Mr. 3-piece-suit seems pretty happy with his new ride!
Tags: McLaren 720s Speed Champions Lee Schulz
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I reworked the front to capture the character of the car a little more to my liking. I wanted to experiment with rubber bands and see how well they would work to express the slim lighting shapes found on the 720s. I used white rubber bands from an old X-Wing set for the front DRL lights which feel like an important part of the visual character for the face of this car. The rear end had to be reconstructed to create a “gutter” for the red tail light rubber band to set into, and I’m pretty happy with the resulting look (although not completely 720s accurate).
I moved the greenhouse forward one stud (the model should really be extended by one more stud between the wheel wells to get the right proportion, but I was ready to move on) to get the shaping balance a little closer to the actual car. I also reworked the sloping towards the rear deck and the general shaping at the rear. I would have liked to tuck the tail lights in a half stud farther but couldn’t find a way to make it work to my liking. Overall the rubber band treatment fit the design well and gives the build a distinctive flavor.
Mr. 3 piece went with the black wheel option. It helps to punch up the impact of the orange over the stock rollers and suits the design well.
Tags: McLaren 720s Speed Champions Lee Schulz
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I reworked the front to capture the character of the car a little more to my liking. I wanted to experiment with rubber bands and see how well they would work to express the slim lighting shapes found on the 720s. I used white rubber bands from an old X-Wing set for the front DRL lights which feel like an important part of the visual character for the face of this car. The rear end had to be reconstructed to create a “gutter” for the red tail light rubber band to set into, and I’m pretty happy with the resulting look (although not completely 720s accurate).
I moved the greenhouse forward one stud (the model should really be extended by one more stud between the wheel wells to get the right proportion, but I was ready to move on) to get the shaping balance a little closer to the actual car. I also reworked the sloping towards the rear deck and the general shaping at the rear. I would have liked to tuck the tail lights in a half stud farther but couldn’t find a way to make it work to my liking. Overall the rubber band treatment fit the design well and gives the build a distinctive flavor.
Mr. 3 piece went with the black wheel option. It helps to punch up the impact of the orange over the stock rollers and suits the design well.
Tags: McLaren 720s Speed Champions Lee Schulz
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