JC
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 04:52 PM |
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Mistrale nose
Happy New Year to you all! Just canvassing opinions! I tacked together the nose of the Mistrale today. Should I continue the bodywork rearwards
along the top rail, as per my avatar, or should I just fit a nose, as here? The area between the nose and 'cockpit' will be panelled with
flat aluminium with motorbike screens, as shown here. If I fit just a nose, the shape may be modified slightly - you might just be able to see the
felt tip lines on the left of the nose on view. The final option is go completely different, as shown on the last picture (RCR roadster?)? The reason
for all of this is to minimise the amount of 'glassing to be done. Thanks!
 
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Howlor
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 05:44 PM |
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It's looking good. I personally prefer the last pic, something a bit different.
Steve
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 1/1/09 at 08:06 PM |
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Yon orange nose looks cool wouldnt be to difficult to knock out a quick buck in mdf to get that shape?? Can talk u through the process if u want?
Shug
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stuleah
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| posted on 2/1/09 at 03:56 PM |
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personally i like a your avatar pic. the last one looks like a lot of other ie mev rocket/atom etc.
nothing wrong with them if you go that way but yours looks more unique.
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FUORISERIE
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 11:26 AM |
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JC I prefer your nose........but you could always experiment with a different design.
Cheers
Italo
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JC
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| posted on 15/1/09 at 08:32 PM |
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Thanks all, have decided to stick to my original design........probably!
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cheapracer
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 05:14 AM |
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Your avatar looks coolest, can you run your main side braces forward and down instead?
It's coming....
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kb58
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| posted on 26/1/09 at 02:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stuleah
personally i like a your avatar pic. the last one looks like a lot of other ie mev rocket/atom etc.
nothing wrong with them if you go that way but yours looks more unique.
Agreed - do your own thing. At one point the Atom was "it" but with all the me-too copies they've lost the novelty.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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seansverige
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 07:42 PM |
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Don't recognise chassis in third pic - what is it?
thanks
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JC
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| posted on 29/4/09 at 07:53 PM |
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Sean,
If you mean the bottom pic, it is the Superlite RCR Roadster (from the US) -an alternate version of bodywork that they trialled. Tho other pics are
all my own work.........
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seansverige
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| posted on 30/4/09 at 07:31 PM |
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thanks ..... and exactly as you stated in the original post - D'Oh! note to self: read text as well as looking at pics 
As regards your question, yes I think you should continue as per avatar (are there any larger images to look at?) If you're not sure why not
quickly mock up the bodywork with scored, bent card or thin polyprope sheet? If you posted some pics I think the reaction would be positive. I think
the finished panel will look like an extension of the structure - adding interest, and a similar panel at the sill level could also work.
If you stick with it I think you'll end up with something more interesting than just another addition to the growing exo (a misnomer surely?)
herd.
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JC
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| posted on 30/4/09 at 08:09 PM |
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Thanks for your comments and encouragement! It's more the process of making the bodywork that is daunting at the moment! However, with the
glacial progress I am making, that stage is still a way off. (Went to attach the seat belt mounts yesterday and ran out of gas half way!!! )
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cheapracer
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 03:54 PM |
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as with other posters JC, I like the look of the avatar model, do you have a larger shot of it please?
It's coming....
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seansverige
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 06:45 PM |
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Some similarities with BMW Just 4/2
and the Burton Elementz?
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seansverige
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 06:47 PM |
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D'Oh - pictures not displayed, but they're in my photo archive
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iank
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 08:50 PM |
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BMW
 
BMW Just 4/2 concept
Burton
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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JC
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 09:26 PM |
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OK, I confess!! I didn't hear about the BMW 4/2 until a while after the model was used, however, I used the wheels from that photo to enhance the
model shot!
Never seen the Burton though - what's the story behind it?
Here is a larger pic of the avatar:
 
Description
[Edited on 1/5/09 by JC]
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seansverige
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| posted on 1/5/09 at 10:47 PM |
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JC: I really really wasn't having a go - honest!! There are clear differences even in the avatar. (BTW - nice use of bike screen on the real
thing)
Anyway, I personally believe drawing inspiration from a concept which has no realistic chance of production is not only legitimate but commendable:
does the world really need another Atom clone?
The Burton elementz is just a student concept as far as I know, Dutch I think. As much as I love 2CVs not sure about using them as a donor in the 21st
century, and I know from bitter experience how awkward those inboard front discs are to work on
Still think you should at least mock up bodywork (you can get card from any art shop) before you make a decision
@ iank: read posts about attaching images, did the IMG /IMG tags, what am I missing?
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cheapracer
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| posted on 2/5/09 at 03:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by seansverige
does the world really need another Atom clone?
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YES IT DOES!!!!! lmao!
It's coming....
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JC
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| posted on 2/5/09 at 11:15 AM |
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No offence taken! I guess that the world needs another Atom clone in the same way that it needs another 7/Cobra clone, but the beauty of the kit
car/self build world is that although the results might look similar, each one will be done in a slightly different way!
I used card a while ago, not from an art shop though!
 
rear
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cheapracer
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| posted on 2/5/09 at 05:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JC
I guess that the world needs another Atom clone........
Did I miss a couple of manufacturers? I know of the SLR, the Rocket, the VStorm and the Deronda for actual sale.
4 cars, 2 in the US and 2 in the UK that are all substantially different in looks, specification and price.
Is that whats considered a full field to you Guys?
It's coming....
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