About this 3D model

By: Brett Turnagewww.bti3dlabs.com@3dprintRaceTech **ARTICLES/MEDIA** **3printr.com** https://www.3printr.com/40501-4740501/ **3ders** http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160622-3d-print-your-very-own-rs-lm-2014-audi-r18-e-tron-quattro-rc-racecar.html **Competitionx.com**http://www.competitionx.com/news-feed/3d-printed-rs-lm-2014-audi-r18-e-tron-quattro-rc-car/ **RC Car Action Magazine**http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2016/06/21/3d-printed-custom-audi-r18-le-mans-racer-brett-turnage-readers-ride/ **Instructables write-up**http://www.instructables.com/id/RS-LM-2014-Audi-R18-E-Tron-Quattro-3d-Printed-RC-C/ **VIDEOS** **Audi R18 commercials** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxF1mnJMybAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPpH-UX4sZ4 **RS-LM videos**walk-around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kd9XPwiwVU driving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRB4mwCa7TEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys5u3GB7H0g LS-LM Chassis without body driving demos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N79PZFxvWwQ Night Walk aroundhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQHC969xVe4 Night driving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrydUwOl0x0 Chassis Link http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1631624 **RS-LM 2014 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro “The Ali"**This car is about inspiration. I first planned on nicknaming this car “the Edwin” after one of my best friends. The R18 LMP1 race car and Audi’s commercials featuring it have always inspired me. One in particular, that beautifully imagined what it would be like if people drove an R18 as an every day car as a brilliant way to show how Audi’s racing technology makes it into their production cars. That commercial has always stuck with me as the ultimate in imagination and dreams for a car fan. However, that nickname had to change because recently my hero died, so it has a new nickname “The Ali.” So, this car is about inspiration, and about inspiring others in the way that those commercials and Muhammad Ali inspired me. So this car, is my tribute to The Greatest of all time: Muhammad Ali and to Audi’s amazing R18 race car. A fitting tribute because Audi called this black R18 “black beauty” and Ali always said he was the prettiest. Enjoy it, Be inspired by it. Rest in peace Champ! Let’s Go Audi! tomorrow in the 24 Hours of Lemans June 17-18 “I’ve done wrestled with alligators,I’ve tussled with a whale.I done handcuffed lightning—throw thunder in jail.” -Muhammad ali Enjoy it, Be inspired by it. About the car **Love and watching the 24 hours of Lemans**I love watching the 24 hours of Leman! I’ve been staying up and watching it for years nows, and this weekend I will be sitting up at my computer watching the laps go by as the race turns from light to dark to back to light again. I’ve always rooted for the former champs Audi, who dominated the LMP1 class until Porsche’s re-emergence in the sport last year. I’ve seen their cars evolve from the R-10 to the R15, to the cockpited R18. This particular version, the 2014 Audi R18, was to me, the most beautiful iteration. It was beautiful with a hint of ugly—almost like perfection need a flaw. When I decided to do a Lemans car, there was no other car that I wanted more than this one. **”I’m so Mean”** *“I murdered a Rock, injured a stone—Hospitalized a brick! I’m so mean I make medicine sick.” -Muhammad Ali* This is the prototype version of the 2014 Audi R18. I choose the pre-race version rather than the racing version because it consists of my favorite colors: black and red, and it is also easier to print versus the white version that has a variety of many color patches. This car varied from the racing version in some areas: the front fenders have openings, the wing endplates hang over the rear of the car, and other crucial difference, but wow is it strikingly mean! There is something magical that happens when a car is completely black. It just looks sinister and evil. Like it is Darth Vader’s car or the batmobile. The black on this car is Real Black from Solutech 3D filament. The red accents are Real Red as well as the grey which is Real Grey are also from Solutech 3D. **”I’m Pretty”** “I’m handsome, I’m pretty, and cannot possibly be beat.” -Muhammad Ali I designed the car and chassis in Fusion360 in the last month. I try to be as close to the original car that I can possibly be so that you see the R18 when you look at it, and not a representation of it. Some changes had to be made, mainly a box for the rear suspension because real car’s differentials are not 1/2 the height of the car, but I’m proud of the finished product, and it looks incredibly gorgeous. (if anyone would like to just make a model I have the correct rear without the suspension box). I printed it at 1/128 micro stepping at .2 layer height. I also have to give credit to Simplify3d and it’s amazing tool paths, and Bondtech extruder-I believe these two products helped make the car look beautiful. **”Too much Speed for him, I’m Fast! Too Fast!”** “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch, and was in bed befor