Volvo 850 T5

Kevan · 26th-Apr-22, 07:58 AM

I've wanted a Volvo rally car for a couple of years, the scx ones look OK but always seem to sell for silly money....so let's print one.

Estate or Saloon...best doing both.

Both bodyshells fit the same chassis, one specifically drawn up and printed for the purpose. Slotit IL pod and NSRs with a shark 25.

The blue one will see Rally stages, the estate will probably race in saloons.

Anthony B · 26th-Apr-22, 08:28 AM

Really nice work Kevan!!

Kevan · 26th-Apr-22, 08:55 AM

The yellow one had a run round our Rally stage last week before the event started...it flew round so really looking forward to finishing it.

Driver & navigator are printed, windows are always a pain but ho hum and Rally plates are easy to do.

Because the estate doesn't have anywhere easy to mount the rear body post (I prefer one in the middle front/rear) I drew up an 'L' shaped one that's glued to the back end and it seems to work really well so the saloon had the same.

Kevan · 21st-Sep-22, 11:06 PM

It goes REALLY well!

Savage GT · 22nd-Sep-22, 06:10 AM

Looks like it grips well Thumbup

Was that in plastic ? The body does not look quite as smooth as the resin prints I have seen of yours.
Not a criticism, it looks great, just an observation.

Anthony B · 22nd-Sep-22, 06:33 AM

Kevan - how did you forrm the glasswork? Always a bugbear of mine....

Kevan · 22nd-Sep-22, 11:22 AM

(22nd-Sep-22, 06:10 AM)Savage GT Wrote: Looks like it grips well

Was that in plastic ? The body does not look quite as smooth as the resin prints I have seen of yours.
Not a criticism, it looks great, just an observation.

It's resin printed but at 40um rather than the 20um layers I've printed in recently. Printing a bodyshell in 20um layers takes twice as long, 8 to 9 hours and that's on a mono printer which are fairly quick.

Kevan · 22nd-Sep-22, 11:29 AM

(22nd-Sep-22, 06:33 AM)Anthony B Wrote: Kevan - how did you forrm the glasswork? Always a bugbear of mine....

I use thin plastic packaging, fruit boxes are thin enough, then simply cut a strip for the front and rear and hold one on place tightly whilst applying small blobs of superglue on the inside with a piece of thin piano wire then a quick blast of glue activator.
Side windows are done the same way if you want to fit them.
Once it's tacked in place you can go round with canopy glue or other favourite clear setting adhesive.
It'll never be 'showroom' but easily good enough for racing.