James Bond's Lotus
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:33 pmI asked around what my next slot car bodyshell should be from about 10 options that were buzzing around my head, most popular was the Lotus Esprit S1.
When I was a kid in the 1970s this was all you could get to share in Roger Moore's glamour
It was pretty good with missiles you could fire from the rear window and the way the rear fins twisted as they came out would later be copied by full size car makers with cupholders that pop out of the dash.
But it wasn't really a Lotus; it didn't have those wonderful slot mag wheels and of course playing on the carpet with all your other cars it looked a bit silly unless you parked it next to a Nash Metropolitan and compared wheel spats.
There was no model kit in 1:32 so I started with a 3D CAD file which I tested with my chassis.
I created the alloy wheels and got the whole lot 3D printed. I chose SLA rather than my usual SLS to see how the technology was doing.
A small amount of sanding, painting and the bodyshell is ready to cast
I made a female passenger as a resin part so the builder can choose if Bond is with her or alone. Graphics were created and printed as waterslides.
I just need to write the build instructions and it's ready to go! Start humming the theme tune to yourself now
When I was a kid in the 1970s this was all you could get to share in Roger Moore's glamour
It was pretty good with missiles you could fire from the rear window and the way the rear fins twisted as they came out would later be copied by full size car makers with cupholders that pop out of the dash.
But it wasn't really a Lotus; it didn't have those wonderful slot mag wheels and of course playing on the carpet with all your other cars it looked a bit silly unless you parked it next to a Nash Metropolitan and compared wheel spats.
There was no model kit in 1:32 so I started with a 3D CAD file which I tested with my chassis.
I created the alloy wheels and got the whole lot 3D printed. I chose SLA rather than my usual SLS to see how the technology was doing.
A small amount of sanding, painting and the bodyshell is ready to cast
I made a female passenger as a resin part so the builder can choose if Bond is with her or alone. Graphics were created and printed as waterslides.
I just need to write the build instructions and it's ready to go! Start humming the theme tune to yourself now