Another volkswagen sketch – the back end is probably a wee bit too hippy… and there’s something a little odd about the front end too… anyway, it’d be a good starting point for a modern Karmann Ghia.
VW Van concept
…well – hardly an “original” concept – VW did a great concept for this back in the 90s – and than they built this…a 4 seater ersatz vanette. Uggh. So – I humbly offer my concept for consideration – this would be a proper bus, with seating for 8, and capacity to be turned into a camper.
Original VW vans with the “skylight” windows sell for close to $100,000 – there is a reason for this beyond rarity…
Fiat 126 (Polski Fiat)
Much of what I do on this blog (when I’m not scrambling to fulfill my “sketch a day” promise) is groundwork for future projects. I’d like to do an involved photoshop rendering of this – always loved the simple graphics of this car and think it’ll make a lovely graphic piece. This is ballpoint on vellum, an overlay of a carefully constructed (but not, I fear, quite correct) underdrawing.
1933 Napier Railton
A quick sketch of a 1933 Napier Railton – this was a “speed record” car – had a W12 engine and made just over 500hp. Very interesting car to draw, especially because of the complex exhaust system. Think I’ll have another go at one of these soon…
F1 Concept (again)
Another view. I’m trying to sketch this from as many points of views as possible in order to familiarize myself with it and to ensure I can keep it regulated from view to view…
1922 Aston Martin
Doesn’t look much like a “Bond” car, does it? This sketch was done on letter sized paper in ballpoint.
F1 Concept Detail
These are always a little tricky to do, because the whole point is to establish detail for reference and consideration – but in concentrating on the detail you can easily lose sight of the “bigger picture” – I think I may have done so here – the body looks a little “deep”, and the nose a tad short. Still – it’s helped me establish some character to the vehicle.
F1 Concept Development (continued)
Some more work on the F1 car – trying to establish some of the “less seen” elements like the rear diffuser and suspension. Trying to keep these minimal as I want the design to rely less on aero than is now the case. Trying also to establish a “sculptural” aesthetic that mates nicely with the mechanical aspect of the car – which is tricky…
F1 Concept Development
This is not the usual thing I would display, as I don’t consider it “finished” or “presentable”. However, this is the basis for a fifth scale model I will be making over the summer, and I thought that this might be interesting to display for that reason. The top two drawings are “top” and “side” elevation and were used to establish the idea, and the lower drawing is a perspective view, constructed with more care than usual as it is meant to inform during the model-making stage. There is still much to develop with regard to this concept, but this will be the base.
1936 Auto Union
One of the strangest looking Grand prix cars ever… but an amazing piece of engineering. The engine was a 6 litre V16 and made 520 bhp. For the full appreciation of it’s “strangeness”, one must really see it from the side; the driver is shoved forward into the blunt nose and the V16 fills the back end of the car.
Caught in my headlights 