Pico Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Here's a frontal photo of the model, see what you think... It's not easy carving these things out, and looking at photos of different cars from different angles can be confusing. They are all hand made and so there are differences between them, also. I was able to measure the 2000 Pebble Beach best of show car ( the maroon and white car, admittedly not this one) when it was in a showroom in St. Louis; so I feel it's dimensions are reasonably correct. When putting the louvers on the side of the hood, they were tight the the valley of the fender-hood junction, so it should be a bit deeper. Too later to correct now, not a big issue, besides. I'm now on my second cup of hi-octane coffee and will soon be burning up the keyboard designing the seat to be 3d printed by Shapeways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Looks Great!! It was just the angle of the last photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Sorta what I thought. Work continues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrevellfan Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I love that car and always wonder why nobody made a kit of this? heller should have, as they did a Delahaye 135 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 This is such an ambitious project; looks like things are going well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Heller should have, but why not? I suspect they made models of cars that were close and they could easily measure. Why the Delage that they modeled? A nice car but why not the Blanche Montel D8? Or the Aerosport? And the Talbot Lago? Why not the "teardrop" ? The Delahaye 135 they made was was nice but were others that are more interesting. They did hit a home run with the Bugatti T50, however. That one is near the top. BTW, a resin caster is making the T50 Superprofilee with the correct wheels as a transkit for that model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Pico said: Heller should have, but why not? I suspect they made models of cars that were close and they could easily measure. Why the Delage that they modeled? A nice car but why not the Blanche Montel D8? Or the Aerosport? And the Talbot Lago? Why not the "teardrop" ? The Delahaye 135 they made was was nice but were others that are more interesting. They did hit a home run with the Bugatti T50, however. That one is near the top. BTW, a resin caster is making the T50 Superprofilee with the correct wheels as a transkit for that model. Oh? Who is doing that and when will it hit the market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Eric - ask Andy M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Seat design is finished, it and the door panels will soon be off to the printers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my66s55 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Pico said: Seat design is finished, it and the door panels will soon be off to the printers. The interior door panels for this car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my66s55 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 On 5/31/2018 at 9:18 AM, Pico said: Here's a frontal photo of the model, see what you think... It's not easy carving these things out, and looking at photos of different cars from different angles can be confusing. They are all hand made and so there are differences between them, also. I was able to measure the 2000 Pebble Beach best of show car ( the maroon and white car, admittedly not this one) when it was in a showroom in St. Louis; so I feel it's dimensions are reasonably correct. When putting the louvers on the side of the hood, they were tight the the valley of the fender-hood junction, so it should be a bit deeper. Too later to correct now, not a big issue, besides. I'm now on my second cup of hi-octane coffee and will soon be burning up the keyboard designing the seat to be 3d printed by Shapeways. It's not what I think, it's what you think. It would take a Gerald Wingrove to do what you are attempting. Here are two front views of the very car you are trying to replicate. I can pick up 5, possibly 7 differences. Who can find them? First pic, your car. Then the real car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 I'm stuck with the grille, which is too broad at the bottom, unless I want to design and print one , which is possible. Rethink time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Watching you develop your model makes me wonder about all the decisions that had to be made by the builders of the original real car. Probably a lot of heated discussions,torn up design idea sketches etc before the final design was decided on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Your work is amazing. You might be interested in looking at some exquisite 1:43 handmade die casts of this car and similar, made in France by a craftsman named Ilario —- www.ilario.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Ilario has some good stuff - I wish it was 1/24th scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 After a review of some issues in the front of the model, I'm back in the saddle and ridin' it hard again. I've made a jig to hold the headlight buckets in an exact position to embed them in the fenders. Next reshaping the fenders to fit and placing the fog lights, again with a jig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Putty time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 I've decided the fenders don't have enough bulbishness, so slap on more putty, and that means the headlights move outwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Add putty subtract putty add putty subtract putty. I'm beginning to be pleased with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Sheer Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 LOve the scratch builds! Can’t wait to see all the 3D printed parts! Meticulous amounts of shaping and reshaping the body. I didn’t know anything of these cars before I saw your thread ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Jason, I'm looking forward to the printed parts, too. Should be here this week. Here's some history of the Figoni & Falaschi bodied Delahayes: http://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=455 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I applaud your ambition AND achievement on this one Pico. Fantastic scratch building for sure and looking forward to more! cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 I have received the seat and door panels and am quite pleased with them. They are printed in Shapeway's smooth detailed material and in the photo have a light coat of primer on them but have not been sanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrevellfan Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 the seat and the door panel looks great but we can't see the wood aera , are they well rendered? I follow this topic with great interest because I am found of this car !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 The wood area has the curved line, same as the 1:1. On my model, I will replace it with a piece of cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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