Airfix 1/12 Bentley blower FINISHED

[paddy]

this weekend I added an advance/retard mechanism to the magneto's
the car has two mags one each side and they are linked by a cross shaft. there will be a control rod going back to the bulkhead once i sort out where the steering shaft goes so i can miss it with the rod ;-)

Next step will be to fit some proper mesh to the radiator

Then i will do a bit of a round up here as the thread is getting a bit disjointed as i keep going off on tangents

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking great!

 

[moon puppy]

From the "I gotta ask" crowd. Why does one side have spark wires in conduit and other does not?

 

[paddy]

The side with the conduit will have the exhaust manifold fitted right next to the plugs so the wires are channeled to stop them flapping about and burning on the manifold.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Only thing I see Paddy is that there needs to be a bit of a wash on the engine and transmission cases to give some definition. Other than that it is looking outstanding.

 

[paddy]

Yes 100% agree Paul, I will add that as a final touch though as i have lots of other extras to add first, i was thinking an oil wash with humbrol over these Tamiya colours but i may go for MIG as i have a better range of colours i have been stock piling for my 1/35 Grant interior i am still thinking about.as next project.
there is also way to much brass here so some black paint needed, the alloy castings are way to good but that's just the nature of the kit.

 

[paddy]

Well as predicted by some the chrome turned black after a few days. Having searched the net for a solution i am told its all down to spray pressure, i suppose the excess pressure dries the Alclad too quickly before it settles out on the surface., one thing every one agrees is don't lacquer it or you will lose the finish.

I have now resprayed it at a lower pressure (5psi) to see what happens

This is the radiator core

And sprayed black, the mesh i used is alloy self coloured

The rad surround was resprayed

and loosely assembled while i wait to see if the chrome survives another week

And a quick round up of where i am

 

[moon puppy]

Nice recovery, polish that thumb print out!

 

[paddy]

Ha ha that the reflection of the dozens of LED's in my light box.

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good, certainly lots of cool details.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

My little P-47 had a base coat of Alclad gloss black. Then I sprayed Alclad chrome over that. Then some other aluminum colors in various spots. Had no problems with the paint at all. Might be because it is a different formulation on the black paint as you said yours was Tamiya.

Still looking good Paddy!

 

[jeaton01]

Very nice work, Paddy!

 

[Gator]

The thumb print gives it character! Nice work.

 

[paddy]

Its not a thumb print

 

[Rhino]

Pretty funking sweet!!

 

[mustang1989]

Man!! This build is looking specacular!!! Your Alclad skills look great as well as your fabrication abilities. As an alternative I have sprayed Molotow through an airbrush and sealed it with Spaztix Ultimate Chrome Clear and had some good results. You've just gotta let the Molotow dry for a couple of days before applying the clear.

The wheels on my Demon II '56 F-100

 

[paddy]

today i added the steering column, The rod for the steering and the rod for the advance retard on the magneto's which is the cranked one with the adjuster nuts to the bulk head.
On sat i went down to the local model shop and bought some alloy tube.

I made a new one of these as the plastic one looked ...well like plastic really..

and here it is with the other parts fitted today

 

[jknaus]

Gorgeous
James

 

[Iron Mike]

Looking good!

 

[centaur567]

A little oil here and there and it would look and smell real!! NICE. Gary S. XLV MMXXIV