Morphic Studies

[Mark BEX]

I thought maybe I should also update this one to the open top roadster format for ya all. Enjoy

What I especially like about this one is that the bodywork is all makeable from flat sheets, i.e. no compound curves.

Things a developer's eye sees ...

 

[Interested]

Just reading about a motor/wheel for EV's that would change interior space (or add to trunk).

https://www.kiapressoffice.com/en-gb/releases/1642#images

 

[AriLea]

So I thought I would experiment with flat rolled sheet metal, since there is interest in it, and see what forms or shapes I could come up with. This is more of a type experiment rather than a completed concept of a vehicle style.

 

[Mark BEX]

Here's a few of some of my flat sheet designs.

The yellow one obviously based on a T-Rex

The red and gold one is based on an original single seater design by a Michael Logue, but I can't find a picture of that one.

 

[AriLea]

Sooo, ammm, OK a little insanity is well .. good for comic relief....

 

[AriLea]

Speaking of insanity and flat-wraped sheetmetal... I wanted to try this one morphic image, just to see if it could have any reality at all.
While difficult and complex to do so, it could be conically wraped from sheet metal slices over a wooden frame.
I discovered that, using 24" diameter wheels, it could not look like that 2d image and seat more than one person solo seated, who also must, lay way-way back low.

So I also triied some reproportioning, including with 30in wheels. So stairing at the origional 2d, do you think that is a realistic presentation? It was even worse than you might guess.

 

[AriLea]

Just a library reference for comparison.

 

[AriLea]

I guess I aim to keep you entertained.... Well and I'm clearing out things that I'd been placing on the back burner as outliers...

 

[AriLea]

Speaking of things in my backlog... any of these seem to merit putting into 3d modling

Hit the limit of ten.. continued..

 

[AriLea]

And some more... any of these interesting?