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11-01-2014, 02:20 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL
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| 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
I have the HPI '73 Bronco body and I always thought the Sticker for the grill was lacking in detail so I thought why not try to print one with a 3D printer. So I bought the Solidworks CAD program and tought myself a few basic skills and I was off creating what I could with it. Here is what I have so far. I plan on cutting out the Lexan grill and mounting the 3D grill to the Chassis. I will attempt the first print on Monday. Let me know what you think. Darrell |
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11-17-2014, 02:58 PM | #2 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
With the material commonly used for 3D printing, the inner grill is going to be very fragile...I would recommend a solid back on the grill instead of a see through grill. Aside from that, I think its cool!! |
11-18-2014, 10:10 AM | #3 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Nice let us no how it comes out
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11-22-2014, 02:07 PM | #4 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Let me know when you have one for sale! I have the same body im putting on my scx10 and was thinking same thing about the grill.
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11-22-2014, 02:08 PM | #5 |
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11-22-2014, 02:23 PM | #6 |
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Here is my first run of the grill after I sanded. I think I tried to go with too much detail work with the grill strips that coincide with the headlights. My next version will be with the headlight bezel and buckets a separate assembly. I had Ford across the front but it printed funky so I sanded it flat. I will add it later. Enjoy, Darrell |
11-22-2014, 02:29 PM | #7 |
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Here it is in the lexan body. |
11-22-2014, 03:02 PM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
That's a handy piece of work right there it looks good.
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11-22-2014, 04:10 PM | #9 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: lowell
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Not a ford guy myself, but that does look nice.
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11-22-2014, 04:25 PM | #10 |
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It's made out of ABS plastic and it's pretty tough for how thin it is. No, you may not be able to go bashing your truck with it but, you also don't go bashing your 1:1 truck to the point you bash your grill in. That's what my son's wraith is for |
11-22-2014, 09:50 PM | #11 |
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Here it is with turn signals and headlight lens. |
11-22-2014, 11:52 PM | #12 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: s. terra firma
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
That's really cool great job.
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11-23-2014, 11:00 AM | #13 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Looks good how much would it be for 1?
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11-23-2014, 12:58 PM | #14 |
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It is still in the prototype stage. I am brainstorming better designs on my 3 D CAD program. Also working on rear light buckets. Ideally I want to be able to cut out the lights on the lexan body and just drop in the light bucket. |
11-25-2014, 09:50 AM | #15 |
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12-19-2014, 09:57 PM | #16 |
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01-22-2015, 04:14 PM | #17 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
are you going to share the file or are you looking to produce these?
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01-29-2015, 08:24 AM | #18 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Knoxville
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
That grill definitely puts the decal to shame. When I first got in this hobby, I was told a Dremel would the most expensive tool I would need. Obviously, that person forgot about the CAD software and the 3D printer, the lathe, drill press and TIG welder (the last 3 were for Harley if he's reading this).
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01-29-2015, 06:31 PM | #19 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Darrell, how are you attaching it to the lexan?, Looks real professional! |
01-31-2015, 09:02 AM | #20 |
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| Re: 3D Printed Early Bronco Grill
Man that looks tops, making me want to snag a 3d printer!
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