mini car model

mseydel · 04-19-2008, 05:10 PM

started this the night before last; I was reading about these little cars that are made on the Isle of Man, and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try to model a car-like vehicle. Still has a long way to go, as I want take this all the way through to either Strata or Maya with realistic textures.

RogerKnightly · 04-19-2008, 08:41 PM

I once saw Jeremy Clarkson driving one of these on TV

mseydel · 04-19-2008, 10:46 PM

slight updates; still fleshing out the body. Also need to decide on how I want to do the wheels.

Umm; who's Jeremy Clarkson?

MarsTerrain · 04-20-2008, 12:25 AM

That's a really cute lil car! And, a good 3d study too. Looking good!

(I bet these cars stay away from the roads during the yearly, Isle of Man TT motorbike race... it's supposed to be "the most dangerous road race in the world")

mseydel · 04-21-2008, 07:19 PM

modeled a few more pieces, including the tires. saw the video on YouTube where Jeremy gets in and drives this little guy around the city, then through some offices...

mseydel · 04-30-2008, 04:07 AM

yeah, i know, this isn't the most exciting model in the world compared to some of what I see on this forum. But the things that I see on this forum, and the kind of feedback here that I get on problems when working with Silo have taken me from staring confusedly at a 3D package's interpretation of a bad Boolean operation to really understanding how to put together an Ok-looking model. Still working on this lil' car model...Dasch helped me with finding some errant n-gons, which had bogged me down for a few days. Made good progress on some of the little details, and am wrapping up the overall model for export to Maya...

rabid-pitbull · 04-30-2008, 04:30 AM

Looking really good very accurate to original. Hope to see some nice renders when you get it into maya.

mseydel · 05-01-2008, 06:05 PM

dropped it into Maya, though I think I still have some fine-tuning to do on the models. I think my normals got inverted somehow when I created the door handles, and the single tire in the back makes it look like the car is floating. The front of the car needs to be more accurate as well, but I'm fairly happy with the look overall. Just went with a high reflection prodedural with a reflection map for now without spending too much time on the setting/environment. I would like this to eventually be a street scene and have some elements that contextually indicate the small size of the car. Crits welcome; I need to learn how to make it better!

MarsTerrain · 05-02-2008, 04:53 AM

It's looking great! As far as things to add, maybe some more diffraction pattern in the lenses over the lights... and, a tag number. :p

mseydel · 08-08-2008, 11:19 PM

I didn't forget about this lil' car, but I put it to the side until I had some better ideas on how to finish it. The asymmetty of the doors was a stumper for a little while, and I had some geometry problems that I took my time with .I decided to nix the background for now, and just put it on a cyc wall to show the model a bit more cleanly.

jned · 08-09-2008, 01:19 AM

I like what you've done, especially the latest renders.

I thought that car might have been the same one that Sam Lowry drives in "Brazil" (which evidently was a Messerschmidt), but it's not.

Here's a few other subjects for you

http://www.vintagemicrocar.com/event...oulds_2004.htm

mseydel · 08-10-2008, 05:46 PM

Nice! many thanks, jned, for the great link with many other interesting cars...the renders were from Maya, almost all modified procedurals or layered shaders except for the license plate and badge (which you can't even see at these angles).

ko'gen · 08-10-2008, 10:09 PM

Haha nice model, can't believe people going around with this kind of thing.

The model looks good. Next time you could try to give the tread harder edges. To me the pattern on the tread looks to round but if it is like that I'll be quiet and won't critisize no more

Cheers "ko'gen".

géry · 08-13-2008, 08:15 AM

Nice model and subject....

MAHAKARUNA · 08-14-2008, 01:02 PM

cute little car, nice model

also saw old Jeremy Clarkson drive one round the BBC studios,
funny stuff!!

DouglasMorency · 08-19-2008, 12:18 AM

Here is a Gallery I threw together, of all the images I have on the Peel Cars as well as a Myzer 49, built in Ohio.

http://picasaweb.google.com/douglas.morency

I want to build one myself bust build the chassis out of tubing and cover with sheet metal, and using a 150cc engine in it.

thanks
Doug

mseydel · 08-19-2008, 12:45 PM

Wow- you are my hero! I had no idea anyone was actively building replicas of the Peel P50.

DouglasMorency · 08-19-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mseydel

Wow- you are my hero! I had no idea anyone was actively building replicas of the Peel P50.

I would like to purchase your model when complete to be able to use it to make the plans to build the P50.

I will be offering the measure drawings and like the locost frames (Super 7 Clones) for free to whoever would like to build them, but since I do not ave access to a real P50, I need all the help I can get to do this.

Your detail on this model is outstanding and I hope the pics that I have provided give you some ideas for your drawing.

Thanks again.
Doug Morency

mseydel · 08-19-2008, 02:46 PM

Douglas,

I'd love to help bring the Peel to reality in the US; I must confess that though I pored over many photos of the P50, I was not able to find any schematics for exact measurements. I tried to keep it faithful to the images that I found, but at least from the pics that I found, it seems that the Peels were modified quite a bit as they were built. Funny coincidence that in the web gallery in your link of building the frame, there's an enlarged photo of the front view of the P50 driving down the street; I used the exact same pic for my front reference image in Silo.

DouglasMorency · 08-19-2008, 02:54 PM

here is the info from the P50 Wiki if this may help

Manufacturer Peel Engineering Company
Production 1962-66 100 produced[1]
Assembly Isle of Man
Class Microcar
Body style(s) One-door coupe
Layout Rear engine, rear wheel drive [2]
Engine(s) DKW 49 cc, 4.5 hp, fan-cooled (61 km/h (38 mph) top speed)
Transmission(s) 3-speed manual, no reverse[1]
Wheelbase 1270 mm (50 in)
Length 134 cm (52.8 in)
Width 99 cm (39.0 in)
Height 120 cm (47.2 in)
Curb weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Related Peel Trident, Peel Viking Sport
Designer Cyril Cannell

Doug

04-19-2008, 05:10 PM	#1
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	mini car model started this the night before last; I was reading about these little cars that are made on the Isle of Man, and thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try to model a car-like vehicle. Still has a long way to go, as I want take this all the way through to either Strata or Maya with realistic textures. Attached Thumbnails

04-19-2008, 08:41 PM	#2
RogerKnightly scallywag Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 2,171	I once saw Jeremy Clarkson driving one of these on TV __________________ Xeon Quad 2.5ghz 3GB Ram Quadro FX 570 XP Pro Wacom Intuos coffee.. lots of coffee

04-19-2008, 10:46 PM	#3
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	slight updates; still fleshing out the body. Also need to decide on how I want to do the wheels. Umm; who's Jeremy Clarkson? Attached Thumbnails

04-21-2008, 07:19 PM	#5
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	modeled a few more pieces, including the tires. saw the video on YouTube where Jeremy gets in and drives this little guy around the city, then through some offices... Attached Thumbnails

04-30-2008, 04:07 AM	#6
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	yeah, i know, this isn't the most exciting model in the world compared to some of what I see on this forum. But the things that I see on this forum, and the kind of feedback here that I get on problems when working with Silo have taken me from staring confusedly at a 3D package's interpretation of a bad Boolean operation to really understanding how to put together an Ok-looking model. Still working on this lil' car model...Dasch helped me with finding some errant n-gons, which had bogged me down for a few days. Made good progress on some of the little details, and am wrapping up the overall model for export to Maya... Attached Thumbnails

04-20-2008, 12:25 AM	#4
MarsTerrain Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72	That's a really cute lil car! And, a good 3d study too. Looking good! (I bet these cars stay away from the roads during the yearly, Isle of Man TT motorbike race... it's supposed to be "the most dangerous road race in the world")

04-30-2008, 04:30 AM	#7
rabid-pitbull Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 501	Looking really good very accurate to original. Hope to see some nice renders when you get it into maya.

05-01-2008, 06:05 PM	#8
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	dropped it into Maya, though I think I still have some fine-tuning to do on the models. I think my normals got inverted somehow when I created the door handles, and the single tire in the back makes it look like the car is floating. The front of the car needs to be more accurate as well, but I'm fairly happy with the look overall. Just went with a high reflection prodedural with a reflection map for now without spending too much time on the setting/environment. I would like this to eventually be a street scene and have some elements that contextually indicate the small size of the car. Crits welcome; I need to learn how to make it better! Attached Thumbnails

05-02-2008, 04:53 AM	#9
MarsTerrain Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 72	It's looking great! As far as things to add, maybe some more diffraction pattern in the lenses over the lights... and, a tag number. :p

08-08-2008, 11:19 PM	#10
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	I didn't forget about this lil' car, but I put it to the side until I had some better ideas on how to finish it. The asymmetty of the doors was a stumper for a little while, and I had some geometry problems that I took my time with .I decided to nix the background for now, and just put it on a cyc wall to show the model a bit more cleanly. Attached Thumbnails

08-09-2008, 01:19 AM	#11
jned thx1138 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 78	I like what you've done, especially the latest renders. I thought that car might have been the same one that Sam Lowry drives in "Brazil" (which evidently was a Messerschmidt), but it's not. Here's a few other subjects for you http://www.vintagemicrocar.com/event...oulds_2004.htm

08-10-2008, 05:46 PM	#12
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	Nice! many thanks, jned, for the great link with many other interesting cars...the renders were from Maya, almost all modified procedurals or layered shaders except for the license plate and badge (which you can't even see at these angles).

08-10-2008, 10:09 PM	#13
ko'gen Mourning Silo Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 283	Haha nice model, can't believe people going around with this kind of thing. The model looks good. Next time you could try to give the tread harder edges. To me the pattern on the tread looks to round but if it is like that I'll be quiet and won't critisize no more Cheers "ko'gen". __________________ "Arrogance kills."

08-13-2008, 08:15 AM	#14
géry Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paris France Posts: 349	Nice model and subject.... __________________ The fonction defines the shape.. it's the spirit of material..

08-14-2008, 01:02 PM	#15
MAHAKARUNA Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 19	cute little car, nice model also saw old Jeremy Clarkson drive one round the BBC studios, funny stuff!!

08-19-2008, 12:18 AM	#16
DouglasMorency Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	Peel P50 Images Here is a Gallery I threw together, of all the images I have on the Peel Cars as well as a Myzer 49, built in Ohio. http://picasaweb.google.com/douglas.morency I want to build one myself bust build the chassis out of tubing and cover with sheet metal, and using a 150cc engine in it. thanks Doug

08-19-2008, 12:45 PM	#17
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	Wow- you are my hero! I had no idea anyone was actively building replicas of the Peel P50.

08-19-2008, 02:46 PM	#19
mseydel Matt_Connors on Twitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 253	Douglas, I'd love to help bring the Peel to reality in the US; I must confess that though I pored over many photos of the P50, I was not able to find any schematics for exact measurements. I tried to keep it faithful to the images that I found, but at least from the pics that I found, it seems that the Peels were modified quite a bit as they were built. Funny coincidence that in the web gallery in your link of building the frame, there's an enlarged photo of the front view of the P50 driving down the street; I used the exact same pic for my front reference image in Silo. Attached Thumbnails

08-19-2008, 02:54 PM	#20
DouglasMorency Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	P50 Measurements here is the info from the P50 Wiki if this may help Manufacturer Peel Engineering Company Production 1962-66 100 produced[1] Assembly Isle of Man Class Microcar Body style(s) One-door coupe Layout Rear engine, rear wheel drive [2] Engine(s) DKW 49 cc, 4.5 hp, fan-cooled (61 km/h (38 mph) top speed) Transmission(s) 3-speed manual, no reverse[1] Wheelbase 1270 mm (50 in) Length 134 cm (52.8 in) Width 99 cm (39.0 in) Height 120 cm (47.2 in) Curb weight 59 kg (130 lb) Related Peel Trident, Peel Viking Sport Designer Cyril Cannell Doug