Airfix 1/12 4.5 liter Bentley

[Guest]

Well I have to say I am thinking I have bitten off more than I can chew, been adding the rivets and nuts to the mud guards, spent all night doing one mud guard (I thought this would be an easy detail ) how wrong I was and stupidly I ordered the wrong size acorn nuts for the engine, I ordered m2 thinking that was the outside measurement but it was the thread size so they are massive, no idea what I will use them on.

[Guest]

Hi all here is all day and most of last nights work.

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[Guest]

Hi all not sure how I am going to remove the stubs from the rivets but I'm sure I will find a way before they are needed.

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Anyway here is todays progress.

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[Marc Stock]

Wow loving that rivet work, looking very tidy. How did you do the detail on the leaf springs? id be very interested to learn how to do that.

[Guest]

Hi Marc I used rigging yarn superglued the first bit near as I could to the root of the spring then spread a thin layer of pva glue over the rest of the spring and, keeping the yarn tight wound it round the spring till I got to the other end then a little dab of superglue just to keep it in place till the pva sets.

Hope that helps.

[monica]

real looking nice Ken do like the added detail to the motor and also the springs,

great progress so far,

[Guest]

Hi all got a fair bit done to the figures (post pics tomorrow ) sorry moni not up to your standards, any tips greatly appreciated.

[Guest]

That is some rivet job mate, outstanding work so far.

scott

[Guest]

Hi all here is tonights update, I made the mistake for deciding to replace the plastic spokes with real ones, I am going to live to regret that decision

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[takeslousyphotos]

This is a superb job ....... I love the finish on that radiator grill / cover ...........

Peter

[Guest]

Hi all well here is half of the first wheel spoked(yes I know its not pretty) but lessons learned and it can go on the side nearest the wall in the dio so wont be seen.

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and here is some progress on the car

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[Guest]

Hi all here is tonight's bit. I have cut off the steering column (not my idea got it from stevieo) and replaced it with part of my extending mirror.

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I understand these car bodys were covered with cloth and am thinking of covering it with paper and painting that, do you think that would give a clothe effect finish.

[Ian M]

Hi all well here is half of the first wheel spoked(yes I know its not pretty) but lessons learned and it can go on the side nearest the wall in the dio so wont be seen.

Generally it looks ok, but I think you would have had better results by using thinner spokes and in brass or piano wire.

Here's an idea; drill the hole in the rim, cut the wire for the spoke at an angle and 'drill' that into the hub. hold the wire in a pin-vice.

Those front seat's look very good.

Ian M

[takeslousyphotos]

Fantastic Job on those seats..........

[Marc Stock]

Ditto to the seats. Good work there.