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yeager
16-05-2003, 10:02
I wouldn't ever wanna drive this daily, it's the sort of thing you'd see in a sci-fi movie... but my god they have put some work into it !!

http://www.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0305_wing/
Pete C
16-05-2003, 10:06
Er, those photos don't look real, they look like CGI to me...
Jezz_S13
16-05-2003, 10:11
deffo not real, but I like the gauges, a full set of autometers would be cool. :) Not sure about the funny stalks though. :|
Slipstream_ian
16-05-2003, 10:13
I thought it was a Photo shop and put in on a few other forum buts other pople say they have seen it in a few mags so it sems to be real:notworthy
PhilMorrison
16-05-2003, 10:21
I'd certainly say real, and it's well kool :thumbs: I don't go for 'ICE' cars, but that is art IMO :) And u've gotta give props to anything that's had that much time/ workmanship put into it..
JohnW
16-05-2003, 10:30
Yep - it's definitely a real install. It was in one of the mags about 6 months ago.

Absolutely awesome :) Were do you start designing something like that?
yeager
16-05-2003, 10:30
Yip, I didn't think it was real. The lighting isn't quite right, the shading on some objects are too perfect. Infact (and this is really geeky) I can spot the Maya renders a mile off...

But from stuff i've found so far it's real.

And you know what, the thread we had a while back on that Honda advert with all the components hitting each other, I was 100% sure that was CG...

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=363166

It's not, saw an article on 5th Gear and it's all real... well fook me. CG is getting so darn good I can't tell fake from real. How very scarey...
yeager
16-05-2003, 10:33
more articles...

http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0301_alp/
http://ecominet2.alpine-usa.com/html/adc/2003_civic/2003_civic.html
http://12.145.140.137/html/press/010903_03ces_civic.html
Supraman1
16-05-2003, 11:29
If you go to the alpine site theres about 300 pictures giving you a step-by-step of how it's done. If you coupled their skills with a bit of taste the results could be spectacular!
Leon
16-05-2003, 11:50
I don't care if it is CGI or not - I want it!!!!!!!!!
Nick
16-05-2003, 12:44
Alpine and C-West have done the same thing on a RSX. Amazing work.
docwra
16-05-2003, 13:56
Originally posted by yeager
I can spot the Maya renders a mile off...



Having spent 3 years as a Maya test engineer, so can I ............
Thats not even raytraced!! Id imagine the car does exist, but those pictures are CG