Update

Nearly there! I have the design nailed down now thanks to the completion of the chasssis and other such factors. I had to adapt the shape slightly however as the first iteration was based only on a floor plan and people sat on it, purely a styling exercise. The last couple of weeks have been focussing on the details and adapting to altering engineering plans. This, though sometimes slightly annoying is very usful practice and instead of being angry and staunchly "designer" I have come to rather like the fluctuations. It makes the the thing I'm creating seem more tangible and real. If anything I am being too passive and felxible. Martin has, on a couple of occasions, told me stories when at BMW and at Jaguar where the designer has taken exception to the suggestion of an alteration and had various bits of art kit lobbed at him. Apparently this happened with Iain Callum, Martin had wanted to change something and then was hit by a marker thrown by Iain! So apparently I've got to get my polo neck jumper and purple frame glasses on and be more dramatic... can do.

I was able to complete the design in marker and black pencil today and scan it and, since the office was devoid of most of the people, take the whole place apart and clear room around my full size, office equipment made rig. The purpose of this (inc taking down office partitions ;-) was so I could project the scanned image on to the large, blank wall behind the rig, full sized and see if the folk would fit in and if the proportions at this size worked as a whole entity. I feel it does and its very heartening to see a full mockup of the vehicle. I went to hobby craft to buy big sheets of paper to tape to the wall so can draw on the full sized thing. I will then tape and alter accordingly. Its been good so far!

I must do my presentation tomorrow though for Uni on how the placement has been/going. Martin etc are gone tomorrow so will have time. Ciao.