Posts made by JMJOhio

Whats wrong with snap shots. My brain is the camera. Have to take alot of shots to get one good image.

I use Indigo for renders.

I saved a copy of the model file and removed the scenes (9), section plane and a couple of large unused components. File size did not get much smaller, (189 MB to 187), but the exporter now works.

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Thank you HornOxx...

Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are the other countries where sprint car racing is popular and practiced.
I'm having a problem exporting a 2D image of the model, SU crashes each time I try. It's probably a mixture of file size, layers and scenes. Here is a shot that I grabbed with Windows Snipping Tool, (poor quality). I'll do some file clean-up and try the exporter again, it's working on other models.

I use Indigo for rendering, Gimp for most post processing and paint.NET for file size and format conversion.

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Thanks Bryan...

It's hard to say in hours. I'll usually work on a model like this over a period of 4 or 5 months. When you consider the planning, research, more research, modeling, re-modeling, rendering preparation, rendering and any post work, it really adds up. I naturally think and work slowly. I also have overlaps in my work flow. Working on one model, doing some finish-up or fixes on another and planning the next project.
Yes, large complex models demand a clean and robust computing environment, particularly if you multi-task. (I'm rendering in the background while preparing this post)

Thanks Dave.

NW of Dayton near Brookville.

Forgot this one.

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Thanks Charles...
Some additional images. The cockpit is very small and busy. I did not include the padded knee support/guard that mounts to the vertical portion of the steering housing.

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Good start for an early farm implement.

This race car competes in USAC, (United States Auto Club) sanctioned events on half mile oval dirt tracks. The cars are constructed with a wheelbase between 84 and 90 inches and a minimum weight of 1,325 pounds, including driver. The engine design is based on the small block Chevrolet, but utilize special aluminum cylinder blocks and heads. Engine displacement is 410 cubic inches and develop over 900 horsepower running on methanol fuel. There is no flywheel, clutch, transmission or starter. A short drive shaft couples the engine to a quick change in and out differential. The driver controls differential engagement, (in or out) with a cockpit mounted lever and the car must be pushed to be started. The chassis suspension is called a "four bar" system. Each wheel is controlled by an independently adjusted torsion bar and shock absorber. There is a disc brake at the left front wheel and another on the left rear live axle. No brakes on the right side of the car. Tires are made specifically for these race cars, with the right rear having a larger circumference and wider tread than the left rear. Front tires are the same, right and left.
The common and fastest driving style is to drift the car around the turns. The driver taps the brakes as he enters the low side of the turn from the straightaway. This forces the car into a sideways attitude that is maintained using full throttle and due to the rear tire size stagger. Average speeds on a half mile track can exceed 135 miles an hour.

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I like your modeling and presentation style, clean and simple. Good work.

Very nice job Bryan.

Thanks Bryan and Mike.

Thanks guys for the favorable replies.
@pbacot... "ABC's Wide World of Sports" televised demolition derbies and figure 8 racing from Islip Speedway in New York during the early 1960's. I remember it fondly.

Hellnbak introduced me to SketchUCation in 2011 by posting my 1932 Ford highboy and Ford 427 SOHC motor. A couple of years ago I morphed the highboy into a 32 full fendered, unchopped 5 window coupe with a 347 Ford motor. I then modified the coupe to become a 2 door sedan. Both still need some interior work. I've included the highboy rendering as reference.

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Great idea and good looking design Steve. I can relate to your need for this contraption.
I use a couple of short metal auto ramps to raise the front of my 61 inch zero for deck cleaning and blade changes. Only gives me about 16 inches of work height and my old body aches for about a week after.
The wooden ramps you built for your previous stand look a bit like the ones Evel used at Caesars Palace.
Huh... Wouldn't be thinking of some mower jumping would you? Just find a couple of surplus WWII JATO (jet assist take off) packs to strap on each side of that MTD and make the rounds of church carnivals and county fairs. You could jump over a childs wading pool with a fake shark in it.
Just a thought...

Thanks pbacot, Glenn and Bryan.

@glenn at home said:

Wonderful model and rendering. Nice to see a Ford engine in a Ford hot-rod instead of a sb Chevy

The sb Chevy motors have been produced continuously from the mid 50's to now. The wrecking yards are full of them, they are relatively inexpensive and after-market parts are abundant. So it's been the easy pick for many rodders. I prefer to stay Chevy/Chevy and Ford/Ford...
Here's a better view of the sb Ford in the '29.

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Great work --- Any Post P?

Brian - alvis - cotty - nlipovac --- ThankYou

A couple more renders.

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Great model and renders. Simple and clean.
Do you have the physical clock or working from photos?

A few more renders.

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