3d print: Ford Escort MK1 in 1/12 scale

[Capri-Schorsch]

Hi there,
here I would like to document the construction of the Ford Escort MK1 in 1/12.
Since there is no kit in this size, I do the whole thing myself.

Small printing studio is available.



It should be this version of the escort.



At least roughly. I would like to represent the winner of the TW European Championship race Nürburgring 1974.
It was different in the area of the front spoiler.



At first I decided to print the escort with the hoods closed on the front and back.





Misprint due to insufficient support in the area.



Still unwashed but now better than before.





Fits together quite well without reworking.
Now the wall thickness is not enough for me. 1mm is too thin to have stability and some material to grind.
So I changed the whole thing to a wall thickness of 1.7mm.



Here the excess resin drips off after printing.



Done washed and ready to dry overnight on the balcony.



Prototype parts that I probably never need.



But now I would prefer to present the whole thing openly and have designed the bonnet and trunk lid differently.



Now it's time to design the chassis with the engine compartment and the trunk.
Will be fine!

greetings Christian

[lovegt40]

Super work as usual. Grande Chris

[Nissanmotorsport]

Amazing job

[Capri-Schorsch]

Now i got the spec2 body printed and glued together.



I got some issues with the roof in on the front.Even i made some extra strives in it it still got some deformations.
So i had to use some 2k putty for it.





After some sanding i made the first shot of primer.
Looking good so far.







regards Christian

[Capri-Schorsch]

Just made an test with the original tire size on the tiny Escort.
Massive!!!!

[Capri-Schorsch]

Tonight i will start the first test print of the engine and other parts.
Hope it turn out well!

[corrrado]

Looks fantastic!

[Capri-Schorsch]

Engine is looking good so far.
Working on the suspensions yet.

[Nobbys Nuts]

That is just awesome!
You have amazing CAD skills to be able to draw that up and create all that.
Will be following this all the way through.
I have been playing around converting Diecast Fast N Furious Escorts into Touring cars like this because A; I don't have the 3D skills or printer and B; I don't have the 3D skills or printer lol.
Keep it coming!
Regards
Tony

[Capri-Schorsch]

Hi there,
Now the test phase is finally over.
Version 3.5 is now the final.
Now body and chassis fit together.




I changed the whole thing again because I couldn't use the chassis as a whole in the body.
Now it's still possible.













I also printed a few small parts that now need to be fine-tuned.











Here you can see the left and right hand drive version.

Thanks!

[Capri-Schorsch]

Thank you for the praise!

We went a little further now.



The engine is installed. Was quite easy. Everything was simply put together and fits without major modifications.



The original engine mount of the suspension also holds the engine in place here.
In the latest version, I added pins so that everything is in the right place.



Tires and rims also fit without rework.



Almost finished interior.



I only have to make small changes to the gearbox and adjust some of the alignment when printing.

Greeting Christian

[Capri-Schorsch]

Thank you very much!

Now the little one got his suspensions.







Everything really fits without a lot of grinding. Simply plug it together and apply some glue. Done!



All units are also housed in the engine compartment. Looks pretty good so far.







And he's already standing on his fat little legs!
I like the wide tires.

Greeting Christian

[Deathtrap]

Nice! That it's really starting to come together. I'm enjoying every update. I'm not going the same lengths as you do, but it got me inspired to detail Boxster. (See the street section). Keep it up.

[JesusM]

Amazing job!! I had not seen this threat yet and it looks super!!

[Capri-Schorsch]

In addition to other projects, I've been working on the escort lately.

In addition to the racing version, a rally version has now also been created.









The rally parts are still only available in CAD, but I will soon be able to show the real vehicle.

Greeting Christian