Benjiwah

Thank you for the words of encouragement 11hhrlt :)
And yes... I do all of my resin and Bondo outside :)

Snoopy

True DESIGNING of vehicles requires "paper and pencil" then comes cradle and clay.....at least ALL the designing studios I've been privy to.

But now that you mention it....I wonder which Benjiwah was speaking of.

Benjiwah

I was referring to true design... Two dimensional renders followed by Three dimensional clay mock ups. I really wanted to get a transportation design degree, but circumstances of life didn't allow for that. So I have the closest thing comparable that I could take here at home, a degree in sculpture and another in commercial design. Hope to someday do this sort of thing for a living.
And my next project I will invest in the same plasticine clay the pros use and make molds off of that versus what I have done with this project. I think the time and energy saved will be well worth the investment. Live and learn I guess :)

Benjiwah

A little more progress on skinning the Buick...

843de

Definitely taking on a "Retro-Aggressive" look Ben, getting better everytime we see it.

Benjiwah

Thank you Mike! Still really rough, but at least it doesn't take as much imagination to visualize what it's going to look like completed :)

scottyj1

I found this,made me think of how your progress was going

Curbside Custom: Not Your Grandfather?s Buick

Benjiwah

Roughed in the exhaust finishers tonight... I will do a little carving over the weekend :)

843de

I'm liking where you're going with them Ben. Nicely Retro-Aggressive.

Benjiwah

Thanks for the link Scottyj1. I have seen that one before :)

Thanks Mike! I thought you might like the exhaust exiting through the bumper... Old school style :)