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Guys, here's the link to my page and what I have available right now. I almost have the Scout hood and Bronco Baja doors ready. I'm just making some tweaks on the fitment. Some of these are Chris's old files some are my new ones. The circled Scout parts are fender fillers I made for mine and they come with the bumper. Sorry it's taking so long to get photos and some of these available again, I've been looking for a job for the last six weeks but that search is over for now. Thankfully. http://scaleresinandmore.42web.io

That's great! I'm glad you do, I was hoping that was the case. I have been trying to contact him since late January but haven't received any responses. I'm enjoying them tremendously and his prices can't be beat.

I have purchased several of Andrey's files and printed a few of them for myself, the license doesn't allow selling them unless you have an agreement with him. They are more like the craftsman series kits but for a shelf model of subjects the big manufacturers don't do, they work and the bodies are pretty darned nice. Most of his kits don't come with a motor or trans, which is disappointing. The ones he does include are close but not replicas so I'll be using some plastic kit engines and transmissions for some of them.

That would be me. I'm Chris's brother, Jim. I wasn't involved in his business previously but since he can't work with it anymore he gave me his printer and files so I could try to take care of those unshipped orders. I can't produce the cast resin parts, but I was able to fulfill a handful of the orders recently for some of our members that never received their products and didn't get a refund. It's a cautionary tale for sure, but knowing the dangers of working with resin and the fumes that go along with it, I use the same PPE that I use when painting with 2K products.

Thanks guys. I have the two grilles as mentioned previously and I am working on re-doing the hood in 3D which has been a real pain in the butt. I'm getting close though, I am hoping to have the hood finished soon. I also have a bunch of other Scout parts (mostly bumpers right now) including the lower rear quarter fillers so you don't see a gaping hole behind the bumper. I'm working on the Bronco parts too, including the safari doors (also re-creating in 3D), tube doors/bumpers, etc. http://scaleresinandmore.42web.io/ I'm still working on photos, I wasn't able to get anything off Chris's old website.

Sorry

Hey guys. As I stated previously I'm not re-starting Chris's old business, but I am printing some of his parts and making some new ones of my own. The biggest difference is I'm not doing casting and will not be taking pre-paid orders, there is no checkout system on my site. I will have a list of what I have printed and will be selling from that through my email. As things sell down/out I will replenish based on what moves well enough and I am having fun making things so that will continue to a point. I do not anticipate doing a lot, I have a full time job already but there are still holes in the market that I can fill at least somewhat. If you have any questions, please ask. http://scaleresinandmore.42web.io

There are several popular programs like Blender, Autodesk Fusion, Tinkercad and many others. Some are free, some aren't. Each has its own learning curve. Some people like Tinkercad that is a browser-based CAD program is very simple to learn. It's what I do most of my work in which is really basic for now. I also have 123D CAD, Fusion 360, FreeCAD and a handful of others to find one that works for me. They all do pretty much the same thing and as others have said, aren't printer-specific. The worst part of learning them for me is the mindset it takes to use them. Most of them are not intuitive to my learning style and what I expect them to do in certain situations, they just don't do it that way. I'm getting there but it's a different world. Then there is the "slicer", that creates the file your printer uses to make the part and that has printer-specific information as far as the settings go. Exposure time, layer info, etc. It's basically a huge list of coordinates that tells the light and plate (or filament printer components) what to do when. It's quite fascinating actually.

Very nice items. What program are you using to create them? I'm struggling with Fusion 360.

This is the main reason I am only going to offer Chris's parts as I print them based on what people ask for. It's way too time consuming to do it as a business. It starts out good but if you have good products and a lot of people want them, it's too easy to get overwhelmed as we've seen here on this site time and time again. I wish you well Jerry, hopefully SMD will do you proud.

First, let me state a couple of facts: As I told everyone a couple of years ago, Chris developed a severe allergy/reaction to the resin that I have heard about but had never seen. If he so much as touches resin parts/products now the reaction he has is extreme tingling in his hands and his vision is affected by becoming extremely light-sensitive for several days. After some discussion between us over time, he agreed to let me try my hand at printing parts. I have had the printer for a while to learn how it works and now I have all of his 3D parts files as of a couple of weeks ago. I use PPE for painting so I use it when I'm printing now too so hopefully I won't suffer the same issues as he did. I want to reiterate that I had no part of his business in the past and I still have no intention of re-starting it. What I want to do, however, is try to find those MCM members who paid for parts and never got them so I can try to at least get some of the parts to those people. Unfortunately I am not able to provide the cast resin parts, the 3D printed parts are all I can do. I searched through the forums looking for names and found five. I have only heard back from three but I was able to ship most of the parts to the first gentleman and an order is going out this week to a second. I am doing this on my own because I think it's the right thing to do since Chris is my brother and he fell into a really bad situation. I will not address nor discuss anything regarding his past dealings other than the missing parts. A lot of mistakes were made and it was hard for me to watch. If any of you ordered parts and paid for them (or didn't get a refund) but never received parts please message me directly. Please do not post it in this thread. If I can at least provide the missing printed parts I will. If not, I will tell you. As a side note, since I have the printer and the files I will be printing batches of things that will be available for sale. I already have quite a few parts ready to go. Since the forum rules state no selling or providing eBay links, I still need to figure out that part. I know there are still people who want some of them and I have the ability to provide a new source for them. I will NOT be taking paid pre-orders and then printing, it's too easy to get buried under that mess. We all know people who did that and ended up disappointing a lot of people. I don't want to be that person.

Doug, if you get a chance, let Dan know there are several areas on the body that still need adjustments. As I mentioned in my PM to you, I have owned around a dozen of these including my first car since 1978. I have one now if he needs information. The attached shows two areas that are of great concern to me and likely other Buick fanatics because the lines just aren't correct. The tail panel doesn't jut out nearly that far in the center as you can see in the blue one and the body lines, especially on the rear quarter speak for themselves. I'm not trying to knock it down, 3D drawing is a #@^ch which is why I don't have one done of mine yet. I'm simply trying to add constructive critique to help get this right. As of right now, many parts of the AMT '64 Olds Cutlass can be used to convert it from the frame & suspension to the roof & windows. The 300 V8 engine is also different than anything else out there and is very different from the 401 (which is the correct engine for the GS).

I'm referring to the AMT 1971 Duster 340. Something I read back when I built this was the roofline was too rounded but I never really compared it to the real car.

When I built mine many years ago I heard the roofline was incorrect. Maybe that's why?

Oh? Do tell, please.