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Goggomobil t250 - Carver - 8th-Jan-22

I am starting a side project for a little fun. All you hard-core racers better look away...
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Sold rather well over here in the late '50s, no idea about other countries. Built with scooter parts, it ought to file under bubble cars (?) but looks almost like a real car.
Maybe not quite as glamorous as these photos suggest...
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I'm starting with the usual piece of wood.
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Trawling the web, it is easy to find good reference photos, but more difficult to find reliable blueprints.
I have found a very good side view (as you can see) but not much when it comes to front and tail projections.
If anybody knows about a source I would be very grateful!
If not, I will lean against photos.

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Too early to put on the critical glasses, I am still searching for the soul of the car...

Regards
Carver

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - JasonB - 8th-Jan-22

Great choice Carver.
I'm definitely not a hard core racer, so I'll be watching with great interest.

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - Qman - 8th-Jan-22

I could be considered a hard-core racer, but I'd still build (and race) one of these

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - Gordon Steadman - 9th-Jan-22

Not sure if it's still available but there is a plan on Etsy!!

At least you may get the proportions from this grab! It does have dimensions if you can read them!
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RE: Goggomobil t250 - rallyhub - 9th-Jan-22

What a great choice!
Knowing your skills, it will be a pleasure to follow this topic. 

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - Carver - 9th-Jan-22

Thanks, Gordon, that is very helpful!  May the sun shine on you...

1/32 scale as usual, which means rather small .
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To justify my choice: Jin Clark drove it once...
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Cheers
Carver

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - autoavia - 9th-Jan-22

I love the microcars from that era. As a child I lived on a council estate and some of the local lads wanted to upgrade from a motorbike. One bought a Goggomobil and another bought a 4 wheeled Berkeley with the Royal Enfield engine. Both of them seemed to spend more time working on their pride and joy then they ever spent driving it. 
We had a teacher at school who was probably in her 50s who had a Messerschmitt 3 wheeler as her daily transport and always wore a crash helmet when driving and someone used to get dropped offf every morning in a Bond Minicar which had a very impressive turning circle.

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - Carver - 13th-Jan-22

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Having come this far with the piece of wood I have to use other materials to get the forms more precise.

One step backward...
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to take two steps ahead.
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Next will be the side screen frames, which will be more complicated. I want the screens to be almost in level with the body, I don't like them to sit deep.

I have hollowed the shell out. It weighs only 11g, but then it is a very small car.
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Kind Regards
Carver

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - rallyhub - 13th-Jan-22

A work of art in the making.

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RE: Goggomobil t250 - woodcote - 14th-Jan-22

Magnificent work Carver! This thread is a joy to follow 

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