[PORSCHE] Nearly Panelless

[HorcikDesigns]

This is my Porsche for Rebrick contest.

I built it without any pictures, nor blueprints, so it looks as it looks. Sometimes disproportional, and bricky or odd from some angles. I also wanted avoid using panels - It's strange way to be original, isn't it?

Motor-out by Horcik Designs, on Flickr

Before naming all functions I have to say, that this is my first big "gearboxed" manual full scale supercar.

It features 4-forward speed gearbox with slightly realistic shifter, working clutch pedal (and no more), pneumatically adjustable rear spoiler from the cabin, full independent suspension on all four wheels, "advanced" geometry on front half-axles, unfinished brakes (I built the whole car organically, so there was no space for them, when I decieded to add them there) exposed engine (for hot-rod look, this was my original idea), working steering wheel coupled with HOG, just one seat - "because this is racing car", openable hood with no additional space under it, trunk that shows the fake engine and side doors - "because I'm sure it was originally a non-racing car", hoodlocks (yes, that silly wires with round tile), and mechanism for simplier opening of the hood.

Nearly Panelless by Horcik Designs, on Flickr

And one technical shot:

Nearly Panelless by Horcik Designs, on Flickr

Edited July 22, 2016 by Gzzig

[syclone]

I think the DBG suits it well, love those rear arches.

[jorgeopesi]

For a paneless car is a awesome MOC, I don´t know yet why people likes wheels outside the bodywork but it is a matter of tastes I guess, good luck.

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

It's strange way to be original, isn't it?

Yeah, but why not... All in all a good build...

[HorcikDesigns]

Thank you all very much! :)

@Jorgeopesi: I can not say that I like them, but here they make the car optically wider :D

[Victor Imaginator]

I like these rear wheel arches) Also nice color. Rare for MOCs.

[HorcikDesigns]

I like these rear wheel arches) Also nice color. Rare for MOCs.

I like them too, to be honest. :D And the colour is my favourite, so there was no chance, that any car of my dream, could ever have any other :D

[brunojj1]

It definitely looks like a Porsche and you have kind of customized it for your needs – it´s fine and of course you don´t have to apologize for anything! Like you said – it is as it is. You´ve captured the lines very well, hats off if without blueprints, I can´t barely see anything disproportional.

If the unique DBG bodywork color was a prioritized feature – good job. But if you want to highlight it by saying “panelless” – well, it´s unique if left alone, but not desirable at all. IMO the use of panels instead of beams is appreciated far more than the other way round. Doesn´t add much to character I think, simply because Technic Panels in DBG almost don´t exist with a few exceptions: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=2&pg=1&catXrefLevel=0&colorPart=85&catType=P&catID=154 . I think if you would have chosen black as main color, you could have avoided many problems. In general people don´t like beams over flex axles and beam stacking. Especially the doors are breaking the car´s lines literally. The roof could have some rounder shape which would harmonize the whole characteristic appearance of a Porsche. The bottom picture looks like filled with nice mechanics. But the use of rubber bands to support some fancy incline of the front axle is quite strange for my taste.

Anyway, I love the rear end with its characteristic light bar! Spare the “hot rod style” hole, forgive me ... The use of the big round system panels at the rear arches is fantastic and make the 42056 look poor even with its new panels.

Hopefully you will use the experience and try again to build something like this. You are a great artist and I love your stuff, especially the car paintings !

[Meatman]

There looks like there are a lot of panels.