You may remember David for his earlier artwork on this site (see here). This time he has come up with something least as exiting. He wrote to me: "Hi Jeroen, I hope you're well and having a great June so far! A while ago, one of your followers on the site, Nigel L I think (yep - that was Scottish Jimini-owner Nigel Lamb) responded to a comment I left about doing a crowd sourced ideal Mini. He suggested bits of Ogle, Midas, De-Joux and Camber to create a 'Maximum Mini' Mini. Well, I finally got round to doing a quick render, let me know what you think. Have a great rest of the week and kindest regards, David. Well - I have dropped him a line with quite a few exclamation marks as I think it's absolutely fantastic!
Now - who knows anything about crowd sourcing…?
Rendering courtesy David Beasley
Hi Jeroen and David. What a fantastic creation David has penned. A retro yet modern look. I loved the detail such as the flaring of the indicators and rear of the door. If only you could buy one! I know that there are not as many Mini Classics to convert these days, but how about scaling the MMCoupe up slightly to use Modern MINI running gear so spiritually it would have a link to Mini. Regards, Nigel Lamb.
ReplyDeleteWell Jeroen, I know a chap who'd a dab hand at knocking up a buck to pull GRP moulds from. Rates are reasonable........ :0) Al
ReplyDeleteHi Nigel, cheers for the kind words! I think there's always room for improvements so critiques are welcome! Personally, I think the front could be more iconic. I'd certainly be up for doing special bodies for modern Minis as well (it wouldn't be difficult to do a better job than that aweful Touring Superleggera Mini!) so if anyone has the time to do the molds, I can do the CAD model - Al, your friend may get a call! All the best and cheers to Jeroen for his infectious enthusiam! David
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