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3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:57 am
by racer1h
car I have always wanted-Nissan GTP, is now my first printed body (work in progress). I need advice on making windows please. (or links)

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Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:45 am
by Changing-Gearz
If you want a proper fit - You will need a vacuum forming machine and a plug/buck/mold to pull some clear sheet over.
If you can trim down the model to windscreen area - you are almost there once you print that for a plug.
The plug should include the two side windows and the inside of the roof - so you can glue it in - and the rest should pop into the window opening
I'd try to print that without the windows if you can..... Then you have the opening shape for the glass area etc...

Otherwise - You may find a clear plastic bottle that has almost the same curvature and trim it up to fit

Nice model BTW... Did you make it of find it?

Beer and painting don't mix!
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Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:11 am
by racer1h
Thanks....I printed it ......I dread the masking!
Where is that body from.

Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 12:26 pm
by Changing-Gearz
I made the body from semi-scratch in a CAD tool.... Projections from photos and drawings

Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:09 pm
by racer1h
great job!!

Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:07 pm
by PetesLightKits
Ummm... IIRC in reality that car actually used a Porsche 962C windscreen, so... I would try a Slot.it clear parts pack for the 962C.

Peter

Re: 3D printed body....need window help!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:11 pm
by Wobble
If Porsche 962 is the answer an old Scalextric 962 might make a good donor or at least a buck to vac form with.