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    Bluebird-Proteus CN7

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    • Bryan KB Offline
      Bryan K
      last edited by

      Ohhhh. Nice.

      See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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      • cheddaC Offline
        chedda
        last edited by

        Thanks for the comments guys.It seems you are reading my mind with the hdri suggestion ! I decided to take her out for a spin on Lake Eyre. It's not a regular car, in fact it's hardly a car especially with the tail fin, it's more of a stunted jet aircraft. I was also eyeing up the pink panther car but images are limited.


        Bluebird 3.jpg

        Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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          Trogluddite
          last edited by

          Beautiful, chedda. Both the renders, and the superb modelling of those gorgeous curves.
          I'm too young to recall its record breaking exploits, but I too remember seeing it at Beaulieu as a lad.

          @chedda said:

          in fact it's hardly a car especially with the tail fin, it's more of a stunted jet aircraft.

          I some senses it was the last of the true 'cars' that held the LSR. The turboshaft engine, while in principle a 'jet engine', did actually drive the wheels - and CN7 was the last such vehicle to hold the absolute world record prior to the rules being changed to allow jet/rocket propulsion.
          The North American Eagle, which hopes to set a new record sometime soon, really is more of a 'stunted jet aircraft' - starting out life as a F-104 Starfighter, once flown by Chuck Yeager, the first man to break Mach 1 in flight.

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          • cheddaC Offline
            chedda
            last edited by

            Thanks for the comments Steve i never knew the wheels were driven. I just assumed that the jet engines provided thrust.

            Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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            • EscapeArtistE Offline
              EscapeArtist
              last edited by

              That's a great metallic paint texture, what renderer did you use to create it?

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              • cheddaC Offline
                chedda
                last edited by

                The texture is the "car paint" procedural texture that ships with maxwell i merely adjusted down the metallic part to 0.

                Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                • cheddaC Offline
                  chedda
                  last edited by

                  Here is a revised view with a maxed out aperture giving some DOF and some simulens effects.


                  Bluebird5.jpg

                  Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                  • Bryan KB Offline
                    Bryan K
                    last edited by

                    That's the "magazine" shot, right there.

                    The other images are great as well, but the last one really hits the mark.

                    See my portfolio at https://delphiscousin.blogspot.com/

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                    • cheddaC Offline
                      chedda
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Bryan, time for the next project.

                      Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                        frodernater
                        last edited by

                        Looks awesome, is there an stl file or gcode of the cn7 bluebird that I can attempt to 3d print anywhere? I would love to make my own model.

                        Any help appreciated.

                        thanks
                        Mark

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