Fabulous! Bravo!

Can I translate your post + tut in French the next week ?

Yes :)

forgive me! i forgot to attach logos as i promised (too long thread..Moi forum needs old embed codes..Vimeo says that they will be no longer available...what a fuzz..)

Cool! So I can start :)

http://moiscript.weebly.com/fiat-abarth.html

Hi Mauro, this is such a great project, thanks very much for gathering all the information on how you did it together and posting it!

> (too long thread..Moi forum needs old embed codes..Vimeo says that
> they will be no longer available...what a fuzz..)

What is their new method, is it the new HTML5 <video> tag, or is it something else?

I can modify the forum to support <video> tags, if that's the problem.

- Michael

I can see the Fiat Video Vimeo on my old computer on the forum !

Mauro, I'm in sheer awe! What a magnificent tutorial, and you get into historical context and example of alternate modeling methods as well!

Much respect to you!

Done! :)
That was a real pleasure and very funny!

http://moiscript.weebly.com/fiat-abarth.html

Ps I have made some publicity on it on the French 3D World :)

All love and are fan of your little car! ;)

There are also few Abarth prototypes made at the end of 50's
One of them built on tuned -500-engine with an aerodynamic body designed by Pininfarina





This time easy to do with MO-AI
basically a loft with flat profiles drawn on side wiew than projected








then rendered




TECH SPECS:
Engine capacity:479,5 cc
Number of cylinders:2
Power:36 CV at 6800 rpm
Cooling system:forced air cooling
Max speed:over 180 Kmh
lenght:4130mm
width:1410
height:1200

General mechanic tests started on February 13 at overbuilded ring of Monza's racing track
car was driven by six pilots (3 hours each)
after four days of no-stop drive at incredible average speed of 109 Kmh they got first records
the race finished on February 20

Total distance covered:18.186,44 Km
Total time test:168 hours
Total average speed:108,252 Kmh

One year later they achieved last records

Average speed on 1000 Miles:159,667 Kmh
Average speed on 500 Miles:165,740 Kmh

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Very cool result!

Mercì messieu...

M-DYNAMICS -

That's an amazing result and lofting sure is easier than building individual panels.

I wonder if your loft technique would work for a typical modern car design, or if it would only work for a streamline shape like the Abarth?

If you can get the basic car shape with a loft, then scoops and ridges can be added as demonstrated by Majik Mike and others.

Ed

M,

Very elegant use of Loft!
I'm impressed by the fluid simplicity of your model. Your ABARTH came out nice!

Update :)
http://moiscript.weebly.com/fiat-abarth.html

What was the year of the race of the Yellow 500 ?

Pilou:it was 1958

here another example you can add,maybe is more clear



screenshot of set-up scene in C4D



final image"old brochure style"
rendered with Fryrender and "aged" with PSE




here top view of Monza's racing track



DARK BLUE:actual track of Grand Prix F1
GREY:overbuilded high-speed ring(maybe will be restored). A piece of history of cars race

Thx!
Done ;)
http://moiscript.weebly.com/fiat-abarth.html