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3D printed Aston Martin DB4

  • A real-life DB4. Its successor, the Aston Martin DB5, is most well known as James Bond's car in the movie <i>Goldfinger</i>.
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    Aston Martin DB4

    A real-life DB4. Its successor, the Aston Martin DB5, is most well known as James Bond's car in the movie Goldfinger.
    Eddy Clio | Flickr
  • Ivan Sentch creates the parts by slicing them into smaller sections that fit within build envelope of the 3D printer, then stitches them together.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    Ivan Sentch creates the parts by slicing them into smaller sections that fit within build envelope of the 3D printer, then stitches them together.
    Ivan Sentch
  • The 3D printer from Solidoodle costs $499.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    The 3D printer from Solidoodle costs $499.
    Ivan Sentch
  • Sentch purchased the 3D drawing of the DB4 from turbosquid.com.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    Sentch purchased the 3D drawing of the DB4 from turbosquid.com.
    Ivan Sentch
  • A space frame chassis will be built for the car, and much of its internals will be sourced from a donor Nissan Skyline GTS25T (a RWD sports coupe that was never sold stateside).
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    A space frame chassis will be built for the car, and much of its internals will be sourced from a donor Nissan Skyline GTS25T (a RWD sports coupe that was never sold stateside).
    Ivan Sentch
  • The drawing was modified to remove unnecessary components.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    The drawing was modified to remove unnecessary components.
    Ivan Sentch
  • The body framework, prior to the assembly of the 3D prints.
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    Body framework

    The body framework, prior to the assembly of the 3D prints.
    Ivan Sentch
  • According to the his blog post, 72% of the parts have been printed, but the project is years from completion.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    According to the his blog post, 72% of the parts have been printed, but the project is years from completion.
    Ivan Sentch
  • While Sentch said he's new to the process of 3D printing, the New Zealand-based software engineer has previously built a 250 GTO replica.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D Printing

    While Sentch said he's new to the process of 3D printing, the New Zealand-based software engineer has previously built a 250 GTO replica.
    Ivan Sentch
  • So far, he's created over 2500 fiberglass molds.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    So far, he's created over 2500 fiberglass molds.
    Ivan Sentch
  • Work has yet to begin on the interior.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    Work has yet to begin on the interior.
    Ivan Sentch
  • Ultimately a mold will be created for the fiberglass shell.
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    Aston Martin DB4 3D printing

    Ultimately a mold will be created for the fiberglass shell.
    Ivan Sentch
A real-life DB4. Its successor, the Aston Martin DB5, is most well known as James Bond's car in the movie <i>Goldfinger</i>.
Ivan Sentch creates the parts by slicing them into smaller sections that fit within build envelope of the 3D printer, then stitches them together.
The 3D printer from Solidoodle costs $499.
Sentch purchased the 3D drawing of the DB4 from turbosquid.com.
A space frame chassis will be built for the car, and much of its internals will be sourced from a donor Nissan Skyline GTS25T (a RWD sports coupe that was never sold stateside).
The drawing was modified to remove unnecessary components.
The body framework, prior to the assembly of the 3D prints.
According to the his blog post, 72% of the parts have been printed, but the project is years from completion.
While Sentch said he's new to the process of 3D printing, the New Zealand-based software engineer has previously built a 250 GTO replica.
So far, he's created over 2500 fiberglass molds.
Work has yet to begin on the interior.
Ultimately a mold will be created for the fiberglass shell.

A New Zealand native by the name of Ivan Sentch is “sculpting” his very own Aston Martin DB4 in his garage using a 3D printer, and basing it mostly off a Nissan Skyline GTS.