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Looks sleek, certainly is more balanced than the nav shell.

Look forward to seeing it on the road.

Very nice.

Thanks or all your positive comments.
I think the shape is looks right from any angle.
I recon with a wind screen and a few bits of chrome it should look the dogs do-dars.

I'm going for a classic sportster look in red for Stoneleigh, but I have plans for a BMW power chassis finished in white covered with Martin racing decals or may-be another one in GULF colours.

I saw the car yesterday in primer and its looking good ..not 100% how I would have done it but what do I know ? Its a pretty car and agreed Oxford , its very pretty from the rear/ rear 3/4 angle ....

Does the car still retain the chance for individuality, the whole Sammio appeal for me is the challenge to make it work, resulting in no two cars being the same, admitted that's a lovely looking shape from the pictures so long as it doesn't lose the Sammio ethos..
Pops

Pops - Hopefully this new Sammio will remove the challenge element from the build.

However, the chances for individuality remain:
- Wheels
- Exhaust
- Fly screen vs. aero screens
- Seats
- Rear lighting
- Interior
- Colour
- Etc.

Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing what it ends up looking like.

Cheers, Paul.

Your car, your way, of course, but I'd shy away from the Gulf or Martini liveries. They're both far too late for a car that looks like a fifties sportster.

Think DB3S, Swallow Doretti, SCCA TR3A et al.

i agree with that too triumph special, love the front

Any pics in paint ?

new sammio

Just wanted to update everyone on the new sammio. I had the pleasure of meeting mick yesterday who let me have a sneak preview of the new model while in the area over a cup of coffee or two and cakes!.

The new model looks great although what I saw was the buck so the finish is not ready get the style is looking very good with plenty of possible variations to make it your own. Mick had only just got the vehicle back to sort out for Stoneleigh so moulds not made yet. I think he will do well the bodylines are good and symmetrical so the body should be good from the plug and fit fairly quickly in a weekend he reckons!.

Wow - looking beautiful

images

hi redrat how did you get the images to show on screen please?

If you click on the attached photo, you get this address/code:

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3411&d=1460316217

By putting [img] in front of the code and [/img] at the end you get this..



Hope that helps, Paul.

PS
The car looks great.

As Paul said copied the properties of the photo but used the post card icon in the menu


What are you trying to load?

Photobucket or another image hosting site is easiest just copy the IMG code once you gphave uploaded the photos to the host site

Wheel arches look nice and round ...

Uploading photo's

Paul/Redrat, Thanks for the info on loading photo's.

The all new Sammio is looking very pretty. The body has been successfully re sculptured but still retains that 50's racer look.

I found this video to show how old this idea is, fibreglass body onto a standard chassis to make a sports car.

https://youtu.be/iZfxibef6Nw

The rear end looks similar,

It would be nice to think that a few of the sammios will still be around in 60 years.

It's a pretty thing. Some 15" wheels would fill out the arches nicely. A wraparound perspex fly screen would look good, too.

Mine will still be around because my projected finish-date is February 2076.

Spent some time on the buck today.

Made and fitted a pattern for a fly screen and got the bonnet to shut better.


Reworked the front area as the original made the front look to much like a "Datsun 240Z" and a beer crate grill wouldn't fit either. .




Still working on the back lights but in true Sammio fashion there are a few options, the tape is just to help line things up and not just to show how straight and even the rear end is .
There's these lights,




Or these lights,



Haven't tried the standard round mini lights yet.


Still hoping to get a good coat of 2-pack glossy paint on it but undecided over the colour as red needs a few coats and we will not have time if were going to make Stoneleigh.
We still have some of the baby blue we painted the Gulf racer in so that might be a nice period colour.

Micky1Mo - That last photo, with the lights inboard, really makes the rear arches stand out.

At this point, I'm not so sure about the changes to the nose, but know having it all in one colour will makes a big difference.

I am a big fan of the baby blue colour and actually think it would help the car stand out at Stoneleigh.

Good luck, Paul.

I agree with Paul L's comments above basically ...I love the rear of the car ...the front is just making me want to say '' MORE CHEESE GROMIT'' at the moment , but as Paul says , single colour and a grille that fills the void will possibly change that ...Pale blue is a great period colour , Jennette had a pale blue Sammio with rivet detail and single screen a few years back and I really liked it in that colour amongst a glut of red examples ...but red is always a winner too ...so who knows ?

I really liked the (240Z) front actually

I also preferred the original front - would have modified the grille to fit