1955 Greenie in 3D

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magnagreen
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1955 Greenie in 3D

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Howdy!

I've been lurking in this forum for a while, and have received a lot of assistance from the various threads on keeping my 1955 Greenie up and running. I decided to join the forum to formally say THANK YOU to everyone. There is an incredible amount of knowledge and experience expressed every day on this site, to which I am grateful.

I thought some of you might get a kick out of a recent project I started last winter that, like many projects, started small and got a bit out of hand: a 3D scale model of my Mark 5 using AutoCAD. At first I was just going to rough it out with basic geometric shapes, but as time went on and I figured out how to do more things with the software I started going more and more overkill, to a point that when I got all finished I didn't like the first parts I drew, so I re-did many of them.

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Since it was too cold in my unheated garage to take the laptop out there to work on the drawing, I would remove the smaller pieces and bring them into the house, where I could measure them and look at them as I was drawing.

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For the larger items, such as the headstock, legs, etc., I would measure the parts, make rough sketches on paper, and sometimes take digital photos as a guide.

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Since this is my first post I hope I the pictures show up!
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Post by benush26 »

VERY well done!
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Post by danr »

Yes, very nice
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Post by BuckeyeDennis »

It looks like you have enough detail to go into the clone business! Not that I wold recommend that as a profitable business model. ;)

If you have access to a 3D printer, I'd bet some folks here would love a miniature display model. :)
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Thank you for the kind replies. I like the idea of a 3D printed model. Perhaps one day...

One thing this exercise taught me was how much care and craftsmanship was built into the Mark 5 by the original designers and pattern makers. They were truly masters at their craft.

Here's a few more views. Sorry the images are a bit fuzzy in places.

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Wow...

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Very nicely done sir and Welcome to the forum. I love the pictures. Keep them coming.
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Really a great job. Welcome to the forum.
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Here's a few more views. Hopefully these are a little sharper than the previous ones:

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Post by charlese »

Holey Smokes, magnagreen!!!!!!:) :) :)

Wow! I am amazed at your skill and what is possible in this computer era!

Nice Work!:D
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Lots of hours, but I am sure you had fun. Before I retired I designed brake master cylinders for Bendix/Bosch. In the beginning it was at the drawing board, then a black and white 2D CAD scope with a light pen and finally using 3D Catia software. I loved drawing 3D solid models and it made the work fun.
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