L99 dark horse

FINAL MODEL L99 CONCEPT

2009-11-12T08:14:00.000-08:00

photos of my final shape model =) finally!!!!

i was still painting untill the last minute.. masking and everything.. i guess the masking tape and the paint was really good.. i did not peel off anything even though i did not leave the paint for 24 hours.. or even finger prints..
also i put metallic black for the front lights and metallic red for the rear lights.. exhaust and rear garnish was silver with clear coat on.. i should've bought the tamiya for silver too.. autobarn ones creates orange skin..

these photos were taken by my iphone.. i will post up some better photos later with my good camera =)

2009-11-12T07:43:00.000-08:00

first and second coat in yellow primer then the last one with grey, and then sanded..

i still hit the clay when sanding though.. need to do touch ups..

also i chipped off the clay when sanding.. i bogged it.. and it was hard to sand off!!! tricky..

be really careful when sanding..

and its really important to rip off small pieces of sand paper into thumbsize.. and sand it on a rotation so paint will stick on better and you would not have dimples after that

2009-11-12T07:04:00.000-08:00

added the partlines and shellacking =)

tracing paper works really good! it helped me balance left and right graphics really evenly

2009-11-12T06:34:00.000-08:00

racing stripes!!!!!! i was actually trying to fix the surface from the center line =)

finally other side done!!

a robot?

color picking

2009-11-12T05:20:00.000-08:00

shopping for paint :D

transluscent pink?? maybe for the wheels

it would be good but definitely hurts my eye on daylight!!

this is a really good color! however, i talked with the shop owner and he said if i will be painting on clay, he would not recommend it, since i would have to paint it on gloss black first. firstly, taking too long to paint, and then i have risk of cracking the model later.. paint is anodized purple

so i choose blue violet instead =) the paint is really unique, sometimes it looks purple, and sometimes it looks blue. not really manly or girly color. referring to recent issues for being "hermaphrodite" i think it would be the perfect color..

and metallic red for my rear lights =)
metallic would bring up the depthness of the rear lights.. unlike flat red color..

clear coat

i use these to custom paint my wheels =)
custom gold paint with smoke color

the spray gun

also, i have lots of experience of using these Tamiya paint.. i usually build model kits of cars and robots. its not that i am a big fan of japanese products but definitely better than those automotive paint shit from autobarn. the can is really small. i ask the shop owner of how many cans do i need to paint up a 1:10 scale car, and he said just 1. i didnt believe him and so i bought 3. he was right!!!! i painted my third layer and i still have less than a quarter left! the paint was really thin but really rich in color.. and it NEVER BLOTS! i really recommend everyone to use this tamiya paint!!

laser cuttting!

2009-11-12T05:03:00.000-08:00

i dont know it would finish this fast =)

first time ever using laser cut.. i was planning to shape the rear lights with it as well.. but it would be too flat and loses the lines that i have..

so i ended up only using the exhaust note

balancing act

2009-11-12T04:47:00.000-08:00

trying to balance up my car both left and right.
i never thought it could be that easy. taking points is taking forever and too hard to point the exact same location on the other side..
luckily i used one of the rulers with the spirit levels, and it worked really well!! and after half an hour using it, i found that it actually has a place to put a needle on. so i did, and it worked really well!!
i should've used that thing long time ago.. so the build up process would be practically a breeze..

since i had lots of surfaces going on, i used 5 rolls of Tamiya tapes to save the surfaces that i wanted to keep. They are the best tapes that i ever used! They can be found in any hobby shops around 8 bucks or so.. Those black and yellow ones that was available in the clay room, leaves glue marks on top of the surface and was really hard to get rid of.. especially after leaving it over night.

side view PS :)

2009-10-12T04:38:00.001-07:00

L99 with lady gaga

2009-10-11T14:45:00.000-07:00

doing some more editing on the drawings =)

2009-10-07T03:14:00.000-07:00

Final Design Renderings

2009-10-07T02:34:00.001-07:00

more on clay model =D

2009-09-22T10:59:00.001-07:00

clay overlays =)

2009-09-16T09:51:00.001-07:00

clay model in progress!

2009-09-15T09:07:00.001-07:00

packaging

2009-08-16T13:43:00.001-07:00

final concept

2009-08-11T16:48:00.000-07:00

supporting sketch from sideview,

I was not really satisfied with my first concept, because it was way too subtle, mike said it looked too much like a production car. She needs something really different and unique, so i did plenty makeovers.
I still keep the lightning-bolt-shaped headlights and the rear lights from the previous concept, parts that i think worth keeping. But i changed the way it sinks in the middle of the headlights. It sunk pretty far along the front grille and matches up with the fender flare at the front. I also incorporate the bumper design into the new one incorporated with the new lights and grille shape.
The front and side windshield sort of blending each other with black colored pillars. She wears sunnies pretty often and it was one of her main elements. So the sloping down the bottom of the side windshield gives the whole area looks like sunglasses. With thick black tinted windows, people barely see who is inside, just like looking at someone's sunglasses, you wont even know where they are looking at.
I also put the exhaust pipes to the sides, just to give it a fair balance to the whole car. Wheels are bulging out to give a massive "phat" look. I covered the top tires/wheels with a flare, inspired by the old mercedes gullwing.
I also placed the number plate brackets, because i could imagine that she would put weird names on it.
As for the wheels, it should have massive offset to bulge it out, deep concave to make it look strong. It should be in chrome =)
lightningbolt logo sitting on the front of the bonnet and L99 emblem on the rear.

also theres been a rumour that she is a hermaphrodite.. i think its even better.. the design could be even crazier.. hahaha xD

more sketches! =)

2009-08-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

concept 1

2009-08-11T07:28:00.001-07:00

sketches

2009-08-11T06:43:00.001-07:00

initial sketches

2009-08-04T22:04:00.000-07:00

Inspiration

2009-08-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

Theme boards

2009-08-04T21:37:00.000-07:00

Lady Gaga's Biography

2009-08-04T21:09:00.000-07:00

Born in March 20, 1986, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta better known as Lady gaga is an American recording artist. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart school in New York. As a teenager she began writing songs and playing open mic nights at clubs in Manhattan. While in high school she performed in a wide range of dramatic plays and musicals. At the age of 17, Stefani was admitted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.

She began playing in clubs in the New York City area while also working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established acts, including Akon, who signed her to a joint deal with his own label, Kon Life Distribution after hearing Gaga sing. She then started to work on new material for her first studio album.

She began working with a collective called the Haus of Gaga in 2008, and released her debut album The Fame to critical acclaim. The album peaked in countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. To date, the album has spawned the international number one singles "Just Dance" (nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards) and "Poker Face." After opening for New Kids On The Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga headlined her first tour, The Fame Ball Tour.

Gaga has been influenced by fashion and has been appreciated for her provocative sense of style and her influence on other celebrities. Musically, she is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna.