr5 Capri is the most popular at our club.

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - ARUP - 4th-Dec-25

Here are a couple so I can get a 'rise' out of a slot car buddy who is a 'lefty'! I will delete this if against rules. I need to find an 'orange man' for the #1 car and a bearded man fir the other. The number one car will get a gold leaf crown once I get some of that. It'll be a hoot!

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - ARUP - 4th-Dec-25

Here's a '55 Chevy for vintage racing. I have the decals somewhere on the bench! I have to fab a chassis and get drive train bits yet.

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RE: Whats on your bench ... - Kevan - 4th-Dec-25

That post had me searching for '55 Chevy and Olds 88 Super comparisons.  Inevitably this video appeared...

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