July 8, 2025
Description
After many popular requests I decided to take a stab at a spin-off on my popular layered car model line-up with some Non-layered prints! The first in the line-up being the recent addition of the detailed 992 911 GT3 RS Porsche.
All of my models are made on a standard size platform and are directly compatible with my Model Display Lamp. Not only can you display the models Horizontally with a soft overhead light, but there are also provisions to install the models vertically, for a better top-down display view. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1232070-led-light-display-stand-for-layered-car-art-prints#profileId-1250999
My Model Display Lamp is fully printed, requires no hardware, and is compatible with the Bambu LED Lamp Kit-001! There are 2 back wall configurations and 2 top light housing configurations to choose from!
Also available is a print profile for the bottom plate that allows for displaying models you may have already printed from some other popular Layered Car modeler’s (LemonArts, check them out for their models as well!).
A third variation of the Model Display Lamp is also available in a larger size for any 1:24 scale models you may want to show-case in a similar fashion!
For those that don't need a display light but still want to display the models I also have a basic double-display stand that can accommodate both the Horizontal & Vertical layered prints (or either one individually): https://makerworld.com/en/models/1481698-layered-car-model-basic-dual-display-stand#profileId-1547266
With my ever-expanding (more than 200 models at this point! https://makerworld.com/en/collections/6642322-layered-car-art-collection ) I have been getting more and more messages about considering offering a similar line-up but without doing the layering.
I have been thinking about this quite a bit, and though not all of my models are feasible to convert to non-layered versions (primarily due to the fact that my base STL scans/files are very low detail since it isn't needed for the layered prints) but as I have gained more experience making these models some are fantastic candidates for non-layered models. I don't expect to expand/support this as extensively as my layered car line-up, but I am working to clean up a few versions of some of the more awesome supercars to provide as non layered prints.
The platform sizes are all the same and are still compatible with my current LED and non LED display stands, so you can mix and match layered and non layered prints on display !
I am a huge gear-head and for the past 21 years have been fortunate enough to own my dream car: a 1995 Toyota Supra Turbo. I have spent countless hours wrenching on my car, and absolutely love anything automotive. I have also spent my fair share of time building 1:18 and 1:24 scale model cars, as well as collect die-cast models to display in my office. When I first saw these Layered Sculpture car models pop up I realized that this was my chance to put a number of my hobbies all into 1 exercise! Between my 3d Scanning, Meshmixer & blender modeling & finding available STL files online a 3 week journey began!
These sliced/layered car models follow a very straight forward, basic process.. but it all starts with a base STL file of the car model to make. There are a few options when it comes to this: 1) Find an already-created STL file of the model you want that has the appropriate licensing to remix the model. 2) Use software, like Blender or MeshMixer, to create your own base STL file using reference images, or 3) Use a 3d scanner on your existing collection of models.
#1 is self explanatory and straightforward, make sure you’re giving the proper attribution credit where credit is due. All of my files have referenced licensing tagged for all the artist whos models I have remixed.
#2 is a bit more involved and I am only in the early stages of learning blender to build models from scratch, I will skip over any details here as there are plenty online tutorial demonstrating how this is done.
#3 is the fun one for me since I get to use my 3D scanner and sample my own models on hand. Since these layered models are heavily sliced, you don’t need intricate details in the base STL models. After doing a quick 3D scan and cleaning up of the initial STL file, I then bring it into Meshmixer where I manipulate the model and close off any open surfaces, correct any large overhands, and ensure that the model could then be properly sliced and printed without having to have supports everywhere. This process is also quite time consuming, but after making 70 different models I have gotten a pretty good hang at finding the trouble areas and correcting them quicker than I was at the start of the process.
License:
Standard Digital File License
ShapeShift 3D Creations
