Lithgow High School’s former student Izaac Van Der Velden has been recognised for his outstanding project in last year’s HSC at SHAPE 2017.
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It is an exhibition of major projects which have been identified as being of exceptional quality and design in the TAS subjects which require a major practical component.
Izaac’s project was a four wheel buggy inspired by the recent Mad Max film and incorporated mechanical components from a number of different machines placed into a custom-made frame.
Izaac used parts from motorbikes, go karts, quad bikes and scrap metal to put it all together.
It took about seven months to create and I was inspired by the Mad Max look which is why the buggy is rugged, unpainted and has an unfinished look to it,
- Izaac Van Der Velden
Creating the buggy wasn’t easy, as Izaac found out. With every part he tried to put together a problem occurred.
“I had an issue with each part I tried, so I would have to solve that problem and then continue on,” he said.
Izaac’s achievement in being selected is particularly impressive when considering that in Industrial Technology, there were over 5000 students around the state.
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From these, around 500 projects were pre-selected to be judged for inclusion in SHAPE 2018.
They were then examined by a panel of judges before 27 projects were selected to be displayed at the museum.
Izaac’s project was the only one selected in NSW from from his chosen area of study, Automotive.
“It was really exciting to see it because it was on this big stand and had a plaque and my portfolio and people were taking pictures of it,” he said.
“I think my family and teachers are quite proud of me so it’s a nice feeling.”
Izaac’s teacher Mr Palmer and TAS Head Teacher Peter Brownlow received an invite to the opening of the exhibition which they proudly attended on Friday, March 2.
Izaac’s project was singled out by a number of the speakers at the launch as being a quality design which encompasses the ideals of the Industrial Technology subject and it was fitting that his project was placed prominently at the entrance to the display.
The SHAPE exhibition is now open at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum and will continue until May 6, 2018.
