I removed the top half of the dash by setting everything to transparent.
Put this thing as a more accurate dash top
Also put a couple of angled ones in the corners. A bit funky looking maybe, but better than nothing.
Added a dash filler.
Adding two of this “old AC unit” gave me two stacked rows of vents like the 928 has at the top of the console.
The “80s slider” HVAC controls seems to be the most accurate ones.
Also this radio from the modular 80s pack is somewhat close to the advanced for its era radios Porsche had at the time, that still had the DIN norm two knob fascias.
The next row seems to feature the clock and two buttons, so first I put in this fixture that would make Donkey Kong proud of me or something.
First the clock (logically enough found among the mirror control fixtures)
Then the buttons, for which I used the more flat one of the cigar lighter fixtures. The first one is for the hazard flashers so I made it red…
I have no idea what the next one is for, so it will just stay black.
A somewhat accurate gearstick, again from the modular 80s pack.
Behind it, the window switches.
Goodbye wood, you’re not the material of the future after all.
Used this fixture again to get a somewhat logical end to the centre console.
Maybe they aren’t 100% accurate but at least spiritually the “90s sports” door cards looks somewhat right. Lots of forward thinking in this interior, as I said.
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Added some carpeting.
I generally don’t give pedals much of a thought, but used this fixture since it also features a footrest rather similar to the 928 has
The door cards have rather squared off tops, so that’s what I went for here too.
Door handle fixtures, rather no nonsense here.
This set of gauges is not accurate at all TBH, but since there seemed to be hard to find 100% accurate fixtures for the gauges used, this is as close as it gets without a custom texture I guess.
Now, the switchgear is a little bit tricky and I don’t say that this is an accurate representation, since it is not, but at least it will be recognizable I guess, first I once again used this fixture as a base
And then some knobs, found in this pack that I had forgotten (could probably have used this for the centre console switches too)
For the rear seats, those seats with most parts removed seems to be a good base.
There’s a very high “hump” between them (maybe to house the transaxle parts)
This wheel well fixture (rather scaled up) somehow solved the side panel problems.
Trunk floor added.
Added a second set of rear seats behind the first one to make the backing look more correct.
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Fiddled a little with the trunk interior. Yes, at this point it is more “fill the gaps” rather than “make it look real”.
Some pillars and ceiling added. Once again, required some fiddling, does not look good at all, but it is what it is now…
Another relatively modern detail for its era: seatbelt mechanism hidden behind the pillars, instead of just being visibly mounted on the outside.
Buckles added
Lap belts only in the rear, as the 2+2 it is.
Handbrake to the left. Was kind of a tight fit but at least it is there. A little improvisation I guess.
Mirrors and sunvisors in place.
So, here is the final results. Far from perfect, but I guess it is something. I hope the Simca Horizon coming up next will go a bit smoother.
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Honestly, that’s not that bad. Getting it much closer would require basically doing the whole body 3D to achieve the roundness of the design.
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Yes, and that’s wayyyyyy beyond my capacity at this point.
IMO this is as close as it gets to a 1:1 Automation replica of the Porsche 928 as it was at launch - the final 928 GTS of 1992-1995 will require a lot of exterior and interior revisions compared to this one, but I think you could pull it off despite your relatively modest skills.
Maybe it doesn’t look like a 1:1 copy of the 928, but it has all key elements of it.
And speaking of the Horizon, being an angular hatchback I don’t think it should be too hard to replicate.
Me neither. The Fiesta body is close enough I think
As I said, I think the Fiesta body can become a decent Horizon.
Headlights, just regular square ones, nothing special.
The grille is also as simple as it gets.
Turn signals, also very basic.
Seems like there is also a thick plastic trim piece under the grille.
Pentastar badge since this was the Chrysler era.
The usual 3D radiator.
Wheels feels like the rest. Simplest possible.
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After you finish the base model, why not try a US-spec Shelby Omni GLH-S based on the same platform? Granted, that one was 5-door only, but it looks doable.
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Absolutely an interesting idea that could be fun.
Funny thing about Talbot Horizon and Dodge Omni is, they only look similar. They have different suspension setups and their bodies share no panels with eachother.
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Like the US Escort then. Parallell development but ended up sharing only the radiator support with the euro mk3 iirc
It seems like Fords every attempt at a “world car” ended the same
The last ones, the 2010’s Fiesta and Focus, were quite similar, no?
Sorry, my brain decided to completely ignore post 2005 Fords
A somewhat accurate bumper.
Fixed the corner by using this piece.
From what I can see, there should be a small black spoiler lip on the front gravel pan.
Also a barely noticeable lower grille.
Decal patches to sort out the messiness of the spoiler.
Added the seams between front fenders and gravel pan.
I kind of start to understand why so many people is praising this fixture, I managed to make the raised hood section by overlapping multiple ones until it looked smooth.
Although I reduced the height since I thought it looked a bit too bulbous.
I am not sure if the hood emblem should read “Chrysler” or “Simca” on the early models. I know it is “Talbot” on the later ones for obvious reasons. So, I am going by a memory from my childhood that might be wrong, but I seem to remember standing in front of a Horizon on a parking lot, being confused by “Simca” badging on the hood but a Chrysler pentastar in the grille. I might remember wrong since I was maybe 6 years old but if I do, someone can always correct me.
While the sides of the Horizon are relatively smooth and simple, this ridge is absolutely one of the most distinctive parts of its styling.
As well as the door handles kind of being part of it.
The greenhouse has some issues though, which I will at least try to correct. So, first I made a somewhat accurate rain gutter.
Closed the door gaps above it with decal patches.
To replicate the look of the somewhat sunken in door frames of the Horizon, I actually built onto the A-pillar with some side trim pieces.
Then I used some thinner trim pieces to build new door frames.
Single axis cutout patch set to window material to remove some remains of the old door frame.
Not too much to write about here, just more of the same and the results are more accurate looking door frames.
Also added the pillar for the quarter window.
They look a bit too modern but are the closest looking mirrors I could find.
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What is that mod you used to make that ridge on the side?
This one.
Thanks