High detailed and accurate Vespa 50 Special (1969) model.
Fully layered, textured and mapped.
High quality polygonal model, correctly real-world scaled and centered at 0, 0, 0 for an accurate representation of the original object.
- Units: centimeters
- Fully UV textured (unwrapped maps) with all materials applied.
- The lighting scene included with the model
- Objects are grouped and named according to their real purpose
- All object colors can be easily modified.
- Clean and optimized topology is used for maximum polygon efficiency.
- Model is fully sub-dividable to increase mesh smoothness if needed.
- No extra plugin are needed to open scene.
- Renders images have no postprocessing.
Included textures for models:
Back-Light_map.png - 4096 x 4096
LeatB.jpg - 768 x 768
Lighthouse_bump.png - 4096 x 4096
Mechanic_AO.png - 2048 x 2048
PIAGGIO.jpg - 700 x 940
Swirls_dirty.png - 2048 x 2048
Vespa50-tread.png - 4096 x 4096
Vespa50-tread_mask.png - 4096 x 4096
Vespa50-tread_normal.png - 4096 x 4096
Wheels_AO.png - 2048 x 2048
Wheels-Mask.jpg - 4096 x 4096
History
Vespa 150 TAP, modified by the French military, that incorporated an anti tank weapon
Post World War II Italy, in light of its agreement to cessation of war activities with the Allies, had its aircraft industry severely restricted in both capability and capacity.
Piaggio emerged from the conflict with its Pontedera fighter plane plant demolished by bombing. Italy's crippled economy and the disastrous state of the roads did not assist in the re-development of the automobile markets. Enrico Piaggio, the son of Piaggio's founder Rinaldo Piaggio, decided to leave the aeronautical field in order to address Italy's urgent need for a modern and affordable mode of transportation for the masses.
Design
In 1944, Piaggio engineers Renzo Spolti and Vittorio Casini designed a motorcycle with bodywork fully enclosing the drivetrain and forming a tall splash guard at the front. In addition to the bodywork, the design included handlebar-mounted controls, forced air cooling, wheels of small diameter, and a tall central section that had to be straddled. Officially known as 'Moto Piaggio no.5', the prototype was nicknamed 'Paperino' (either 'duckling' or 'Donald Duck' in Italian).Piaggio was displeased with this model, especially the tall central section. He contracted aeronautical engineer Corradino D'Ascanio, to redesign the scooter. D'Ascanio, who had earlier been consulted by Ferdinando Innocenti about scooter design and manufacture, made it immediately known that he hated motorcycles, believing them to be bulky, dirty, and unreliable.
D'Ascanio's prototype had its engine mounted beside the rear wheel. The wheel was driven directly from the transmission, eliminating the drive chain and the oil and dirt associated with it. The prototype had a unit spar frame with stress-bearing steel outer panels. These changes allowed the model to have a step-through design without a centre section like that of the previous model. The design also included a single sided front suspension, interchangeable front and rear wheels mounted on stub axles, and a spare wheel. Other features of the model were similar to those on the Paperino, including the handlebar-mounted controls and the enclosed bodywork with the tall front splash guard.
