Photoshop an "AeroSmart," win a Smart ForTwo model... and now maybe cash (Jan6/2010)
 

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241832072

So, here's the thing: take the above image and photoshop a full aero treatment onto it. The smart is a neat car with a tiny engine, but bad aerodynamics.

Make sure to make it look like the smart, with the colours and good lines and stuff.

Best photoshop wins a cute 1:87 scale model in one of two colours (I'll post pictures of them soon).

Good luck!

sounds fun ill give it a whirl sometime tonight.

Looking forward to seeing it!

Ok, here's my bid for that model. The usual bells and whistles.

• Kammback
• Moon disks
• Rear wheel covers
• Wheel Deflectors
• Antenna delete

Should be good for a few MPG's.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...8&d=1241844012

Very nice looking :thumbup:

Bump for more contestants. Only a few more days in the competition.

Fastplastic
 

Fastplastic does not have a good eye for detail :) look at the reflection the smart car makes on the ground, it still has the old rims on :)

I challenge you to do better :p

My AeroSmart
 

Heres Mine:

Side Vent Delete
Antenna Delete
Passenger mirror delete
door handle delete
wiper delete
lowered 2"
moondisks
side skirts
body kit
Kammback

Hope you guys like

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...0&d=1241894714

Can you make the image any bigger? It's rather hard to see :)

I do not have photoshop, However I DO have paint :) My attempt will be really really crappy, but since there are no other entries I will post mine for everyone's entertainment:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241895187

click on the attached thumb its much bigger, I dont know why the posted one looks so tiny sorry bout that

hahaha mine looks like a 6 year old did it :)

I accept that challange. Expect the new and improved tonight.

For those of you that don't have Photoshop. There is a free alternative to it with just as much power called GIMP. You can find it here: The GNU Image Manipulation Program. That's what I use.

I use GIMP, but as powerful a tool as it is, I still suck at image editing. Someone should try to chop top it, taper the roof down at the proper angle (~15 degrees) and slant its nose a bit.

Thats what I did on my one I did in paint

Keep up the good work! And yeah, GIMP is great.

Sorry, I scrolled too fast over the thumbnails.

Hi,

I think that a blunt curved nose would be better, because this doesn't "force" a stagnation point -- it will just flow in the most natural direction. Also, the angle up on the underside of the boat tail looks a little too steep.

I don't think that lowering it helps the Cd -- if it gets too close to the ground (less than ~6") it increases drag substantially. All the super mileage (solar) cars have very tall (and skinny) wheels. The only thing lowering does is make a very small reduction in frontal area.

Grill blocks and surfaces that deflect the air to the sides are pretty hard to show in profile... It might help to include a reshaped trailing side of the front wheel openings, like what the original Insight has? Also, side exhaust vent for the engine cooling (like what the Maybach does) would help address some of the internal air flow.

If you could tell me how to put pictures in my comment and not just a thumb nail that would be great because I do not know how and didn't want to ask and sound stupid.

Right-click, get image source, then click on the little mountainous icon above the text field for posting and paste the link in there.

We have someone that already posted a nice image of a 'smart' with a boattail.
I'll see what I can come up with, but I'm giving the credit to the original poster.


Can I section the car ? It looks cartoonish stock.

Go for it, :thumbup:

I'm in!

I could think of NOTHING more important to do than photoshopping an aero smart !

Of course it will be better with the aero-cargo carrier/semi boat tail like the one someone made in the Toyota iQ thread

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241920161

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241922449

I vote for Metros idea.
. These cars really start to look like one of those Tango cars.

This is how the car could look with MAJOR surgery. It would be really impractical since only short people could ride in it ( major chopping and sectioning, not to mention reshaping the entire greenhouse.)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/...5d2a18d9_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/...ec7960c4_o.jpg

This is a more realistic example.

Ok here's my second try. A few things added:

• Under body Tray (in Reflection)
• Rounded nose
• Top chopped to teardrop matching shape
• Mirror deletes
• Flush brake lights
• Wiper covers

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...4&d=1241927960

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241941992

Fun w/Gimp. Did I win? :D

Here's my attempt.

Moon Discs
Obscured Windscreen Wiper
Rear Air Vent Block
Rear Wheel Cover
Front Air Dam
Spoiler Delete
Rear Wiper Delete
Retractable Fabric Boattail (Cross-Section Shown)
Door Handle Delete

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1241947793

Please excuse my lack of skill when using clonestamp, I blame paint.net. ;)

Hey, I've seen that boattail somewhere...

Yup, I basjoosed it :)

The overall shape isn't too bad, just needs a few tweaks. But I didn't want to be ambiguous about the source of the inspiration (and it was late).

That is rather clever, sir.

I know this looks a lot like a few of the others but i'm just showing that I am not as bad at photo editing as you may have thought from looking at that picture I did in paint :)http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...4&d=1241974857

Obviously I still don't understand how to put the picture on my comment :( *sorry for the double post*

Well thanks :) I think others had the same idea though after looking around:
The Ultimate DIY Aero Mod - Smart Car of America Forums

Funny thing is they reference a post by ebacherville, but I cannot see his rendition of a boat tailed smart (he has server issues I think)
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...html#post35838

Fun entry for discussion purposes.

A tricycle configuration
Flat trailing boattail
Top-hinged full front wheel covers
Antenna deletion/fin replacement
Wiper deletion/hydrophobic glass treatment
Rear light assembly reconfiguration
Motorcycle wheel/tire combination replacements
Side mirrors deletion
Rear/side camera viewers
Door handles shaved
Sealed front treatment (not visible)
Sealed underside conforming to tapering rear boattail

Hope it is still in the spirit of the fun discussion.

http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/q...r/smartera.jpg

damn that's smooth. Nice design Botsapper.

Agreed, very nice.

That's fantastic !
Well done botsapper.