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[BeeJay UK]

Help sought.
I am trying to source a couple of 1/12 versions of these roof vents.
The originals are 200mm across so scale wise we are looking at around 16.5mm, anywhere in that ball park would do.


I could have a go at making them but that's a bit of a faf to be honest. The idea of drilling 14 carefully spaced holes really doesn't appeal that much.

[grendel]

hmm, i think i need a few of those too, how about 3d printed and coloured with a molotow chrome pen?

[grendel]

Ah the ones i need have the light tunnels in the middle

[grendel]

so, after playing around in cad i have this, this is 9" (as the picture i found said 9") at 1/12, this is a lot less than an hours work in CAD

[grendel]

all i need to do now is print one to see how it comes out.

[BeeJay UK]

I have just discovered that Macs Mouldings does them, albeit in a bag with other styles of vent. However there are 2 of these in each bag and I only need 2.


Some of us thickos can't do CAD or 3D printing so if I tried to make them it would be hand made male & female wooden 'moulds' and then stamp out of thin ally sheet. For 2 it's not really worth making the formers.

[Colin Bishop]

Get in touch with Martin at Mac's Mouldings. I'm sure he will do you a one off order.

Colin

[grendel]

well the print came out ok

[warspite]

The chrome items look more like a truck hub cap

[BeeJay UK]

The chrome items look more like a truck hub cap

I think you'll find that the originals are stainless not chrome. However I'l have to settle for painted resin I guess.

[Car wash !!!]

macs mouldings do a set in 1/12 scale if that helps