Cyberpunk Mx5 - Roof Bodywork (Patreon)

Finally got stuck into sanding and body filler.Having the shark fin removable made it a lot easier to work on everything so definitely the right call.The last thing I had to tackle on this roof was the circular details I added to the fake rear quarter windows. I knew now that what I really wanted was some extra detail and the best way to fill the space was gonna have to be filler caps.For these caps, I don't need anything that works and the caps themselves are pretty pricey here in NZ so rather than buy 2 of them and try to find a way to fit them and get everything watertight, I opted to just make a silicone mould and make my own castings.This was my first attempt at making a silicone mould and other than the gnarly air bubble I got I'm pretty happy with how it came out.Not really any need for a normal car to have more than one filler cap but since this is more of an art piece than a daily driver I can have some artistic liberties with it. To fit with the lore of the car I'm saying that in the future where this car is based, there are 3 major fuel types, Octane, Alcohol and Hydrogen, and so to make sure you never end up stranded in the wastelands all cars are retro fitted with 3 separate on board fuel tanks and flex fuel sensors so that no matter what fuel type you come across you can always salvage it.Then with the sharkfin removed it was pretty easy to sand it all down and get it nice and flat before refitting it to the car.With all of that finished I was finally able to look at the next step which will be priming / painting and finishing. For the fin my initial plan was to paint it black, but I had an idea of how I could add a bit more interest to the piece and also test out some new techniques which is always a win to me.I'm going to be skinning this shark fin with a layer of this carbon that I've had sitting for ages. I've been meaning to use it for months now and everything just keeps getting pushed back so I decided I'd finally just give it a go.So I've take the fin off and made a stand for it and I'm going to be following a few tutorials and hopefully getting a cool new carbon skinned part.As always I've been filming and posting this work over on my channel, check out the videos for more in depth process on how everything was done.