Got the first print sample today, first step into translating the Viewliner into the real world! This version of the model is a little old, since it was a couple versions back from what I posted earlier today. Gives a pretty good insight into what it actually looks like in 3 dimensions; some details I obsessed about are hardly seen and others overlooked need more attention or exaggeration. This is something a lot of people don't understand about 3D printing: Your model is not exactly perfect in the computer since the computer screens basically lie to you with false lighting and perspective. You're still looking at a 2D picture on a screen, not in stereo in person. It's not until it's in the real world you can fully understand what your model actually looks like.

This model is printed in Shapeway's "Frosted Ultra Detail" which looks quite good at a glance. I hit it with some primer after cleaning it just to see the surface and form better. This is primarily a test to look at the form and make and changes. The next test print will be to see how well it fits around the motor chassis. That will probably done in the company's "Frosted Ultra Detail Extreme) which prints in finer layers than shown here. That will help with the visible build lines, which at this stage could be taken out by sanding anyways.