lestanseydesign - 'Design a Car Feature to Improve People's Lives'
This blog will document my progress throughout the duration of my final-year live project with 'The Car People' (Product Design Project - 6E6Z2015_1516_9Z6), entitled: 'Design a Car Feature to Improve People's Lives'.
Saturday, 7 May 2016
Monday, 14 December 2015
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
Sunday, 13 December 2015
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!
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