Assignment 2: Ferrari 250 GTO

Assignment 2: Ferrari 250 GTO 

Ferrari 250 gto 

Assignment 2 required students to form into groups of 6, These groups were organised to increase interdisciplinary communication within the course. However, my group only consisted of 4 people, including Hepeng Ouyang (David), Henry Wever, Gregory Brock, Ka Hou Lei (myself). David and I are studying Architecture, Henry and Gregory are studying Construction Management and Landscape Architecture respectively. 

The aim of Assignment 2 is to create a scale model of Ferrari 250 gto with wooden frame and aluminium skin. The brief requires students to divide the template into 6 equal portions within a group, as we were only a group of 4, we couldn't make the entire Ferrari. 

1. We need to create the template of the Ferrari. In the brief, we were asked to download the model of Ferrari 250 gto and use 123D Make to experiment the possible ways to create the template for metal shaping. However, the software was no longer available to use, Russell suggested us to use Autodesk Slicer instead. 

3D model in 123D Make

3D model in Slicer

2. After slicing our model up in Slicer, we got the Ferrari into a waffle structure that we could edit them and then laser cut them out. As the Ferrari has to be in a particular size that could fit inside the BERG, we readjusted the model to ensure it would fit. The resulting number of the waffle is 18 horizontal with 22 vertical with 3.1 mm gap. We decided to use 3mm MDF as the material of the template. After exporting the model from Slicer, we had to clean up the lines on AutoCAD and Illustrator for a correct print for laser cutting. The linework was a total mess and we spent a lot of time on fixing them.

Model in waffle structure

Final version of the panel after cleaning up

3. While we were laser cutting, we realized that we didn't have enough MDFs for laser cutting, therefore 3mm plywood was used as the substitute material. Assembling the pieces took us a lot more time than we expected since the amount of waffle we had was overwhelming. The finished model was precise and extremely stable.

       

Laser cutting the pieces

Needed a lot of effort to assemble

Built template

Overwhelming amount of waffles

4. After building the model, we had to cover the whole template with masking tape in order to divide the individual parts. Moreover, taping up the model revealed the shape and the contour of the Ferrari. We drew markings and wrote our names on the individual components.

Taping up the model 

Dividing individual parts

5. Trace paper was used to draw the outline of my individual part, it was a difficult task for me since the part of mine was a combination of extrusion and fold, however, this made me understand more about how the shape should be. The outline of my individual part was drawn on the equally shared piece of aluminium. I used scissors to cut out the part I need.

My individual part

Measuring the size needed

6. We had to use our knowledge we got from Assignment 1 about metal shaping and apply it to the following task. It was challenging since it required a lot of thinking on how to form a particular shape at a particular part. Making bowl shapes, curving edges of the torus and hammering at a particular part without affecting the entire piece of metal of the blister, These are the skills we learnt and we had to further develop these skills for this project. The choice of tools used was also critical.

Rusell showing me how I should work

Using the small metal ball, I could shrink down the front part. After using different apparatuses, I realized how important is was to use the correct ones, the entire shape changed if the unsuitable tool was used and it took a lot of time to fix it.

The most difficult part to keep the front sloping down
without messing up the turning point 

These are the process of my metal shaping, with the help of my teammates and tutors, it finally formed into a recognizable shape.

7. After completing the shape, polishing had to be done.

After polishing

Metal polisher used

8. Result

 9. Assembling the parts together was exciting since we couldn't wait to see what the Ferrari would look like. Although we only had 4 people, the result was satisfying. 

Done!!

Comparison to the original Ferrari