BusterHaus Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 This is starting to look pretty good! I liked the roof better when it was one stud taller - the rea window splitter had a better angle. Very speedy building! Quote
JamesJT Posted May 6, 2016 Author Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) ...are there any pictures of the front? I haven't done the front yet. Maybe this was planned as next ultimate collection car from Lego, and that's why new panels were made. Maybe this is still in development by Lego, You just were faster. These new panel are better when you have many of them, maybe I'm the only one that bought 9 copies of 42045. Cool build! Where did you get all those blue panels? They are in 42045 but should be available at Lego CS soon. I liked the roof better when it was one stud taller - the rea window splitter had a better angle. I know what you mean. At 11 studs wide the panels are perfect for the rear window but too narrow for the doors; at 13 studs wide its great for the doors but too wide for the rear window. I tried using a #3 to hold the panels at the perfect angle for both but it created more problems than it solved. I compromised at 12 studs wide and added some "trim" to keep the flow. 1963 Corvette 022 by James Tillson, on Flickr This would have been done by now if the doors didn't have to open. If I make it RC, I will fix the door in place to save weigh (like the Dukes') Edited May 6, 2016 by JamesJT Quote
JamesJT Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 I knew a full size engine would not work. I'm really happy with the "small block" engine as looks to be about the right scale, I'll just need to make it orange. Quote
BusterHaus Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Engine looks well scaled, indeed. What color are you planning for the interior? Quote
BusterHaus Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Sigh. Double post. Edited May 10, 2016 by BusterHaus Quote
frankvanderboom Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Beautiful car man, I really admire your courage for building it publicly. You're really talented. I am very curious for the final results. Quote
Meatman Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) I really like what you are doing here. Those curved panels look great from certain angles, but a little off with the entire panel flow from other perspectives. Edited May 10, 2016 by Meatman Quote
Buddy010702 Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Oooh. You have me intrigued. Can't wait for the final product! It's nice to see it in an uncommon blue, let alone one that is using panels! Edited May 10, 2016 by Buddy010702 Quote
JamesJT Posted May 12, 2016 Author Posted May 12, 2016 What color are you planning for the interior? There's not much room for a detailed interior. I will probably do it red or white just because black would be hard to see in the photos. I really admire your courage for building it publicly. It keeps me motivated when things get tough. Those curved panels look great from certain angles, but a little off with the entire panel flow from other perspectives. I will choose my camera angles carefully! I have the engine working and a position for the HOG steering, see flickr video 1963 Corvette M1 by James Tillson, on Flickr Quote
syclone Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 Wow,it looks very realistic now with those flexaxles Quote
PSJS Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) I absolutely love what you have built so far! I find it interesting to watch you develop the body from just the couple of panels that you had at the start. It is also great to see a blue model Edited May 12, 2016 by PSJS Quote
JamesJT Posted May 14, 2016 Author Posted May 14, 2016 I'm getting really close now. I did try it with the front wheels arches 1 stud lower (to better match the blueprint) but it had no steering or suspension. I'm going to sort out a windscreen and then have a go at those rotating headlights. Quote
muffinbrick Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 Very nice build, I like, how efectively you use all those new panels for shaping. Quote
JamesJT Posted May 15, 2016 Author Posted May 15, 2016 I've got some rotating headlights, see flickr video. I really wanted them to be 4x2x2 studs but these are 6x3x3 so they look out of scale. 1963 Corvette M2 by James Tillson, on Flickr Quote
JamesJT Posted May 21, 2016 Author Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) I finished the coupe exterior and I thought it would be easier to do the interior and soft top version at the same time. Poke out a 9L axle and pullout 2 pins and the roof just lifts off. I prefer the convertible already. 1963 Corvette 048 by James Tillson, on Flickr Edited May 27, 2016 by JamesJT Quote
JamesJT Posted May 23, 2016 Author Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) I've got a working version of the convertible and a corvette-ish dashboard. I made a flickr video to show how the roof goes up and down. 1963 Corvette M5 by James Tillson, on Flickr I had to rework the rear and is a lot smoother now but I haven't tried the coupe roof back on yet. I have no idea where the HOG steering is going to go now... Edited May 23, 2016 by JamesJT Quote
offroadcreations Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 I like it very much with the roof down. Quote
Lego Nerd Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 Maybe you could put the HOG right in front of the 3x13 curved panel in the middle? I noticed that there's already a small gap, so placing an axle to axle connector upright in the gap could work. The work you've done with the new panels is impressive Quote
JamesJT Posted May 24, 2016 Author Posted May 24, 2016 Yes, for once, I was quite pleased when I saw there was a gap in the panels. I may have to modify the roof but it does look possible. The other option is to use the steering wheel in the cockpit for the roadster and just have the HOG on the coupe. I couldn't find a picture of a blue corvette with a black roof so I pinched a few parts off my stratos and rebuilt the roof in white. 1963 Corvette 053 by James Tillson, on Flickr Quote
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