Built a car rig

Liberalis · 18-03-2006, 16:58

After a bit of messing about, I built a car rig to the underside of my car.

Then I broke it!

Mk2 will be sooo much better and more stable

barrymoir · 18-03-2006, 17:16

excellent shots, i take it by car rig do you mean those neon style lights undernearth?

Liberalis · 18-03-2006, 17:22

Cheers Barry, No i mean I built a big metal platform attached to the underside of the car, to put the tripod on, allowing motion style images.

Kimmett · 18-03-2006, 17:25

Awesome, one assumes that you have cloned it out of the images. Any chance of a set-up pic?

Kimmett

RobertP · 18-03-2006, 17:26

You can't get away with telling us something like that and not showing the contraption itself

Liberalis · 18-03-2006, 17:37

Oops, I forgot to take a pic of it on the car, here is a crop of the bit needing editing out.

And this is the only shot I have of what it looks like, this was taken mid build so bear that in mind, imagine it with Air filled tyred castors on, and attached under the car.

Oh and the pic does not do the length justice, its about 15foot long.

RobertP · 18-03-2006, 17:52

And you are driving around with something expensive on top of that

Liberalis · 18-03-2006, 17:59

Hell no, I'm not daft!

Someone else was driving, and the car is going very slow indeed. I was walking beside it.

Shheeeesh, lol

kamion · 19-03-2006, 10:40

Cool!

Did you have to edit those shots, besides removing the bit of the rig sticking out from the car? I mean, is the background blur real?

Liberalis · 19-03-2006, 13:49

The only bit I've edited is the bit of the rig, and maybe a levels tweek, thats all. The blur is totally real.

SammyC · 19-03-2006, 13:58

What did you attach it to on the car?

Liberalis · 19-03-2006, 15:01

There is a couple of unused bolts going into the chassis which held a strip of metal on nice and tight, when I got to the car park it waas just a case of attaching the rig to the strip, 3 more big bolts.

pc185 · 21-03-2006, 11:15

Great pics!!

Am looking to do somehting similar!!

Have you thought about attachng it via the jacking points thus making it universal to any car?!?

Liberalis · 21-03-2006, 11:50

Hi there PC,welcome to TPF, I did think of it, but could not see any obvious points to hold it, what do you have in mind ?

I also broke this one, so when I get round to it, I'll be building another involving an Aly, or Carbon Fibre arm which does not need the wheels, one thing I dont want to do is use suction mounts on the bodywork, as some of the cars I'll be working on a rather pricey. I dont want to risk damaging them and also I want to get as much as i can done right in camera, I'm not keen on photoshopping large area's.

I'm interested to hear whatever you may have in mind, and how for along you are in your planning ?

Cheers

Kris

Joe T · 22-03-2006, 20:50

Very cool!

Gandhi · 22-03-2006, 20:57

I'm still convinced this all done in PS and you are secretly having a big giggle at our expense.

I may be wrong though, and if so, level vibes, 'nuff repect!

18-03-2006, 16:58	#1 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Built a car rig After a bit of messing about, I built a car rig to the underside of my car. Then I broke it! Mk2 will be sooo much better and more stable

21-03-2006, 11:50	#14 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Hi there PC,welcome to TPF, I did think of it, but could not see any obvious points to hold it, what do you have in mind ? I also broke this one, so when I get round to it, I'll be building another involving an Aly, or Carbon Fibre arm which does not need the wheels, one thing I dont want to do is use suction mounts on the bodywork, as some of the cars I'll be working on a rather pricey. I dont want to risk damaging them and also I want to get as much as i can done right in camera, I'm not keen on photoshopping large area's. I'm interested to hear whatever you may have in mind, and how for along you are in your planning ? Cheers Kris __________________

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18-03-2006, 17:16	#2 (permalink)
barrymoir Been here a while Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 369	excellent shots, i take it by car rig do you mean those neon style lights undernearth?

18-03-2006, 17:22	#3 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Cheers Barry, No i mean I built a big metal platform attached to the underside of the car, to put the tripod on, allowing motion style images.

18-03-2006, 17:25	#4 (permalink)
Kimmett Quite Chatty Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Nottingham Uni/ Southampton Posts: 52	Awesome, one assumes that you have cloned it out of the images. Any chance of a set-up pic? Kimmett

18-03-2006, 17:26	#5 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	You can't get away with telling us something like that and not showing the contraption itself

18-03-2006, 17:37	#6 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Oops, I forgot to take a pic of it on the car, here is a crop of the bit needing editing out. And this is the only shot I have of what it looks like, this was taken mid build so bear that in mind, imagine it with Air filled tyred castors on, and attached under the car. Oh and the pic does not do the length justice, its about 15foot long.

18-03-2006, 17:52	#7 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	And you are driving around with something expensive on top of that

18-03-2006, 17:59	#8 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	Hell no, I'm not daft! Someone else was driving, and the car is going very slow indeed. I was walking beside it. Shheeeesh, lol

19-03-2006, 10:40	#9 (permalink)
kamion Getting Comfy Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 160	Cool! Did you have to edit those shots, besides removing the bit of the rig sticking out from the car? I mean, is the background blur real?

19-03-2006, 13:49	#10 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	The only bit I've edited is the bit of the rig, and maybe a levels tweek, thats all. The blur is totally real.

19-03-2006, 13:58	#11 (permalink)
SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	What did you attach it to on the car?

19-03-2006, 15:01	#12 (permalink)
Liberalis Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 381	There is a couple of unused bolts going into the chassis which held a strip of metal on nice and tight, when I got to the car park it waas just a case of attaching the rig to the strip, 3 more big bolts.

21-03-2006, 11:15	#13 (permalink)
pc185 New here Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Great pics!! Am looking to do somehting similar!! Have you thought about attachng it via the jacking points thus making it universal to any car?!?

22-03-2006, 20:50	#15 (permalink)
Joe T Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amersham, Bucks Posts: 978	Very cool!

22-03-2006, 20:57	#16 (permalink)
Gandhi Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: bath, somerserset Posts: 966	I'm still convinced this all done in PS and you are secretly having a big giggle at our expense. I may be wrong though, and if so, level vibes, 'nuff repect!