Cars Jaguar XJ13 1967 W.I.P.

mantasisg · Jun 9, 2016

The finishing of Jaguar XJ13 prototype

The Team:

@aphidgod - physics
@iRider5 - sounds
@iVG - official test driver
@NightEye87 - official liveries artist

ANY CRITCISM, AND ADVICES ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

There is only one existing, and about twenty replicas made. Had to be GT40 rival at Le Mans 1967...

http://www.xj13.eu/XJ13Blog/post/2015/01/27/Then-and-Now-.aspx
http://pan3sixty.co.uk/virtual_tours/jaguar-heritage/jaguar-xj13-interior

Brownninja97 · Jun 9, 2016

Wow what a car, its almost as if ive seen this in development on another forum.

btw can you add the suffix w.i.p in the title please. it will help in the long term.

mantasisg · Jun 9, 2016

There were some forums. Existed long time ago....I'm not sure if the internet was invented already back then.

Thanks for the tip, but "thread tools" only gives me an option to add pool. Searching for thread title edit function, not successfully.

Matheus Machado · Jun 9, 2016

mantasisg said:
There were some forums. Existed long time ago....I'm not sure if the internet was invented already back then.

Thanks for the tip, but "thread tools" only gives me an option to add pool. Searching for thread title edit function, not successfully.

Done

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Tag an admin when you need to make a change like that

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AndrewBo · Jun 9, 2016

Folks, when ever you need an edit, just pm or tag me. We are all here to help you guys.

mantasisg · Jun 10, 2016

Thank you, staff

But I have to ask, will renaming your thread will be enabled ? Or this can be done just by updating whole system ?

Seems like these forums are OK. IMO it would be useful to make sections like it was you know... in the past forum. Maybe then more people would migrate here ? As it seems like happening rather slowly at the moment.

AndrewBo · Jun 10, 2016

It is the first day.........so..........we are working on it mate. But even Staffys have to sleep.....well...not me....lol. Just give us a few days please to find the best way how to handle it.

Cheers
Andrew

mantasisg · Jun 10, 2016

Ok, just a random thought. Maybe it would be great to add "Forum Suggestions" thread, where users could suggest, and get acquainted with technical things.

By the way, few days sounds quick enough.

Goodnight

aphidgod · Jun 10, 2016

Checking in.

Andrew said:
It is the first day.........so..........we are working on it mate. But even Staffys have to sleep.....well...not me....lol. Just give us a few days please to find the best way how to handle it.

Just want to take a second to thank you for taking on the sudden flood of AC refugees. We're still a bit grumpy about all this, and maybe not on our best behavior, but your willingness to work with us to make a new home here is genuinely appreciated.

Alex72 · Jun 10, 2016

Wow! Model looks awesome.

Keep up the great work OP.

Also, big thanks to RD for quickly setting up the forum for us AC nuts.

A3DR · Jun 10, 2016

Good to see you guys here!, will be posting my stuff on RD this weekend.

Ivaylo Grigorov · Jun 10, 2016

Oh, Hi there

Andrew said:
Folks, when ever you need an edit, just pm or tag me. We are all here to help you guys.

Also can someone change my name on here, I've been known as iVG everywhere so I'd be very happy if this continues here as well

mantasisg · Jun 10, 2016

Great, maybe we will gather again and regain the shape. I have to admit it is happening sloweer than I expected at first. Maybe in the weekend.

@Ivaylo Grigorov, try to PM staff.

mantasisg · Jun 22, 2016

One more week, And I'll be able to continue. Meanwhile, @aphidgod is doing awesome work on physics, @iRacer5 sounds really begins to shine

I hope you'll like it all, people. Because of me being a shameless showcaser people already seen enough of the model, but wait till you'll feel and hear it

Nothing new in this screenshot, but anyway, showcasing without any shame, going to be released as WIP in this summer.

A3DR · Jun 22, 2016

Nothing wrong about showcasing here (not Kunos forum!), so take all the time you need, I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end!

MevSwales · Jul 4, 2016

Looking good

By the way, you keep referring to "1967". The car was completed early 1966.
Also, the form of the car in your pictures is not of the original car. Yours is of the car after it was crashed/rebuilt after a demo run in 1971 - more than 4 years after the project had been canned.

aphidgod · Jul 4, 2016

Cheers! (Neville?)

You are entirely correct, of course.

I believe the 1967 date is because, from a physics perspective, we've modeled the car as it was toward the end of development rather than as it was when it was first tested in 1966. I guess, strictly speaking, the car is and will always be a "1966" model.

The decision to go with the later body style was entirely down to pragmatism - there is precious little reference available in the public sphere for a proper 3d model, and that goes double for the early body.

mantasisg · Jul 4, 2016

Nice to hear from you, Mr. Neville.

To everybody, Mr. Neville is the man responsible for "Building the Legend" project, which is very important for this project as well. Big thanks !

I was in doubt when naming this thread. Visually car changed, but internally it is still 60's. If I'm right. However, after restoration model kept most of the looks, so relatively it is still very same. We'll include note about car body being restored after crash in Assetto Corsa car description.

Pre-crash XJ13 had different fenders, and different riveting. I'm not sure about more details being different. I remember that it was mentioned in the blog that turn lights is positioned in slightly different place or angle. Was there more differences ? Would be nice to have more photos of original, before MIRA.

By the way, I'm working on interior now. When I'll be happy with the model, maybe I'll do 1966 model as well, as it doesn't seem to need radical changes. Also it had a little less powerful engine back then, IIRC @aphidgod.