Here's how all three versions compare.
It has been awhile. Did some fantastic traveling to see family. Then I've been dealing with Lyme disease and having to lay low for a good bit. Long term effects remain to be seen. But I've still made some progress in the shop.
The biggest advance has been a significant change in the overall character of the G935s for my sons. I finally realized that I was simply making incremental changes to the AP version and not really getting back to the original Co-Hog Toys’ goal of creating a smile with every glance.
So, they've been modified to riff on the early stocky, wide, pugnacious Co-Hog proportions. Wheels and tires will be close to the AP version because the play of detailed wheels on a properly stanced, but highly simplified body is still the key.
Let me know what you think.
Since I learned a few things from building the AP version, I'm spending more time in CAD to refine my building process up front rather than so much building and fixing all along.
Finally bought a new drill press thickness planer to replace the 35 year old original. Sharpening the old rakers is just not working out and I can't figure out why not - yet. They're turned inward in the picture to protect the cutting edges.
All of the jig plates and main body blocks for four G935s are cut and planed flat.
Next up - 003 – Building Blocks - The Porsche G935s are started by building up a variety of blocks that are individually shaped and then joined. More blocks are added, and more shaping is done to gradually define the overall profiles.
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012 - 2nd Skins Layer-Splitters
007 - 3D Printing the Engine Bay
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