kennb Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Time line: 1955 Location: Behind locked doors at undisclosed styling studio. Project: Tomorrows car Sometime in early 1955 a young designer is trying to show his skills in looking into the future of the automobile. He sets pencil to paper and clears his mind of the things around him, the 1956 models in clay, square boxy, and no more than a freshened last years model. The other designers look toward the wings and jet engines, and fins. His mind takes these elements and starts to develope his idea of what this mind holds for the next generation of cars. Fins, huge fins like an airplane, exhaust ports round and big, sleek lines,breaking from the norm,something so far out that no one can even imagine something like this on the road. What he creates is by far decades ahead of anything now being done. In one short night he comes up with a bold design that he can taste, feel and see on the road. It is low and looks like it is ready to take off. KennB
Mike Kucaba Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Man I'd like to be the one selling you sheet styrene! :D
charlie8575 Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 I LIKE this! Very, very cool. Charlie Larkin
Hypermung Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Is this a car or a UFO??? Virgil Exner would wet his pants over this one, I'm sure..
kennb Posted November 5, 2011 Author Posted November 5, 2011 working through th early morning hours the designer starts to get the look he is after. Smoothing the clay model to the shape, he adds here and removes there, bulking up the front spears as the form slowly begins to take shape. He hollors for more clay and more coffee, his blood shot eyes from too much work look over the progress to see what needs to be massaged. KennB Thank you for the comments
Dr. Cranky Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Oh my, that's scratch-building at it's finest. Great work. Can't wait to see more. And EYEGORE is feverishly searching for a new fire hydrant with this one. WOW!
Scale-Master Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 That is looking wicked! Can't wait to see what it grows into.
Harry P. Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Looks like it could have made a cool Batmobile!
Erik Smith Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 Cool. Looks like a new car for this guy...
kennb Posted November 5, 2011 Author Posted November 5, 2011 The interior is being assembled at the same timethe body is being worked on. The designer has so mant ideas flowing now he felt he had to get something solid to look at hoping that it fits with the rest of heis creation. Coffee filled cups lay around the studio as he works at a fever pitch. He looks at the location of the rear wheels and scratches his head.....the do have to be moved back a foot or so........another hold up. Muttering he goes back to the clay mock up and starts tearing the rear wheel wheel out to move it. &%*%%$ &#@^ *^&$ KennB
b_lever1 Posted November 5, 2011 Posted November 5, 2011 this is just wild this is scratch building to the maxx
walt francis Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 WOW !!!!!! That is all I can come up with
LAone Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 dooooooooooodde that is some sick skills you have! im with harry, this would have been a killer batmobile.
Dr. Cranky Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 This thing should be cast and copies sold. Have you approached Jimmy Flintstone about it? I'd love to have a copy of this one!
kennb Posted November 6, 2011 Author Posted November 6, 2011 Some general Specifications to answer a few questions. Note: The plastic is from the sheet I bought from U.S Plastics (see 1954 Hudson Italia for ordering instructions). Material cost so far on this project: plastic..........................$1.50 super glue...................$1.00 I am using Loctite liquid for this one. They have a new gel super glue, DON'T use that. Any liquid super glue will work. Time used in actual construction: 10 hours There has been time invested in figureing this out to get this far. This is not included. Time spent unsticking fingers: 10 Hours Filler used: Elmer's carpenters wood filler natural color. As far as approaching anyone to cast this project. I have not thought about it on this one. It is possible but would be a challange to get a mold. It is fairly clean inside but there is also a lot of sharp points and severe undercuts and therefore would require more than the typical 2 piece mold. It would have to have a 4 piece mold split front to back down the middle and even the some parts of the mold might not fill properly. (I have cast model railroad cars and still cast parts). I am always happy to answer any questions. Thanks for all the nice comments. KennB
MrObsessive Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 I have nothing to add, only to say that this is just plain WILD!! And I thought I was heroic just scratch-building a hood for my '66 Nova years ago! Keep up the fantastic work! I have yet to attempt scratch-building an entire body out of just plain flat plastic!
Dr. Cranky Posted November 6, 2011 Posted November 6, 2011 Kenn, thanks for the great info. Keep it going, please . . .
kennb Posted November 6, 2011 Author Posted November 6, 2011 Progress looks slow but have not ad much time today.It is schedualed to go to paint on Wednesday. Grill and part of the front bumper are on the hood. Side trim added and some more details have been made that will be chromed. KennB
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