Cyberpunk Mx5 - SHARK FIN! (Patreon)

Updates on the sharkfin.So you saw at the end of the last post that I was underway with the plug for this new spoiler. I was able to finish it up and getting looking pretty good and then in order to prep it for fiberglass I wrapped the whole thing in packing tape and gave it a few good coats of PVA. I still hate PVA, I can never get it to spray nice and leave a glossy surface.Next morning I started fiberglassing. I wanted to make the entire thing solid so I was going to have to do it in 2 stages.The first stage of fiberglassing went well. The trouble was trying to get the shape off the mould. I soaked the whole thing to try and break down the PVA, I new it would be possible but there is so much suction with a shape like this that I had to cut off the end and hammer it out the opening at the bottom.Eventually though I got it out. Once it was free I fitted a hollow tube along the very top to allow me to run some wiring and then I filled the rest of it with expanding foam and sealed the whole shape with fiberglass.And that's pretty much all there was to it.You can see I made a cutout at the tip and mounted my rear view camera, I still like the idea of having an extra camera for visibility even though it's not as necessary now with the louvers. I just like that it gives an actual functionality to the spoiler.Overall I couldn't be happier with how it's all come out. Now that the fiberglass is done the next step will be to refine a couple of the lines and then start body filler. It's probably going to take me a while to get it all done but once it's finished I may be checking to see if anyone is interested in buying copies and then I may make some moulds of it.For now though I'm just loving all these new lines, it's really bringing the car towards the vision I have for it.Side profile's a little bit iffy at the moment but once the final colour scheme is done it will stand out a lot less than it does right now and will still show the original lines of the fastback.