Ford Falcon XB 3D Printing Model | Assembly + Active

ABOUT THIS 3D MODEL

The Pursuit Special is known and loved by the audience after its appearance in Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, and Mad Max: Fury Road. At the beginning of the franchise, we see the iconic muscle car with an atypical supercharger driven by the series' protagonist, Max Rockatansky, during his combative driving when the antihero pursued and killed gang members responsible for the death of his family. Initially rusty and with outdated mechanisms, "the last of the V8 Interceptors" was later upgraded and equipped with a custom aerodynamic front end and a highly modified engine turning into a perfect weapon in the hands of Max.

Our skilled 3D artist created this top-level model being impressed by the legendary speedy vehicle. Ford Falcon XB for 3D printing is presented as a two-door sports coupe, with movable wheels and an elaborate car interior. An outstanding feature of the vehicle is its variable car body, smooth and rusty, which gives you a great opportunity to choose the custom design that will make your model truly exclusive. The possibility of installing lights in the car, its canonical engine, opening doors, and many other peculiarities that were considered by the author during the development of the model is another demonstration of the functionality and authenticity of Pursuit Special. Don’t wait for another second to start discovering the new STLs, this adventure is meant to blow your mind!

ADAPTATION FOR 3D PRINTING

The Ford Falcon XB model for 3D printing is an active assembly model and its moderation and adaptation for different types of 3D printers took the Gambody team 93 hours in total.

For you to receive the cleanest 3D printing result possible, minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support, and make use of the active elements designed by Gambody Engineers, the car was divided into convenient assembly parts.

All assembly parts in the FFF/FDM 1.0 version are provided in STL files in recommended positions that were worked out in order to ensure the smoothness of the details’ surfaces after printing and that the 3D printing beginners won’t face difficulties when placing the parts on a build plate. When downloading any model’s file you will also receive “Assembly Manual” for FFF/FDM 1.0 and DLP/SLA 1.0 versions in PDF and video formats. We highly recommend that you get acquainted with the “Assembly Video” and “Assembly Manual” before getting down to the Ford Falcon XB 3D printing model.

The model is saved in STL files, a format supported by most 3D printers. All STL files for 3D printing have been checked in Netfabb and no errors were shown.

The model’s scale was calculated from the length of the Ford Falcon XB which is 4870 mm. The 3D printing model’s chosen scales are 1:16 for the FFF/FDM version and 1:32 for the DLP/SLA version.

VERSIONS’ SPECIFICATIONS

FFF/FDM 1.0 version features:

• Contains 124 parts;
• A printed model is 94 mm tall, 130 mm wide, 304 mm deep;
• 2 variants of the car body - rusty and smooth;
• Alternative suspension - static suspension and the one comprised of a pen spring and a strut;
• 2 variants of headlights - solid and broken;
• Additional parts to ease the assembly of the bearing;
• The front bumper comes in two variants;
• Two trunk options - with gasoline tanks or a clean trunk to build the classic 1979 Mad Max car;
• Red pins are short pieces of 1.75 mm regular PLA filament;
• The flexibility of the filament enables the work of the rear suspension;
• Synchronized movement of the front wheels;
• Wheel bearings enable rotation of the wheels;
• The hood opens;
• The car doors open;
• You can optionally install the headlight grill;
• The model features the canonical engine; 
• Plastic belts can be replaced with rubber belts;
• Highly detailed car interior;
• Possibility to introduce lighting in headlights and taillights;
• All parts are divided in such a way that you will print them with the smallest number of support structures.

DLP/SLA 1.0 version features:

• Contains 76 parts;
• A printed model is 47 mm tall, 65 mm wide, 152 mm deep;
• 2 variants of the car body - rusty and smooth;
• 2 variants of headlights - solid and broken;
• The front bumper comes in two variants;
• Two trunk options - with gasoline tanks or a clean trunk to build the classic 1979 Mad Max car;
• Red pins are short pieces of wire/paperclip;
• The hood opens;
• The car doors open;
• You can optionally install the headlight grill;
• The model features the canonical engine; 
• Plastic belts can be replaced with rubber belts;
• Highly detailed car interior;
• Possibility to introduce lighting in headlights and taillights;
• All parts are divided in such a way to fit the build plates and to ensure that support structures are generated where needed.

You can get the Ford Falcon XB model for 3D printing immediately after the purchase! Just click the green Buy button in the top-right corner of the model’s page. You can pay with PayPal or your credit card.

Watch the tutorial on how to assemble a Ford Falcon XB 3D Printing Model on Gambody YouTube channel.

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Below you can find printing recommendations for Cura, Bambu Lab, Simplify3D, Slic3r and PrusaSlicer software.

Disclaimer: The following printing settings are a recommendation, not an obligation. The parameters can vary depending on the peculiarities of your 3D printer, the material you use, and especially the particular assembly part you are working with. Each part that any model comprises often needs preliminary review, and you are free to tweak the settings the way you find suitable.

Note:

You can scale up the model (downscaling for FFF/FDM 3D printers is not recommended!);

All connectors should be printed at 100% Infill.

Bambu Lab printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in Bambu Studio 1.9.1. Test models were printed on the Bambu Lab A1, Bambu Lab A1 Mini, Creality Ender 3 S1, Anycubic Kobra 2, and Anycubic Vyper using PLA and PETG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Cura printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Cura 5.2.1 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, Creality Ender 3 Pro with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Simplify3D printing recommendations:

These are averaged settings which were tested in the Simplify3D 5.0.0 slicer. Test models were printed on Anycubic Vyper, FLSUN v400, Ender3 S1 with PLA filament.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

Slic3r printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in Slic3r 1.3.0 software. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PetG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download

PrusaSlicer printing recommendations:

These basic 3D printing settings recommendations for beginners were tested in PrusaSlicer 2.3.1. Test models were printed on Ultimaker 2, Creality Ender 3, Creality Cr-10S pro v2, Anycubic I3 Mega, Anycubic I3 MegaS, Anycubic Vyper with PLA and PETG filaments.

To avoid printing problems, we recommend the following settings: download