Wipeout Goteki 45 - Fusion Inspired

3 sets of models for a Goteki 45 inspired racer, heavily influenced by the brilliant Goteki fusion model by Swiss_Fox over on sketchfab.

All of the models were recreated from scratch with the cab being more heavily influenced from the classic ps2/psp model.

There are 3 sets of files for different scales, one small unified model which loses detail, a mid sized version that arrives at around 254mm long. Finally there will be a large, more detailed model which is around 600mm in size.

The 3mf's are from Bambuslicer and contain all the parts per scale in the appropriate alignments and supports.

The small and mid sized files have been tested, and refined, the large size is yet to be completed and tested.

Small Size:
No special requirements for printing, i left it in the same orientation the mid model used and it worked well coping with the detail.

Mid Size:
The mid sized ribs can be printed with supports, i didnt manage to get them out superfine, but i think this is a matter of tweaking the supports and speeds.

The mid model will need delicate removal of the supports and require some cleanup on the support surfaces.

The guns, ribs and jets are all glued in place, but the jets do friction fit ok.

Large Size: 

The Large scale model is a bit of a beast coming in at 620x300x100mm in dimension, it has multiple parts, changed geometry from the smaller units and extensive build processes to ensure it fits together. 

This was the most epic big build so far, but despite its size there are significantly fragile sections such as the grills, lower engine part, p1 engine parts fangs, the p2 wing section is easy to snap and the back wing section is also easy to break of you push it too hard. You can see some damage in the pictures from grill snaps, spray markings from CA accellerant etc.

The photos of the build were as it was refined over time, so i started on the grey left wing and progressed to the right side. I'm not going to print a final version of this due to its size, but the grey sections were the original mid size scaled up, the yellow and black sections were refined and its this side that is in the models of this build.

!!Warning!! This model was designed to prototype point, it all plugged together but did require some fine tuning as the tolorences on the build are basically zero, you have been warned.
 

Print settings used throughout the Large model:

• 10% adaptive cubis infill
• 3 perimeter walls for cab parts, 2 perimeters for all others.
• Tree supports on auto

Engine and Wing components are all the RIGHT hand version, you need to mirror them along the Y to get the LEFT versions, where items are the same it is noted in the part description.

• CA Glue was used as the adhesive
• Mini clamps were used throughout to keep things in position.

The model is composed of 3 main sections, these are listed below and have specific instructions for each section.

Anything with an R at the front of the model name needs to be flipped on the Y for the Left version.

The Cab

1. Glue the piston heads into the main cab body, glue on the piston caps
2. Glue the gattling guns into the slots - may require a bit of fettling to get them to fit
3. Glue Cab glass to the upper part of the cab
4. Glue the upper part to the lower part

Engine

Make sure all of your bowtie and peg holes are clear and free from supports - you have no spare mm to play with here.

I recommend dry fitting pegs and engine blocks initially before any glue up, some of the parts are easy to get mixed up.

1. Glue in the pegs to the P5  engine part
2. Glue P5 to P4, push in a stepped bowtie while the glue is wet (gluing this is optional, once pressed home this is not possible to remove). The high step is at the back).
3. Glue pegs into the open end of P4
4. Glue P3 to the P4 assembly, push a stepped bowtie home, the high step is at the front.
5. Glue in the pegs to P3 and glue the ribs to P3
6. Glue P2 to P3, this will be your first tricky fit, the ribs top most part should be glued to P2 also.
7. Push in a normal bowtie to this join
8. Glue in the pegs to P2
9. Glue P1 to P2, pushing in a bowtie to finish.
10. The Rocket guns are assymetric, be careful on this to get it correct, they should stand off from the body, not leaning against it.
11. Glue the left and right rocket guns to the front of P1, i used a little clamp to hold this in place, or leave the engine on its top to let the glue setup
12. It is tempting to fit the lower engine cover now, you can do that using the shortened pegs, but this part is quite delecate and i managed to break them both times because i glued them on now, you can wait till the wing covers are all on to glue this last engine piece in place.
13. Glue in the engine top parts to the slots over the stepped bowties, clamp these in the glue up, its important they are as flush as possible, perhaps sand or ream off the end slightly to get it to fit.
14. Repeat with your Y mirrored set of engine parts.

Wing covers

1. Slot in the pegs to the Wing3 part
2. Slide the wing 3 part onto the engine body from the back - this may require some tweaking and it will be tight!, on the lower side you should see when it reaches its final location based on how the model intersects. It will be tight over the engine part on the top, you can gently flex the wing edges out to get this over and in place.
3. Slide the Wing2 part over the engine p3 section, angle it to get it over the base of the engine and gently ease this into place - this part is delicate and can easily break in the middle, be careful! It does fit in the end, take your time and squeeze it into position, it aint moving after you're done so i didnt need any glue on this part.
4. Apply some glue to the top side of P1 and P2 engine, slide on the Wing1 part and press the wing cover and engine block together, i clamped this up for a while
5. Flip it over and align the under wing cover, glue it, the last part of the engine and pegs in place, clamp this up.
6. Glue the grills in place - pay attention to orientation for the middle grill - it only fits 1 way, glue in the engine jets.
7. Glue on the inner and outer pipes - the outer pipe has an O on the back end of it to help with alignment, the inner pipe only fits one way, dry fit to test first, its easiest to insert the front of the pipe first and then slot the back of the pipe into place.
8. Glue on the top panels, clamp them flat to help the whole thing stay in 1 piece
9. Repeat with your mirrored wing and engine block assembly

Final build

• Put a whole load of glue into the inner slots on one of the wings, slot the cab body into the slot by sliding in the rear part first, slide it down the slot and then rotate the cab into the front part of the slot, it should hit home with the wing covers and the cab cover part touching at the front and the whole thing square with the wing.
• Let that dry up and repeat the other side.

Well done, now fly it round the room yelling “rockets, missile, earthquake” and you're good.