RE: Gunther Werks launches 993 Speedster Remastered
Discussion
dibbers006 said:
My First vacuum forming project.
If someone told me these were pictures of a 1/4scale electric ride on for the children of the mega rich that was going to be sold in places like Harrod’s I would believe them. It’s too ‘formed’ and looks like an ‘interpretation’ that didn’t get approvals to use the actual body style of the real car.
I love the idea behind the car, but I have two problems with the execution.
1. The car surfacing is too "blobby" - like the 964's bumpers, but worse, as the surfacing has been applied to the whole of the car. Look at the wheelarches. The radiusing of the body around the arches is swollen. It's like a 993 that's gone to fat. A car this delicate needs crisp surfacing, not rounded bloated radiusing.
2. From the doors back, it all gets rather fussy, and unbalances the car.
It's a shame; I think that this could have been very good. However, the 993 was far more finished than the 964, losing visual weight and having taut surfacing. It was a fabulous ending to the aircooled era. If you base a car on a 993, you might think that the donor car's delicacy and finesse would be retained. That's not the case here. I prefer the purity and delicacy of Singer's restomods.
1. The car surfacing is too "blobby" - like the 964's bumpers, but worse, as the surfacing has been applied to the whole of the car. Look at the wheelarches. The radiusing of the body around the arches is swollen. It's like a 993 that's gone to fat. A car this delicate needs crisp surfacing, not rounded bloated radiusing.
2. From the doors back, it all gets rather fussy, and unbalances the car.
It's a shame; I think that this could have been very good. However, the 993 was far more finished than the 964, losing visual weight and having taut surfacing. It was a fabulous ending to the aircooled era. If you base a car on a 993, you might think that the donor car's delicacy and finesse would be retained. That's not the case here. I prefer the purity and delicacy of Singer's restomods.
Edited by Ray_Aber on Tuesday 23 February 08:50
thecremeegg said:
FPC said:
Am I looking at the same car as you lot?!
I think that is drop-dead gorgeous. Yum.
Welcome to Pistonheads! I think it's stunning too!I think that is drop-dead gorgeous. Yum.
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