Salt Flat Speeder

Salt Flat Speedster 

https://youtu.be/mor_xq850hE

Yes, I have thought about this model for along time and finally decided to start modelling at a feverish pace.

some inspiration shots  

salt flats pins 

https://pin.it/bicuu23qvwo6jh

Also the 

Worlds fastest Indian

https://youtu.be/P6YzvG6IGQc 

more inspiration

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/33-34-ford-coupe-bodies.220372/page-29 

Well its a mix of 1930's Coupes  its like painting a picture and as you go along you create a piece of art . Then you engineer it to make it fit together, modify it so you can 3D print it on an FDM printer.

Modify it again so you can uses screws to assemble it .  It is a process you do to create this idea you have in your mind, taking in all your thoughts, pictures viewed, stories you have read, movies watched, experience from the models you have all ready designed and modeled and assembled. 

Then you change a lot of the parts you don,t see to make it work,fit together, like smoothing out all the bumps, so it feels right looks right sits right. then you change another couple of things then yes I'm happy. 

Then you work on the wheels new design or something I have used in the past? 

Something new i had a memory of my Bugatti vintage model kits i built from about 30 years ago  the racing wheel with the straight  arms joining the hub to the rim, Yes I"ll model something like that. though i noticed many salt lake machines have a plain full metal pressed rim or a dome wheel cover but I like the strong feel of the parallel arms  reaching out to the rim. 

Then you have to think of size rim and tyre, then model them up and as in this case model them again to change the size. All this remodelling you start to change the way you model,  you model to enable editing of your designs. it is a big learning curve .

Finished Finally

opened or closed side hood panels