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Italeri Bugatti 1/12 FINISHED

this looks better in my opinion
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Looking good so far, though I would think that there would not be quite so much brass showing. They usually put a pretty decent plating on the parts and it wouldn't wear so much except on edges or where it would get rubbed a lot.
 
Good points Paul however when you see the rest of it after weathering you will see this has been standing for many many years :)
 
Thanks James, i am going for the well worn look this time, these big models are quite easy to build in showroom condition and i need a challenge and weathering has never been a strong point for me. ( in fact any form of painting is a problem for me ) :)
 
OK, I get it, but something you need to know is that nickel isn't shiny silver, it has a bit of a yellow patina. What you are seeing on the radiator isn't the brass coming through, but the nickel oxidizing slightly. Brass in the weather will oxidize fairly quickly and get a brownish look. I have some nickel tweezers that I use and they are about the color of the radiator in the picture. I will take and post a photo when I get the chance.
 
In my business i have done nickel plating at home as vintage motorcycles used it al lot on things like handle bars etc. The reason people brass plate first is to get a good surface to polish and to seal the surface before chrome or nickel plating. I am quite pleased with my radiator against the original in the pic :) even if i did arrive at the finish by luck and fluke :)
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The finish on the Dash is called Engine turning and this is replicated by a decal

Bugatti put the magneto on the dash so the driver could adjust the ignition timing, a hugely complicated way of doing it because the magneto needs a drive from the engine. Most manufacturers simply operated the mag with a cable and left it on the end of the cam ?
Maybe i am missing something ?

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I saw the ignition cable tube and wondered where the mag was. I was SURE if I was just a little patient, you would satisfy my curiosity.
Done did it!
A Gentleman does not go motoring about in the dark.
Will your Bug have headlamps?
 
You might twist my arm into getting one of these yet Paddy.
So far it is a super nice build. Really liking it a lot!
 
Hi Paul, its a bit Italari with its strange way of doing things. I had expected a leap forward from their 1970,s Protar copies realised over the last 15 years but this is very much in the same ball park. Not a modern kit by any means even if it is a new mould 2023 release.

Sorry Rhino its a race car, no lights :-(
 
I wasn't sure that Mig chipping fluid would work with MRP paint as it needs water to soak through it but it works fine.
:)
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I have now started on the engine bulkhead, its pretty plain so what there is needs to be quite good so i am currently making some copper pipe work. The kit gives you copper wire but its too soft and its hard to get a straight run. I am using 1mm copper tube.


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