Actually, with today's technology, it should be possible to take a few
dozen digital photographs of a single car from multiple angles, and use
software to convert them into a single pointcloud file. That file could
feed the printer its instructions, but in reality, there WOULD need to
be a manual step to simplify by turning some fuel lines, exhaust, etc.
into part of their background pieces. I'd guess that most of the bottom
view could be done using the ordinary Golf, perhaps with some manual
revision, since that must already exist as an electronic file.
Ron
On 10/26/2012 11:13 AM, Larry Velez wrote:
We would just need an accurate CAD file of the car. And to hire someone to
clean it up for 3D printing. I guess we could start from scratch and measure
everything from our cars but that would be more time consuming and more
expensive. Someone has to have access to CAD or a SketchUp file for this car.
There are many 3D printing service companies:
http://www.shapeways.com/model/137515/hyundai-accent-wrc.html?li=productBox-search
Check this out - someone made a small bumper 16V Sketchup Model:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=73bb8313bfa75f7b3a93df79ef2b80ef
We could probably hire this same guy to make a big bumper US spec one. I am
assuming you are all referng to a 1991 or 1992. I guess the 92 is the
ultimate representation of the big bumper 16V.
-Larry
91 GTI 16V
-----Original Message-----
From: a2-16v-list [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Matthew Yip
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 11:59 AM
To: Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Need a Smaller GTI 16V?
Someone made a 1/24 scale model many years ago but it was a Euro model with
small bumpers and round headlamps. It's still at my parents' house, unfinished
because I ran out of time/patience about 20 years ago. As I age, hobbies such
as model building suit my sedentary lifestyle BUT the parts are getting so damn
small and fuzzy that I can't see them.
Speaking of 3D printer models, I watched a show on how they work and the concept is
incredibly cool. That'd be awesome to have a GTi 16v model produced in that
manner, especially one in Hemi Orange with the Stars & Bars on the roof but I
digress.
________________________________
From: Larry Velez <[email protected]>
To: Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Need a Smaller GTI 16V?
I have never seen an accurate model of a GTI 16V anywhere in any size or
material.
Seems to the companies want to reuse their Golf molds and just tack on the
round lights and call it a day.
I wonder what it would cost to get one made by a 3D printer, maybe we can all
work together to gather the schematics and chip in to hire someone to put them
together to had all the parts be 3D printed.
Larry
91 GTI 16V
-----Original Message-----
From: a2-16v-list [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of darner
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:04 AM
To: a2-16v
Subject: [a2-16v-list] Need a Smaller GTI 16V?
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/10/19/gti-yi-yi-tomicas-new-lim
ited-vintage-neo-vw-golf-16v-is-a-truly-international-affair/comment-pa
ge-1/#comment-5393169 Hemmings says this is an accurate depiction. I
don't agree: do you?
Ron
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