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Post by intimidator on Apr 10, 2011 19:57:48 GMT -5
Gonna be Neat! Can't wait!   |
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Post by Gary Kulchock on Jul 9, 2011 9:58:10 GMT -5
 I'm happy to report that the Wicked Project is back on the bench. ;D The 1936 Mercedes body is history, R.I.P. I received the new Rapid Prototyped Body from TDR this week, and I had some time to start planning. The body is rough and needs a lot of sanding and some sculpting, but it gives me the base I need to get moving. At 1/16th scale, this sucker is a big 14" long. In real world space it would be 2 feet longer than a '57 Nomad, 9" wider, but 9" shorter. Need a big body to house a 1710 cubic inch, 2500 horsepower engine. Add in the projected Nos system an we are talking 3000+ horsepower. So how about some photos.   1/16 Porsche 928 windshield.  You may have seen the Photo-etch already, but if not .....  More later guys. Check out my Fotki site on this build ....... public.fotki.com/gkulchock/all-my-modeling-rel/my-in-progress-mode/wicked-my-ridler-aw/
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Post by z24dude on Jul 9, 2011 19:09:34 GMT -5
Swweeeett!!!
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 10, 2011 10:38:16 GMT -5
Truly an interesting build. Thanks for sharing it Gary.
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Post by Nacho Z on Jul 10, 2011 10:50:00 GMT -5
Can't wait to see this in person. I know how big your photo set-up is, so this thing is huge! Nice close up of the photo-etch sheet.
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Post by Gary Kulchock on Jul 12, 2011 12:14:27 GMT -5
Just saw that a lot of my links were screwed up on this build, so I went back and fixed them all from the start. Now you can see what the old Mercedes looked like.
Stay tuned, more to come .......
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Post by Gary Kulchock on Jul 22, 2011 22:24:36 GMT -5
Want to see what I got from TDR Inovations today? I knew this day would someday arrive. I just received some 3D printed parts for my "Wicked" project, and they are better quality than most Tamiya parts. Unreal detail, printed from a computer file. Check these out. 3D Rapid Prototype parts for my "Wicked" project. 1/16th scale working Alternator.  V12 Allison Valve Covers.  Center section of a Mark Williams rear end.  Twin turbos for my 1/16th scale Allison.   So what do you think? |
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Post by Nacho Z on Jul 23, 2011 8:20:21 GMT -5
Nothing short of amazing! Are we looking at the future of modeling? This process will only get better, faster and cheaper in the future. The "color" or transparency of the material make it hard to see the detail, but it is there and it is something else  |
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 26, 2011 11:04:26 GMT -5
Very nice parts. I agree that it will be a technology that will help our hobby a lot.
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Post by tkren on Sept 26, 2011 16:06:27 GMT -5
WOW thats going to be WICKED!Great job so far!
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Post by shreddedtire82 on Sept 26, 2011 22:22:46 GMT -5
Need a big body to house a 1710 cubic inch, 2500 horsepower engine. Add in the projected Nos system an we are talking 3000+ horsepower. 3000+ hp....... would be insane to have that mush power under one foot....... i wanna drive it lol  |
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Post by Gary Kulchock on Sept 27, 2011 7:24:33 GMT -5
Need a big body to house a 1710 cubic inch, 2500 horsepower engine. Add in the projected Nos system an we are talking 3000+ horsepower. 3000+ hp....... would be insane to have that mush power under one foot....... i wanna drive it lol I think I'd wet myself just starting it. Thanks also for the kudos Tom. I've got some new parts Rapid Prototyped, oil pan, universals, and some cool jackstands for the car while working on it. A Lenco transmission is on the way. I've been working on adding additional detail to the engine, and I have build an adjustable building jig for the whole project. I'll try to get photos up tonight if time permits. |
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Post by intimidator on Nov 4, 2011 7:49:53 GMT -5
Gonna be "wicked"!-lol
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Post by tool on Dec 7, 2011 12:59:52 GMT -5
yes it is !!
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I'm happy to report that the Wicked Project is back on the bench. ;D
