B61

grabcad

I want to get the ball rolling early and gather feedback to guide the design. The model looks to satisfy the brief for the B2 Spirit. Just images for now. Hope you likey and please leave a comment.29Dec18Still refining the overall topology but my concept is slowly resolving. I'm aiming for a squared off Group C vibe with a dose of aeronautical influence. I would like to extend further in the rear but have stuck to the constraints of the provided chassis. Will develop it further for the 300 variant. Will tackle front end next.30Dec18Established the headlight profile and splitter hardware. Defined the rear end tunnel. Lots to do, hoping I won't run out of time as I'll be heading back to work on Wednesday. Stay tuned.1Jan19Reworked the headlight profile as I wasn't happy with the look. Added crease line to hood. Built out the rear around diffuser. Need to start cutting in body panels and drawing details.11Jan19I've been playing around with the idea of large acrylic side wings as found on some high performance slot cars, see images. It's just for conceptualisation and nostalgia as I used to race these years back. Group 7 or open group slot cars are the fastest accelerating physical objects outside of explosives and worth a Google or Youtube if you're interested. Wings like these would not be practical unless we were to race on huge banked tracks with an order of magnitude higher power delivery. They are there on a slot car to protect the diffuser and channel air across the whole body which is essentially a wing, hence the name 'Wing' car. I'll put it down as a Nucleus entry and get back to finalising the street car.21 January 2019Decided to ditch the bonnet and open up the front chassis. I'm kinda liking the smooth outer body wrapped around a hard edged, angled sub-body. I'll also look at including some clear panels so we can see the suspension elements in all their glory. Will attempt similar in the rear engine bay. Really wish the chassis didn't have that high hip structure that juts out from the side window panel. Could have been so much smoother.30Jan19Unfortunately the ol day job is slowing me down and I likely won't be able to get as far as I had hoped. I'm more of an ideas man anyway so I've tried to keep the design interesting. I've added a window section to display the front suspension and cut in some rear glass to get eyes on the super donk in the back. My vision would be to have the front fender and splitter as separate removable and replaceable pieces. Removing the fender would open the car up for open wheel racing. Will try to burn through some high quality renders in the next day or so.31 Jan 19Just wrapping it up. It was fun and painful, but I've made my mark. More could have been done and I've only had time for a single entry, but as with these challenges, more time is never enough. The entry pool certainly has presented some gems by some very professional individuals. I'm happy I've put my ideas in and would be glad to get any acknowledgement. My ideas are free to use just don't be shy and let me know.I'm happy with the overall design topology but it could certainly be iterated and cleaned up. I've tried to find a blend of square retro lines with a mix of modern track car. Hope you enjoy this B-61 atom bomb!