Assignment 2 Part 3: Creating the Individual Panels

Step 1: Creating Paper Templates

Before going right into cutting and beating out our aluminium sheet parts, we decided it be best to create templates out of tracing paper to get the most accurate end result as possible. Each segment of the car was divided into specific sections we thought would be best suited for the metal work process.

Step 2: Cutting out the Aluminium Sheets

The next step was to use the templates we made to create the general shape of the metal sheets that we will use to start forming. This process involved using scribes to create the shape that will be cut out using the cutting shears.

Step 3: Initial Forming and Shaping

Now that all the sheets have been readily prepared for metal work, it was time to begin shaping our parts and getting an idea of how it will fit all together.

Step 4: Further Metal Working

I was delegated to work on the back/spoiler of the car and also the front/bumper. After I formed the rough shape of the parts using brute force from my hands, I began creating the initial curves using a hammer and a sandbag.

It was important that during the process I'd make constant reference to an image of the actual model to get a better representation of how it should look like.

From there it was just constant reshaping and tampering with the piece until I got the desired result. This involved using methods that we previously implemented on our other metal pieces such as using the English wheel to smoothen out the curves, and using the metal dome templates to beat out specific shapes.

Certain refinements and details were achieved using various methods such as using a block of wood to create the texture of the front grill.

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