1935 Auburn Speedster meets 2019 LeMans Prototype

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Here's a little teaser of something to come from HWP Slot Cars... Still making some adjustments to a modern interpretation of a "1935 Auburn Speedster meets LeMans Prototype Car.Still a lot of sculpting yet to do. What do you think? Too far? Too weird? :think:

[Z-carfan]

I like it. With the 'Hypercar' concept coming to Endurance racing, this is right in line.

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Just got in my test print for the Auburn-inspired Concept Car. This thing is slammed super low on the Mega G/G+ chassis. Will also fit the SL2 and BW1 (Mag) chassis. With a couple of coats of primer, sanding and paint, this should clean up nicely. Super light too, should make for a nice handling car.

[oldtribefan]

Sweet!

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Now available in my Shapeways shop: http://shpws.me/QSXA

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The white sintered nylon is a bit gritty out of the printer. But they clean up nicely, and the flexible nylon is virtually crash proof. There are smoother materials available. Like stereolithographic resins. Those come out with an amazingly smooth finish. But just like some cast resins, they can be a bit more brittle.

The sintered nylon on the other hand is very lightweight and more flexible, making it ideal for car bodies and chassis. Here's a quick video showing the flexibility of the nylon bodies. They are virtually crash proof:



They just require a couple of coats of primer/filler. I use Rustoleum's rattle can primer filler, two light coats. Sand with fine paper. One or two more light coats with a progressively finer sand between. I usually finish off with a 800-1000 grit wet sand. And the bodies come out glass smooth. Like this 427 Roadster:

First coat & sand:


Additional coat or two before final sanding:


Color coat:


Earned her stripes:


After clear coat:

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[-Nimrod-]

Hi HWP,

Love the sweeping curves and large fenders, beautifully shaped.
Do you go over the panel lines again, like just before the final coat of primer?
Nice work

Cheers
NiMROD

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