Deconstruction progress pt. 2

This week I continued to model the Bic Lighter.

I found some exploded diagrams on the lighter to find some of the elements I may have forgotten and better understand the shapes I am trying to create.

I then got to recreating the plastic holders that protrude from the casing though I am unsure how to curve them to fit the oval shape of the casing. Tracing a horizontal image using the picture frame command and the poly line tool and control point curve tools.

Later I found there is a cap on the bottom of the lighter used to trap the gas so i began doing this simple model.

extruded and caped oval

complete with the gas cap nub

Now back to the jet valve that i wasn't very satisfied with

tracing the outline of the jet valve I was able to better recreate the form. once I revolved a single side.

Here i'm inserting a cylinder to Boolean subtract and create a proper valve

yay.

I decided I should also model the child lock found on new lighters

I began creating the shape with use of the control point curve tool to approximate the shape.

Then curve extruded the shape

I still have quite a bit of work ahead and I am still very confused as to how to recreate the "hood" (large hollow metal piece where the flame exits) and same for the oddly shaped "fork" though i have created a 2D outline of it

(pictured below).

Close up of hood piece

side view of "fork"

"fork" 2d

Finally I need to have everything measuring the proper dimensions in rhino.

Well... time to get back to work 😵.

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