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by grunt1 » Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:33 am
I have some news on the Schwimm front. Shapeways was having a really hard time printing it due to the challenging shape and level of detail. The good news is that I was messing with it for another reason and ended up resolving the problems. The price also dropped considerably when I removed the top and made some other changes. For reference, it went down from around $225 to $149.
I need some feedback. It's ready to post for sale as is, but I wanted to take one more shot at tweaking it for those that were interested in it to make it as useful as I can.
- What price would you be willing to pay? As it stands it would be ~$149 at Shapeways. If you wait for one of their sales (rare but sizable with around 20%-25% off) the price would drop to about $120-$130. You may have to wait for sometime later this year most likely.
- What accessories would you be willing to live without (open canopy, folded canopy, rear seats, shovel, oar, wooden floor mud guards/slats) if any?
Every item I remove drops the cost quite a bit and some of the details would not be visible if you had figures or stowage in the car. Eg: floor slats, rear seats.
Also, would there be interest in a version that was potentially water capable? Right now there are holes in the tub design like the real one but the interior works that made it float while open in real life are missing. I could close the holes up (which are behind the tires anyway) and it would be at least as seaworthy as a beer can. The added material would bump the cost a bit, maybe $10. You may have to use small weights to make it work well and sit at the right level in the water. It also will not have been balanced front to rear because there is no engine, etc. Again weights might be able to address that.
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