Rorty
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| posted on 5/10/05 at 05:33 AM |
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I love the green concept body. Absolutely sensational!
I don't care for the original look; it's like so many other GT type cars. Thay look like they've all been made using foam blocks and
with no imagination. Everything from the Radical to Mk's Indy look identical, boxy and boring. 
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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Fred W B
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| posted on 5/10/05 at 08:52 AM |
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I have also been thinking of subbing out the mould making only to a pro, once the buck is done.
What I do find though, on subbing out stuff, is that no matter how carefully you spec the job, if often turns out not to be exactly what you
wanted.
Talking about DP cars, he's doing a hell of a job, but I'm interested to see how well the car works "out of the box".
It's okay doing everything in cad, but when you actually bolt the bits together, the fits and clearances sometime just don't work out,
even at the professional level. New cars require lots of development, so he may have to fiddle with the project until it works well.
I have said before here that it never ceases to amaze me the number of new kit or turnkey cars that are launched and orders taken, on the strength of
a few drawings, before a car has even turned a wheel in anger. I'm not referring specifically to DP here, his stuff does look well engineered
Cheers Fred WB
[Edited on 5/10/05 by Fred W B]
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andkilde
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| posted on 9/10/05 at 03:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
What I do find though, on subbing out stuff, is that no matter how carefully you spec the job, if often turns out not to be exactly what you
wanted.
Cheers Fred WB
If you read through the whole site he refers to this fairly often -- Items coming exactly to print that need a bit of tweaking to make up for minor
miscalculations.
He also notes that many of his tight clearance items fit perfectly once assembled, just as the 3d models predict.
Marvellous watching a project this sophisticated evolve into a finshed product.
Cheers, Ted
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Alan B
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| posted on 10/10/05 at 12:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
I have also been thinking of subbing out the mould making only to a pro, once the buck is done..........
Fred, ironically, the mould making is relatively quick and easy...it's the buck/plug that is hard and time consuming.....
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sgraber
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| posted on 10/10/05 at 03:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
...it's the buck/plug that is hard and time consuming.....
Oh Reeeeallyyy?! 
Now you tell me.... 
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Alan B
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| posted on 10/10/05 at 06:12 PM |
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Didn't want to let on Steve......you know...just in case...
Comparitively speaking the the post plug satges are truly joyeus....orgasmic nearly...
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