Airfix 1/12 4.5 Litre Bentley Blower

[Bugatti Fan]

Another few errors spotted. Shapeless should read Shapeways. Unloaded should read unplated. Highest should read higher.
My tablet changes words and I don't always spot them immediately.
It is really frustrating not to be able to go back into a post and edit it directly by having an exit feature built into the box!

[scottie3158]

Colin,
That is a cracking result.

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Noel
There is an edit feature. It appears at the bottom of the post text window between “Report” and “Bookmark” ?

[Steve Brodie]

Anybody looking for reference material for the Bentley blower be it Airfix or Revell should check out this video from you tube from Misko Models of Germany

Regards

Colin

Misko Models
1931 Bentley Blower 4.5L
Model Value: 36,000€
www.drmischko.com

36,000 !!!!

[Bugatti Fan]

Tim, thanks for pointing out where the edit feature is.

[Bugatti Fan]

Tim, unfortunately on my tablet I looked between report and bookmark. There is a space between them but no edit feature appears to be there.
Maybe it becomes a feature only if one has full forum access?

[Guest]

Looking very good noel

[Jakethepake]

Just got the re-election issue 2022 of this kit. My first build... I know but looking at your build ,which has inspired me no end.
I feel that even if it does not come out as well as yours i will still learn.
We thankyou for posting the build online
. I'm sure there are many more of us 1st timers who are grateful for your help. John

[Tim Marlow]

Tim, unfortunately on my tablet I looked between report and bookmark. There is a space between them but no edit feature appears to be there.
Maybe it becomes a feature only if one has full forum access?

Sorry Noel, I missed this when you posted it. Yes, to edit posts I think you have to be a supporter of the forum.

[Jagawar]

Nice work. Thanks for the video ,However I could never reproduce 99.5% of it in 1/12 scale Absolutely one of the finest builds I have ever seen .

[Bugatti Fan]

Those Misko Models are absolutely huge in 1/5th scale.
The detailing is a good reference point for anyone building the old 1/12th scale Airfix kit as just putting even 1/4 that detailing on it will improve it no end.

[Bigfoot57]

I just hope some of my cockamamie ideas and solutions give you some sort of help when things don’t go according to plan even now as I look at my finished model I see the bonnet straps have snapped so now I need to do a repair on them
Clearly the straps have perished over the year that this model was finished so I will probably now glue all the bonnet sections together so it’s like a single unit and add the straps afterwards merely for show without putting any stress on them this time
Depending on their state I may end up scratch building them out of something more durable than their current which is a sort of moulded rubber which clearly has gone hard and brittle no doubt due to exposure to the atmosphere this again points to another reason for building a cover to keep the model covered & the environment at bay

Regards

Colin

[Jagawar]

Making my bonnet straps out of Leather and fabricated buckles. Some of your mods are really cool . I was too late seeing them would have loved to redo my springs.

[Bigfoot57]

Bentley Bonnet Repair
So after discovering my straps had snapped I have now glued all 4 sections of the bonnet together using spare model deck planking sheet from my HMS Hood build this has now given a solid box like construction to the whole assembly and the wood planking is so thin and curved that when painted will be invisible in normal viewing
I then reassembled the straps and used a paper backing strip on the joins underneath this gave the glue something to bite onto instead of a plain ragged edge butt joint that would have otherwise been left
All I have to now is a major cleanup and repaint of said bonnet which just drops into place as a single unit whereas before you had 4 separate pieces joined by some useless pin hinges inside and the bonnet straps glued on at the base of each lower section with the rest loose so you could display the engine by raising the lower cover and folding it back over the top well that can’t happen with mine now if I want to display the engine my whole bonnet assembly get removed

Regards

Colin

[Jagawar]