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I'm planning on doing the interior and having the bonnet open to show the engine. I've not really done any big projects like this so it's a learning curve for me and I may need to call on the community at times. I'm hoping to use around 180gsm for the structural bits and maybe about 120 for the...

That's a great idea, will definately try that. Thanks Zathros, you're a legend. :Drinks:

The design of the car is common knowledge and lots of people have reproduced it in cg models already so I cannot see a problem. I will double check just to be sure. Also while I'm here, the texturing inside... Not sure how many of the switches will be buildable but I'm going to give them a go. ;)

Awesome! Thanks for letting us know. :King:

During the bonnet build I have spent some time arranging parts for the front bumper. I will need to find some mesh for the lower grill but other than that it is ready for printing. That's it for now, more as it progresses. :):)

Next comes the test build of the bonnet to see if / how it would all fit together. Please bear in mind that this is a test and the final model will be of better quality. ;) I have got a little further with this but it's not quite finished. Also I have integrated another part to raise the...

It will definitely be "fun". Zathros, wet moulding may well be an advantage but I'll need some practice as I've not done it before. I separated the parts into individual files for export, then loaded the bonnet into pepakura to begin arranging the template layout. The last picture is a...

Next the external colouring was worked out. I showed some different combinations to my boss and it was decided it should be purple and white. We both thought the purple should be darker to match the real twilight purple that we produce.

Picture upload is working. These first pictures are the 3d model as it arrived in my possession. The bright colouring is to differentiate between the top and bottom colours. I separated some parts to make it easier to work with them.

Thanks guys, I'll keep checking back and post them when it's sorted.

I have started a new thread but am unable to post pictures at the moment. Here is the link. http://www.zealotmodels.com/threads/large-rolls-royce-wraith.180461/

Ok, here goes... I work as a 2-tone masker at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. After hearing about my "little" hobby, my manager has asked me if I would be willing/able to build a large model of one of the cars. I said I would like to give it a go as this is something I have been thinking about myself...

Hey Gandolf50, I didn't even know blender could make papercraft templates. I'm definately looking into that. Thanks for the info. The bonnet above is just a rough/quick build to see how it all goes together. I will take a LOT more time on the proper one.

Unfortunately the bonnet is too big to use 1 sheet of a4. I was thinking of sticking a sheet of thin a3 over it if it will fit. Most of the body is double skinned so that will help. Better practice water forming. Here are a few more pics, been working on arranging the front bumper parts this...

Thank you very much for your kind words. It's a huge honour, I work for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. I just hope I can do a good enough job. I may do a build thread for that one too if there's some interest. I'm building a mock up of the bonnet to see how things fit together at the moment. I'm not...

Ok guys, I have managed to do a little more to the model over the summer but not much. Unfortunately I'm going to have to put this project on long term hold due to a new one. My employer has requested that I build a large model of one of their vehicles to be showcased in the customer entrance...

:iagree: Absolutely! I couldn't have put it better myself.

A little, I've been busy at work with a promotion and my wife has also been promoted so she has taken on more hours. This means I have to look after kids and take them to clubs. It's difficult to find the time to do what I want to do, but I'm determined to keep at it. thumbsup

It is, I'm hoping I can now crack on with it a lot quicker.

Ok, my work space is once again accessible so I have continued with the first half on the first page of the templates. Just the inner structure is going to take some time. The picture below is where i am up to so far with a single sheet of a4 card for scale.