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Progress report, day 1

I got the barge boards down! I am quite proud of my solution, although admittedly it does leave the lamp holder part exposed.

 

The biggest point of contention I have here (that isn't the front wing) are the sidepods. When I went for the SNOT solution I got the shape correct and ideal, but I lose the vertical shaping that is supposed to add the bulk to protect the driver. Now, I went to build the car with the nifty pullback chassis in the Shell-Ferrari sets, and while I get the vertical shaping, I lose the horizontal shaping (the size-zero body), and real car's sidepods come out from the monocoque sideways.

 

So do I stick with this frankly-antiquated solution that does its job or do I ditch the powered chassis for a horizontal build?

 

BTW: do you like my rear wings?

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Uploaded on February 26, 2017