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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
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Hopefully the taper works. I think Dave Cloud went for the same thing I'm going for
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Originally Posted by kach22i
The tail looks heavy in the red rendering.
1. Make a smaller rear window, it's adding too much visual weight.
2. Use semi transparent materials in the tail, frit glass plexi? See the Dolphin.
3. I know people complained about the original high nose, but I miss it now. Perhaps adding the inlet for the radiator and other details will allow a more bulbous nose look.
4. The car has it own look, sort of luxury liner, I like it in general, it's more sensual than tech-onic.
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The renderings are at 35mm so it is a wider angle than you'd see in real life (we see things at about 50mm). I agree it looks a little heavy but I think I can remedy this by lowering the horizon line on the body side. I'm pretty sure Cloud used the plexi because he wanted to continue the boattail to a point and needed the tail lights and license plate visible. There should not be a problem like that with the size of the Kamm style cut off rear end, but I will make the rear window smaller or better shaped. The graphics are just roughed in so it would look moderately realistic in the renderings.
Again, this setup is not going to stay. I took an old model and rounded that off because the current state of the model does not have any body sides. I'm rebuilding them to 1) better control the horizon line and 2) make a better looking form that goes around the rear wheels cleanly and elegantly.
I'm glad you think it looks rather luxurious. Maybe it's the Tatra influence? The thing I do not want it to look like is a tree hugger green liberal car. People are already prejudiced toward that look.
Anyway, I'm going to go try to revise the belly pan on my real life car... later gators!