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Final Presentation to The Car People & MMU:

Today, I presented my final concept and model to The Car People and MMU team, I really enjoyed the experience and found it interesting to see what my classmates had been up to with their projects too:

 

Please see my final presentation slides below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have really enjoyed this project from start to finish, and have learnt a great deal throughout the process.

 

Thank you for reading my blog!

 

All the best,

 

Les

 

Final Model - Manufacture & End Result:

See images below showing the various key stages I went through to complete my final prototype model - it consists of a  foam-carved body and a 3D-Printed steering wheel clamp (courtesy of  Fastrak Retail UK Ltd - where I completed my industrial Placement year):

 

3D-Printed Steering Wheel Clamp:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3D-Printed Steering Wheel Clamp - Sanded Down:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applying High-Build Primer and sanding down:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applying first layer of gloss red paint:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carving the 3 Arms out of green foam:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applying high-build primer to the 3 Arms and sanding down:

 

 

 

 

Applying red and silver paint to the different components as appropriate: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final components of model, prior to assembly:

 

 

 

Completed final model being tested on a neighbour's Range Rover Vogue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am really very pleased with the final outcome of my prototype model!