Scale model of your own powerboat ??
 

Every where you look at hobby stores or toy stores you see die cast/ or plastic models of bikes,cars,monster trucks, go-carts,dragsters,lowrider bikes,etc ... but I have never seen any good realistic models of powerboats. I'm not talking about r/c models, but die cast, or even the kind you can put together such as plastic models. I would like to get some peoples opinion on wether or not this would be a good idea for a side job. Here is some background info about me. Im a 3d designer/web designer/graphics designer. I work for a game company called icarus studios at RTP modeling there in-game objects. I also work for a company called JadeLEarning INC designing illustrations for there online college course books. I also know CAD, I wanted to get on with Fountain's design team, but I can't move to washington yet. Anyhow there are sculpting programs that will literally sculpt out what I design on the computer, miniture scaled down versions of boats, or cars, anything. These machines are exact, what I create on the computer is exactly what comes out in either wood/plastic/foam/ or pvc whatever I choose. If I knew there would be a demand for something like this I would jump on it and make a website for it and everything. For example, If you owned a Cig TopGun and wanted a scaled down version that you could take to work or just have to put on a mantel. I am even going to do custom trailors that fit the boat as well so they will have something to sit on.
Any thoughts ? ? has this been thought of before? I would love to be able to go online and order scaled versions of my favorite offshore boat. So im really considering in doing this. This may be crazy but it's no big deal, just something I would like to do.

here is an example of a donzi zx im modeling, I plan on doing my own custom paint for it, I will make it just like the real one, with all the nuts and bolts. I just started on it so its not painted yet nor have I put the engines/drive and cabin in, but it gives you an idea of what it is looking like.

I wanted to ask this a long time ago but never had anything to show for.

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http://www.2scale.com/

though you might like this site.

I thought about getting my dad a scale model of his boat for his b-day, but he's selling it now so maybe ill do it for the next one. Or get scale models of his first couple boats as a memento.

the sculpting machines that you're reffering to, are they the onle that 3D print with a type of plastic, or cut away from a piece of metal? Both are pretty cool.

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thanks for showing me that site, they do exactly what I want to do. It's good to see that it can be done and is being done. I don't know if they do this, but I would get photos of someones boat and use that as a reference so the model would be the same as what they own.
Atleast i'm on the right track, I have the 3d exp. along with paint exp. The machines I would need range from 2g's all the way to 35g's. The company that makes these machines is based in CA called roland dga. Im doing a lot of research on this b/c it would be fun non-the less to do this on the side, who knows.

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COOL SITE :cool:

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Shiftgreen, With your .rtl file we can make a 3-d model

http://www.makepeace.com/repro/3D_Mo..._modeling.html

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I think it would be cool. Any idea on the size you would scale to and what the price would be?

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Hey CMG, thats great that someone on here does something like that, I would like to know more about how much in detail you could get with my 3d model , pending I have engine/drives/and cabin that are more complicated than just the hull.
SR-24 , the size would roughly be between 9 inches in length , to about 17 inches. Depending on how much you would want to put in it. Im guessing based on other scale model ships iv'e seen I would start at 150.00 The bigger and more elaborate in detail I guess it would be a little more. It's all a thought, but my dad can help me out since he designes r/c airplanes from a computer and cuts them out with a router.
-chris

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The last company i worked for was in the process of buying a 60' by 20' 3D Prototype machine for $5 mil.

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ya, thats big time, these are much smaller. Some are about as big as a closet, but since my models will be between 11 - 17 inches starting out it won't be nearly that big. I know what I would need and its 20 grand. Its called the MDX-500 benchtop SRP. I can maybe find a cheaper one if it's used. the dimensions it allows are 19.625(X) x 12.938(Y) x 4.125(Z) inches. Im still searching for the right one but it looks like this is the standard. Easily handles wide range of materials, including aluminum, brass and copper in case I added metal parts.

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Shiftgreen Ya Have Your First Customer Right Here. Are You Taking Orders Already? 38 Topgun Sitting On A Myco Trader
Twin 1000's With Charger
Number 5 Drives
And No Cabin

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Opps Trailer And The Trailer Is Blue With The Drive Guard And Tool Box In The Front (poker Run Edition)

Mike The Donz Jr

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Zcorp printing is based on quantity of material and time to produce. If your talking about something 9" in legnth, if your trying to see the motor in the boat, detail would be minimal. Briefly, we need file exported from a CAD generated 3-D solid drawing, such as a DXF or STL file. For example, AutoCAD can export to a DXF, Architectural Desktop exports to DXf and STL, 3-D Studio VIZ/MAX export to DXF and STL. Obviously, a 2-D CAD drawing cannot export 3-D solid model information. Enough tech talk, if you have a file, send it to me and I'll have run through the program for a quote. Think $500 ish kind of $ (no-not cheap but fast)

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how about this

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it has a husky weedeater motor and runs 35 to 40

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Whatever happened to that Mear Image guy....wasnt he making some die cast Figs and Fountains......havnt seen him post in awhile........doug :confused: :confused:

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I did a search and saw where you guys were talking about die cast models of trailors and HP boats. The website that also came up in the thread was (bonzi) seemed to be mainly rc models, these wouldnt be rc... not yet atleast. I know there are enough people out there including me that would like to have real offshoreboats with nice detail along with there own trailors or rigs , not to mention there own personal HP boat.

CMG thanks for the information, im going to purchase my own milling machine b/c I would like to do more than boats when the time comes. I could use it for other reasons as well including for my daytime job.

-chris

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Nice, this boat isnt a model of our powerboat but its a cool model that we have and its a really old rc boat...here are 3 pics.

http://img36.exs.cx/img36/1864/v6qdscf0037.jpg
http://img36.exs.cx/img36/4715/s9bdscf0038.jpg
http://img36.exs.cx/img36/544/m7bdscf0039.jpg

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for you apache guys sabre marine has a mold for a r/c 41' that about 4 1/2 - 5' long
it's real cool running

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I did a bad ass 18 donzi model, ready for rc, 36" long, wood/glass.

Someone from Donzi got really pissed off. Madpoodle should remember. ;)

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LOL, that was some funny stuff... what did you ever do with it anyway??

I have a card somewhere. There is a guy making models of various performance boats already. He has done the 33ZX and a Classic as I recall, and maybe a Scarab. I will see him again at Mount Dora in March, will get his website if i do not find his card in the meantime...

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This one is Charlie McCarthy's.

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Team Banana's

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I have one of these that needs to be finished !!! Any of you model guys want to take on a small project ??? It's done mechanically .... just needs the "cosmettics" done !??!??!?!

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That is faster then some peoples boat 35-40 mph .Great job

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Pm me with details??? Thanks
Bob

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sounds like a great idea to me I would by one

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There was a member that was working on scale boats two years ago. These are the only shots I have. I don't know what happened to the project.
Dan

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Cool! What a great gift idea! Thanks for the link!

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Did you ever have any luck finding this guys card?
I am very interested in a 33ZX model.
Thanks

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Thats way cool!! What computer program is that?

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No, he wasn't there this year... Shame, he had some very cool models...

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Mine happened backwards, we tested the CAD design of the boat on models cut from solid MDF. When we got it right I used the model to test the colour lay-out, then built the real boat.

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Shiftgreen,
if you need a source for making cnc'd molds till you get on your own mechnically I may be able to help. I have a pretty large CNC router.

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yup, i'm thinking i'd be interested in something like that too!

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Too bad this topic is 2 years old...I wonder if he's still around.

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Oops :D

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Now I feel retarded :chimp: . Didn't even look at the date :drink: . Hummm. ok I'll bite, Someone who was interested post a top, aft, bow, and side pic of thier boat...lets see what I can derive and draw from it. If I can draw it I can cut it :D

oh yea, probably need length and width numbers a get a reasonable rep of scale.

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After looking at your website, I'd say a boat would be very easy for you - impressive stuff.

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Thank you for the comment. Just to size this up. I tell you, I probably wouldn't want to try and earn a living making detailed replica's of "individuals" boats, I think the time involved could be a bit expensive if you really consider detailing outdrives, swimracks, railing, windows, seats....you get the picture.
To me It would make betters sense to do this type work for a company with a budget that wants an example piece to show case a product they are building, small scale performance testing, or for review during construction.
Another resonable idea would be to make something that could be made on some quantity level ( you set up for production and cost per unit decreases) less individualized.
And as I have done in the past I can provide those time consuming contoured molds and exact fit frame work and shae peices that people use in their effort to replicate parts consistantly.
I think what I could offer "resonably" would be a good base shaped core that the hobbiest would take over and detail.
Not that I wouldn't be willing to produce a finished product, I just wouldn't want to lead someone down a prim rose path (you know like someone with a wimmpy crash box that belongs in a Ford Pinto selling it to someone whos says they are going to use it to couple a DC-10 jet engine to the rear axle of a 60+ ton M-1 Abram tank "LMAO") spend a 100 hours, or what ever, and launch a finished product and big bill at them.
It would take some upfront "non-bill" time just to figure out a Not To Exceed Estimate.

sound reasonable?

heatbuzz Where did you find this truck trailer and boat replica