[AMC-List] AMX Grilles

[Don Johnson <donjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,
Thank you for posting that info.
I looked into getting a mould done for the 70 AMX ( I have a NOS grille for the pattern). Here in Montreal, the cheapest injection mould was going to run me between $30K & $50K and I believe that included a laser scan in the production process. The mould was to be made out of metal and would have weighed about 5000 lbs.
I knew there had to be a cheaper way of doing it but was unable to come up with the method, maybe this is it.
Being a complete novice when it comes to plastic manufacturing does not help things. If this company makes a CNC program, doesn't that limit the grille to a metal machined part? Metal may be a more durable material but my guess is that the purists wouldn't buy a metal grille for their cars.
I'll keep the list advised about what I learn when I contact them.
Don

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Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] AMX grilles
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I saw a system that would be perfect for makin a mold for
recreating AMX (or whatever) grilles.

My artist friend Erika was in town to get a 3D scan of her for a
sculpture she's making, at a place in Burbank called Cyber F/X.
They have a 3D laser and milling machine setup; for $1500 you
get a big fat dataset on CD (for 3d CAD programs like 3DS Max)
and a machined foam physical replica, shipped to your door.

Along the walls were all sorts of famous actor heads and cartoon
characters (movie industry is their biggest customer) but they
also had a Mercedes grille -- exactly replicated in foam.

The foam is sturdy but not structural, and has a rough-ish
surface, but is a precise (fractional millimeter) copy of
the original. Only red light is bounced off the original,
no harm here.

The foam replica would need surface finish and have sprues
added, but it's got to be the best thing around for copying
complex shapes. It can definitely handle the AMX grille.

http://www.cyberfx.com


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