Racing Kart Model

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This project began as a query from a buddy about 3D printing, which quickly escalated into what you see here now. The model is intended as a birthday cake decoration and represents my attempt at replicating the recipient's own kart from a photo. The project turned out to be an excellent learning experience (albeit a stressful one due to the impending birthday deadline) in mastering proportion, experimenting with different assembly techniques, and printing using various colors. It functions essentially as a commissioned piece so I cannot share the model files (I haven't even printed one for myself), but I hope my journey might inspire others to give design/modeling a try and perhaps surprise themselves. I'm more than happy to answer questions on the methods I employed (I've tried to illustrate this in the final sequence of screenshots).