PROGRESS UPDATE

     Well a lot has happened before i decided to make a blog, a few years ago i decided to buy a 3d printer and after doing a lot of research on different models and types of printers, comparing them and blah blah blah. i found the ANYCUBIC I3 MEGA the build plate in 200 mm X 200 mm X 200 mm that's around 8 inches for us Americans. now i had also stumbled upon a 3d model of a Lamborghini Gallardo while finding cars to mod into the game car mechanic simulator 2019. then started messing around with it in my 3D program (3ds max 17) i found that i can create a shell modifier on the body that is 1.3 mm thick and am able to export the file in a .obj format, then to open the file in Cura and modify it to take less time to print and using considerably less filament then any thing iv tried before, this was a breakthrough as each 8 in piece takes about an hour to print making the project somewhat bearable. *before an 8 inch piece would have taken 4 or 5 hours to print making the project a dumb idea*


     During the last weeks snow storm i had some free time to invest into the idea, i started printing pieces and before i knew it i was hooked. 2 days later ( approx. 10 hours of print time) i was able to print almost half of the front bumper using just less then a 1 kg. (2.2 lbs) of filament. *i used left over rolls of filament so the pieces are different colors* but the amount is about the same. the photo above is a update on how much i have done the RED is un prepped for printing Green is prepped and needs to be printed and Light Blue is printed and completed if you look closely the parts are grid locked to the size of my printer. the model is only in done in one half as during the printing process i can just flip every model and print it for the other side of the car. this model also includes the interior so that will be printed in the future as well.