tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post6787198216970011977..comments2023-05-18T23:03:38.059-07:00Comments on Odd's Oracle: I hate Audis, but...Oddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-7118990406214363332015-04-27T05:45:39.395-07:002015-04-27T05:45:39.395-07:00James, this particular car, apparently, was a Grou...James, this particular car, apparently, was a Group S prototype, whatever that is or was. It may have used the Quattro system for its 4WD, but not the well known "flying brick" body in any way. I also thought it looked like a dodgy LM car! But then, I hate Audis with a passion! Having worked for them as a clay modeller, that dislike was not in any way improved! Their workshop was a death trap as are most German factories by comparison to ours. And I've worked in a good few of them.<br />But, as a modelmaker, a shape's a shape, like it or loathe it and I have to capture it as well as references allow.<br />Oddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-26389704766866551812015-04-27T05:28:58.561-07:002015-04-27T05:28:58.561-07:00I'm a little confused about that Audi. Is that...I'm a little confused about that Audi. Is that the body style they used for the brief test, or was it the Quattro style body? It looks rather like a Japanese pastiche of an LMP1 WEC car.<br />James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-9620402947193569462015-04-19T03:01:56.268-07:002015-04-19T03:01:56.268-07:00James, to quote CSN's song...You got your frea...James, to quote CSN's song...You got your freak flag flyin'.<br />Who's a sci-fi nut then?<br />Yes you're right, it is, apparently, the No 2's car in lilac. Built on a Mk 4 Zephyr floorpan. I only remember Gabrielle Drake in a string vest!<br /><br />Ureol is a general modelling board. You can use it for anything really. It comes in several densities. These days I only seem to be able to get it in a glorified Crunchy bar density. When I first used it, it was as dark as milk chocolate and so dense it was like solid plastic, whereas in fact it is a very close cell foam. You can see that to some extent by looking at the above shots, where the material hasn't been worked to any extent. In industry it is mainly used for CNC machining of tooling and prototypes. The mouldmaking (to be a bit pedantic) is done with silicon rubbers of different hardnesses and temperature ranges.<br />Oddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406048947308249483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367600670436634226.post-52442310567580434362015-04-19T01:59:16.717-07:002015-04-19T01:59:16.717-07:00That is Paul Foster's car, the better known on...That is Paul Foster's car, the better known one, immortalized by Dinky, was the one driven by Ed Straker. I believe the automatic gull wing doors needed an off camera stage hand to open them. That car was also painted in a very odd lilac like colour that seems to look different in every photo.<br /><br />Changing topic though; Does Ureol have other modelling uses than just mould making?James Finisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351798531269786632noreply@blogger.com