On Monday, January 6, 2014 8:27:13 AM UTC-6, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"stryped" wrote in message

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Part of me wondered if there would be a way to measure a model car

(like you put together as a kid) and somehow get measurements off of

it, increase those based on whatever scale the model is, and somehow

use those to create drawings to base a buck or mold off of. I may

know a place that has a CMM but am unfamiliar with it.





Wooden ship builders made models and then scaled them up to full size.

You could look into their procedures.

http://www.duck-trap.com/lofting.html



Engineers' and architects' scales allow you to measure a model as

though it was full-sized.

http://www.amazon.com/Staedtler-R-En...181449-6977647

I guess I was meaning a more three dimensional shape. With the purpose of being able to tell the angle of curves and other features on a car.

You may be able to do it mathematically. (Not my forte) I thought if you could somehow come up with a drawing it could be blown to the proper proportion and projected onto a wall indicating the appropriate size if that makes sense.