After packing up Crusty, I decided to dive into my 507 project today and it's all I can think about! There's a lot of woodworking involved on the buck and a lot more to come. I started by making templates for the front grilles and side vents. Once in positioned them in place I fastened them down with 3" screws. I can clearly envision where the metal needs to curve to create that sultry sensual style that this car commands. I cut the wheel wells out by first drawing a 36" circle on a piece of plywood and then cut the circle out to make a template. The center of this will also provide me with the axle position and I can position a tire in the well to check spacing and measurements. It's almost like assembling a car on a wood skeleton to verify everything, and then forming the panels after it's taken back apart. What a fun learning process!
The cool thing about the 3D scanning is that there is a notch where the hood, door edges, trunk, windshield frame, door handles, and Roundel emblems are located. That really eliminates any guesswork for me.
It's coming out exactly how I thought. And that in itself is pretty scary!
Cheers
Dave