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After seeing the comments here, I wondered what process others follow in building cars and other vehicles. My approach thus far has been: 1) determine what vehicle to model 2) figure out the scale 3) determine the wheels and tires used, to match the intended scale [this may actually come before 2) - in my current effort I picked the tires first, then determined the scale] 4) figure out roughly what features I want: suspension type (if any) per axle, which axles are driven, which ones are steered, whether there will be a gearbox, whether it will be motorized, etc. 5) build the axles 6) build a chassis and fit in the other features (gearbox, motors, etc.) desired 7) bodywork (not that I've gotten quite to this step yet...) So far I've had to go back and revisit earlier steps a number of times - for example, I thought I was done with my axle designs but then found out that the motors I wanted to use were so strong they were tearing the rear axle assembly apart. Preliminary bodywork showed me that the shock towers were too high, so I had to redesign the front axle. And so on... Is this similar to what you do? I was surprised to see Doc_Brown say he started with the bodywork (gorgeous though it is!) for his GTHO.