Another Awesome Model from Paul Boratko

[TechnicJuan]

Spotted these up over at brickshelf and thought I would share. I just read in brickjournal 11 that Paul was working on this, but I didn't think it would be done so fast. Then again, I don't know when the article was actually written. This is definitely eye catching to say the least.

[Milan]

Wow those pictures took a long to load, can you resize them to 800x600?

I can see that this car took many many hours to design and build, as with every Paul's creation, but I hate to see all those gapes and it has too blocky look for my taste.

I know he has huge number of fans, but I don't like the outside of his cars.

Underneath the body, I admire that drivetrain and modular building.

[Bricksonwheels]

I tend to agree, technically it is much better then by looks. All in all a very decent moc though

[Zerobricks]

Its all nice looking and technical great, but something different than supercars would be more fresh from him. Also the rear axle cant be tilted sideways...

Edited August 25, 2010 by Zblj

[TechnicJuan]

Sorry, I am linking the pictures from brickshelf. I don't know how to resize them. After looking over these new pics, I thought this model was very well done and paid homage to the original. I guess his studless style isn't for everyone though.

[Meatman]

While I am not a huge fan of completely studless models, I must say that in my opinion the detail achieved here is mightly impressive and does appear to be spot on with the real life car. I can also understand when you critique the gaps in the body, but isn't that sort of a trademark with technic building?

[Blakbird]

Obviously style is a matter of preference. Great car builders like Arvo and Firas Abu-Jaber use System elements build with studs and then hide the studs with various techniques. Paul uses entirely Technic elements with no studs whatsoever. It is a different building aesthetic, but I personally appreciate it very much. There is no doubt with one glance at this car that it is a 1969 Camaro, and that is an amazing accomplishment with only Technic parts.

As for blocky, have you ever seen a real Camaro?

[Meatman]

Also as someone mentioned before that he should build something other than Supercars, I can agree with that, but also disagree in respect that some people only build construction vehicles, some only build Truck/Rigs. Paul apparently like to build cars. There is nothing wrong with that, especially since they seem to evolve with every new model that he builds. When comparing this to the Mustang model that he released a few years ago, you can see the evolution in how structurally sound this new model is. I looked at the rest of the pictures at his brickshelf folder and I am very impressed with the curves and angles that he achieved in the front end. If I can really nit pick one flaw, it would have to be that the stripes are too far apart for that year. They should be closer.

[TechnicJuan]

Obviously style is a matter of preference. Great car builders like Arvo and Firas Abu-Jaber use System elements build with studs and then hide the studs with various techniques. Paul uses entirely Technic elements with no studs whatsoever. It is a different building aesthetic, but I personally appreciate it very much. There is no doubt with one glance at this car that it is a 1969 Camaro, and that is an amazing accomplishment with only Technic parts.

As for blocky, have you ever seen a real Camaro?

Agree. Now that I have spent more time looking over this, this really is a fabulous MOC. I think the issue is that Paul's MOC's are tough to admire if you are a brick purist and envious to those who build in a similar style. He does seem to have quite a few fans, with me being one of them. And that didn't happen overnight.

[Milan]

Obviously style is a matter of preference.

As for blocky, have you ever seen a real Camaro?

Can't agree more! There is no point in arguing about tastes. But it is interesting for me to hear from you guys who like this style of building and this look. I respect that and support it.

Yes, I have seen a real Camaro.

Also as someone mentioned before that he should build something other than Supercars, I can agree with that, but also disagree in respect that some people only build construction vehicles, some only build Truck/Rigs. Paul apparently like to build cars. There is nothing wrong with that.

Of course, nothing wrong with that. In fact, I like that he builds exclusively cars, as opposed to those who build only construction vehicles and only trucks.

I would like to see more of his cars in the future.

I think the issue is that Paul's MOC's are tough to admire if you are a brick purist and envious to those who build in a similar style.

I don't understand this...

[TechnicJuan]

Can't agree more! There is no point in arguing about tastes. But it is interesting for me to hear from you guys who like this style of building and this look. I respect that and support it.

Yes, I have seen a real Camaro.

Why is it interesting for you to understand that some people may like this style? I mean this is about as pure a technic model as you can get.

[phool]

All I can say is that this looks hawt I wonder if it would look even better if the stripes carried over onto the roof as well.

Why is it interesting for you to understand that some people may like this style? I mean this is about as pure a technic model as you can get.

A extremely minor critique I have with Paul's style is the "stacking" of beams (see for example the bottom of the door of the camero), TLG would generally have these areas open, with the body of the door implied. Not sure if that makes any sense or if it's all in my head though In any event, he is certainly one of my favorite builders and I simply love the fact that his focus is on supercars.

Edited August 26, 2010 by phool

[Meatman]

I don't believe that the Camaros had stripes running on the roof. At least I can't remember ever seeing one that did.

[Plastic Nurak]

Simply a superb car and 100% detailed. I don't mind if it's completely studless or not; the only important thing is the result.

[TechnicJuan]

Wow those pictures took a long to load, can you resize them to 800x600?

I can see that this car took many many hours to design and build, as with every Paul's creation, but I hate to see all those gapes and it has too blocky look for my taste.

I know he has huge number of fans, but I don't like the outside of his cars.

Underneath the body, I admire that drivetrain and modular building.

Don't they automatically resize here? They seem to on both my laptop and desktop PC.

[CP5670]

I don't like building fully studless models myself but love the look of Paul's cars. That has become his signature style and I think it adds to the appeal of his models. However, I actually find the functions here somewhat bland and generic, as they are identical to those in 8448 as well as many of his other cars. This car, for example, doesn't look quite as good but is much more functional. I personally would like to see him push the envelope more in terms of functions.

On the other hand, in that Brickjournal interview I think he said he likes to build models that are to some extent designed with TLG's style and limitations in mind, as if they were official sets, and I can certainly appreciate that too.

[mostlytechnic]

Don't they automatically resize here? They seem to on both my laptop and desktop PC.

the pictures do VISUALLY resize, to fit the screen, but you still have to download the full large image. If they were resized to smaller images they'd load faster, and then they could be linked to large images for those who want to see the details.

[TechnicJuan]

the pictures do VISUALLY resize, to fit the screen, but you still have to download the full large image. If they were resized to smaller images they'd load faster, and then they could be linked to large images for those who want to see the details.

I am linking them from the photos that are posted on Brickshhelf. Is there a way to resize them from there to here? I know how to save a photo and resize it, but I don't have anywhere to save it to that will host it other than load pictures to brickshelf myself, but that seems kind of pointless. Any suggestions?

[TechnicJuan]

I don't like building fully studless models myself but love the look of Paul's cars. That has become his signature style and I think it adds to the appeal of his models. However, I actually find the functions here somewhat bland and generic, as they are identical to those in 8448 as well as many of his other cars. This car, for example, doesn't look quite as good but is much more functional. I personally would like to see him push the envelope more in terms of functions.

On the other hand, in that Brickjournal interview I think he said he likes to build models that are to some extent designed with TLG's style and limitations in mind, as if they were official sets, and I can certainly appreciate that too.

I agree that the functions are rather basic, but are well done. And I too would love to see him try and take things a step further with features. But then again if you go into a new model already based off of an actual car, some limitations may already set into play while if you are building a fantasy car from scratch then you can just build around whatever features that you include and shape your vehicle around them. He has done some really interesting things in the past like the automatic opening doors on his Mustang for example, so I know that he is capable of going beyond transmissions and suspensions, but it seems that he has shifted more to doing detail oriented stuff. Which I really think he did an excellent job with basically only using technic parts.

[Meatman]

Milan, I take it you are not a big fan of pure technic models?