Post by prototyp on Dec 21, 2012 3:53:39 GMT
Hi guys,
Prototyp is still alive, though in a state of hibernation... First order of business was to get out of the printing business - it's very consuming from a time and cost perspective. PDF's are the answer and the plan is to move everything to ecardmodels.com. However Chris wants some additional work done to the current Prototyp models to get them into PDF form for the store. I'll get to that at some point, hopefully soon, but until I do the original series of Prototyp models is sadly unavailable.
The BMW here was primarily a learning exercise. One of the important lessons is about balance. While I can get the CAD model to be very exact replica, much of the subtle shaping which is possible requires too much complexity on a little 1/24 model. I'll likely re-visit the LMR and its nuanced tub work as I do want to see it done.
The main thing I'm focussed on is producing the Porsche 962 and Peugeot 908 as a semi-full-chassis kits, fully in CAD, and published as PDF on ecardmodels. I recognize this is ambitious, particularly considering my track-record the last several years, but the models are rather far along. (Please check the Prototyp Facebook page for updates)
And Igor, I had hoped to reply to your email with better news than "sometime soon" but then a month and another month went past and I'm no closer to them being on eCardmodel. Unfortunately, for now, the models aren't available.
Best,
Ryan
Prototyp is still alive, though in a state of hibernation... First order of business was to get out of the printing business - it's very consuming from a time and cost perspective. PDF's are the answer and the plan is to move everything to ecardmodels.com. However Chris wants some additional work done to the current Prototyp models to get them into PDF form for the store. I'll get to that at some point, hopefully soon, but until I do the original series of Prototyp models is sadly unavailable.
The BMW here was primarily a learning exercise. One of the important lessons is about balance. While I can get the CAD model to be very exact replica, much of the subtle shaping which is possible requires too much complexity on a little 1/24 model. I'll likely re-visit the LMR and its nuanced tub work as I do want to see it done.
The main thing I'm focussed on is producing the Porsche 962 and Peugeot 908 as a semi-full-chassis kits, fully in CAD, and published as PDF on ecardmodels. I recognize this is ambitious, particularly considering my track-record the last several years, but the models are rather far along. (Please check the Prototyp Facebook page for updates)
And Igor, I had hoped to reply to your email with better news than "sometime soon" but then a month and another month went past and I'm no closer to them being on eCardmodel. Unfortunately, for now, the models aren't available.
Best,
Ryan
