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Airfix 1/12 Bentley blower FINISHED

Every bit of me would have hungered to mold and resin cast the fuel tank you made, even if you only wanted the one.
Truly brilliant model making, sir!
 
I haven't forgotten this build but its summer here and post lockdown has brought a rush of work and as much as i would like to carry on here i also need to eat :)
My problem is i dont have a work bench so any work means clearing my desk and unpacking all my modelling paraphernalia before i can start an that really means i need 2-3 hours at a time to get a grip on this.
when i left this i was looking at the tonneau cover which is a plastic cover as supplied

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I did try sticky back vinyl but its the wrong texture and has a sheen

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I am now looking at Iron mikes idea of lens cloths.

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This comes as a white cloth but you can spray it black and it gives it a bit of rigidness and shows the weave better

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Best bit is to play with this idea i dont need to get everything out so i can pick it up and put it down as time permits.
sorry for the lull in progress :)
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Jury is out on this attempt at a roof but while its what i was aiming at i'm not sure it looks right in practice. It may be the best i can do. At least we are up and rolling again ( all be it with out any wheels) :)
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Comparing the above last photo to this, I think it works. The colors are realistic as well.
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Thanks mike, i think some more brass popper buttons on the back might tighten it up a bit.
 
I like it, might be a bit more flat texture than it needs but it sure does look a lot better than a hunk of plastic.
 
Brilliant! Bonzer! Ausgetchichnet! Mue Bueno trabajo! Otlichno! Sogai! Excellente'! :notworthy
Ok, I ran out of languages, but I hope you understand my sentiment! :vgood:
 
Take Two

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Its getting better. What you see is actually a cover over the folded roof on most pictures, I think i will weather this a bit with come white powder and then see if i come up with anything better while i work on another bit.
 
Only thing I see that could be tweaked is the sharp square front lower corners. There shouldn't be an sharp corners. If they were to be slightly rounded, it will do the job.

With that exception it looks superb!
 
Good point paul
this one is squarer
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and this one

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as i mention in my intro no two are the same being hand built bodies.
i think i need to add some seams maybe
 
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