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Dürkopp 80hp tractor

Started by Peter_T1958, August 21, 2024, 02:17:50 AM

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Ray Dunakin

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Bernhard

It's unbelievable how much research and design work went into this unusual model.

Bernhard

Peter_T1958

Seen from the outside you may have the impression that « Scratch-CADing » is less  time-consuming than real scratch building. It is not! Though the mayor advantage is that it offers the possibility to adjust and redo each parts again and again. :-\
So, I needed two weeks to finish the «right» attachement equippment.
But I am quite pleased as it turned out!

100hp D.jpg 

100hp C.jpg
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Bernhard

This is the great advantage of 3D CAD. You can modify the models with relatively little effort. When I think back to how laborious it was on the drawing board ...

Bernhard

finescalerr

I'm also pleased with how it turned out. Even better, not only is it perfect, but nobody has any idea how many corrections you may have, or may NOT have, made. -- Russ

Peter_T1958

Quote from: finescalerr on October 25, 2024, 09:28:45 PMI'm also pleased with how it turned out. Even better, not only is it perfect, but nobody has any idea how many corrections you may have, or may NOT have, made. -- Russ

There were quite some changes. Here the files of the frame construction. I usually save mayor changes by consecutive numbers. If I have to start again from the beginning, I save it under the next number of tens, and so on...

Dateien.jpg
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" -Leonardo Da Vinci-

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finescalerr

When pursuing perfection, that's par for the course. -- Russ