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Italeri Alfa 2300 FINISHED
- Thread starter paddy
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I learned stick in a MG Midget. 
paddy
Well-known member
Today i gave myself a lesson in doing things properly 
these are the filler caps for the rocker boxes (cam covers, whatever you lot call them )
they should be silver, probably nickel plate however i decided to do mine brass.
I was a bit troubled by the holes in the middle but they were so uniform i thought they must be correct, anyway having looked at my reference pics they are sink marks !!
No problem , clean them off and ,throw some filler at them
Better but the filler is contracting as it dries and the holes re appear.
OK paddy, stop messing about , take your time, do it properly...
thats better, so why didnt you do that in the first place. ?
these are the filler caps for the rocker boxes (cam covers, whatever you lot call them
)they should be silver, probably nickel plate however i decided to do mine brass.
I was a bit troubled by the holes in the middle but they were so uniform i thought they must be correct, anyway having looked at my reference pics they are sink marks !!
No problem , clean them off and ,throw some filler at them
Better but the filler is contracting as it dries and the holes re appear.
OK paddy, stop messing about , take your time, do it properly...
thats better, so why didnt you do that in the first place. ?
paddy
Well-known member
The danger with using replicas and restored cars as reference is they may actually be quite different from the original.
This is my reference but wait ? is that a 1995 Lucas Coil i see ? Surely this would have been on magneto's.
this side has an electric fuel pump ? and filter bowl. the original would had non of this which explains why the there is no detail on the kit Bulkhead. Now do i add the fuel pump to the model and the plumbing to make it all look a bit busier or go with the original. I am leaning towards the fuel pump............................i think but maybe not the coil.
This is my reference but wait ? is that a 1995 Lucas Coil i see ? Surely this would have been on magneto's.
this side has an electric fuel pump ? and filter bowl. the original would had non of this which explains why the there is no detail on the kit Bulkhead. Now do i add the fuel pump to the model and the plumbing to make it all look a bit busier or go with the original. I am leaning towards the fuel pump............................i think but maybe not the coil.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
I hear what you are saying about restored vehicles not being all correct Paddy. Back in the 80's when I was an avid collector of vintage VW beetles. Had a '47, '54, two '55s, and a '56. There was a LOT to learn. I still retain most of that knowledge and all the books. It is always a challenge to get things "original" with vintage vehicles.
Nice job filling those caps Paddy, git'er done the way you wanna do it! 
paddy
Well-known member
The radiator is nicely moulded front and back with a mesh pattern that would stand out well with a little dry brushing however i decided to cut the middle out and use wire mesh
here it is cut out with the back panel which i will leave as moulded
Here's the wire mesh fitted and a bit of foam to pack it out
and the parts with black and Brass added
I have progressed the radiator cowl to try out my paint choice of flat dull red with a gloss coat. I dont want a modern mirror shine and this method is giving me an orange peel semi gloss which is fitting i think for the 1930's
some engine work also underway but waiting for parts like plug leads etc and we have a postal strike here so things are very slow .
here it is cut out with the back panel which i will leave as moulded
Here's the wire mesh fitted and a bit of foam to pack it out
and the parts with black and Brass added
I have progressed the radiator cowl to try out my paint choice of flat dull red with a gloss coat. I dont want a modern mirror shine and this method is giving me an orange peel semi gloss which is fitting i think for the 1930's
some engine work also underway but waiting for parts like plug leads etc and we have a postal strike here so things are very slow .
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Looking really nice Paddy!
SWEET!!!
paddy
Well-known member
Hi Chris
I couldn't find 2 of these the same colour, some were even light blue.
I puzzled over the paint for some time and came to this conclusion....maybe i over thought this.
Cars in the early 30's seem to be shiny but they dont reflect like a mirror. I think this is because they dont have a very even surface. We are very used to shiny with almost mirror reflections on cars. The conundrum is if you have a full sized car with a none reflection surface then by the time you reduce it in scale 12:1 the surface would be smooth enough to reflect images, however when you take a picture of the model without any size reference, you want it to look real so you need to replicate the finish of 1:1 in 12:1.
Rather than a rough surface i found (by accident) that if you spray matt and then gloss coat, you get a shiny gloss coat but the basic matt shows through as not nearly as reflective as had you sprayed gloss on gloss. I have yet to see how this works on a larger area but we will soon find out but basically you get a shiny Matt coat
I couldn't find 2 of these the same colour, some were even light blue.
I puzzled over the paint for some time and came to this conclusion....maybe i over thought this.
Cars in the early 30's seem to be shiny but they dont reflect like a mirror. I think this is because they dont have a very even surface. We are very used to shiny with almost mirror reflections on cars. The conundrum is if you have a full sized car with a none reflection surface then by the time you reduce it in scale 12:1 the surface would be smooth enough to reflect images, however when you take a picture of the model without any size reference, you want it to look real so you need to replicate the finish of 1:1 in 12:1.
Rather than a rough surface i found (by accident) that if you spray matt and then gloss coat, you get a shiny gloss coat but the basic matt shows through as not nearly as reflective as had you sprayed gloss on gloss. I have yet to see how this works on a larger area but we will soon find out but basically you get a shiny Matt coat
paddy
Well-known member
Agreed John
This is interesting, the ignition leads in the instructions are as shown
.
however looking a JL's car in his you tube video you can see the leads were kept out of the way by putting them in a tube above the engine
The kit actually supplies this tube and shows how to fit it however its completely pointless as its purpose is to carry the plug leads.
I can see why they have done this as its not going to be an easy fit but i think they probably intended this as the tube ( which is solid ) does have an inlet and 8x outlets. I suspect they thought this might be a complication too far for most.
Hands up who likes a challenge ....gotta give it a go..
This is interesting, the ignition leads in the instructions are as shown
.
however looking a JL's car in his you tube video you can see the leads were kept out of the way by putting them in a tube above the engine
The kit actually supplies this tube and shows how to fit it however its completely pointless as its purpose is to carry the plug leads.
I can see why they have done this as its not going to be an easy fit but i think they probably intended this as the tube ( which is solid ) does have an inlet and 8x outlets. I suspect they thought this might be a complication too far for most.
Hands up who likes a challenge ....gotta give it a go.
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Totally replace that tube with a real one and at the least pipe the wires in and out of it. I've seen that on the WnW kits.
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
It is doable Paddy and I know you can! 