Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick

[corrrado]

Hi Deathtrap, looking great so far! Shame about the distortion in the print but when you know the problem you can fix it. I hope your next print will come out nicely! I also started a blender model couple of days ago, I am learning how to use it. Do you think I have too many construction lines? I tried to reduce them to the minimum though. I still need to finish the front and the side window area and add all the creases around the wheelarches. How did you make the windows, constructed the edges or with boolean? Thanks

[Zakspeed Capri]

Hello all!

I find the 935/78 very successful and would like to ask how you do the creation of the models. Are there any good tutorials? I would like to create the 835/78 in the original version with the closed door panels and the flat rear spoiler. Thanks already for the help!

Zakspeed

[Deathtrap]

Hi Corrado,

Nice little project you have going there.
Unfortunately I still have found a way to fully resolve the issue. I think it is because of a few bits adding up to each other:
- My FEP needs replacement
- Thickening the walls of the model will make it more sturdy
- Splitting the model in 2 will also make it easier to print

Originally Posted by corrrado

Hi Deathtrap, looking great so far! Shame about the distortion in the print but when you know the problem you can fix it. I hope your next print will come out nicely! I also started a blender model couple of days ago, I am learning how to use it.

Originally Posted by corrrado

Do you think I have too many construction lines? I tried to reduce them to the minimum though. I still need to finish the front and the side window area and add all the creases around the wheelarches. How did you make the windows, constructed the edges or with boolean? Thanks

I think your design looks a lot cleaner than mine. I did try to keep everything to a minimum, but I did not manage as well as you did.
The windows and wheel arches I created using designed edges. So no booleans. For the holes like the 3 in the bonnet, I used a ShrinkWrap modifier and then apply and resolve that on the main model.
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci1jBOm_5NY&t=197s

As far as I have learned so far, there are 2 ways to make you model solid. Either use the Solidify modifier, or 'by hand'. I used the modifier first, but didn't like the compromises I had to do in the problem areas. So I went with the manual option on designing the inside of the body shell.

Originally Posted by Zakspeed Capri

Are there any good tutorials?

Hi ZakSpeed, I don't know your skill level on Blender. I've learned it myself in evening hours and I'm not a professional. If you are new/a beginner, I must recommend to get to the basics. I used this tutorial from BlenderGuru to get me started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyJW...-xLB6U&pp=iAQB

This design is by far not my first one. I have created a couple far simpler things first, like rims and brake disks. For this project, I used yet another Youtube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGPvxIrobFE&t=1041s

I hope this was all helpful.

[Zakspeed Capri]

Thanks a lot!

Regards
Zakspeed

[ScratchBuilt]

Hi Deathtrap,

Even with the problems you're finding with distortion, panel thickness, etc (all of which I'm sure can be overcome), it's impressive to see the overall quality of these 3D prints now. It's scratch-building in a new way!

Enjoying your progress, and looking forward to seeing what you do with the interior.

Good luck!

SB

[Deathtrap]

Not sure about others, but I couldn't access AF for many months, so now I'm updating some of my threads.

After a cool down, I picked up this build again.
I got some help for other modelers and managed to get a decent printed body


After having the resin cure for a good long term, I started sanding and scribing the body. For some measurement I'd put a 964 RS underbody next to it and the wheel arches seem to line up very wel.


Then it was time to print some of the small parts.

...hmmm, never made a picture of the printed parts...

Since for the moment I will not be designing the interior, I'm using a donor car. I've got a few of these given to me years ago.
This is a Fujimi 930 that I stripped down


I had to cut of a piece of the top of the nose section as the 935 has such a slanted nose, a 'regular one' doesn't fit.


En doing through my bits box, I found a RHD dashboard

This will all need to be modified too...

[Deathtrap]

Then it was time to do a bit of work on the rear bumper. It needs to be smoothed out and fit in that long tail.



The forward bulkhead needs to be changed, as it also has to be a RHD.



While I was cutting and scratch building, I decided to incorporate the light weight doorpanels.

[Deathtrap]

Then it was time to finish up that interior. I cut out the floor and replaced that with a flat piece of styreen. And using cardboard I figured out how to create plastic parts to build up the rear quarters




There is this hump, that covers the transmission and engine. And the first steps of the (visible part of the) rollcage.

[Deathtrap]

Currently I'm putting a bit more attention on the rear bumper. I've added a bit more of the body, so I can incorporate the tail lights and close of the tail section.

[Deathtrap]

More work is done the last few weeks. I noticed this forum was down a lost, so qutie a big jump in time with progress

Interieur frames are done, including the seat. (keeping in mind this will still be a curbside model.







Next up will be applying some primer

[ScratchBuilt]

Hello Deathtrap,

Making good progress! Seeing your version of the seat frame brings back some memories...

For detail photos, probably the best place is www.freisinger-motorsport.de. They have pages of detail shots from when they rebuilt the second frame, from start to finish. It was seeing these that made me think that scratchbuilding the 935-78 was possible - without them I would definitely have struggled. I found a lot of reference photos there for the 956 too, but they've rebuilt and restored all sorts of road and competition Porsches.

All the best,

SB

[Deathtrap]

After a long absence I'm back with an update. It maily took so long, because this forum can be unreachable for months

Anyway, here we go with a steam of pictues
Main parts put in primer


Then design some detail parts and print them.







Working on the body panels to smooth everything out.




Then it is time to prepare some decals





The last parts to be finished are the wheels. I'm pleased with the results and I feel these are ready to be printed.



And after quite a few attemps, I finally got the grill printed.

[Deathtrap]

Time to get printing. I've sliced the parts for the wheels. This first iteration probably is 'just a test print' as I'm expecting small print defect.

[Deathtrap]

I finished printing my wheels. I'll let them cure a while before I start painting.



Next up was the body. It received the first coat of white. I will very lightly sand it before applying the second coat.

[Deathtrap]

Second coat of grand Prix White. De model is now picking up its true white color. I wil lightly sand this again and apply a 3rd coat. If all goes well, the Martini striping will be next.


And I still had to install the Bosch ingition boxes. So the interior is now complete.


Ow and SB, thx for the link www.freisinger-motorsport.de
That is a very good site that I will be using as a reference. I'm planning for this 935/78 to also create a model with a full interior frame, suspention and engine details. (this one will remain sort of a curbside)