 We created a MONSTER, a Thingie body in 1/1 scale! |
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 1 Oct 2008, 07:03
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 EdoTeresioBertoglio  
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Gentlemen
it's time to step up to bigger Thingie toys!  There is a new project going on this Fall, which will be revealed on these pages as we go along with it. A while ago, taking inspiration from Don Siegel's original Arrow Dart:   ...Gene made a new plug after extensively modifying the front:   ...and repopped that body:  Given his small size compared to many of the other Shinoda bodies I thought it would be perfect to have it made in 1/1 scale:  It was a great idea to choose that particular design, I cannot imagine what super monster would have come out if a "GT" body was to be made in full size!  Anyway, Gene sent me the plug he made after I explained him what I wanted to do and I took it to Turin to U.C.I.F, a company specialized in building prototypes for the automotive industry. Here they scanned the 1/24 body with a 3D laser scanner:   And made a file for the CNC machine:   to be continued... -------------------- |
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1 Oct 2008, 07:22
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Racer Dude  Group: PLUS+ Posts: 299 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 192 |
Nice project.
Congrats to the idea & effort! I guess the chassis/innards will be soldered brass rods/tubings, and also the whole thing(ie) be driven with a politically correct & environment friendly electric motor... (Not too much rewound, though). What's next – a 1/1 Cuc maybe? That would be really something... |
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1 Oct 2008, 07:29
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EdoTeresioBertoglio
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QUOTE (Chapman @ 1 Oct 2008, 09:22)  ...the whole thing(ie) be driven with a politically correct & environment friendly electric motor... Thanks Chapman but actually I'm debating if we should put in a big Mabuchi 26D(bis) fed by an Iranian made portable atomic power plant or to put in 4 Ducati 8 valves 1100 cc Testastretta engines in an inline (off course) configuration.  -------------------- |
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1 Oct 2008, 07:32
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 Phil Smith 
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This is October 1st and not April 1st isn't it or have a fallen through a time warp in space in the night!
Or maybe the Swiss do the fool thing in October  -------------------- www.scaleslotcars.com
www.scaleslotcarspares.com |
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1 Oct 2008, 08:38
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 Team Owner  Group: Members Posts: 1,022 Joined: 27-May 04 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 930 |
That is totally insane - good luck with your adventure!!
ROFL!! -------------------- Captain's log: We are enroute to some planet whose name I cannot pronounce to do something really complicated that I don't understand.
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1 Oct 2008, 08:43
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Slot Guru Group: PLUS+ Posts: 4,219 Joined: 20-October 03 From: West London Member No.: 241 |
Insane and beautiful! Gene must be smiling from ear to ear. Superb, Kingie.
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1 Oct 2008, 12:38
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 R.E.F. Group: Members Posts: 1,328 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Mad-city USA Member No.: 3,118 |
Wow..now that's a Thingie
 A "Thingie-Rod" hopefully your going to save the mold  I bet it would be a winner on the show car circuit.!!!! Now we know why they call you the " Kingie of Thingies " Kudo's to you and Gene's great design..hat off O2R -------------------- Keeping the dream alive !!
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1 Oct 2008, 13:53
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 Mike Zimmerman Group: Members Posts: 905 Joined: 28-January 04 From: St. Louis, Missouri USA Member No.: 574 |
C'mon now Kingie.......you know THAT's already been done!!!
Did you forget about my everyday driver?  deuce 
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1 Oct 2008, 15:42
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 Slot Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,000 Joined: 5-January 04 From: The Blue Planet Member No.: 467 |
Mmmm.
Size definitely matters ... Looking good, E. Regards, L. -------------------- Former NorCal D3 - Slot Cars, Petrolheads and general Life Enhancements.
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1 Oct 2008, 16:01
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 Ian
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Turn it over add an outboard, nice hull
 Most of us build scale models of real cars Edo has to go one better. -------------------- |
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1 Oct 2008, 19:50
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Team Owner Group: Members Posts: 1,106 Joined: 6-February 07 Member No.: 6,187 |
QUOTE (bleep @ 2 Oct 2008, 04:01) Turn it over add an outboard, nice hull Most of us build scale models of real cars Edo has to go one better. let's just hope this will not end up in a thing called : " Mine is bigger than yours " !!!  grego |
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2 Oct 2008, 05:36
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 Top Tuner Group: Members Posts: 413 Joined: 28-December 04 From: Tasmania Member No.: 1,772 |
Truly amazing! I cant wait to see what your next move is  surely some Injector stacks...
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2 Oct 2008, 07:29
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EdoTeresioBertoglio
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QUOTE (32deuce @ 1 Oct 2008, 15:53) C'mon now Kingie.......you know THAT's already been done!!!... I bow to you 32, you've always been a trendsetter, an example we all look up to! Anyway, after fiddling a bit more with the 'puter:  ...the commands are fed into the CNC milling machine:  ...which effortlessy start to dig into high density polyurethane, starting from the top of the model, to make a "negative" mold:  Layers over layers are then added:   ...and the machine keeps on going:  ...'til we have a "hull" (hi Bleep )  Fiberglass sheets are laid on the negative mold and epoxied (no pics, I was'nt there). Then the 8th Wonder of the World gets readied to be pulled from the mold:    Note the reinforcements inside the body (it weights about 70 kg)  And here being rested on her lovely legs:  Mr. Forneris and Mr. Ursi, owners the U.C.I.F. company, admire their work:  A sculpture which will be exposed in a Contemporary Art gallery in the Fall, along with more Thingie Art, after being smoothed out and painted:  Next: INFINITY... -------------------- |
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2 Oct 2008, 10:19
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Slot Guru Group: PLUS+ Posts: 4,219 Joined: 20-October 03 From: West London Member No.: 241 |
Absolutely awesome, Your Majesty!
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2 Oct 2008, 11:42
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Racer Dude Group: PLUS+ Posts: 299 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 192 |
Great pictoral report!
This project is getting ever more amazing!  The world's LARGEST thingie – by far! But... is this Arrow Dart now a thingie? Isn't one of the foundations in Thingiedom County that a REAL thingie doesn't have a 1/1 counterpart?? Is the small "original" 1/24 Arrow Dart still a "thingie" per se??? Hmmmm... And what about this: QUOTE (Edo @ 2 Oct 2008, 09:29) A sculpture which will be exposed in a Contemporary Art gallery in the Fall, along with more Thingie Art Art gallery??? Meaning "arty-farty" & "just for looks"? No chassis, no motor, no wheels – and no giant guide shoe? Inquiring minds need to know. Also looking forward to see more on this appetizer: QUOTE Next: INFINITY...
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