Patent ID: 8713774
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B29L,B62D,G09B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for rapidly constructing a model vehicle, comprising: a base for receiving and supporting a plurality of exterior design surface sections; a plurality of individual exterior design surface sections adapted for mounting to said base and/or for connection to each other, said exterior design surface sections including a machinable exterior material from which exterior contours of a model vehicle body may be machined; a backside surface pre-machined into each of said exterior design surface sections, said backside surfaces cooperating to form at least a portion of a vehicle interior once said exterior design surface sections are properly located on said base; a mechanism for interlocking said exterior design surface sections while said exterior design surface sections are located on said base; and a numerically controlled machining device adapted to produce exterior contours of a model vehicle body from said exterior design surface sections while said exterior design surface sections are interlocked and located on said base; wherein, once said exterior contours are produced by said numerically controlled machining device, the interlocked exterior design surface sections cooperatively form a model vehicle having both interior and exterior features.