Anyone got any birds-eye/shell views of 4 door saloons?

Post by **Chief** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:28 pm

Hi,
Strange request here, I wondered if anyone had any top-down birds-eye photographs of a 4 door 1000, with the camera focused around about the very centre of the top of the roof.

Reason I'm asking is I'm attempting to make a 3d model of a Minor, but the only top down view I've found so far is an engineering design, and it's not quite right, there are bits missing from it which makes the shape of the car change somewhat (also a photograph will have depth to it, which would be handy)

I did try taking a top-down pic of a toy, but unfortunately I've mislaid my camera somewhere, so had to use the in-built camera on my phone, and the result was a nice blob of pixels

I can take side,front and rear pics of my own car but no way to get a top-down view suitable for modeling, though if you're feeling generous and want to post these views along with a top-down view....

Thanks,
Chief

Post by **emmerson** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:49 pm

Chief, they never made a four-door convertible. The only way to get the view you want is to cut the roof off a four door saloon!

Post by **Matt** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:53 pm

Emmerson... I think you may have misunderstood... he wants a photo of the car from the top ;)

Post by **rob.hardy1** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:54 pm

I think the term 'top down' means the angle of the camera ( a picture taken from the top pointing down) rather than a convertable with its top down.
I think the photo of a model with a good camera is probably the way to go. Would like to help but all my models are travellers

Post by **Chief** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:49 pm

as Rob says, a picture from the top pointing down.

A picture of a 2-door would probably be fine if anyone has one.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:27 pm

You can take excellent bird's eye views of cars from the walkway above the parking area on the seafront end of the L2B - I only have convertibles but someone might have a saloon

Post by **Matt** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:01 pm

good point W.P

I will just have a quick look through my piccies!

Post by **Matt** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:02 pm

nope nothing suitable

Post by **emmerson** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:22 am

Doh!

Post by **RogerRust** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:40 am

This must be possible.

Perhaps

1- Park car nearly under a bridge with an accomplice to lean out and take the picture.

2- an arrangement of ladders and planks and a time delay on the camera?

3 - Park under a tree and climb up the tree

4 - Some one with a car roller

5 - Microlight club request

6 - Wires and pulleys

7 - park under an aerial zip line

8 - camera on a long pole at a fixed angle

9 - park the car inside a barn or warehouse

10 - hot air balloon

11 Cherry picker at a hire shop

12 two scaffold towers and a board

It must be possible I just don't have a Morris 1000!

Post by **tortron** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:47 am

il take a photo on tuesday at work (second story lab above the car park)
do you want it directly from above?

Post by **LouiseM** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:08 am

It's a 2 door but does this help?<br>

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Post by **Chief** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:36 am

il take a photo on tuesday at work (second story lab above the car park)
do you want it directly from above?

Yes please, that would be great thanks

but does this help?

hehe, I see we both had the same toy car

Much clearer than mine came out as (still can't find my camera anywhere!) and yes it does help so thanks also

Edit: Found the camera, then the usb socket fell off my wifi-card, which is now held in place with an elastic band to my pc case - isn't it all fun and games?

Post by **Shawn** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:41 pm

My car from the National Rally Display day on the weekend, thanks to the "Brisbane Wheel", but it's not quite directly above, and my bumper's crooked!

Post by **captain_70s** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:46 am

Don't have any pics I am afraid, nice to hear of somebody making a 3D model of a Minor though.

(I too have that little model car btw!)

Post by **stevey** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:43 pm

any good ones on google earth or is the resolution too bad?

Post by **Chief** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:00 pm

The resolution would be too bad, except for places where you can zoom to street level and then you'd need to know precisely where a morris minor would always be parked, because of google earth always being out of date.

To continue this thread, anyone got any pictures of just the shell of a minor from various viewpoints (side, rear, front,top, 3/4 view etc) because I just can't get the shape right - it's currently looking like some form of muatant A35 meets minor

Chief

Post by **captain_70s** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:09 pm

I once tried to make a 3D Model of a Minor... didn't end too well, I made 1 half of a Series 3 Land Rover instead!

I imagine with such a curvy shape as a Minor you would have to leave alot of it to sight and guesswork, tweaking 'till the shape looks right...