Posted April 24, 20204 yr Hi there! Was an observer for quite a long time, and finally decided to participate in the contest to push myself build something finished. A story behind: I have two sets - 42099 and 42068 which is give me less freedom and prevented me from starting this topic earlier, but I decided to give it a shot and make something. So, I decided to build a Mini Cooper b/c I love these cars! DTM version b/c I have not enough parts to build a good interior lol At first I decided that it should be modular to simplify the build. Eg body is detachable from a chasis. In general I build chasis only, then face an issue with lack of details disassemble everything. So this time I decided to start with a body. Features: HOG steering Fake engine RWD with differential Openable hood & trunk Modular design: a body is detachable from a chasis using 4 pins. The chasis may be split out into 2 parts using 4 pins Dimensions: Length: 31 studs Height: 11 studs Width: 15 studs Then I created a chasis and put a body on... Chasis design was borrowed from 42093 Now it looks like this: Still lot things to build, so I'll keep you posted. Edited April 26, 20204 yr by jaxxreal
April 24, 20204 yr Looking great so far! It may be a "poor man's" version, but I'd drive it. Looking forward to seeing what more gets added.
April 25, 20204 yr Maybe it could be engine swapped to a hayabusa motor in the boot. Would simplify things a fair bit!
April 25, 20204 yr 1 hour ago, amorti said: Maybe it could be engine swapped to a hayabusa motor in the boot. Would simplify things a fair bit! Aah, a Mini with a Hayabusa engine.. An old fantasy of mine!
April 26, 20204 yr Author On 4/25/2020 at 12:32 AM, deraven said: Looking great so far! It may be a "poor man's" version, but I'd drive it. Looking forward to seeing what more gets added. Thanks!! On 4/25/2020 at 8:42 AM, Jurss said: Looks interesting. Was there really mini in DTM? Actually, I was wrong. I dug deeper and realized that DTM stands for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and there is no Mini at all, my bad :( But then I search more, I found out that images that I used for inspiration came from Mini Challenge UK! So have to rename the topic On 4/25/2020 at 9:30 AM, amorti said: Maybe it could be engine swapped to a hayabusa motor in the boot. Would simplify things a fair bit! Oh wow, I searched a bit and it feels like a good inspiration for the next model! Thanks, that would be really interesting to build!
April 26, 20204 yr Author Made some progress over past couple of days: Front view is more recognizable now: Fake engine under openable hood: Work on some interior - fake steering wheel, driver's sit and gearbox shifter. And exterior as well - non-openable doors, side mirrors. Also, made the body lower and dense. Made a measurements: 31 length x 11 height and 15 width. Side mirrors protrude a bit - but it's allowed, right? Made a HOG steering. As a result of body work, a rear diffuser may be seeing too. Feature since the very beginning is openable trunk: A random photo: As I declared in the beginning the body is detachable and there are photos how it looks: Chassis work: Near terms plan: Made body color more consistent Have a better design for HOG steering, I dislike how it looks now
April 26, 20204 yr 4 hours ago, jaxxreal said: Fake engine under openable hood: So, that 1.5l 3cylinder :)
May 16, 20204 yr Author I'm back! After many iterations, I think that's a final version of this MOC. What we have now: 1. Rear independent suspension. I threw out differential since there are no parts moving by wheels. And engine is virtual? Or fake? Not sure, what word should I use. 2. Working steering wheel and no HOG. Actually, that was a real pain for me to build this part. Hardest thing ever. Before final version there were 3 awful prototypes. And unfortunately final version is not perfect. Tires are wide and there is not space to transform power applied to steering wheel properly, so driver has to be a pretty strong person, lmao. 3. Interior improvements. Photos describe it better ? 4. Body reworked. Now it more coupled with the chassis and more solid, more playable. Yay! Found this pic interesting:
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