Airfix 1/12 4.5 liter Bentley

[monica]

oh ,well maybe some think a little easier than the palace as the real challenge would be the light next to the box,

if you go for the second option,with a phone box,you could have a brick wall with some gates,and a bit of a cobble stone,street,?

I think i have seen a Queens guard model ,maybe by airfix ?

http://www.airfix.com/london-icons-gift-set-1-12.html

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[Guest]

Yes that's right moni it is in the Airfix London icon set which is 1/12 same as the Bentley and that's what I'm using is the telephone box in the pic a model kit, if so what scale.

[Guest]

Hi all I am so cross(mostly with myself for not testing it first) I received some humbrol acrylic chrome in a spray can today, and, eager to try it out I did it straight on the bentley engine, it clearly says acrylic on the can, and I primed the engine with humbrol enamel so there should have been no problem, anyway I started spraying and thought this smells very much like celloluse paint.

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now that is exactly the effect I would expect spaying cellulose on enamel not when spraying acrylic.

so now its getting the oven cleaner treatment, so take this as a warning.smell your paint first.

[Guest]

I think humbrol put the wrong paint in the can there is no way a water based acrylic paint should do this to plastic.

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Now I can believe cellulose doing that.

[eddiesolo]

Leave it as the engine looks cast. Once highlighted it will look okay. Nice work Ken, a big beasty for sure. Like the idea too of having the British theme with the car.

Si

[Guest]

Hi all here is tonights progress

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[Guest]

Here is tonight's bit.

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[peterairfix]

Now thats looking Good keep up the Good work.

Peter t

[papa 695]

I agree with Peter looking very good so far Ken

[takeslousyphotos]

I'll follow this and see how it comes together ......... I've looked at buying this kit several times. But I hear it was "awful" to put together........

Peter

[Guest]

What I've built so far I would say it is definitely not a beginners kit, I had to remove what locating pins there were on the engine halves as the pins actually put the joins out of line, also you needed 30 pairs of hands to position the halves together correctly. Most items made of more than one part require a lot of sanding when joined together. That said as you can see from peters build its worth it in the end (that's assuming I manage to build it to peters standard)

[eddiesolo]

Nice work though Ken despite the problems.

Si

[Snowman]

Coming back to the rivet question, have you considered rivets from HiroBoy or similar? I know that will result in a whole lot of pin vice drilling, but the finish is well worth it.o_O

http://www.hiroboy.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4841

I use similar products on the 1/12 motorcycles.

[Guest]

hi all here is todays update.

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[Marc Stock]

That looks awsome