Gigambo's 3d printed landcruiser 79

[gigambo263]

Hello guys i wanted to show you a project i began this week.
Since there aren't any landcruiser 79 bodies out there and since i have a 3d printer, i thought to myself this week: ''why don't make it yourself?'' . so i created my first bigger 3d model, which is this body.

this weekend i'm printing it. 3/4 are already printed (the last part is still in the printer). today I assembled the first half and removed the printing supports(mostly). There's still a lot to be done.

One day it should look kind of like this



Here is the first body half:












I hope you like it

[johnnyh66]

Nice!
What printer are you using?
I had a SoliDoodle but sold it because i just wasn't getting the resolution i wanted.

[gigambo263]

I'm using a makerbot r2x. but, the value for the money is HORRIBLE!!

you pay tons of money for an unreliable chunk of metal. I had to change the extruders, trim the casing etc. (on a 2,7k printer!!) thats just unacceptable.

But once it is working it works. it has great resolution and a very user friendly software. But it is very unreliable

[gearhead79]

Ive been wondering when someone was gonna 3d print a body.looks great

One question though,what are you gonna do to smooth the body out? Just a bunch of bondo or green putty,then sand it smooth?

[Bananaclip]

Awesome! Make a 4-Runner next

[gigambo263]

Originally Posted by gearhead79

Ive been wondering when someone was gonna 3d print a body.looks great

One question though,what are you gonna do to smooth the body out? Just a bunch of bondo or green putty,then sand it smooth?

I'm going to sand it down with very rough sandpaper, then fill it in with bodo and smooth it out.

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Awesome! Make a 4-Runner next

it would be interesting, but i don't think so, I already have two hilux trucks


Today I made some progress, I finally glued the four parts together, with a abs/acetone mix, now it is one soid part.

[Harley]

Solid start, I'll keep an eye on this one.

[bayareaaxial]

Sweet work , x2 on the 4-runner body.

[Alpha Male]

I certainly don't envy the cleaning up and smoothing out you will have on that body, but it's a bold project and you've made a great start! I'm looking forward to seeing how well this works out. If it does turn out well, maybe you could make a mold for reproductions and to get a one-piece body for yourself in the end.

[gigambo263]

Yes, thats exactly what I wanted to do. And then when somebody has interest i probably could recreate it;)

[obzelite]

how much for the file to print my own?

[gigambo263]

I will probably make it public , when it is finished, as it still isn't completely finished

[BigSki]

Nice work! I'm curious about your 3D modeling technique. Did you start with a basic profile and extrude up on "z" ? I've been playing around with more complex shapes using Solidworks but I keep running into issues when trying to use 2 planes ( Y and Z ) sharing a common bottom axis.

[gigambo263]

Thank you, for the nice words ;)

Yes start with a blueprint , sketch the contours, extrude the z axis , and work your way around. You just need time and patience ;) I am using solid edge ( very similar to solidworks)

[gigambo263]

Today I made some solid progress.

I puttied the body with squadron green putty (great stuff), and later sanded it with 400 grid sandpaper.








I hope you like it !!

[Traxxasdan]

Hi, I would like to buy the 3D file off you to print a body for me. How much would it cost? Either that of you print one for me and I still buy it. Beautiful body though!