Daves GCSE Model Nova Gsi

[Dave.]

well.. its a nova and its a wip lol

thought id pop this up in the projects so i can update it,
for my school gcse project im making a 10cm by 30cm model of a nova, its going to be made out of various 6mm sheets of mdf cut out on a laser cutter, wheels skirts etc added, then fingers crossed painted in silk violet :D

currently only started it today, been doing coursework for weeks, only 2 of the 27! 6mm mdf sheets have been cut along with some of the wheels.. let me know what you think.. and also any tips etc
im planning on it havign some sort of alloys, a full gsi body, most of the things liek windows witll be black stickers, mirrors etc will eb cut out of small mdf, but overall i think itll look awsome in silk violet

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and the 2 pieces seperated

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hope you dont mind it in here :D
Dave

[C14se]

thats well good i dun a pic of my sri for my gcse art lol

[Rich]

that looks quality! what happened to struggling with a blunt hacksaw in school?? lol

[novashed]

have a word with ADE hes done a fair bit of nova modelling

[Dave.]

have a word with ADE hes done a fair bit of nova modelling

pme dhim but had no reply lol

only thing im abit stunped on atm is the flared arches and front bumper, i may resort to little sickers lol

thanks for all the comments :thumb:

[Welsh Dan]

Stickers is cheating. Make them by hand if you need to.

[Jack]

Arches don't flare out that much, shouldn't be too hard to make. Although its going to look a bit odd if its square anyway lol

[Dave.]

Arches don't flare out that much, shouldn't be too hard to make. Although its going to look a bit odd if its square anyway lol

thats why im going to make it abit rounded with files sandpaper etc.. all to come :D:thumb:

[brucer]

that would be cool painted up with a clock in the middle for work/home purposes. nice work.

[Adam]

what happened to struggling with a blunt hacksaw in school?? lol
lol lol
Its all fooking computers and bandsaws now lol

Good work there, looks well :)

[Ernie]

So how long before you have some on ebay Dave.

[ade]

thats actaully pretty cool.

You should varnish it - make tringle mounting plates for the back, make some decals and sell them on ebay as little pictures - custom to individual cars.

OR - take 2 - bolt together with dowl and use as some kind of CD holder/book ends.

OR - varnish, decal up anmd use as coasters - make a mouse mat sized one too!

lol

PM sent by the way - cant believe you have a feckin laser cutter to cut MDF! Wheres the skill in that! So much for drawing, filing and cutting.



Ade

[Dave.]

well been busy busy on this

cut out all the pieces except 4 that need to be trimmed abit, however i held it together for a general idea and over the past few weeks started sticking the pieces together

taped up.. not all bits cut
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and as of today, all the pieces glued together, ready for a long sanding lol

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wheels placed on for general idea
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its getting there.. slowly :(

[Sloth]

thats ace, i want one! you selling these?

[Asa-James]

that's going to look class, when do you go into full production?

[Plug]

Looking good who need's speed freak's when you can make your own hey.

And i.m guessing most people on here own the yellow nova that speed freaks do.

[Riggy]

lol good progress dave ,

as for a laser cutter WFT , what happend to coping saw's etc , i nearlt cut my thumb off with one of them hahaha thoose where the days :thumb:

[Adam]

Laser cutter? jesus

If i was lucky i got a go of the band saw, and the rest was a job for the junior hacksaw. Perhaps my school was just ****e though lol lol

[Southie]

Doing well there Dave :thumb:

For once a nova that isn't going to rot...





... Wood worm instead lol

[Rickyb]

looking good mate i like the idea.

[Stuart]

Dave, NO.... bad boy. cm is not a valid measurement :p mm or M are fine though :D

looks funky.
To do the arches and skirts I'd suggest cutting 2 more shapes but miss out anything above the window line and also take out the doors (bar a small bit left for the skirts). This will leave you with something to sand/shape to give the flaredness and skirt profile.

[LEWI007]

Looks really good man

[~~joycey~~]

Looking good! LET or XE Dave? lol

[Sloth]

saab turbo ftw! lol

[TIDGE]

Looking good! LET or XE Dave? lol
nah it should stay small black lol

[L33 LEG]

nah it should stay small black lol

funny lol

looks good by the way, look forward seeing the final product :thumb:

[twin40s]

looks really good wish we had that when i was at school .Instead we had to work hard with a sh*t saw.

[NovaBoi92]

lol i done things like that in my old school, you use one of those big cool laser thingies to cut it out? i had to make a chair tho not a car haha

[Southie]

lol i done things like that in my old school, you use one of those big cool laser thingies to cut it out? i had to make a chair tho not a car haha

Prove it show us your chair. Was it a recaro? :)

[NovaBoi92]

no we had to make a chair out of a musical note. i used a teble clef. lol worked quite well! but that was over a year ago dont have it anymore mate! haha

[ade]

looks really good Dave. Stu's covered the points re the pm I sent you earlier in the month. How wide is it - look a little "thin" but it could just be the angle.

Once youve got the basic shape you then need to start sanding to get the curve in the bonnet and roof. Also - dont forget the sides - easiest way would be to add one more section each side but just cut the mdf about 5mm above where the aide of the car curves - then blend this in to the top with either filler (if allowed) or a shim of wood...
You then just need to to the sides and flares as per PM.

Ade

[Mike]

I once put an un-opened can of coke in a laser cutter......not longer after i lost my job :(

[dj_wudgey]

this looks ace man!! yea we never did anything like this at my school!

[Ben]

I once put an un-opened can of coke in a laser cutter......not longer after i lost my job :(

LMFAO ive done some stupid things like that in various different jobs!

Once put my hand under chop saw! I didnt work there much longer either!