Spitfires ? - Page 5

Roybo · #81 12th January 2012, 20:18

simply stunning.i need to stop looking on here ,it's getting confusing
i need to make some decisions

if you can produce a car that looks like that one i think you'll be busy for a good while
hats off to the photoshop artist too unbelievable job ,i need tuition

BTW what is that colour really suits it

lancelot link · #82 14th January 2012, 08:48

THANKS AGAIN....

Colour was just a colour from the range offered on photoshop ....I was aiming for the Iris blue type colours....the blues that were offered on old Mini's , Morris Minors , Jags etc really suit the cars...

The Bluebird Landspeed car blue is a good colour too....theres a Minor colour close and I think MK1 Golfs were similar....

I have seen a really vibrant blue on new T5 VW Vans called Danish blue that is cool as well.....

Roybo · #83 14th January 2012, 09:12

looks almost the colour of the old mobility trikes,never thought i'd be
saying i liked that colour must be my age lol

Mister Towed · #84 14th January 2012, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Roybo

looks almost the colour of the old mobility trikes,never thought i'd be
saying i liked that colour must be my age lol

Oh yes, you don't see those pastel blue invalid carriages around any more, do you.

And they were built by?

AC cars, presumably on the same production line as the Ace and Cobra.

Hmm, I feel an ebay search for one of those plus a hyabusa engine is on the cards...

jmc14 · #85 14th January 2012, 14:31

Gary, Chris is amazing. Your design is amazing. And, the look of this car is amazing.

I think that it would be cool to have him do the same picture in a full range of colors.

I don't think that I will get a car finished in time for the May Kit Car show here in the USA. As of Thursday my body hasn't shipped yet. I will be modifying the body to look like the Cordite.

In order for potential US customers to see what is coming I would like to hire Chris to take the Cordite design and widen it to 66 inches and lengthen the wheelbase to 89.2. We would need to bring the rear deck length, towards the cockpit back by about 5 inches to cover the Miata fuel tank.

Can you email me Chris's contact info and with what you think this would cost. I would be looking for 1 pic of the same angle you did, 1 from the rear, and 1 from the side. Then, I would have them in a range of colors. This would let me start a good website here.

Thank you very much. I believe that you have a real winner here.

lancelot link · #86 15th January 2012, 14:31

Thank you again .....I called Chris last night and told him to give you a private message , I am sure he can sort you out....

My Spitfire Chassis arrived last night ....been waiting all week for the guy to drop her off and got a call last night at about 5 ish saying he was 2 hours away !
Appears that to go from Birmingham to Poole requires a detour all around Cornwall !!

Not a problem and was cheap , so thats cool....

I am going to find some time this week to get started ..somehow !

Progress might not be super quick on this one ...I am aiming for Stoneleigh , hopefully...

davecymru · #87 15th January 2012, 15:06

I was pondering the other night, any reason you can't just call it the Sammio Spitfire?

After all, it is a Spitfire underneath, but it's a Sammio and this way Pat can always save a few quid by reusing the badges

lancelot link · #88 15th January 2012, 15:24

Trouble is Dave , if Pat goes bin diving during the build , he will probably want to change it a SAMMIO DANGER HIGH VOLTAGE or SAMMIO BEWARE OF DOG or any other sign he falls over........

seanick · #89 15th January 2012, 21:04

Thought I would have a go at my own tweek of the Cordite.
Its my first go on photo shop, apart from puttimg two heads on the same body........ .
When I saw the Cordite pic I could not get it out of my head, totally smitten, then started thinking I would prefer a smaller grill.......so here it is!

I shall now take cover and prepare to be hung, drawn and quartered!

tlrtone · #90 15th January 2012, 21:18

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.......so here it is!

is it one of those invisible car covers?

seanick · #91 15th January 2012, 21:23

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Originally Posted by tlrtone

is it one of those invisible car covers?

errm, well I am on a borrowed mac.....will try again...

Mister Towed · #92 15th January 2012, 21:46

Not sure what the whistles're about, looks pretty good to me.

jmc14 · #93 15th January 2012, 21:50

It looks good to me too. Now, when do we stop?!

tlrtone · #94 15th January 2012, 22:45

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Originally Posted by Mister Towed

Not sure what the whistles're about, looks pretty good to me.

The Picture link was missing earlier but all sorted now.
Have to agree it looks pretty special.

Can you p'shop it with black wire wheels?

Alpha · #95 16th January 2012, 11:10

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Originally Posted by seanick

Thought I would have a go at my own tweek of the Cordite.
Its my first go on photo shop, apart from puttimg two heads on the same body........ .
When I saw the Cordite pic I could not get it out of my head, totally smitten, then started thinking I would prefer a smaller grill.......so here it is!

I shall now take cover and prepare to be hung, drawn and quartered!

Looks good, but not all that different from the Spyder?

If I understood correctly, the intention is to make the Spyder bonnet fit the Cordite body as well...

seanick · #96 16th January 2012, 18:53

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Originally Posted by tlrtone

The Picture link was missing earlier but all sorted now.
Have to agree it looks pretty special.

Can you p'shop it with black wire wheels?

No I can't, I am a boatbuilder, not an IT artist! We do this www.nickgates.co.uk.
photoshopping just the grill took me two hours.....its supposed to be a bit more Jag E type intake stylee. Smaller oval with big radius. Probably easier to picture than mould in Grp.

Paul D · #97 16th January 2012, 19:27

Hey Seanick, fantastic boats!

We are in Emsworth too if you are interested in meeting up sometime. Did you work on Minivet last year?

Paul D.

Patton · #98 16th January 2012, 19:48

Look just because my storage hatch cover says FIRE EXIT and know I didn't nick a stablizer for my rear fin of a cruise liner.....

seanick · #99 16th January 2012, 20:31

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Originally Posted by Paul D

Hey Seanick, fantastic boats!

We are in Emsworth too if you are interested in meeting up sometime. Did you work on Minivet last year?

Paul D.

Last year, and the year before, and....yes. We like Minivet.

lancelot link · #**100** 17th January 2012, 19:12

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Originally Posted by Alpha

Looks good, but not all that different from the Spyder?

If I understood correctly, the intention is to make the Spyder bonnet fit the Cordite body as well...

Nice rendition Nick ....have to agree with Baz though ....its a bit too close to the existing Spyder and G46 styling...I want it to stand alone a bit more than that...

Baz is correct in saying that we have no intention of changing the rear section of the bonnet or the bulkhead area ( little shorter but same shape ) and as a result , all 3 bonnets will fit all 3 versions !

Could make for some interesting combinations and also means that any Spitfire engined Spyders can be built without the need for bulges or scoops , if they want.

We made a start on the bonnet yesterday....found a spare couple of hours at the end of the day and thought ...why not !

Starting with a Spyder bonnet , a 550 outer skin bonnet top and 2 bottom halves of a German style grille opening , we started fettling....

I left Mike to it this morning and he put another couple of hours in , adding foam , glue , filler etc and he has performed wonders ....I am really pleased with his progress..one side is nearly there !

Tomorrow I will force him to work through his lunch and tea breaks and get the other side roughed in ...

Hoping to find a few hours myself to start the bulkhead framing so the body can be provisionally mounted / cut down etc. so maybe in a week or two , we might have a rough mock up to show off....

If Mike makes enough progress over the next few days , I'll take a pic or two....