FG Street Truck Re-Build...
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FG-paul
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sick ,,,,,,,cant wait to see body on chassis,,,,,,,,,, looking good mate you should be proud of that 
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Holiday madness, family obligation, getting sick, and needing to build a new PC has sadly kept me away from this thread for... well, exactly one month if I look at the dates. Geez time flies.......
Anyway, despite the radio silence, I have still been sneaking in some productivity behind the scenes, and the FG Truck build continues to move along.
Outside of the large-scale world, I'm a big fan of the older Tamiya RC stuff, and have always been a fan of the "Wild Willy" character. Over the years I have have used him as a driver in many 1:10 scale builds, as well as stand alone characters to display with RC builds.
A few examples...
I've had a few "bigger" ideas to expand on this concept, and I wanted this FG Truck to be one of them. When I looked at that giant box-like cab, all I could think of what how cool it would look with a driver.
And so here the project continues...
Anyway, despite the radio silence, I have still been sneaking in some productivity behind the scenes, and the FG Truck build continues to move along.
Outside of the large-scale world, I'm a big fan of the older Tamiya RC stuff, and have always been a fan of the "Wild Willy" character. Over the years I have have used him as a driver in many 1:10 scale builds, as well as stand alone characters to display with RC builds.
A few examples...
I've had a few "bigger" ideas to expand on this concept, and I wanted this FG Truck to be one of them. When I looked at that giant box-like cab, all I could think of what how cool it would look with a driver.
And so here the project continues...
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Now the problem with my plan, is that having a giant box-like cab, takes a lot of "something" to fill it. With many of my smaller builds (such as the "Comical Evo VI" in the previous post) it's relatively easy to build a functional interior from styrene and the like. Here, the scale of the project made this undertaking a fair bit more daunting, and so I opted to go a different route...
Professionally I do 3D CAD design, and so I figured this would be a fun place to lean into that skill set... plus it would be a fun test for my new Creality K2Plus 3D printer.
I won't bore you with the details of how long the design and modelling took (a long time), how many issues I had (a bunch), or how many times the print failed due to bizarre and extraneous circumstances (no less than five)... but I will say, it ended up being a MUCH BIGGER project than anticipated.
Even the print itself ended up being a truly "no joke" task...
Professionally I do 3D CAD design, and so I figured this would be a fun place to lean into that skill set... plus it would be a fun test for my new Creality K2Plus 3D printer.
I won't bore you with the details of how long the design and modelling took (a long time), how many issues I had (a bunch), or how many times the print failed due to bizarre and extraneous circumstances (no less than five)... but I will say, it ended up being a MUCH BIGGER project than anticipated.
Even the print itself ended up being a truly "no joke" task...
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Now, I did managed to get the print time down to just over 50hrs, and shaved a significant amount of weight after a few design and slicer tweaks, but a 4 color print of this size is a significant undertaking. And the amount of waste filament from the color change purges was actually quite horrific. BUT.... my plan was to try and output a turnkey interior that didn't require painting.... and it was largely successful.
Straight out of the printer with all the supports still attached....
Supports off, and looking pretty okay, IMO...
Straight out of the printer with all the supports still attached....
Supports off, and looking pretty okay, IMO...
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I opted for red for the interior for 3 main reasons:
And of course, blank gauges won't do any good, so I added a few minor details for giggles...
- I wanted to have the interior color tie into the paint scheme of the truck
- I wanted the interior to be more visable
- Red interiors are rad
And of course, blank gauges won't do any good, so I added a few minor details for giggles...
Great stuff. LOL
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Now that the interior had been wrapped up, it was time to focus on the real star of the show..... my Big Willy.
Wait... maybe that doesn't sound right...
I probably should have thought this through better...
Anyway... FG claims that the Street Trucks are 1:6 scale, so I started off by 3D printing a larger "Wild Willy" helmet using that math. I opted to print in yellow, again hoping to tie together the project visually. I thought about using the printer CFS to do multi-color for the face, but at the end decided it would be best to just go old school and break out the paint and brushes.
A few steps in and things always look pretty rough...lol
Slowly things start to come together... hard to believe that's 15 coats of paint so far!
Wait... maybe that doesn't sound right...
I probably should have thought this through better...
Anyway... FG claims that the Street Trucks are 1:6 scale, so I started off by 3D printing a larger "Wild Willy" helmet using that math. I opted to print in yellow, again hoping to tie together the project visually. I thought about using the printer CFS to do multi-color for the face, but at the end decided it would be best to just go old school and break out the paint and brushes.
A few steps in and things always look pretty rough...lol
Slowly things start to come together... hard to believe that's 15 coats of paint so far!
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All in I think I ended up around 24 coats of paint over 3 days to get to the finished head.
As with most things modelling, it looks far better in person (ideally squinting from a distance) than it does as a blown up high definition photo. Regardless, I'm fairly happy with how it's all coming together...
As with most things modelling, it looks far better in person (ideally squinting from a distance) than it does as a blown up high definition photo. Regardless, I'm fairly happy with how it's all coming together...
Addicting isn't it. LOL
Looks great.
Looks great.
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- #53
Ha ha, yup!
Thanks, I'm having fun with this one. The only real downside at this point is that it's December in Canada, and the odds of running this anytime soon now have all but disappeared under the ice and snow...
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Now... we all know that it's important to have a good head on your shoulders, but this old idiom does still require more parts than just a head.... Conveniently, the 1:6 scale of the truck, matches up nicely with the scale of one of the best known lines of dolls ever.... Barbie.
Now, I wasn't about to actually let Barbie drive the truck, but it did allow for some quick and easy size mock-ups thanks to some temporary loaners from my daughter and niece. I've seen it hotly contested many times online whether having drivers in RC cars crosses the line between making things more realistic, and just playing with dolls. Luckily I don't care... so lets do this.
First up... bad things happen...
And after a little more work... you end up with a completely wrecked kids toy.
Yes, I bought this with my own money.
No, I did NOT do this to one of my daughters dolls.
Now, I wasn't about to actually let Barbie drive the truck, but it did allow for some quick and easy size mock-ups thanks to some temporary loaners from my daughter and niece. I've seen it hotly contested many times online whether having drivers in RC cars crosses the line between making things more realistic, and just playing with dolls. Luckily I don't care... so lets do this.
First up... bad things happen...
And after a little more work... you end up with a completely wrecked kids toy.
Yes, I bought this with my own money.
No, I did NOT do this to one of my daughters dolls.
And my wife says I have issues.
Really creative.
Really creative.
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Mounted up to the main body with 3mm button head screws and locknuts...
Looks a little funny because of how far forward it sits here... but you have to remember that the front of THIS body piece, is not actually the front of the truck...
Looks a little funny because of how far forward it sits here... but you have to remember that the front of THIS body piece, is not actually the front of the truck...
